ELMIRA COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES
Games 16: Elmira College at Houghton College
TUESDAY’S OPPONENT
Last Time Out
The Soaring Eagles split their weekend inside the Empire 8 Conference, defeating Utica College 56-53 on Friday, before falling to Hartwick College 63-36 on Saturday. In the win over the Pioneers, EC scored 22 points in the fourth quarter to overcome a five-point deficit. Danielle Cleary ’18 led the comeback with 15 of her game-high 22 points in the second half. The following day, EC recorded its worst offensive outing of the season with season lows of 36 points and a 25.6 field-goal percentage.
Climbing the Charts
Cleary and senior forward Meghan Loya ’16 continue to climb the ranks among Elmira’s all-time record holders. Cleary moved into ninth-place all-time with 191 made free throws in her career. With 82 on the season, she needs only four more foul shots to reach the 10th-highest single-season total, this after her 109 free throws as a freshman marked the fourth-most in a season. Loya now sits ninth all-time in the record books with 519 rebounds after grabbing eight more against Hartwick. With three more boards, Loya can surpass Rachael Brown ’00 and Becca Fretz ’11 to take sole possession of seventh place.
Houghton College HIGHLANDERS (7-8, 1-5 Empire 8)
Leading the Way
Cleary, the reigning Empire 8 Conference Rookie of the Year, continued her impressive sophomore campaign with 16.7 points per game over the last week. The Rochester, NY, native nearly registered her fourth double-double of the season with 16 points and nine rebounds against Ithaca College. Cleary recorded her seventh game with 20-plus points when she netted 22 in the victory over Utica. With 12 more points against Hartwick, she scored her 10th double-digit point game of 2015-16 SCHEDULE (4-11, 1-5 EMPIRE 8) the season. On the year, Cleary leads the Empire 8 in made free throws (82), is Day Date Opponent Time-Result second in points per game (17.4) and seventh in rebounding (7.2). Entering TuesNOV. 13 Pitt-Bradford L, 64-77 day’s matchup against Houghton, Cleary’s 17.4 points per game is currently EC’s 20 Mount Union^ L, 71-85 sixth-highest single season total. 21 Case Western^ L, 65-81 24 Hilbert W, 68-57 From the Line DEC. 1 Clarkson L, 55-67 EC sits atop the Empire 8 in foul shots made with 221 on the season and is second 3 Penn College of Technology W, 82-47 9 SUNY Cortland L, 37-76 with a 72.9 free-throw percentage. Individually, Cleary is 11th in the nation in 12 SUNY Potsdam W, 61-53 free throws made with 102. When Elmira attempts 20-plus free throws in a game, 30 RIT L, 53-87 the Purple and Gold have a 4-3 record; however, the Soaring Eagles are 0-8 when JAN. 4 Stevens* L, 55-70 attempting less than 20 foul shots. In addition, three of EC’s four win have come 8 St. John Fisher* L, 47-86 with the opposition shooting below 60.0 percent from the line. 9 Nazareth* L, 53-73 12 Ithaca* L, 56-90 Series History vs. Houghton 15 Utica* W, 56-53 16 Hartwick* L, 36-63 The Soaring Eagles hold a comfortable 5-1 advantage in the series against the 19 Houghton* 8:00 p.m. Highlanders since Houghton joined the Empire 8. Since dropping the first meeting 21 Alfred* 8:00 p.m. between the two programs by one point, EC has won five in a row, including an 27 Ithaca* 8:00 p.m. exciting finish to the 2014-15 series finale. On February 17, 2015, Alex Balara ’15 30 Stevens* 4:00 p.m. scored a career-high 29 points to lead Elmira to a 52-49 overtime win. FEB. 5 Utica* 8:00 p.m. 6 Hartwick* 4:00 p.m. Scouting Houghton 9 Houghton* 8:00 p.m. 12 St. John Fisher* 8:00 p.m. The Highlanders are currently tied with the Soaring Eagles in the league stand 13 Nazareth* 8:00 p.m. ings with a 1-5 mark; however, Houghton has a better overall record at 7-8. On 20 Alfred* 4:00 p.m. Saturday, Houghton snapped a five-game losing streak with a win over Utica Col 26 Empire 8 Semifinals TBA lege, 68-62. The Highlanders rank fifth in the Empire 8 in scoring offense with 27 Empire 8 Final TBA 61.6 points per game, but are seventh on defense, allowing 64.3 points per contest. Their defensive unit does lead the E8 in field-goal percentage defense, holdBold Indicates Home Contest *Denotes Empire 8 Contest ing opponents to a 33.7 rate from the floor. With 6-foot-2 senior forward Maisie ^M-Club Classic Tournament Pipher pacing the conference with 10.1 rebounds per game, it is no surprise that the Highlanders also lead the conference as a team with 43.8. Pipher is the only player in the league averaging a double-double, as she sits 12th in league scoring with 11.8 per game. Houghton’s leading scorer, Elle Reed – a three-point shooting threat – is eighth in the E8 with 14.7 points per game.
