ELMIRA COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES
Game 19: Elmira College at Stevens Institute of Technology
SATURDAY’S OPPONENT
Last Time Out
Elmira was unable to parlay its first Empire 8 Conference win into a streak, as the Soaring Eagles fell to Ithaca 80-64 at Speidel Gymnasium on Wednesday evening. EC hung right with the Bombers through the opening 20 minutes, trailing by just five at the break. However, cold shooting doomed Elmira during the early portions of the second half, which Ithaca translated into a double-digit advantage. Despite a 24-point effort from Gino Leonardi ’16, the Purple and Gold never closed within 10 the rest of the way.
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 last week. The New Jersey native ranks third on the team in scoring (10.5 ppg) and leads the Soaring Eagles in rebounding (4.4). Although he had an off scoring night against the Bombers on Wednesday night, he pulled down a team-high eight rebounds.
Henderson Closing In
Stevens Institute of Technology DUCKS (7-8, 3-4 Empire 8) *As of 1/29/16
Saturday, January 30th, 2016 Canavan Arena -- Hoboken, NJ -- 1:00 p.m.
Sharp-shooter Justin Henderson ’16 continues to hone in on Elmira’s Top-10 list for career three-point baskets. The senior wing-man knocked down five more treys on Wednesday night against Ithaca to bring his career total to 112. It marked the fifth time this season he has poured in five or more triples in a game. Henderson now sits just 13 three-pointers behind David Nelson ’10 (125) for 10th-place on the all-time list.
Leonardi On Fire
Gino Leonardi ’16 continued his torrid rate of production in Wednesday night’s contest against the Bombers. The senior point-man collected a team-high 24 Time-Result points and four assists. It was the sixth 20-plus point performance of the season for the Spencer, NY, native, who upped his per game scoring average to 17.3 L, 72-81 L, 71-83 points. He currently ranks eighth in the Empire 8 Conference in scoring on the L, 73-80 year, while he is sixth in per game average (17.7) within conference play. L, 53-72 W, 93-88 (OT) Lethal From Range L, 74-81 Hayden Harkins ’18 continues to be one of the top three-point shooters in the L, 66-80 Empire 8 and NCAA Division III basketball, entering the week ranked 15th in the L, 56-91 nation in three-point makes per game (3.4). The second-year talent continued his W, 62-59 L, 94-95 (OT) sharp shooting from the perimeter with a 3-for-7 showing against the Bombers. L, 58-71 With the effort, Harkins has made three-or-more triples in 13 of his 16 appearL, 47-85 ances this season. L, 73-77 L, 66-76 All-Time Series L, 70-81 The Soaring Eagles ended a 15-game winless drought against Stevens by defeatL, 64-74 ing the Ducks 67-64 on February 13, 2015, marking the first-ever win over Stevens W, 76-72 L, 64-80 since it joined the E8. The Purple and Gold nearly made it two-in-a-row in their 1:00 p.m. conference opener earlier this month. Trailing the entire second half, Gino Leon6:00 p.m. ardi ’16 drained a buzzer-beating trey to force overtime, but the Ducks would 2:00 p.m. edge the Soaring Eagles by one in the extra period, 95-94. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Scouting the Ducks 6:00 p.m. The Ducks are currently 7-8 overall and 3-4 inside Empire 8 play. Stevens has 2:00 p.m. dropped two straight games and three of its last four, including an 84-74 loss to TBA TBA Nazareth College in its last outing. The Ducks host St. John Fisher College (124, 6-1 E8) at 4:00 p.m. on Friday before welcoming the Soaring Eagles Saturday afternoon. Although their defense is rather porous, the Ducks boast the E8’s top offense and one of the best scoring machine’s in the nation. Stevens ranks 12th in Division III in scoring offense (90.9 points per game), while they lead the country in assists per game (19.3). The Ducks are lethal from three-point range, averaging over 10 made triples per game and converting at a conference-leading rate of 38.4 percent from beyond the arc. Guards Evan Klimchak and Patrick Barron are fourth and fifth in the E8 with 19.1 and 18.7 points per game, respectively. Barron paces the league with 3.5 made threes per contest, and senior big-man Alex ECSoaringEagles Lorenz is making a conference-high 64.1-percent of his field goals.
