ELMIRA COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES
Games 13: Elmira College at Ithaca College
TUESDAY’S OPPONENT
Last Time Out
Elmira continued to struggle out of the gates in Empire 8 play over the weekend, falling to St. John Fisher College and Nazareth College in a back-to-back on Friday and Saturday at Speidel Gymnasium. The Soaring Eagles hung around all game against the Cardinals, but could not quite close the gap in a 71-58 loss. A 23-to8 run spanning the conclusion of the first half and opening 1:41 of the second gave Fisher a lead they would not relinquish. The Soaring Eagles were unable to cut the deficit into single-digits again. Saturday’s contest was not as competitive. The Golden Flyers shot 58.6-percent from the field in the opening half to take a 16-point lead into the break. The second half was more of the same in the 85-47 loss.
Rediscovering the Range
Ithaca College BOMBERS (8-4, 2-2 Empire 8) Tuesday, January 12th, 2016 Ben Light Gymnasium -- Ithaca, NY -- 6:00 p.m.
Elmira has been one of the conference’s top three-point shooting teams on the year. The Soaring Eagles rank third in the conference with 108 three-point makes this season, while their 36.5-percent shooting from distance is the fourth-best mark in the Empire 8. Elmira is averaging 9.0 made three-pointers per game this season; however, the team has struggled to find the range in its last two conference games. The Soaring Eagles went 10-for-40 (25%) in the pair of losses, which included a season-worst 2-for-17 outing against Nazareth. EC will look to rediscover its shooting range; however, it may have its hands full with Ithaca’s Empire 8 leading three-point defense.
Harkins Hot Hand
Elmira swing man Hayden Harkins ’18 has continued to possess a hot hand from distance this season. Despite suffering a minor injury that caused him to miss a pair of games around New Years weekend, he returned to the lineup over the 2015-16 SCHEDULE (2-10, 0-3 EMPIRE 8) Day Date Opponent Time-Result weekend and continued to make an impact from beyond the arc. Harkins went 4-for-11 (36.3%) from three-point range in the two contests. He ranks second in NOV. 20 Morrisville State^ L, 72-81 the conference, shooting 43.9-percent (36-of-82) from beyond the arc. 21 Mount Saint Mary^ L, 71-83 24 Hilbert L, 73-80 28 Carnegie Mellon% L, 53-72 Leonardi Stepping Up 29 Chatham% W, 93-88 (OT) Senior trigger man Gino Leonardi ’16 has continued to step up for the Soaring DEC. 4 St. Lawrence L, 74-81 Eagles this season. He has carried the Elmira offense, ranking 10th in league scor 9 SUNY Cortland L, 66-80 ing at 16.5 points per game. He broke a career high from earlier this season when 29 Wesleyan& L, 56-91 he poured in 29 points in the heartbreaking loss to Stevens to open Empire 8 play 30 Endicott& W, 62-59 JAN. 4 Stevens* L, 94-95 (OT) early last week. He has also been the Soaring Eagles’ go-to guy down the stretch 8 St. John Fisher* L, 58-71 of close games, twice nailing late three-pointers to tie games against Endicott and 9 Nazareth* L, 47-85 Stevens. 12 Ithaca* 6:00 p.m. 15 Utica* 6:00 p.m. All-Time Series: Ithaca 16 Hartwick* 2:00 p.m. Elmira earned a season split with Ithaca last season, as each team won in each 19 Houghton* 6:00 p.m. 21 Alfred* 6:00 p.m. others home gym. Overall, the Bombers hold a 39-22 advantage in the all-time 27 Ithaca* 6:00 p.m. series. The series has been pretty even over recent years, as Ithaca holds just a 30 Stevens* 1:00 p.m. slight 6-4 edge over the last five seasons. Interestingly, Elmira has won the last FEB. 5 Utica* 6:00 p.m. two trips to Ben Light Gymnasium. 6 Hartwick* 2:00 p.m. 9 Houghton* 6:00 p.m. Scouting the Bombers 12 St. John Fisher* 6:00 p.m. 13 Nazareth* 6:00 p.m. Ithaca has gotten off to a solid start to its season, entering Tuesday with an 8-4 20 Alfred* 2:00 p.m. record, which includes a 2-2 mark in Empire 8 play. The team has split its first two 26 Empire 8 Semifinals TBA conference series of the year, taking home victories over Stevens and Houghton, 27 Empire 8 Final TBA while also falling to Nazareth and Alfred. The Bombers boast one of the strongest offenses in the conference, averaging 86.8 points per game. They have exceeded Bold Indicates Home Contest 90 points in five of their contests this season, including a season-high 120 in the *Denotes Empire 8 Contest ^Elmira College Tip-Off Classic win over Stevens. It is a well balanced attack for Ithaca, as all five primary start%Carnegie Mellon Invitational ers average double-figures in scoring. Sophomore guard Marc Chasin paces the &Salem State Holiday Classic group, ranking second in the Empire 8 at 20.6 points per game. Sophomore Joey Flanigan has provided a strong compliment in the backcourt, ranking seventh in league scoring at 17.5 per contest. Senior sharp shooter Sam Bevan is the team’s biggest three-point threat with 33 makes and a 15.3 points per game average.