Tuesday, January 19th, 2016 Nielsen Center -- Houghton, NY -- 8:00 p.m.
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2015-16 SOARING EAGLES WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Games 16: Elmira College at Houghton College
2015-16 EMPIRE 8 STANDINGS
ELMIRA QUICK FACTS Location . .................................................. Elmira, NY Founded.............................................................1855 Enrollment........................................................1,200 School Colors...................................... Purple & Gold Team Nickname..................................Soaring Eagles Conference.................................................. Empire 8 President....................................... Dr. Norman Smith Athletic Director............................Pat Thompson ’75 Athletic Department........................... 607-735-1730 Arena . ....................................... Speidel Gymnasium Capacity . ..........................................................1,010 Athletics Affiliation......................... NCAA Division III WOMEN’S BASKETBALL INFORMATION Head Coach ....................................Shannon Howley Assistant Coach ................................... Katie Stevens Assistant Coach .................................. Robert Fauver First Season ................................................. 1974-75 2014-15 Overall Record................................... 10-15 2014-15 Empire 8 Record................................... 6-10 2015-16 EC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (4-11) Scoring Less Than 40............................................ 0-2 Scoring 40-49........................................................ 0-1 Scoring 50-59........................................................ 1-5 Scoring 60-69........................................................ 2-2 Scoring 70-79........................................................ 0-1 Scoring 80+........................................................... 1-0 Allowing Less Than 40.......................................... 0-0 Allowing 40-49..................................................... 1-0 Allowing 50-59..................................................... 3-0 Allowing 60-69..................................................... 0-2 Allowing 70-79..................................................... 0-4 Allowing 80+......................................................... 0-5 2014-15 EC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (10-15) Scoring Less Than 40............................................ 0-4 Scoring 40-49........................................................ 0-5 Scoring 50-59........................................................ 4-3 Scoring 60-69........................................................ 3-3 Scoring 70-79........................................................ 2-0 Scoring 80+........................................................... 1-0 Allowing Less Than 40.......................................... 0-0 Allowing 40-49..................................................... 3-3 Allowing 50-59..................................................... 4-2 Allowing 60-69..................................................... 3-5 Allowing 70-79..................................................... 0-4 Allowing 80+......................................................... 