ELMIRA COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES
Game 17: Elmira College vs. Alfred University
THURSDAY’S OPPONENT
Last Time Out
Elmira concluded its season-long four-game road swing through Empire 8 Conference play on Tuesday evening, falling at Houghton College 74-64. The teams were tied at 25 at halftime and continued to trade buckets over the opening three minutes of the second session. With the score knotted at 33-33, the Highlanders went on a 7-0 run to gain some separation. The Soaring Eagles were unable to get any closer than three points the rest of the way. Gino Leonardi ’16 poured in a game-high 23 points in the defeat.
Leonardi Continues to Deliver
Gino Leonardi ’16 continued his excellent senior campaign on Tuesday evening, scoring a game-high 23 points in the loss. He has already surpassed his previous career single-game scoring high seven times this season, while he has netted 20plus points in five games this season. The Elmira trigger man ranks ninth in the Empire 8 Conference in scoring at 16.7 points per game. Alfred University SAXONS (7-8, 3-3 Empire 8)
Thursday, January 21st, 2016 Speidel Gymnasium -- Elmira, NY -- 6:00 p.m.
Porrett Back On Track
Justin Porrett ’19 has been a big part of the Elmira backcourt during his rookie campaign. After hitting a rough scoring spell over a five-game stretch around winter break, he has rediscovered his shooting stroke over the last four games. The Dumont, NJ, native collected 14 points on Tuesday night against Houghton and is averaging 11.0 points and 4.5 assists per game over the recent four-game stretch.
Henderson Closes In On Top-10 Mark
After knocking down six triples against Hartwick College over the weekend to hit the century mark for career three-pointers, Justin Henderson ’16 continued to 2015-16 SCHEDULE (2-14, 0-7 EMPIRE 8) inch closer to cracking the program’s all-time Top-10 list for career threes. The Day Date Opponent Time-Result senior sharp shooter knocked down 3-of-6 from beyond the arc to up his career NOV. 20 Morrisville State^ L, 72-81 total to 103. He is within 25 makes of tying David Nelson ’10 for 10th all-time. 21 Mount Saint Mary^ L, 71-83 24 Hilbert L, 73-80 Hitting the Glass 28 Carnegie Mellon% L, 53-72 29 Chatham% W, 93-88 (OT) Elmira has struggled controlling the glass during conference play this season, an DEC. 4 St. Lawrence L, 74-81 issue which was a big contributing factor in EC’s most recent loss at Houghton on 9 SUNY Cortland L, 66-80 Tuesday. The Soaring Eagles were outrebounded 47-to-30 in the game, while they 29 Wesleyan& L, 56-91 allowed a season-high 17 offensive boards to the Highlanders. EC has been out 30 Endicott& W, 62-59 JAN. 4 Stevens* L, 94-95 (OT) rebounded in six of its seven conference games this season, while its minus-7.0 8 St. John Fisher* L, 58-71 rebounding margin during league play ranks at the bottom of the conference 9 Nazareth* L, 47-85 charts. Elmira will face another tough test on the boards this Thursday, as Alfred 12 Ithaca* L, 73-77 ranks third in conference play averaging 11.7 offensive rebounds per game. 15 Utica* L, 66-76 16 Hartwick* L, 70-81 All-Time Series 19 Houghton* L, 64-74 21 Alfred* 6:00 p.m. The series between Elmira and Alfred is split almost right down the middle, as EC 27 Ithaca* 6:00 p.m. holds a slim 31-30 edge over its E8 rival. The Saxons have held the upper hand in 30 Stevens* 1:00 p.m. recent seasons, taking seven of the 10 matchups over the last five seasons. The FEB. 5 Utica* 6:00 p.m. Soaring Eagles posted a 3-2 record at Speidel Gymnasium during that stretch. 