ELMIRA COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES
Games 17: Elmira College vs. Alfred University
THURSDAY’S OPPONENT
Last Time Out
Another outstanding fourth-quarter effort allowed the Soaring Eagles to fly past the Highlanders of Houghton College by a final of 67-56 on Tuesday. Houghton raced out of the locker room after halftime and used an 8-0 run to pull ahead by 10, 36-26. EC began chipping away at the lead in the third and outscored the Highlanders 25-8 in the final period. Emily Green ’18 scored 10 of her career-high 18 points and recorded a pair of steals in the fourth quarter. Danielle Cleary ’18 scored 16 points and Jessica Brooks ’16 added 12 points and seven rebounds. Meghan Loya ’16 paced all players with 11 boards.
Attacking the Glass
Alfred University SAXONS (1-14, 0-6 Empire 8)
Thursday, January 21st, 2016 Speidel Gymnasium -- Elmira, NY -- 8:00 p.m.
In the win over the Highlanders, Elmira took control of the boards and finished the game with a plus-14 advantage in rebounds (43-to-29). The margin is the best since the Soaring Eagles out-rebounded Pennsylvania College of Technology 60to-27 on December 3, 2015. What makes the effort even more impressive is that it came against the conference’s leader in rebounds; Houghton entered Tuesday’s contest with an E8-leading 43.8 boards per game. In addition, 6-foot-2 senior forward Maisie Pipher – a National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) All-American with 10.6 rebounds per game a year ago – was the only player in the league averaging a double-double. However, Pipher was held without a board at halftime and had only one through the first three quarters.
Getting Offensive
Elmira’s offense was firing on all cylinders in the victory over Houghton. The Soaring Eagles shot a season-high 47.2 (25-for-53) percent and EC’s 25 made field goals are the second-most the Purple and Gold have registered in a game this 2015-16 SCHEDULE (5-11, 2-5 EMPIRE 8) season. From beyond the arc, EC finished 5-for-13 (38.5 percent); the five made Day Date Opponent Time-Result treys are the most for Elmira in a game since going 5-for-18 against Clarkson UniNOV. 13 Pitt-Bradford L, 64-77 versity on December 1, 2015. In the fourth quarter alone, the hot-handed Soaring 20 Mount Union^ L, 71-85 Eagles shot 8-for-12 (75.0 percent) from the floor to spark the come-from-behind 21 Case Western^ L, 65-81 victory against Houghton. 24 Hilbert W, 68-57 DEC. 1 Clarkson L, 55-67 Going Green 3 Penn College of Technology W, 82-47 9 SUNY Cortland L, 37-76 Green’s performance against the Highlanders was one of the brightest of her 12 SUNY Potsdam W, 61-53 young EC career, as she led the Soaring Eagles to victory in the fourth quarter. The 30 RIT L, 53-87 sophomore transfer finished Tuesday’s game 7-for-11 from the field and 3-for-6 JAN. 4 Stevens* L, 55-70 from three-point range. Her 18 points and seven field goals are both career highs, 8 St. John Fisher* L, 47-86 while her trio of treys tied her season best. Elmira will want to keep Green heavily 9 Nazareth* L, 53-73 involved in the offense moving forward, as the Soaring Eagles improved to 3-1 in 12 Ithaca* L, 56-90 games when she scores double figures. 15 Utica* W, 56-53 16 Hartwick* L, 36-63 19 Houghton* W, 67-56 Series History vs. Alfred 21 Alfred* 8:00 p.m. Since the start of the 2001-02 season, Elmira is 18-9 versus the Saxons of Alfred 27 Ithaca* 8:00 p.m. University. The Soaring Eagles have swept the two-game series in each of the last 30 Stevens* 4:00 p.m. three seasons, including wins of 69-62 and 78-59 last season. In the season finale FEB. 5 Utica* 8:00 p.m. on February 21, 2015, Cleary established a new program record by scoring 37 6 Hartwick* 4:00 p.m. points against the Saxons. In fact, Cleary and her sister, Harley Cleary, a senior for 9 Houghton* 8:00 p.m. 12 St. John Fisher* 8:00 p.m. Alfred last season, combined to score 60 of the game’s 137 points. 13 Nazareth* 8:00 p.m. 20 Alfred* 4:00 p.m. Scouting Alfred 26 Empire 8 Semifinals TBA Alfred finished the 2014-15 season with a 6-19 record, and this year’s edition of 27 Empire 8 Final TBA the Saxons haven’t found much success either. Alfred enters Thursday’s matchup with a 1-14 record and a 0-6 league mark. The Saxons rank last in the E8 in sevBold Indicates Home Contest *Denotes Empire 8 Contest eral categories, including both scoring offense (53.5 points per game) and scor^M-Club Classic Tournament ing defense (75.1 points allowed per game). Despite the record, the Saxons have plenty of talent to watch out for. Junior Amanda Off is third in the E8 in scoring with 17.1 points per game, sixth in rebounding with 8.1 boards per contest, and third in field-goal percentage at 46.4 percent. Three-point threat McKaylee Croll, a sophomore, is 31-for-96 from beyond with arc with an average of 13.9 points ElmiraCollegeAthletics @ECSoaringEagles ECSportsInfo ECSoaringEagles per game. Sports Information: Don Sherman (dsherman@elmira.edu); Dan DeCaria (ddecaria@elmira.edu); Travis Larner (tlarner@elmira.edu) Phone: 607.735.1131 Fax: 607.735.1768 Website: athletics.elmira.edu Address: One Park Place, Elmira, NY 14901