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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 MEN’S BASKETBALL INFORMATION Head Coach ..................................... Randie Torgalski Assistant Coach ...............................Chris Thompson Assistant Coach .................................... Steve Monks First Season ................................................. 1970-71 2014-15 Overall Record................................... 10-15 2014-15 Empire 8 Record..................................... 7-9 2015-16 EC MEN’S BASKETBALL (2-10) Scoring Less Than 40............................................ 0-0 Scoring 40-49........................................................ 0-1 Scoring 50-59........................................................ 0-3 Scoring 60-69........................................................ 1-1 Scoring 70-79........................................................ 0-4 Scoring 80+........................................................... 1-1 Allowing Less Than 40.......................................... 0-0 Allowing 40-49..................................................... 0-0 Allowing 50-59..................................................... 1-0 Allowing 60-69..................................................... 0-0 Allowing 70-79..................................................... 0-2 Allowing 80+......................................................... 1-8 2014-15 EC MEN’S BASKETBALL (10-15) Scoring Less Than 40............................................ 0-0 Scoring 40-49........................................................ 0-1 Scoring 50-59........................................................ 1-5 Scoring 60-69........................................................ 2-7 Scoring 70-79........................................................ 4-1 Scoring 80+........................................................... 3-1 Allowing Less Than 40.......................................... 0-0 Allowing 40-49..................................................... 0-0 Allowing 50-59..................................................... 3-1 Allowing 60-69..................................................... 5-2 Allowing 70-79..................................................... 2-6 Allowing 80+......................................................... 0-6 2013-14 EC MEN’S BASKETBALL (10-15) Scoring Less Than 40............................................ 0-0 Scoring 40-49........................................................ 0-2 Scoring 50-59........................................................ 1-5 Scoring 60-69........................................................ 1-6 Scoring 70-79........................................................ 5-1 Scoring 80+........................................................... 3-1 Allowing Less Than 40.......................................... 0-0 Allowing 40-49..................................................... 1-0 Allowing 50-59..................................................... 0-1 Allowing 60-69..................................................... 7-6 Allowing 70-79..................................................... 2-4 Allowing 80+......................................................... 0-4 2012-13 EC MEN’S BASKETBALL (6-19) Scoring Less Than 40............................................ 0-0 Scoring 40-49........................................................ 0-6 Scoring 50-59........................................................ 0-4 Scoring 60-69........................................................ 2-7 Scoring 70-79........................................................ 3-1 Scoring 80+........................................................... 1-1 Allowing Less Than 40.......................................... 0-0 Allowing 40-49..................................................... 1-0 Allowing 50-59..................................................... 3-4 Allowing 60-69................................................... 2-10 Allowing 70-79..................................................... 0-3 Allowing 80+......................................................... 0-2
Team Nazareth Hartwick St. John Fisher Alfred Ithaca Stevens Utica Elmira Houghton
LEAGUE W-L Pct. 3-0 1.000 2-0 1.000 2-0 1.000 2-1 0.667 2-2 0.500 2-2 0.500 0-2 0.000 0-3 0.000 0-3 0.000
OVERALL W-L Pct. 7-5 0.583 7-4 0.636 8-3 0.727 6-6 0.500 8-4 0.667 6-6 0.500 3-7 0.300 2-10 0.167 5-6 0.455
Streak W4 W3 W4 W1 L1 L1 L2 L3 L3
Top-Five Individual Performances of 2015-16 Points
1. G. Leonardi - 29 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) 2. G. Leonardi - 28 (vs. Chatham, 11/29) 3. J. Henderson - 25 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) 4. H. Harkins - 24 (vs. Chatham, 11/29) 5. G. Leonardi - 21 (vs. Wesleyan, 12/29)
Rebounds
Assists
1. G. Leonardi - 8 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) 2. Four tied with 5 (several occassions)