6 Hartwick* 2:00 p.m. 9 Houghton* 6:00 p.m. 12 St. John Fisher* 6:00 p.m. Scouting the Saxons 13 Nazareth* 6:00 p.m. Alfred University has been an up-and-down team this season, entering Thursday 20 Alfred* 2:00 p.m. night’s contest with a 7-8 overall record and a 3-3 mark in Empire 8 play. The Sax 26 Empire 8 Semifinals TBA ons got off to a strong 2-1 start at home to begin conference play, but dropped 27 Empire 8 Final TBA their first two road contests in league play to St. John Fisher College and Hartwick Bold Indicates Home Contest College. Alfred bounced back with a strong performance on Saturday, scoring an *Denotes Empire 8 Contest 81-77 victory over Stevens, which snapped the two-game skid. The Saxons’ back^Elmira College Tip-Off Classic court is led by junior sharp shooter Tyler Seelman, who ranks sixth in the league %Carnegie Mellon Invitational in scoring at 18.5 points per game. His 47 three-point makes rank fourth in the &Salem State Holiday Classic conference, while his 87.0-percent mark from the free-throw line is tied for second best in the E8 this season. The frontcourt tandem of Dalton Cousin and Eric Adams should provide a stern test as well. Cousin is second on the team with an ElmiraCollegeAthletics @ECSoaringEagles ECSportsInfo ECSoaringEagles 11.8 points per game mark, while Adams averages just shy of a double-double with 9.7 points and 8.8 rebounds 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
2015-16 SOARING EAGLES MEN’S BASKETBALL
Game 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 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 (2-14) Scoring Less Than 40............................................ 0-0 Scoring 40-49........................................................ 0-1 Scoring 50-59........................................................ 0-3 Scoring 60-69........................................................ 1-3 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..................................................... 0-5 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 St. John Fisher Hartwick Nazareth Alfred Ithaca Stevens Houghton Utica Elmira
LEAGUE W-L Pct. 5-0 1.000 5-1 0.833 5-1 0.833 3-3 0.500 3-3 0.500 3-3 0.500 2-5 0.286 1-4 0.200 0-7 0.000
OVERALL W-L Pct. 11-3 0.786 10-5 0.667 9-6 0.600 7-8 0.467 9-6 0.600 7-7 0.500 7-8 0.467 4-9 0.308 2-14 0.125
Streak W7 L1 W1 W1 L2 L1 W2 L1 L7
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 - 23 (at Houghton, 1/19)
Assists
1. J. Porrett - 8 (at Hartwick, 1/16) G. Leonardi - 8 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) 3. Four tied with 5
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
Rebounds
1. J. Mullane - 13 (vs. Endicott, 12/30) 2. H. Cuffee - 9 (at Ithaca 1/12) 3. J. Porrett - 8 (vs. Chatham, 11/29) 4. J. Ruback - 7 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) Blocks H. Cuffee - 7 (vs. Endicott, 12/30) 1. Nine tied with 1 J. Porrett - 7 (vs. Hilbert, 11/24) J. Henderson - 7 (at SUNY Cortland, 12/9) Made Field Goals
Turnovers
1. G. Leonardi - 7 (vs. Endicott, 12/30) G. Leonardi - 7 (vs. Hilbert, 11/24) 3. G. Leonardi - 6 (at Houghton, 1/19) 4. G. Leonardi - 5 (at Ithaca, 1/12) G. Leonardi - 5 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) J. Porrett - 5 (vs. Wesleyan, 12/29) J. Porrett - 5 (vs. Mt. St. Mary, 11/21)
Made Free Throws
