ELMIRA COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES
Games 11 & 12: Elmira College vs. St. John Fisher & Nazareth
THIS WEEKEND’S OPPONENTS St. John Fisher CARDINALS (6-3, 0-0 Empire 8)
Friday, January 8th, 2015 Speidel Gymnasium -- Elmira, NY -- 6:00 p.m.
2015-16 SCHEDULE (2-8, 0-1 EMPIRE 8) 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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Career Night for Gino
Gino Leonardi ’16 has been Elmira’s go-to guy this season, and last Monday’s bout with Stevens was no different. The senior guard scored a career-high 29 points and was credited with eight assists, which tied his career best. Leonardi also pulled down six boards, made two steals, and had one block. Against Stevens, Justin Henderson ’16 had his best shooting and scoring performances of the season. Henderson knocked down a season-high seven threepointers in the process of scoring a season-high 25 points. His 25-point performance is the second-highest point total of his EC career, while his seven made threes are third-most.
Saturday, January 9th, 2015 Speidel Gymnasium -- Elmira, NY -- 5:00 p.m. 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
The Soaring Eagles are coming off a heartbreaking one-point loss in overtime in their Empire 8 opener against Stevens Institute of Technology. Stevens led the entire second half, going up by as many as seven points, but Gino Leonardi ’16 capped an Elmira comeback with a three-pointer at the buzzer to send the game into overtime. The extra five-minute period was just as exciting as the previous 40, as Elmira trimmed a six-point deficit to just one with under 20 seconds to play. However, a pair of made free throws down the stretch by Chris Cosgrove allowed the Ducks to hold on for the win, 95-94.
Henderson Finds his Rhythm
Nazareth GOLDEN FLYERS (5-5, 1-0 Empire 8)
Day NOV. DEC. JAN. FEB.
Last Time Out
All-Time Series: St. John Fisher
St. John Fisher owns a decisive 50-14 edge in the all-time series and has won 25 straight entering tonight’s contest. Elmira’s last win dates back to the 2001-02 season, when the Soaring Eagles claimed a 75-61 victory.
Time-Result L, 72-81 Scouting the Cardinals L, 71-83 St. John Fisher College enters tonight’s contest with a 6-3 overall record, as it L, 73-80 opens its conference schedule against Elmira. The Cardinals have won three of L, 53-72 W, 93-88 (OT) their last four games, including back-to-back double-digit wins at the Woodcliff L, 74-81 Hotel and Spa Invitational en route to the tournament title. One area Fisher has L, 66-80 excelled at this season has been on the defensive side of the ball, as the Cardinals L, 56-91 have held opponents to a conference-leading 66.8 points per game. Fisher also W, 62-59 L, 94-95 (OT) boasts the country’s 11th-leading three-point defense, limiting opposing teams to a 26.9% from distance. Although Fisher’s defense has been key, its offense has 6:00 p.m. been just as good. The Cardinals have five players with double-digit scoring aver5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. ages, led by fourth-year guard Tyler Hart’s 20.3 points per game. 6:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. All-Time Series: Nazareth 6:00 p.m. Elmira and Nazareth have faced each other 60 times dating back to their first 6:00 p.m. meeting in 1978-79. The Golden Flyers have enjoyed their fair share of success in 6:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. those matchups with a 40-20 record. Nazareth enters the matchup having won 6:00 p.m. the previous 20 meetings. Elmira’s last win in the series dates back to the 2004-05 2:00 p.m. season, when the Purple and Gold used a 40-point second half to score a 71-66 6:00 p.m. win. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Scouting the Golden Flyers TBA Nazareth College began the 2015-16 season with three consecutive wins but hit a TBA rough patch shortly after, dropping five straight. However, the Golden Flyers were able to snap their five-game skid in their final game of 2015 with a four-point win over Keystone College. Nazareth built-off that momentum and claimed an eyeopening 95-60 road victory over Ithaca College last Tuesday to even its overall record at 5-5. In the win over the Bombers, Mitch Ford paced the Golden Flyers with a monster game of 28 points and 14 rebounds, his national-leading ninth double-double of the season. Ford leads Nazareth this season with a conferenceleading 26.2 points per game and 13.2 rebounds per contest, which is also tops in the Empire 8 Conference.