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Games 17: Elmira College vs. Alfred University
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 (5-11) Scoring Less Than 40............................................ 0-2 Scoring 40-49........................................................ 0-1 Scoring 50-59........................................................ 1-5 Scoring 60-69........................................................ 3-2 Scoring 70-79........................................................ 0-1 Scoring 80+........................................................... 1-0 Allowing Less Than 40.......................................... 0-0 Allowing 40-49..................................................... 1-0 Allowing 50-59..................................................... 4-0 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 Elmira Utica Houghton Alfred
LEAGUE W-L Pct. 6-0 1.000 5-0 1.000 4-2 0.667 4-2 0.667 4-2 0.667 2-5 0.286 1-4 0.200 1-6 0.143 0-6 0.000
OVERALL W-L Pct. 10-5 0.667 12-2 0.857 6-8 0.429 8-7 0.533 11-4 0.733 5-11 0.313 6-8 0.429 7-9 0.438 1-14 0.067
Streak L1 W7 L1 W1 W1 W1 L4 L1 L6
Top-Five Individual Performances of 2015-16 Points
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)
Rebounds
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)
Minutes Played
1. D. Cleary - 40 (vs. Clarkson, 12/1) D. Cleary 40 (at Utica, 1/15) 3. Four tied with 38
2
Assists
1. L. Heaton - 7 (vs. Hilbert, 11/24) 2. L. Heaton - 5 (at Houghton, 1/19) 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)
Steals
1. E. Green - 4 (at Houghton, 1/19) L. Heaton - 4 (at Houghton, 1/19) D. Cleary - 4 (vs. Clarkson, 12/1) M. Silverman - 4 (at Utica, 1/15) 5. Two tied with 3
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. E. Green - 7 (at Houghton, 1/19) D. Cleary - 7 (vs. Hilbert, 11/24) R. Vespucci - 7 (at Ithaca, 1/12)
Made Three-Point Field Goals
1. E. Green - 3 (at Houghton, 1/19( 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)
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Games 17: Elmira College vs. Alfred University
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 17: Elmira College vs. Alfred University
2015-16 Elmira College Basketball Elmira Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 20, 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 5-11 2-5 3-6
HOME 1-5 0-3 1-2
Total 3-Point min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%
16-16 16-16 2-0 13-0 9-0 16-4 16-16 16-9 15-3 6-0 16-16 16-0 16-0 8-0
466 384 6 121 46 243 542 288 142 40 451 216 208 47
16 16
3200 3200
29.1 24.0 3.0 9.3 5.1 15.2 33.9 18.0 9.5 6.7 28.2 13.5 13.0 5.9
36-117 43-119 0-2 4-16 5-12 25-61 83-250 22-46 15-29 4-8 44-106 21-55 7-34 7-17
.308 9-30 .361 16-53 .000 0-0 .250 1-4 .417 2-5 .410 0-0 .332 25-95 .478 6-15 .517 0-0 .500 1-3 .415 0-1 .382 1-10 .206 0-0 .412 0-0
316-872 .362 61-216 394-991 .398 79-274
ELMIRA 926 57.9 -12.2 316-872 .362 61-216 .282 3.8 233-320 .728 14.6 615 38.4 +1.3 152 9.5 360 22.5 -7.2 0.4 104 6.5 40 2.5 601 6-100 -
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 213 204 239 270 271 299 301 250
OPP 1121 70.1 394-991 .398 79-274 .288 4.9 254-380 .668 15.9 595 37.2 226 14.1 244 15.3 0.9 196 12.3 53 3.3 942 9-105 1-0
.300 .302 .000 .250 .400 .000 .263 .400 .000 .333 .000 .100 .000 .000
AWAY 4-5 2-2 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 01/19/16
.718 .652 .000 .750 .750 .660 .804 .727 .438 .000 .838 .818 .500 .667
Rebounds def tot avg
14 25 39 17 24 41 0 0 0 0 7 7 2 2 4 26 39 65 22 90 112 17 24 41 8 11 19 3 11 14 38 95 133 4 21 25 10 35 45 4 6 10 23 37 60 .282 233-320 .728 188 427 615 .288 254-380 .668 204 391 595
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28-39 15-23 0-0 3-4 6-8 31-47 86-107 8-11 7-16 0-0 31-37 9-11 7-14 2-3
off
4
2.4 2.6 0.0 0.5 0.4 4.1 7.0 2.6 1.3 2.3 8.3 1.6 2.8 1.3
pf dq
39 49 0 7 6 30 41 28 10 6 53 23 36 6
38.4 334 37.2 307
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 at HOUGHTON
* - Conference game
Totals 926 1121
NEUTRAL 0-1 0-0 0-1
1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
a
40 17 2 21 1 3 22 11 5 2 9 11 7 1
to blk stl
pts
72 1 15 109 44 0 8 117 2 0 0 0 20 0 6 12 1 0 3 18 33 2 6 81 56 12 20 277 21 4 13 58 11 7 3 37 2 1 2 9 44 6 10 119 31 0 8 52 15 6 9 21 5 1 1 16 3 8 152 360 40 104 926 1 226 244 53 196 1121
L L L W L W L W L L L L L W L W
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 67-56
avg
6.8 7.3 0.0 0.9 2.0 5.1 17.3 3.6 2.5 1.5 7.4 3.3 1.3 2.0 57.9 70.1 Att. 200 0 0 88 102 35 200 132 111 67 89 144 0 87 175 113