2015-16 SCHEDULE (3-15, 1-8 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
ElmiraCollegeAthletics @ECSoaringEagles ECSportsInfo
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 19: Elmira College at Stevens Institute of Technology
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 (3-15) Scoring Less Than 40............................................ 0-0 Scoring 40-49........................................................ 0-1 Scoring 50-59........................................................ 0-3 Scoring 60-69........................................................ 1-4 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+....................................................... 1-10 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
LEAGUE Team W-L Pct. Nazareth 8-1 0.889 St. John Fisher 6-1 0.857 Hartwick 7-2 0.778 Ithaca 5-4 0.556 Stevens 3-4 0.429 Alfred 3-6 0.333 Houghton 3-6 0.333 Utica 2-6 0.250 Elmira 1-8 0.111 *Standings as of 1/29/16
OVERALL W-L Pct. 12-6 0.667 12-4 0.750 12-6 0.667 11-7 0.611 7-8 0.467 7-11 0.389 8-9 0.471 5-11 0.313 3-15 0.167
Streak W4 W1 W1 W2 L2 L3 L1 L2 L1
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. G. Leonardi - 24 (vs. Ithaca, 1/27) H. Harkins - 24 (vs. Chatham, 11/29)
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) J. Porrett - 8 (vs. Ithaca, 1/27) 5. Six tied with 7
Turnovers
1. G. Leonardi - 7 (vs. Ithaca, 1/27) G. Leonardi - 7 (vs. Endicott, 12/30) G. Leonardi - 7 (vs. Hilbert, 11/24) 4. G. Leonardi - 6 (at Houghton, 1/19) 5. Two tied with 5
Made Free Throws
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)
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
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
Made Field Goals
1. G. Leonardi - 10 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) G. Leonardi - 10 (vs. Chatham, 11/29) 3. G. Leonardi - 9 (vs. Ithaca, 1/27) J. Porrett - 9 (vs. Hilbert, 11/24) 5. 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. Porrett - 38 (vs. Alfred, 1/21)
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 19: Elmira College at Stevens Institute of Technology
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 19: Elmira College at Stevens Institute of Technology
2015-16 Elmira College Basketball Elmira Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 28, 2016) All games Overall record: 3-15 Conf: 1-8 Home: 1-8 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......
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%
gp-gs
12-4 9-0 16-8 16-16 10-2 18-1 8-0 15-2 18-18 18-18 18-15 3-0 6-0 16-3 4-0 3-0 15-3
151 49 378 501 149 297 53 184 413 532 490 14 26 220 11 23 161
18 18
3652 3650
12.6 5.4 23.6 31.3 14.9 16.5 6.6 12.3 22.9 29.6 27.2 4.7 4.3 13.8 2.8 7.7 10.7
ELMIRA 1232 68.4 -10.8 440-1053 .418 167-458 .365 9.3 185-267 .693 10.3 576 32.0 -5.7 239 13.3 248 13.8 -2.6 1.0 80 4.4 32 1.8 2459 9-273 -
1st 2nd 567 636 684 717
10-32 1-6 55-136 104-230 7-18 33-69 4-14 13-30 44-92 61-185 70-154 0-1 1-3 23-38 2-3 2-10 10-32
.313 .167 .404 .452 .389 .478 .286 .433 .478 .330 .455 .000 .333 .605 .667 .200 .313
4-10 1-1 54-128 30-83 1-1 10-21 3-9 2-10 0-0 49-159 13-36 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
440-1053 .418 167-458 498-1047 .476 131-350
OPP 1426 79.2 498-1047 .476 131-350 .374 7.3 299-422 .709 16.6 678 37.7 264 14.7 202 11.2 1.3 128 7.1 75 4.2 2072 6-328 3-36
F-Throw ft-fta ft%
.400 14-20 1.000 0-1 .422 8-10 .361 38-58 1.000 7-10 .476 10-20 .333 4-5 .200 13-16 .000 32-43 .308 9-14 .361 36-49 .000 2-2 .000 2-4 .000 2-5 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 8-10
.700 .000 .800 .655 .700 .500 .800 .813 .744 .643 .735
1.000
.500 .400 .000 .000 .800
.365 185-267 .693 .374 299-422 .709
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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 01/27/16
4
Rebounds def tot avg
5 20 25 0 8 8 6 26 32 12 55 67 12 11 23 11 22 33 0 1 1 6 21 27 25 38 63 15 52 67 15 65 80 0 0 0 1 0 1 15 31 46 0 2 2 0 1 1 9 13 22 46 32 78 178 398 576 205 473 678
2.1 0.9 2.0 4.2 2.3 1.8 0.1 1.8 3.5 3.7 4.4 0.0 0.2 2.9 0.5 0.3 1.5
pf dq
22 2 20 42 20 27 3 33 45 32 42 1 1 51 2 6 22
0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1
a
10 3 19 47 16 10 1 6 20 22 64 0 1 12 0 2 6
to blk stl
6 3 1 7 0 0 17 0 4 64 4 11 9 0 4 12 2 10 3 0 0 15 1 3 21 6 3 10 2 11 51 1 14 1 1 1 2 0 0 14 6 14 1 1 1 2 0 0 7 5 3 6 32.0 371 10 239 248 32 80 37.7 308 - 264 202 75 128
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 ITHACA COLLEGE
* - Conference game
OT Totals 29 1232 25 1426
off
L L L L Wot L L L W Lot L L L L L L W 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 76-72 64-80
pts
avg
38 3 172 276 22 86 15 41 120 180 189 2 4 48 4 4 28
3.2 0.3 10.8 17.3 2.2 4.8 1.9 2.7 6.7 10.0 10.5 0.7 0.7 3.0 1.0 1.3 1.9
1232 1426
68.4 79.2 Att. 288 103 133 178 107 550 500 0 0 144 266 233 350 134 625 178 587 155