Steals
1. N. Cesare - 3 (at Carnegie Mellon, 11/28) J. Henderson - 3 (vs. Morrisville, 11/20) 3. Six tied with 2 (several occassions)
1. J. Mullane - 13 (vs. Endicott, 12/30) 2. J. Porrett - 8 (vs. Chatham, 11/29) Blocks 3. J. Ruback - 7 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) 1. Six tied with 1 H. Cuffee - 7 (vs. Endicott, 12/30) J. Porrett - 7 (vs. Hilbert, 11/24) Made Field Goals J. Henderson - 7 (at SUNY Cortland, 12/9) 1. G. Leonardi - 10 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) G. Leonardi - 10 (vs. Chatham, 11/29) Turnovers 3. J. Porrett - 9 (vs. Hilbert, 11/24) 1. G. Leonardi - 7 (vs. Endicott, 12/30) 4. J. Henderson - 8 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) G. Leonardi - 7 (vs. Hilbert, 11/24) G. Leonardi - 8 (vs. Endicott, 12/30) 3. G. Leonardi - 5 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) H. Harkins - 8 (vs. Chatham, 11/29) J. Porrett - 5 (vs. Wesleyan, 12/29) J. Porrett - 5 (vs. Mt. St. Mary, 11/21) Made Three-Point Field Goals 1. H. Harkins - 8 (vs. Chatham, 11/29)
Made Free Throws
1. G. Leonardi - 7 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) 2. J. Porrett - 6 (vs. St. Lawrence, 12/4) 3. J. Mullane - 5 (vs. Endicott, 12/30) G. Leonardi - 5 (vs. Chatham, 11/29) J. Ruback - 5 (vs. Chatham, 11/29)
Free Throw Attempts
1. G. Leonardi - 8 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) J. Mullane - 8 (vs. Endicott, 12/30) G. Leonardi - 8 (vs. Chatham, 11/29) 4. J. Porrett - 7 (vs. St. Lawrence, 12/4) 5. J. Ruback - 5 (vs. Chatham, 11/29) A. Abate - 5 (vs. St. Lawrence, 12/4)
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2. J. Henderson - 7 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) 3. J. Henderson - 6 (vs. Hilbert, 11/24) 4. H. Harkins - 5 (at SUNY Cortland, 12/9) G. Leonardi - 5 (vs. Wesleyan, 12/29)
Minutes Played
1. G. Leonardi - 42 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) G. Leonardi - 42 (vs. Chatham, 11/29) 3. J. Henderson - 39 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) 4. J. Henderson - 38 (vs. Hilbert, 11/24) 5. J. Henderson - 37 (vs. St. Lawrence, 12/4)
2015-16 SOARING EAGLES MEN’S BASKETBALL
NO. 1 3 5 10 12 13 15 21 22 23 24 25 30 32 40 44 55
NAME Connor Bays ’18 Barak Swarttz ’18 Hayden Harkins ’18 Gino Leonardi ’16 Nick Cesare ’16 Anthony Abate ’19 Ryan Brooksbank ’17 Justin Ruback ’18 John Mullane ’16 Justin Henderson ’16 Justin Porrett ’19 Nicholas Sim ’19 Paul Bischoff ’18 Henry Cuffee ’19 Calum Edsor ’19 Ryan Chocek ’18 Matt Davis ’16 Andrew Guanci ’19 Alex Rosen ’19
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2015-16 ELMIRA COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL POS. G G F G G-F G F G F G G G F F F F F G G
HT. 6’3” 6’2” 6’5” 5’10” 6’3” 6’3” 6’5” 6’3” 6’5” 6’3” 6’0” 6’3” 6’3” 6’4” 6’5” 6’8” 6’7” 6’3” 6’2”
WT. 165 180 200 180 225 160 195 190 200 185 175 175 205 185 200 205 255 200 185
HOMETOWN--HIGH SCHOOL Bel Air, MD -- CM Wright Newton, MA -- Newton South Tampa, FL -- Newsome Spencer, NY -- Spencer-Van Etten Lincoln, RI -- St. Andrew’s School Orange Park, FL -- Orange Park New City, NY -- Albertus Magnus Pittsford, NY -- Pittsford Mendon Norfolk, MA -- King Phillip Regional Staten Island, NY -- Saint Josph by the Sea Dumont, NJ -- Dumont Arbroath, Scotland -- Arbroath Oneonta, NY -- Oneonta Bel Air, MD -- CM Wright Sydney, Australia -- St. Andrews Cathedral Huntington Beach, CA -- Huntington Beach Horseheads, NY -- Notre Dame Arlington, MA -- Salisbury Syosset, NY -- Syosset
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Randie Torgalski Assistant Coach: Chris Thompson Assistant Coach: Steve Monks ELMIRA COLLEGE CAPTAIN
Justin Henderson ‘16
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
#3 BARAK SWARTTZ . ..................... Buh-rock Swartzz #10 GINO LEONARDI................... JEE-no Leo-nard-ee #12 Nick CESARE............................................. SEE-zer #21 Justin RUBACK..................................... ROO-back #22 John MULLANE....................................MUH-lane #24 Justin PORRETT...................................... POOR-et #30 Paul BISCHOFF....................................... Bish-OFF #40 CALUM EDSOR................................Cal-um Ed-sir #44 Ryan CHOCEK.........................................CHO-sick Randie TORGALSKI...............................TOUR-gal-skee 3
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2015-16 Elmira College Basketball Elmira Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 12, 2016) All games Overall record: 2-10 Conf: 0-3 Home: 0-7 Away: 0-2 Neutral: 2-1 ##
01 03 05 10 12 13 15 21 22 23 24 25 30 32 40 44 55
Player
BAYS,Connor SWARTTZ, Barak HARKINS, Hayden LEONARDI, Gino CESARE, Nick ABATE, Anthony BROOKSBANK, Ryan RUBACK, Justin MULLANE, John HENDERSON, Justin PORRETT, Justin SIM, Nicholas BISCHOFF, Paul CUFFEE, Henry EDSOR, Calum CHOCEK, Ryan DAVIS, Matt Team Total.......... Opponents......
