ELMIRA COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES
Game 16: Elmira College at Houghton College
TUESDAY’S OPPONENT
Last Time Out
Elmira continued its conference schedule last weekend with a pair of road games against Utica College and Hartwick College. Against the Pioneers, Elmira got off to a poor start in the opening 4:16 of the contest. In that time, EC went 0-for-2 from the field and turned the ball over four times, resulting in an early 10-0 lead for Utica. The Pioneers would eventually go on to claim a 10-point win, 76-66. The following day saw the Soaring Eagles pieced together one of their strongest firsthalf performances of the season, as Elmira led by as many as 18 points. Elmira would eventually take a 10-point lead into the halftime break. Hartwick’s offense caught fire in the second half, as the Hawks shot a blistering 60-percent from the field on 18-of-30 shooting, while holding Elmira to 31-percent shooting from the field. As a result, the Hawks went on to claim an 81-70 victory.
Season-High From Downtown
Hayden Harkins ’18 tied his season’s best with seven made three-pointers against Hartwick. His seven makes from downtown are the most made by an Elmira player in a road game this season. The last time an Elmira player knocked down more in a road game dates back to last season, when Justin Henderson ’16 drained eight on two different occasions.
Houghton College HIGHLANDERS (6-8, 1-5 Empire 8)
Tuesday, January 19th, 2016 Nielsen Center -- Houghton, NY -- 6:00 p.m.
2015-16 SCHEDULE (2-13, 0-6 EMPIRE 8)
Day NOV. DEC. JAN. FEB.
Date 20 21 24 28 29 4 9 29 30 4 8 9 12 15 16 19 21 27 30 5 6 9 12 13 20 26 27
Opponent Morrisville State^ Mount Saint Mary^ Hilbert Carnegie Mellon% Chatham% St. Lawrence SUNY Cortland Wesleyan& Endicott& Stevens* St. John Fisher* Nazareth* Ithaca* Utica* Hartwick* Houghton* Alfred* Ithaca* Stevens* Utica* Hartwick* Houghton* St. John Fisher* Nazareth* Alfred* Empire 8 Semifinals Empire 8 Final
Bold Indicates Home Contest *Denotes Empire 8 Contest ^Elmira College Tip-Off Classic %Carnegie Mellon Invitational &Salem State Holiday Classic
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Another Season-High for Harkins
Not only was Harkins seven makes from downtown a season high, his 21 points against the Hawks are the most scored by an Elmira player in a true road game this season. Harkins scored 24 earlier this season on a neutral court against Chatham University, the same game that Gino Leonardi ’16 dropped 28.
Henderson Hits 100th Career Three
Time-Result After going 0-for-4 from three-point range against Utica, Henderson bouncedL, 72-81 back in a big way the following afternoon, as the senior sharp-shooter buried six L, 71-83 L, 73-80 treys against Hartwick. Henderson’s six three-pointers increased his career total L, 53-72 to 100, making him the ninth Elmira player since 2000 to reach the 100 plateau. W, 93-88 (OT) Additionally, Henderson is 28 three-pointers away from cracking Elmira’s Top-10 L, 74-81 list for career threes. L, 66-80 L, 56-91 W, 62-59 Protecting the Rock L, 94-95 (OT) Although Elmira suffered back-to-back losses over the weekend, the Soaring EaL, 58-71 gles were able to limit their turnovers. EC turned the ball over just eight times L, 47-85 against the Hawks, a season low for the Elmira men. It also marked the second L, 73-77 time this season Elmira has limited its turnovers to single digits. L, 66-76 L, 70-81 6:00 p.m. Scouting the Highlanders 6:00 p.m. Houghton College enters tonight’s Empire 8 Conference bout with a 6-8 over6:00 p.m. all record and a 1-5 mark in conference play. The Highlanders began the 20151:00 p.m. 16 campaign playing some of its best basketball, going 4-1 in their opening five 6:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. games. Since then, Houghton has posted a 2-7 record, much of that having to do 6:00 p.m. with the Highlanders dropping its first five conference games of the season. How6:00 p.m. ever, Houghton should be fairly confident heading into Tuesday night’s contest 6:00 p.m. after claiming an eight-point win on the road against Utica, 91-83. Houghton’s 2:00 p.m. TBA offense is a four-headed attack, led by junior swingman Phil Pellegrino and his TBA 15.3 points per game average. The majority of Pellegrino’s damage this season has been done from beyond the arc, as he leads the team with 38 three-point makes. Also keep an eye on Johnathan Stowe, who is averaging 12.8 points and a team-leading 8.4 rebounds per game.
All-Time Series
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Elmira and Houghton have played their fair share of games over the years, 39 to be exact. The Soaring Eagles own a decisive 34-5 advantage in the all-time series and enter tonight’s contest on a seven-game win streak against the Highlanders.
