ELMIRA COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES
Game 18: Elmira College vs. Ithaca College
WEDNESDAY’S OPPONENT
Last Time Out
Elmira snapped an ugly seven-game skid last Thursday night, as the Soaring Eagles edged visiting Alfred University, 76-72. EC controlled the game from the opening tip and never trailed at any point of the contest. The Purple and Gold led by as much as 14 in the first half, and held onto a double-digit lead with just over three minutes to play in the second. However, a 40-second stretch saw the Saxons go on a 9-0 run, cutting the Elmira lead to just one. Thankfully, Elmira’s free-throw shooting down the stretch was good enough to help the the Soaring Eagles hang on for a four-point win. Justin Porrett ’19 led Elmira with a career-high 21 points.
E8 Rookie of the Week
For his efforts in Elmira’s win over Alfred, rookie point guard Justin Porrett ’19 was named the Empire 8 Conference Rookie of the Week. Porrett averaged 17.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 4.5 assists on the week. The New Jersey native ranks second on the team in scoring (11.0 ppg) and leads the Soaring Eagles in rebounding (4.2).
Ithaca College BOMBERS (10-7, 4-4 Empire 8)
Season-High Rejections
Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 Speidel Gymnasium -- Elmira, NY -- 6:00 p.m.
One of the key factors in Elmira’s win over the Saxons was the team’s ability to contest shots around the rim. Elmira rejected a season-high six shots, with six different players making those blocks. The last time Elmira had six or more blocks in a single game dates back to February 21, 2015, when oddly enough, the Soaring Eagles swatted eight shots against Alfred.
Big Second Half for Gino
In the win over Alfred, Gino Leonardi ’16 scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half. His 16 points are tied for most second-half points scored by an Elmira player Time-Result this season. Porrett also scored 16 second-half points earlier this season against L, 72-81 Hilbert College. L, 71-83 L, 73-80 Top-15 in the Nation L, 53-72 W, 93-88 (OT) Hayden Harkins ’18 continues to be one of the top three-point shooters in the L, 74-81 Empire 8 and NCAA Division III basketball. The second-year talent is averaging 3.4 L, 66-80 three-pointers per contest this season, which places him second in the E8 and L, 56-91 15th in the country. W, 62-59 L, 94-95 (OT) L, 58-71 All-Time Series L, 47-85 Ithaca and Elmira have played each other 62 times over the years. The Bombers L, 73-77 are 40-22 all-time against the Soaring Eagles, and enter tonight’s game having L, 66-76 won two straight against EC. L, 70-81 L, 64-74 W, 76-72 Scouting the Bombers 6:00 p.m. Ithaca College enters tonight’s contest with a 10-7 overall record and an even 4-4 1:00 p.m. mark in conference games. Ithaca needed double overtime to dispatch Hartwick 6:00 p.m. College in its most recent game, which snapped a three-game skid, and propelled 2:00 p.m. the Bombers into the fourth spot in the E8 standings. The Bombers possess the 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. conference’s second-highest scoring offense with an 86.4 points per game aver6:00 p.m. age. However, Ithaca has not seen the same success on the other side of the 2:00 p.m. floor, as the Bombers rank eighth in the conference in scoring defense, allowing TBA opposing teams to score 84.7 points per game. On an individual level, Ithaca has TBA rode the offensive efforts of Marc Chasin and Joey Flanagan, who are averaging 20.1 and 17.7 points per game, respectively. The Bombers are 6-2 this season when Chasin scores 20 or more. Defensively, Peter Ezema has been a force for the Bombers. His 2.4 blocks per game are tops in the E8 and his 11.1 rebounding average is second.