0-1 2013-14 EC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (16-10) Scoring Less Than 40............................................ 0-0 Scoring 40-49........................................................ 0-6 Scoring 50-59........................................................ 3-4 Scoring 60-69........................................................ 7-0 Scoring 70-79........................................................ 5-0 Scoring 80+........................................................... 1-0 Allowing Less Than 40.......................................... 1-0 Allowing 40-49..................................................... 1-0 Allowing 50-59................................................... 12-2 Allowing 60-69..................................................... 2-8 Allowing 70-79..................................................... 0-0 Allowing 80+......................................................... 0-0 2012-13 EC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (9-16) Scoring Less Than 40............................................ 0-1 Scoring 40-49........................................................ 0-4 Scoring 50-59........................................................ 1-6 Scoring 60-69........................................................ 6-5 Scoring 70-79........................................................ 2-0 Scoring 80+........................................................... 0-0 Allowing Less Than 40.......................................... 0-0 Allowing 40-49..................................................... 4-0 Allowing 50-59..................................................... 4-3 Allowing 60-69................................................... 0-12 Allowing 70-79..................................................... 1-1 Allowing 80+......................................................... 0-0
Team Stevens St. John Fisher Hartwick Ithaca Nazareth Utica Elmira Houghton Alfred
LEAGUE W-L Pct. 6-0 1.000 5-0 1.000 4-1 0.800 4-2 0.667 3-2 0.600 1-4 0.200 1-5 0.167 1-5 0.167 0-6 0.000
OVERALL W-L Pct. 10-4 0.714 12-2 0.857 6-7 0.462 7-7 0.500 10-4 0.714 6-8 0.429 4-11 0.267 7-8 0.467 1-14 0.067
Streak W2 W7 W3 L1 L1 L4 L1 W1 L6
Top Five Individual Performances of 2015-16 Points
Assists
Rebounds
Steals
1. D. Cleary - 29 (vs. Clarkson, 12/1) D. Cleary - 29 (vs. Hilbert, 11/24) 3. D. Cleary - 25 (at SUNY Potsdam, 12/12) 4. D. Cleary - 22 (at Utica, 1/15) 5. D. Cleary - 21 (at Mount Union, 11/20)
1. D. Cleary - 14 (at Mount Union, 11/20) M. Loya - 14 (vs. Case Western, 11/21) 3. M. Loya - 13 (at Pitt-Bradford, 11/13) 4. M. Loya - 12 (at SUNY Potsdam, 12/12) 5. M. Loya - 12 (at Utica, 1/15)
Offensive Rebounds
1. D. Cleary - 6 (at Penn College, 12/3) 2. R. Vespucci - 5 (at Penn College, 12/3) R. Vespucci - 5 (vs. Nazareth, 1/9) 4. Six tied with 4
Made Free Throws
1. D. Cleary - 12 (vs. Hilbert, 11/24) 2. D. Cleary - 10 (at Mount Union, 11/20) R. Vespucci - 10 (vs. Fisher, 1/8) 4. D. Cleary - 9 (at Utica, 1/15) 5. M. Loya - 8 (at SUNY Potsdam, 12/12) D. Cleary - 8 (vs. Clarkson, 12/1)
Free Throw Attempts
1. D. Cleary - 14 (at Mount Union, 11/20) 2. R. Vespucci - 13 (vs. Fisher, 1/8) 3. D. Cleary - 13 (at Utica, 1/15) 4. D. Cleary - 12 (vs. Hilbert, 11/24) 5. M. Loya - 10 (at SUNY Potsdam, 12/12) L. Heaton - 10 (at Mount Union, 11/20)