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
Game 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 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 (2-13) Scoring Less Than 40............................................ 0-0 Scoring 40-49........................................................ 0-1 Scoring 50-59........................................................ 0-3 Scoring 60-69........................................................ 1-2 Scoring 70-79........................................................ 0-6 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..................................................... 0-4 Allowing 80+......................................................... 1-9 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 Hartwick St. John Fisher Nazareth Alfred Ithaca Stevens Utica Houghton Elmira
LEAGUE W-L Pct. 5-0 1.000 5-0 1.000 4-1 0.800 3-3 0.500 3-3 0.500 3-3 0.500 1-4 0.200 1-5 0.167 0-6 0.000
OVERALL W-L Pct. 10-4 0.714 11-3 0.786 8-6 0.571 7-8 0.467 9-5 0.643 7-7 0.500 4-9 0.308 6-8 0.429 2-13 0.133
Streak W6 W7 L1 W1 L1 L1 L1 W1 L6
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. H. Harkins - 21 (at Hartwick 1/16) G. Leonardi - 21 (vs. Wesleyan, 12/29)
Rebounds
Assists
1. J. Porrett - 8 (at Hartwick, 1/16) G. Leonardi - 8 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) 3. Four tied with 5 (several occassions)
Steals
1. H. Cuffee - 4 (at Utica, 1/15) 2. N. Cesare - 3 (at Carnegie Mellon, 11/28) J. Henderson - 3 (vs. Morrisville, 11/20) 4. Seven tied with 2
1. J. Mullane - 13 (vs. Endicott, 12/30) 2. H. Cuffee - 9 (at Ithaca 1/12) 3. J. Porrett - 8 (vs. Chatham, 11/29) Blocks 4. J. Ruback - 7 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) 1. Multiple players 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. H. Harkins - 7 (at Hartwick, 1/16)
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. Five 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)
2
J. Henderson - 7 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) 4. J. Henderson - 6 (at Hartwick, 1/16) J. Henderson - 6 (vs. Hilbert, 11/24)
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
Game 16: Elmira College at Houghton 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
Game 16: Elmira College at Houghton College
2015-16 Elmira College Basketball Elmira Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 18, 2016) All games Overall record: 2-13 Conf: 0-6 Home: 0-7 Away: 0-5 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
10-2 8-0 13-8 13-13 7-2 15-1 7-0 12-2 15-15 15-15 15-12 3-0 5-0 13-3 3-0 3-0 12-2
132 48 322 397 111 258 52 161 360 446 383 14 25 195 10 23 115
15 15
3052 3050
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 477 522 598 577
13.2 6.0 24.8 30.5 15.9 17.2 7.4 13.4 24.0 29.7 25.5 4.7 5.0 15.0 3.3 7.7 9.6
ELMIRA 1028 68.5 -11.5 374-887 .422 140-384 .365 9.3 140-208 .673 9.3 476 31.7 -4.9 203 13.5 208 13.9 -2.3 1.0 66 4.4 21 1.4 1717 7-245 -
9-28 1-6 50-119 81-181 6-12 32-63 4-14 13-29 38-80 48-155 59-127 0-1 1-3 22-32 2-2 2-10 6-25
.321 .167 .420 .448 .500 .508 .286 .448 .475 .310 .465 .000 .333 .688
4-9 1-1 49-112 23-64 1-1 10-20 3-9 2-9 0-0 37-131 10-28 0-0 0-0 0-0 1.000 0-0 .200 0-0 .240 0-0
F-Throw ft-fta ft%
.444 14-20 1.000 0-1 .438 8-10 .359 26-38 1.000 3-6 .500 10-20 .333 4-5 .222 12-14 .000 26-37 .282 4-8 .357 24-34 .000 2-2 .000 2-4 .000 1-3 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 4-6
.700 .000 .800 .684 .500 .500 .800 .857 .703 .500 .706
1.000
.500 .333 .000 .000 .667
374-887 .422 140-384 .365 140-208 .673 413-849 .486 115-300 .383 259-357 .725 OPP 1200 80.0 413-849 .486 115-300 .383 7.7 259-357 .725 17.3 550 36.7 221 14.7 173 11.5 1.3 106 7.1 61 4.1 1894 5-357 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 1/15/16 01/16/16
4
Rebounds def tot avg
4 19 23 0 8 8 5 24 29 11 39 50 8 9 17 11 21 32 0 1 1 5 17 22 22 33 55 13 40 53 12 48 60 0 0 0 1 0 1 14 26 40 0 2 2 0 1 1 4 9 13 40 29 69 150 326 476 155 395 550
2.3 1.0 2.2 3.8 2.4 2.1 0.1 1.8 3.7 3.5 4.0 0.0 0.2 3.1 0.7 0.3 1.1
pf dq
17 2 20 38 15 22 3 28 41 26 36 1 1 40 2 6 19
31.7 317 36.7 249
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 at UTICA at Hartwick
* - Conference game
OT Totals 29 1028 25 1200
off
0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1
a
7 3 14 39 15 10 1 6 20 18 53 0 1 11 0 2 3
to blk stl
6 2 0 7 0 0 15 0 4 47 3 8 8 0 4 9 2 8 3 0 0 12 0 3 20 4 2 8 1 9 43 1 12 1 1 1 2 0 0 12 5 12 1 0 1 2 0 0 6 2 2 6 9 203 208 21 66 - 221 173 61 106
L L L L Wot L L L W Lot L L 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 66-76 70-81
pts
avg
36 3 157 211 16 84 15 40 102 137 152 2 4 45 4 4 16
3.6 0.4 12.1 16.2 2.3 5.6 2.1 3.3 6.8 9.1 10.1 0.7 0.8 3.5 1.3 1.3 1.3
1028 1200
68.5 80.0 Att. 288 103 133 178 107 550 500 0 0 144 266 233 350 134 625