1. G. Leonardi - 7 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) 2. J. Porrett - 6 (at Houghton, 1/19) J. Mullane - 6 (at Ithaca, 1/12) J. Porrett - 6 (vs. St. Lawrence, 12/4) 5. Five tied with 5
Free Throw Attempts
1. G. Leonardi - 8 (at Houghton, 1/19) J. Porrett - 8 (at Houghton, 1/19) 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)
2
1. G. Leonardi - 10 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) G. Leonardi - 10 (vs. Chatham, 11/29) 3. J. Porrett - 9 (vs. Hilbert, 11/24) 4. G. Leonardi - 8 (at Houghton, 1/19) J. Henderson - 8 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) G. Leonardi - 8 (vs. Endicott, 12/30) H. Harkins - 8 (vs. Chatham, 11/29)
Made Three-Point Field Goals
1. H. Harkins - 8 (vs. Chatham, 11/29) 2. H. Harkins - 7 (at Hartwick, 1/16) 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. G. Leonardi - 39 (at Houghton, 1/19) 5. J. Henderson - 38 (vs. Hilbert, 11/24)
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 17: Elmira College vs. Alfred University
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 17: Elmira College vs. Alfred University
2015-16 Elmira College Basketball Elmira Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 20, 2016) All games Overall record: 2-14 Conf: 0-7 Home: 0-7 Away: 0-6 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 14-8 14-14 8-2 16-1 7-0 13-2 16-16 16-16 16-13 3-0 5-0 14-3 3-0 3-0 13-3
132 48 336 436 124 270 52 177 383 466 419 14 25 200 10 23 137
16 16
3252 3250
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 502 561 623 626
13.2 6.0 24.0 31.1 15.5 16.9 7.4 13.6 23.9 29.1 26.2 4.7 5.0 14.3 3.3 7.7 10.5
ELMIRA 1092 68.2 -11.4 395-943 .419 148-405 .365 9.3 154-230 .670 9.6 506 31.6 -5.7 213 13.3 221 13.8 -2.1 1.0 70 4.4 23 1.4 1717 7-245 -
9-28 1-6 51-125 89-200 7-14 32-65 4-14 13-29 41-86 52-163 63-137 0-1 1-3 22-33 2-2 2-10 6-27
.321 .167 .408 .445 .500 .492 .286 .448 .477 .319 .460 .000 .333 .667
4-9 1-1 50-118 27-71 1-1 10-21 3-9 2-9 0-0 40-137 10-29 0-0 0-0 0-0 1.000 0-0 .200 0-0 .222 0-0
F-Throw ft-fta ft%
.444 14-20 1.000 0-1 .424 8-10 .380 29-46 1.000 3-6 .476 10-20 .333 4-5 .222 13-16 .000 30-41 .292 4-8 .345 30-42 .000 2-2 .000 2-4 .000 1-3 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 4-6
.700 .000 .800 .630 .500 .500 .800 .813 .732 .500 .714
1.000
.500 .333 .000 .000 .667
395-943 .419 148-405 .365 154-230 .670 438-913 .480 122-318 .384 276-376 .734 OPP 1274 79.6 438-913 .480 122-318 .384 7.6 276-376 .734 17.3 597 37.3 234 14.6 187 11.7 1.3 112 7.0 65 4.1 2072 6-328 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 01/19/16
4
Rebounds def tot avg
4 19 23 0 8 8 6 24 30 11 43 54 8 9 17 11 21 32 0 1 1 6 18 24 23 36 59 13 46 59 13 52 65 0 0 0 1 0 1 14 26 40 0 2 2 0 1 1 5 12 17 43 30 73 158 348 506 172 425 597
2.3 1.0 2.1 3.9 2.1 2.0 0.1 1.8 3.7 3.7 4.1 0.0 0.2 2.9 0.7 0.3 1.3
pf dq
17 2 20 40 17 22 3 30 42 27 38 1 1 44 2 6 20
31.6 332 37.3 272
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 at Houghton
* - Conference game
OT Totals 29 1092 25 1274
off
0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1
a
7 3 15 41 15 10 1 6 20 19 58 0 1 11 0 2 4
to blk stl
6 2 0 7 0 0 16 0 4 53 3 10 9 0 4 9 2 8 3 0 0 13 0 3 20 5 2 8 1 9 46 1 13 1 1 1 2 0 0 13 5 13 1 0 1 2 0 0 6 3 2 6 9 213 221 23 70 - 234 187 65 112
L L L L Wot L L L W Lot L 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 64-74
pts
avg
36 3 160 234 18 84 15 41 112 148 166 2 4 45 4 4 16
3.6 0.4 11.4 16.7 2.3 5.3 2.1 3.2 7.0 9.3 10.4 0.7 0.8 3.2 1.3 1.3 1.2
1092 1274
68.2 79.6 Att. 288 103 133 178 107 550 500 0 0 144 266 233 350 134 625 178