2015-16 SCHEDULE (3-14, 1-7 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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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 18: Elmira College vs. Ithaca 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 (3-14) Scoring Less Than 40............................................ 0-0 Scoring 40-49........................................................ 0-1 Scoring 50-59........................................................ 0-3 Scoring 60-69........................................................ 1-3 Scoring 70-79........................................................ 1-6 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..................................................... 1-5 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 Nazareth St. John Fisher Hartwick Ithaca Stevens Alfred Houghton Utica Elmira
LEAGUE W-L Pct. 7-1 0.875 5-1 0.833 6-2 0.750 4-4 0.500 3-4 0.429 3-5 0.375 3-5 0.375 2-5 0.286 1-7 0.125
OVERALL W-L Pct. 11-6 0.647 11-4 0.733 11-6 0.647 10-7 0.588 7-8 0.467 7-10 0.412 8-8 0.500 5-10 0.333 3-14 0.176
Streak W3 L1 L1 W1 L2 L2 W3 L1 W1
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)
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. Six tied with 7
Turnovers
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. Eight tied with 2
Blocks
1. Multiple players tied with 1
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 Field Goals
1. G. Leonardi - 7 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) 2. J. Porrett - 6 (vs. Alfred, 1/21) J. Porrett - 6 (at Houghton, 1/19) J. Mullane - 6 (at Ithaca, 1/12) J. Porrett - 6 (vs. St. Lawrence, 12/4)
Made Three-Point Field Goals
Made Free Throws
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)
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. Porrett - 38 (vs. Alfred, 1/21) 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 18: Elmira College vs. Ithaca 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 18: Elmira College vs. Ithaca College
2015-16 Elmira College Basketball Elmira Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 25, 2016) All games Overall record: 3-14 Conf: 1-7 Home: 1-7 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
11-3 8-0 15-8 15-15 9-2 17-1 7-0 14-2 17-17 17-17 17-14 3-0 5-0 15-3 3-0 3-0 14-3
144 48 358 467 136 283 52 183 399 498 457 14 25 208 10 23 147
17 17
3452 3450
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 537 602 649 672
13.1 6.0 23.9 31.1 15.1 16.6 7.4 13.1 23.5 29.3 26.9 4.7 5.0 13.9 3.3 7.7 10.5
ELMIRA 1168 68.7 -10.5 416-992 .419 158-429 .368 9.3 178-259 .687 10.5 543 31.9 -5.5 226 13.3 235 13.8 -2.5 1.0 75 4.4 29 1.7 2304 8-288 -
10-32 1-6 52-128 95-212 7-16 32-66 4-14 13-30 43-90 56-172 69-149 0-1 1-3 22-33 2-2 2-10 7-28
.313 .167 .406 .448 .438 .485 .286 .433 .478 .326 .463 .000 .333 .667
4-10 1-1 51-121 29-76 1-1 10-21 3-9 2-10 0-0 44-146 13-34 0-0 0-0 0-0 1.000 0-0 .200 0-0 .250 0-0
F-Throw ft-fta ft%
.400 14-20 1.000 0-1 .421 8-10 .382 33-52 1.000 5-8 .476 10-20 .333 4-5 .200 13-16 .000 32-43 .301 9-14 .382 36-49 .000 2-2 .000 2-4 .000 2-5 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 8-10
.700 .000 .800 .635 .625 .500 .800 .813 .744 .643 .735
1.000
.500 .400 .000 .000 .800
416-992 .419 158-429 .368 178-259 .687 467-982 .476 125-334 .374 287-406 .707 OPP 1346 79.2 467-982 .476 125-334 .374 7.4 287-406 .707 16.9 637 37.5 243 14.3 193 11.4 1.3 122 7.2 73 4.3 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 01/21/16
4
Rebounds def tot avg
4 19 23 0 8 8 6 26 32 12 49 61 9 9 18 11 22 33 0 1 1 6 21 27 24 36 60 14 51 65 15 57 72 0 0 0 1 0 1 14 30 44 0 2 2 0 1 1 5 13 18 45 32 77 166 377 543 190 447 637
2.1 1.0 2.1 4.1 2.0 1.9 0.1 1.9 3.5 3.8 4.2 0.0 0.2 2.9 0.7 0.3 1.3
pf dq
20 2 20 42 19 25 3 32 43 30 40 1 1 49 2 6 22
0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1
a
9 3 17 43 15 10 1 6 20 20 62 0 1 12 0 2 5
to blk stl
6 3 1 7 0 0 17 0 4 57 4 10 9 0 4 10 2 10 3 0 0 15 1 3 21 6 2 9 1 10 49 1 13 1 1 1 2 0 0 13 6 13 1 0 1 2 0 0 7 4 3 6 31.9 357 10 226 235 29 75 37.5 293 - 243 193 73 122
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 ALFRED
* - Conference game
OT Totals 29 1168 25 1346
off
L L L L Wot L L L W Lot L L L L L L W
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 76-72
pts
avg
38 3 163 252 20 84 15 41 118 165 187 2 4 46 4 4 22
3.5 0.4 10.9 16.8 2.2 4.9 2.1 2.9 6.9 9.7 11.0 0.7 0.8 3.1 1.3 1.3 1.6
1168 1346
68.7 79.2 Att. 288 103 133 178 107 550 500 0 0 144 266 233 350 134 625 178 587