1. L. Heaton - 7 (vs. Hilbert, 11/24) 2. D. Cleary - 5 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) A. Olsen - 5 (vs. RIT, 12/30) L. Heaton - 5 (vs. Case Western, 11/21) A. Olsen - 5 (at Penn College, 12/3) 1. D. Cleary - 4 (vs. Clarkson, 12/1) M. Silverman - 4 (at Utica, 1/15) 3. A. Heiman - 3 (vs. Fisher, 1/8) J. Brooks - 3 (at Ithaca, 1/12) 5. Nine tied with 2
Blocks
1. J. Brooks - 2 (at Utica, 1/15) D. Cleary - 2 (vs. Nazareth, 1/9) D. Cleary - 2 (vs. Fisher, 1/8) A. Heiman - 2 (vs. Fisher, 1/8) M. Loya - 2 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) D. Cleary - 2 (at SUNY Cortland, 12/9) Mad. Carolus - 2 (vs. Case Western, 11/21)
Made Field Goals
1. D. Cleary - 9 (vs. Clarkson, 12/1) 2. D. Cleary - 8 (at SUNY Potsdam, 12/12) D. Cleary - 8 (at Penn College, 12/3) 4. D. Cleary - 7 (vs. Hilbert, 11/24) 5. R. Vespucci - 7 (at Ithaca, 1/12)
Made Three-Point Field Goals
1. D. Cleary - 3 (vs. Clarkson, 12/1) D. Cleary - 3 (vs. Hilbert, 11/24) E. Green - 3 (vs. Hilbert, 11/24) D. Cleary - 3 (vs. Case Western, 11/21) 5. Six tied with 2
Minutes Played
2
1. D. Cleary - 40 (vs. Clarkson, 12/1) D. Cleary 40 (at Utica, 1/15) 3. Four tied with 38
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Games 16: Elmira College at Houghton College
2015-16 ELMIRA COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
NAME Lindsey Heaton ’19 Emily Green ’18 Allie Olsen ’16 Karli Pochkar ’16 Jenn Gale ’18 Rachel Vespucci ’19 Danielle Cleary ’18 Jessica Brooks ’16 Olivia Evancho ’19 Madison Carolus ’18 Makinsey Carolus ’18 Meghan Loya ’16 Marissa Silverman ’17 Rachel Gamache ’19 Ashley Heiman ’16 Sally Hogan ’19
POS. G G G C-F G F-G G F-G F F-G G F G F F F
HT. 5’4” 5’7” 5’7” 5’9” 5’5” 5’9” 5’8” 5’9” 6’0” 5’8” 5’8” 5’10” 5’8” 5’10” 6’0” 6’3”
HOMETOWN--PREVIOUS TEAM New Milford, CT -- New Milford Fredericksburg, VA -- Chancellor Glenmont, NY -- Bethlehem Central East Worcester, NY -- Worcester Cheshire, MA -- Hoosac Valley Macedon, NY -- Our Lady of Mercy Rochester, NY -- Our Lady of Mercy Greene, NY -- Greene Central Mount Cobb, PA -- North Pocono Broad Brook, CT -- East Windsor Broad Brook, CT -- East Windsor Bethel, CT -- Immaculate South Windsor, CT -- South Windsor Delanson, NY -- Duanesburg Dansville, NY -- Wayland-Cohocton West Rutland, VT -- Mount St. Joseph Academy
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Shannon Howley Assistant Coach: Katie Stevens Assistant Coach: Robert Fauver ELMIRA COLLEGE CAPTAINS
Meghan Loya ‘16
Marissa Silverman ‘17
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
#4 Lindsey Heaton ........................................ Hee-ton #12 Karli Pochkar........................................ Poach-car #15 Rachel Vespucci............................Vess-poo-chee #22 Olivia Evancho................................. Ev-ann-choe #23 Madison Carolus.................................Kah-roll-us #24 Makinsey Carolus............Mah-kinz-E Kah-roll-us #40 Rachel Gamache.......................... Guh-mauch-ee #42 Ashley Heiman...................................... High-min
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Games 16: Elmira College at Houghton College
2015-16 Elmira College Basketball Elmira Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 18, 2016) All games RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE
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Player
HEATON, Lindsey GREEN, Emily FASCIONE, Taylor OLSEN, Allie GALE, Jenn VESPUCCI, Rachel CLEARY, Danielle BROOKS, Jessica CAROLUS, Madison CAROLUS, Makinsey LOYA, Meghan SILVERMAN, Marissa HEIMAN, Ashley HOGAN, Sally Team Total.......... Opponents......
TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct 3 POINT FG-ATT 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-Avg/Game Neutral site-Avg/Game Score by Periods Elmira Opponents
gp-gs
OVERALL 4-11 1-5 3-6
HOME 1-5 0-3 1-2
Total 3-Point min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%
15-15 15-15 2-0 12-0 9-0 15-3 15-15 15-9 15-3 6-0 15-15 15-0 15-0 8-0
436 351 6 115 46 229 511 261 142 40 416 202 198 47
15 15
3000 3000
29.1 23.4 3.0 9.6 5.1 15.3 34.1 17.4 9.5 6.7 27.7 13.5 13.2 5.9
34-109 36-108 0-2 4-15 5-12 23-57 78-240 17-38 15-29 4-8 41-100 21-52 6-32 7-17
.312 9-30 .333 13-47 .000 0-0 .267 1-4 .417 2-5 .404 0-0 .325 23-90 .447 6-15 .517 0-0 .500 1-3 .410 0-1 .404 1-8 .188 0-0 .412 0-0
291-819 .355 56-203 375-934 .401 75-259
ELMIRA 859 57.3 -13.7 291-819 .355 56-203 .276 3.7 221-303 .729 14.7 572 38.1 +0.4 143 9.5 342 22.8 -7.5 0.4 94 6.3 40 2.7 601 6-100 -
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 201 190 223 245 258 284 281 242
OPP 1065 71.0 375-934 .401 75-259 .290 5.0 240-362 .663 16.0 566 37.7 212 14.1 230 15.3 0.9 187 12.5 51 3.4 829 8-104 1-0
.300 .277 .000 .250 .400 .000 .256 .400 .000 .333 .000 .125 .000 .000
AWAY 3-5 1-2 2-3
F-Throw ft-fta ft%
Date 11/13/15 11/20/15 11/21/15 11/24/15 12/01/15 12/3/15 12/9/15 12/12/15 12/30/15 01/04/16 01/08/16 01/09/16 1/12/16 1/15/16 01/16/16
.714 .667 .000 .750 .750 .674 .804 .667 .438 .000 .838 .818 .500 .667
Rebounds def tot avg
12 22 34 16 23 39 0 0 0 0 7 7 2 2 4 23 37 60 21 87 108 15 19 34 8 11 19 3 11 14 37 85 122 4 20 24 9 33 42 4 6 10 21 34 55 .276 221-303 .729 175 397 572 .290 240-362 .663 194 372 566
* * * * * *
25-35 14-21 0-0 3-4 6-8 29-43 82-102 6-9 7-16 0-0 31-37 9-11 7-14 2-3
off
4
2.3 2.6 0.0 0.6 0.4 4.0 7.2 2.3 1.3 2.3 8.1 1.6 2.8 1.3
pf dq
36 45 0 6 6 29 37 26 10 6 50 22 33 6
38.1 312 37.7 287
Opponent at Pitt-Bradford at Mount Union vs Case Western Reserve HILBERT CLARKSON at Penn College at SUNY Cortland at SUNY Potsdam RIT STEVENS ST. JOHN FISHER NAZARETH at Ithaca College at Utica College at Hartwick
* - Conference game
Totals 859 1065
NEUTRAL 0-1 0-0 0-1
1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
a
35 16 2 21 1 3 20 11 5 2 9 11 6 1
to blk stl
pts
68 1 11 102 43 0 4 99 2 0 0 0 18 0 6 12 1 0 3 18 31 2 6 75 50 12 20 261 21 4 12 46 11 7 3 37 2 1 2 9 42 6 9 113 30 0 8 52 15 6 9 19 5 1 1 16 3 8 143 342 40 94 859 1 212 230 51 187 1065
L L L W L W L W L L L L L W L
Score 64-77 71-85 65-81 68-57 55-67 82-47 37-76 61-53 53-87 55-70 47-86 53-73 56-90 56-53 36-63
avg
6.8 6.6 0.0 1.0 2.0 5.0 17.4 3.1 2.5 1.5 7.5 3.5 1.3 2.0 57.3 71.0 Att. 200 0 0 88 102 35 200 132 111 67 89 144 0 87 175