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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
Games 11 & 12: Elmira College vs. St. John Fisher & Nazareth
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 (2-8) Scoring Less Than 40............................................ 0-0 Scoring 40-49........................................................ 0-0 Scoring 50-59........................................................ 0-2 Scoring 60-69........................................................ 1-1 Scoring 70-79........................................................ 0-4 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..................................................... 0-1 Allowing 80+......................................................... 1-7 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 Alfred Hartwick Nazareth Ithaca Stevens St. John Fisher Elmira Houghton Utica
LEAGUE W-L Pct. 1-0 1.000 1-0 1.000 1-0 1.000 1-1 0.500 1-1 0.500 0-0 0.000 0-1 0.000 0-1 0.000 0-1 0.000
W-L 5-5 6-4 5-5 7-3 5-5 6-3 2-8 5-4 3-6
OVERALL Pct. 0.500 0.600 0.500 0.700 0.500 0.667 0.200 0.556 0.333
Streak W1 W2 W2 L1 W1 W2 L1 L1 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. 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. Six 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. Six 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 2. J. Porrett - 9 (vs. Hilbert, 11/24) 1. G. Leonardi - 7 (vs. Endicott, 12/30) 3. 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 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) H. Harkins - 8 (vs. Chatham, 11/29) J. Porrett - 5 (vs. Wesleyan, 12/29) J. Porrett - 5 (vs. Mt. St. Mary, 11/21) Made Three-Point Field Goals 1. H. Harkins - 8 (vs. Chatham, 11/29)
Made Free Throws
1. G. Leonardi - 7 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) 2. J. Porrett - 6 (vs. St. Lawrence, 12/4) 3. J. Mullane - 5 (vs. Endicott, 12/30) G. Leonardi - 5 (vs. Chatham, 11/29) J. Ruback - 5 (vs. Chatham, 11/29)
Free Throw Attempts
1. G. Leonardi - 8 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) J. Mullane - 8 (vs. Endicott, 12/30) G. Leonardi - 8 (vs. Chatham, 11/29) 4. J. Porrett - 7 (vs. St. Lawrence, 12/4) 5. J. Ruback - 5 (vs. Chatham, 11/29) A. Abate - 5 (vs. St. Lawrence, 12/4)
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2. J. Henderson - 7 (vs. Stevens, 1/4) 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) 2. 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 11 & 12: Elmira College vs. St. John Fisher & Nazareth
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 11 & 12: Elmira College vs. St. John Fisher & Nazareth
2015-16 Elmira College Basketball Elmira Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 05, 2016) All games Overall record: 2-8 Conf: 0-1 Home: 0-5 Away: 0-2 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
5-2 5-0 8-7 8-8 6-1 10-0 5-0 10-2 10-10 10-10 10-7 1-0 2-0 10-2 1-0 3-0 8-1
63 30 223 251 97 162 30 141 231 319 261 4 12 137 2 23 64
10 10
2050 2050
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 323 362 413 372
12.6 6.0 27.9 31.4 16.2 16.2 6.0 14.1 23.1 31.9 26.1 4.0 6.0 13.7 2.0 7.7 8.0
ELMIRA 714 71.4 -9.6 263-610 .431 98-256 .383 9.8 90-133 .677 9.0 323 32.3 -4.9 143 14.3 143 14.3 -2.5 1.0 47 4.7 10 1.0 1218 5-244 -
5-15 1-3 33-77 56-123 6-12 25-48 2-6 13-27 23-48 34-108 41-91 0-0 0-2 19-27 1-1 2-10 2-12
.333 3-6 .333 1-1 .429 32-71 .455 18-45 .500 1-1 .521 9-15 .333 2-4 .481 2-8 .479 0-0 .315 24-87 .451 6-18 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .704 0-0 1.000 0-0 .200 0-0 .167 0-0
263-610 .431 98-256 276-582 .474 84-221 OPP 810 81.0 276-582 .474 84-221 .380 8.4 174-242 .719 17.4 372 37.2 148 14.8 118 11.8 1.3 66 6.6 37 3.7 785 2-339 3-36
.500
1.000
.451 .400 1.000
.600 .500 .250 .000 .276 .333 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .383 .380
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F-Throw ft-fta ft%
3-6 0-1 6-8 16-21 3-6 6-12 1-2 12-14 18-25 4-8 18-24 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 2-4
Rebounds def tot avg
1 9 10 0 8 8 3 17 20 7 25 32 7 6 13 5 15 20 0 1 1 5 14 19 16 21 37 11 30 41 9 32 41 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 17 25 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 6 8 25 20 45 90-133 .677 100 223 323 174-242 .719 109 263 372 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
.500 .000 .750 .762 .500 .500 .500 .857 .720 .500 .750 .000 .000 .500 .000 .000 .500
off
4
pf dq
9 1 11 24 13 12 1 27 25 18 20 0 0 33 1 6 7
32.3 208 37.2 163
Opponent MORRISVILLE MOUNT SAINT MARY HILBERT at Carnegie Mellon vs Chatham ST. LAWRENCE at SUNY Cortland vs Wesleyan vs Endicott STEVENS
* - Conference game
OT Totals 29 714 25 810
2.0 1.6 2.5 4.0 2.2 2.0 0.2 1.9 3.7 4.1 4.1 0.0 0.5 2.5 1.0 0.3 1.0
0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
a
3 1 8 28 14 7 1 5 15 13 37 0 0 8 0 2 1
to blk stl
4 1 0 5 0 0 11 0 4 31 2 4 6 0 4 5 2 5 3 0 0 11 0 3 10 1 2 7 0 6 32 1 8 1 0 1 1 0 0 7 3 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 2 3 8 143 143 10 47 - 148 118 37 66
L L L L Wot L L L W Lot
Score 72-81 71-83 73-80 53-72 93-88 74-81 66-80 56-91 62-59 94-95
pts
avg
16 3 104 146 16 65 7 40 64 96 106 0 0 39 2 4 6
3.2 0.6 13.0 18.3 2.7 6.5 1.4 4.0 6.4 9.6 10.6 0.0 0.0 3.9 2.0 1.3 0.8
714 810
71.4 81.0 Att. 288 103 133 178 107 550 500 0 0 144