ELMIRA COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES
Games 14 & 15: Elmira College at Utica College and Hartwick College
THIS WEEKEND’S OPPONENTS Utica College PIONEERS (3-8, 0-3 Empire 8)
Friday, January 15th, 2016 Harold T. Clark Athletic Center -- Utica, NY -- 6:00 p.m.
Hartwick College HAWKS (8-4, 3-0 Empire 8)
Last Time Out
Elmira hit the road for the first time in Empire 8 Conference play when it made the short trip up Route 13 to take on Ithaca College on Tuesday night. Unfortunately, the change in venues did not help the Soaring Eagles get in the win column for the first time in E8 play this season, as the Purple and Gold came up just short in a tightly played 77-73 contest. The Bombers led by as many as 10 points in the second half; however, EC’s resiliency continued to shine. Elmira tied the game three separate times with under eight minutes to go, but could not snatch an elusive lead. Gino Leonardi ’16 converted a three-point play with 11 seconds remaining to cut the deficit to one, but Ithaca did enough at the free-throw line to hold onto the win.
Leonardi Stays Hot
Senior point man Gino Leonardi ’16 has shouldered a heavy load of the Elmira offensive output over the team’s recent stretch. He has been the engine that has powered EC’s halfcourt sets, averaging 17.0 points per game in conference play, which is tied for eighth-best in the E8 play this season. Leonardi continued his hot run of play on Tuesday night against the Bombers, finishing with a game-high 20 points on 7-of-14 shooting from the field.
Clamping Down on Defense
The Soaring Eagles’ work on the defensive end has been a sore spot all season, a trend that has carried over into the first two weeks of conference play. EC ranks eighth in the E8 in field goal percentage defense, allowing opponents to shoot Saturday, January 16th, 2016 at a 48.9-percent clip in league play. Through four conference games opponents Lambros Arena -- Oneonta, NY -- 2:00 p.m. have averaged 82.0 points against Elmira, which is nearly three points higher than the 79.4 points per game average it has averaged in non-conference games. Addi2015-16 SCHEDULE (2-11, 0-4 EMPIRE 8) Day Date Opponent Time-Result tionally, Elmira ranks last in the league in turnover margin (-3.15) and has created a conference-low 54 steals on the season. EC will need to boost these numbers if NOV. 20 Morrisville State^ L, 72-81 it hopes to turnaround its slow start to the Empire 8 slate. 21 Mount Saint Mary^ L, 71-83 24 Hilbert L, 73-80 28 Carnegie Mellon% L, 53-72 All-Time Series: Utica 29 Chatham% W, 93-88 (OT) Elmira is fairly even against Utica, posting a 25-33 all-time record against the PioDEC. 4 St. Lawrence L, 74-81 neers. EC went 17-11 through the first 28 meetings between the two programs; 9 SUNY Cortland L, 66-80 however, Utica has held a decisive edge over the Soaring Eagles in recent years. 29 Wesleyan& L, 56-91 Since 2000, Elmira is just 8-22 against its E8 foe, which includes a 3-12 mark in 30 Endicott& W, 62-59 JAN. 4 Stevens* L, 94-95 (OT) Utica. 8 St. John Fisher* L, 58-71 9 Nazareth* L, 47-85 Scouting the Pioneers 12 Ithaca* L, 73-77 Utica has struggled out of the gates this season, entering the weekend with a 3-8 15 Utica* 6:00 p.m. overall record. Like the Soaring Eagles, the Pioneers will also be seeking their first 16 Hartwick* 2:00 p.m. conference win on Friday, after getting off to a 0-3 mark in E8 play. Senior wing 19 Houghton* 6:00 p.m. 21 Alfred* 6:00 p.m. man Robert Tutein powers the Utica offense, ranking eighth in the league in scor 27 Ithaca* 6:00 p.m. ing at 16.9 points per game. He has elevated his game to another level in confer 30 Stevens* 1:00 p.m. ence games this season, posting 20.0 points per game, which is the fourth-best FEB. 5 Utica* 6:00 p.m. in the conference. 6 Hartwick* 2:00 p.m. 9 Houghton* 6:00 p.m. All-Time Series: Hartwick 12 St. John Fisher* 6:00 p.m. 13 Nazareth* 6:00 p.m. Elmira is 26-42 all-time against Hartwick; however, the Soaring Eagles have ex 20 Alfred* 2:00 p.m. perienced more of the recent success against the Hawks, going 4-2 over the last 26 Empire 8 Semifinals TBA three seasons. EC also has the most recent victory at Lambros Arena, taking an 27 Empire 8 Final TBA 85-73 win there last season. Bold Indicates Home Contest Scouting the Hawks *Denotes Empire 8 Contest ^Elmira College Tip-Off Classic Hartwick has gotten off to a fast start this season, entering the weekend with an %Carnegie Mellon Invitational 8-4 overall record and an undefeated 3-0 mark within the Empire 8. The Hawks &Salem State Holiday Classic are currently riding a four-game winning streak, while they have topped 90 points twice over that span. Trevor Norton paces a Hartwick offense that boasts four players averaging double-figures. He ranks fourth in the conference in overall scoring at 19.3 points per game, while his 43 three-pointers and .422 percentage ElmiraCollegeAthletics @ECSoaringEagles ECSportsInfo ECSoaringEagles from range both rank second in the conference. 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