gp-gs
7-2 7-0 10-7 10-10 6-1 12-1 7-0 12-2 12-12 12-12 12-9 3-0 4-0 10-2 3-0 3-0 10-2
85 46 256 303 97 206 52 161 286 366 298 14 24 137 10 23 88
12 12
2452 2450
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
Total 3-Point min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%
1st 2nd 378 412 491 450
12.1 6.6 25.6 30.3 16.2 17.2 7.4 13.4 23.8 30.5 24.8 4.7 6.0 13.7 3.3 7.7 8.8
ELMIRA 819 68.2 -12.2 305-716 .426 108-296 .365 9.0 101-152 .664 8.4 374 31.2 -5.9 164 13.7 169 14.1 -2.7 1.0 52 4.3 15 1.3 1717 7-245 -
6-17 1-6 37-88 65-147 6-12 28-55 4-14 13-29 31-61 37-124 48-102 0-1 1-3 19-27 2-2 2-10 5-18
.353 3-6 .167 1-1 .420 36-82 .442 19-50 .500 1-1 .509 9-17 .286 3-9 .448 2-9 .508 0-0 .298 27-102 .471 7-19 .000 0-0 .333 0-0 .704 0-0 1.000 0-0 .200 0-0 .278 0-0
.500
1.000
.439 .380 1.000
.529 .333 .222 .000 .265 .368 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
F-Throw ft-fta ft%
4-9 0-1 6-8 16-22 3-6 7-14 4-5 12-14 19-27 4-8 19-26 2-2 2-4 1-2 0-0 0-0 2-4
.444 .000 .750 .727 .500 .500 .800 .857 .704 .500 .731
1.000
.500 .500 .000 .000 .500
305-716 .426 108-296 .365 101-152 .664 332-688 .483 93-244 .381 209-287 .728 OPP 966 80.5 332-688 .483 93-244 .381 7.8 209-287 .728 17.4 445 37.1 180 15.0 136 11.3 1.3 82 6.8 47 3.9 785 2-339 3-36
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Date 11/20/15 11/21/15 11/24/15 11/28/15 11/29/15 12/04/15 12/9/15 12/29/15 12/30/15 01/04/16 01/08/16 01/09/16
4
Rebounds def tot avg
1 14 15 0 8 8 4 18 22 8 32 40 7 6 13 7 18 25 0 1 1 5 17 22 19 30 49 11 33 44 11 36 47 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 17 25 0 2 2 0 1 1 3 6 9 29 21 50 114 260 374 125 320 445
2.1 1.1 2.2 4.0 2.2 2.1 0.1 1.8 4.1 3.7 3.9 0.0 0.3 2.5 0.7 0.3 0.9
pf dq
10 2 15 30 13 15 3 28 32 19 25 1 1 33 2 6 15
31.2 250 37.1 194
Opponent MORRISVILLE MOUNT SAINT MARY HILBERT at Carnegie Mellon vs Chatham ST. LAWRENCE at SUNY Cortland vs Wesleyan vs Endicott STEVENS ST. JOHN FISHER NAZARETH
* - Conference game
OT Totals 29 819 25 966
off
0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1
a
3 3 9 31 14 8 1 6 20 16 40 0 1 8 0 2 2
to blk stl
5 2 0 5 0 0 14 0 4 36 2 5 6 0 4 7 2 6 3 0 0 12 0 3 16 3 2 7 0 6 37 1 10 1 1 1 1 0 0 7 3 8 1 0 1 2 0 0 6 1 2 3 9 164 169 15 52 - 180 136 47 82
L L L L Wot L L L W Lot L L
Score 72-81 71-83 73-80 53-72 93-88 74-81 66-80 56-91 62-59 94-95 58-71 47-85
pts
avg
19 3 116 165 16 72 15 40 81 105 122 2 4 39 4 4 12
2.7 0.4 11.6 16.5 2.7 6.0 2.1 3.3 6.8 8.8 10.2 0.7 1.0 3.9 1.3 1.3 1.2
819 966
68.2 80.5 Att. 288 103 133 178 107 550 500 0 0 144 266 233