2015-16 SOARING EAGLES MEN’S BASKETBALL
Games 14 & 15: Elmira College at Utica College and Hartwick 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 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 (2-11) Scoring Less Than 40............................................ 0-0 Scoring 40-49........................................................ 0-1 Scoring 50-59........................................................ 0-3 Scoring 60-69........................................................ 1-1 Scoring 70-79........................................................ 0-5 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..................................................... 0-3 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 Ithaca Alfred Stevens Utica Elmira Houghton
LEAGUE W-L Pct. 4-0 1.000 3-0 1.000 3-0 1.000 3-2 0.600 2-2 0.500 2-2 0.500 0-3 0.000 0-4 0.000 0-4 0.000
OVERALL W-L Pct. 8-5 0.615 8-4 0.667 9-3 0.750 9-4 0.692 6-7 0.462 6-6 0.500 3-8 0.273 2-11 0.154 5-7 0.417
Streak W5 W4 W5 W1 L1 L1 L3 L4 L4
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. Seven 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. Seven 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 (at Ithaca, 1/12) H. Harkins - 8 (vs. Chatham, 11/29) G. Leonardi - 5 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) J. Porrett - 5 (vs. Wesleyan, 12/29) Made Three-Point Field Goals J. Porrett - 5 (vs. Mt. St. Mary, 11/21) 1. H. Harkins - 8 (vs. Chatham, 11/29) 2. J. Henderson - 7 (vs. Stevens, 1/4)
Made Free Throws
1. G. Leonardi - 7 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) 2. J. Mullane - 6 (at Ithaca, 1/12) J. Porrett - 6 (vs. St. Lawrence, 12/4) 4. Four tied with 5
Free Throw Attempts
1. J. Mullane - 8 (at Ithaca, 1/12) G. Leonardi - 8 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) J. Mullane - 8 (vs. Endicott, 12/30) G. Leonardi - 8 (vs. Chatham, 11/29) 5. J. Porrett - 7 (vs. St. Lawrence, 12/4)
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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
Games 14 & 15: Elmira College at Utica College and Hartwick College
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
2015-16 SOARING EAGLES MEN’S BASKETBALL
Games 14 & 15: Elmira College at Utica College and Hartwick College 2015-16 Elmira College Basketball Elmira Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 13, 2016) All games
Overall record: 2-11 Conf: 0-4 Home: 0-7 Away: 0-3 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
8-2 7-0 11-8 11-11 6-1 13-1 7-0 12-2 13-13 13-13 13-10 3-0 5-0 11-2 3-0 3-0 10-2
99 46 277 336 97 224 52 161 319 400 320 14 25 161 10 23 88
13 13
2652 2650
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 407 456 528 490
12.4 6.6 25.2 30.5 16.2 17.2 7.4 13.4 24.5 30.8 24.6 4.7 5.0 14.6 3.3 7.7 8.8
ELMIRA 892 68.6 -11.6 328-773 .424 118-328 .360 9.1 118-175 .674 9.1 416 32.0 -4.7 178 13.7 188 14.5 -3.2 0.9 54 4.2 19 1.5 1717 7-245 -
6-18 1-6 40-96 72-161 6-12 29-59 4-14 13-29 35-72 41-139 51-105 0-1 1-3 20-28 2-2 2-10 5-18
.333 3-7 .167 1-1 .417 39-89 .447 21-57 .500 1-1 .492 9-18 .286 3-9 .448 2-9 .486 0-0 .295 31-117 .486 8-20 .000 0-0 .333 0-0 .714 0-0 1.000 0-0 .200 0-0 .278 0-0
.429
1.000
.438 .368 1.000
.500 .333 .222 .000 .265 .400 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
F-Throw ft-fta ft%
9-14 0-1 6-8 20-28 3-6 8-16 4-5 12-14 25-35 4-8 20-28 2-2 2-4 1-2 0-0 0-0 2-4
.643 .000 .750 .714 .500 .500 .800 .857 .714 .500 .714
1.000
.500 .500 .000 .000 .500
328-773 .424 118-328 .360 118-175 .674 358-748 .479 98-262 .374 229-313 .732 OPP 1043 80.2 358-748 .479 98-262 .374 7.5 229-313 .732 17.6 477 36.7 193 14.8 147 11.3 1.3 94 7.2 51 3.9 1135 3-343 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 01/12/16
4
Rebounds def tot avg
1 17 18 0 8 8 5 22 27 9 36 45 7 6 13 7 19 26 0 1 1 5 17 22 21 33 54 11 35 46 11 42 53 0 0 0 1 0 1 12 22 34 0 2 2 0 1 1 3 6 9 35 21 56 128 288 416 135 342 477
2.3 1.1 2.5 4.1 2.2 2.0 0.1 1.8 4.2 3.5 4.1 0.0 0.2 3.1 0.7 0.3 0.9
pf dq
14 2 17 33 13 18 3 28 34 22 29 1 1 34 2 6 15
32.0 272 36.7 213
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 at Ithaca College
* - Conference game
OT Totals 29 892 25 1043
off
0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1
a
5 3 12 33 14 8 1 6 20 17 44 0 1 10 0 2 2
to blk stl
5 2 0 5 0 0 15 0 4 41 3 5 6 0 4 8 2 6 3 0 0 12 0 3 20 4 2 8 1 8 40 1 10 1 1 1 2 0 0 9 4 8 1 0 1 2 0 0 6 1 2 4 9 178 188 19 54 - 193 147 51 94
L L L L Wot L L L W Lot L 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 73-77
pts
avg
24 3 125 185 16 75 15 40 95 117 130 2 4 41 4 4 12
3.0 0.4 11.4 16.8 2.7 5.8 2.1 3.3 7.3 9.0 10.0 0.7 0.8 3.7 1.3 1.3 1.2
892 1043
68.6 80.2 Att. 288 103 133 178 107 550 500 0 0 144 266 233 350