ELMIRA COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES
Games 1 & 2: Elmira College Tip-Off Tournament
THIS WEEKEND’S OPPONENTS
Elusive Strong Starts
Over the past 10 seasons Elmira has had a tough time getting off to quick starts to the season. The Soaring Eagles are just 2-8 in season openers dating back to 2005-06; however, one of those two victories came in a thrilling 57-56 victory at Oswego State last season. Overall, Elmira is 19-25 in season openers with missing results from 1970-71 and 1972-73.
All-Time Series Morrisville State MUSTANGS (2-0)
Friday, November 20th, 2015 Speidel Gymnasium -- Elmira, NY -- 8:00 p.m.
Oswego State LAKERS (1-0)
Mount Saint Mary KNIGHTS (1-0)
Elmira has a little bit of history between the three programs who will be visiting Speidel Gymnasium this weekend. The Soaring Eagles have met Morrisville State once previously, falling to a nationally-ranked Mustang squad 81-75 in the opener of the 2013-14 season. EC boasts winning all-time records over the two potential opponents for Saturday’s contest. The Purple and Gold won their only previous matchup against Mount Saint Mary College, a 95-70 victory during the 1988-89 season. The Soaring Eagles hold an 8-5 advantage against Oswego State, which includes last season’s 57-56 win over the Lakers last season.
Strength in the Backcourt
The Soaring Eagles have a bevy of experience returning in the backcourt, which they will certainly look to for significant contributions this season. Gino Leonardi ’16 and Justin Henderson ’16 headline the group, as the program’s top two returning scorers from 2014-15. Henderson enjoyed a breakout junior season, averaging 9.2 points per game and just over 26 minutes per contest. He was particularly lethal from distance, as he made 63 three-pointers and shot 44.4% from beyond the arc. Leonardi will bring a steady hand in running the offense from the point. He averaged 8.1 points per game, while he is the team’s top returning assister, averaging 2.5 dimes per game in 2014-15.
Growth on the Wings
If Elmira is going to truly soar to new heights in 2015-16, the litany of athletes the team possesses on the wings will play a primary role. Head coach Randie Torgalski expects major growth in the games of Connor Bays ’18 and Justin Ruback ’18, who seem poised for breakouts after serving in more limited roles during their debut seasons. Hayden Harkins ’18 is also a player to watch out 2015-16 SCHEDULE (0-0, 0-0 EMPIRE 8) Day Date Opponent Time-Result for, as he showed an excellent ability to step away from the basket and knock down shots. He knocked down 43 three-pointers and shot 46.7% from distance NOV. 20 Morrisville State^ 8:00 p.m. last season, and will present matchup problems for opposing defenses at the 21 Oswego State/Mount Saint Mary^ TBA forward position. 24 Hilbert 7:00 p.m. 28 Carnegie Mellon% 3:00 p.m. Scouting Morrisville State 29 Chatham/Trine% TBA The Mustangs are just two years removed from a 22-9 season, which witnessed DEC. 4 St. Lawrence 7:00 p.m. them make a run to the Elite 8 of the NCAA Division III Tournament. Morrisville 9 SUNY Cortland 7:30 p.m. State experienced somewhat of a rebuilding year in 2014-15, posting an 11-14 29 Wesleyan& 6:00 p.m. mark, however, the team looks poised another run to the tournament this season. The Mustangs have gotten off to a fast start to the 2015-16, entering the 30 Endicott& 5:00 p.m. weekend with a 2-0 record, with victories over Clarkson University and Utica ColJAN. 4 Stevens* 2:00 p.m. lege. In its last outing, Morrisvillle State shot the lights out, posting a 51.8% field 8 St. John Fisher* 6:00 p.m. goal percentage to sprint past the Pioneers 82-74. The strength of the Mustangs 9 Nazareth* 5:00 p.m. resides in the backcourt. Sophomore Trent Ward is averaging 18 points per game 12 Ithaca* 6:00 p.m. through two contests, while senior Joe Hulbert has averaged 13.5 per contest. 15 Utica* 6:00 p.m. Junior point man Qwuhail Barlow has been an excellent creator, averaging nine 16 Hartwick* 2:00 p.m. points and five assists per game. 19 Houghton* 6:00 p.m. 21 Alfred* 6:00 p.m. Scouting Oswego State 27 Ithaca* 6:00 p.m. The Lakers have been one of the most consistent programs in the country over 30 Stevens* 1:00 p.m. recent years. They have posted at least 17 wins in each of the last five seasons, FEB. 5 Utica* 6:00 p.m. while they have qualified for the NCAA Tournament three times over the stretch. Oswego State is off to a strong start to 2015-16, upending St. Lawrence Uni 6 Hartwick* 2:00 p.m. versity 73-67 on the road in its season opener last Saturday. The Lakers were 9 Houghton* 6:00 p.m. lights out from range, knocking down 11-of-22 shots from beyond the arc in 12 St. John Fisher* 6:00 p.m. the victory. Junior guard, Brian Sortino, poured in 25 points, making 4-of-7 from 13 Nazareth* 6:00 p.m. three-point range, while also adding four assists. Senior guard, Walter Sampson, 20 Alfred* 2:00 p.m. went 7-of-9 from the field to add 19 points. Senior swingman, Alex Rawa, pulled 26 Empire 8 Semifinals TBA down 11 rebounds and added six points in 40 minutes of action. 27 Empire 8 Final TBA
Saturday, November 21st, 2015 Speidel Gymnasium -- Elmira, NY -- TBA
Scouting Mount Saint Mary College
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Similar to Morrisville State, Mount Saint Mary College experienced a rebuilding season in 2014-15, but have been a consistent winner overall in recent seasons. Prior to last season’s 7-18 mark, the Knights had averaged over 20 wins a year over the previous four campaigns. They are also off to a solid start to 2015-16, defeating SUNY New Paltz 70-63 in their home opener on Tuesday evening. Trailing by two at the break, Mount Saint Mary posted a strong second half, tallying 38 points after halftime to notch the comeback victory. Sophomore guard, Daniel Wolff, led the Knights with 16 points and added six boards in the opener. Senior guard, Stephen Steyer, chipped in 13 points and a team-high eight boards, while sophomore swingman, Gerard Nocera, also posted 13 points.
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 1 & 2: Elmira College Tip-Off Tournament
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
Team Nazareth Alfred St. John Fisher Stevens Ithaca Elmira Hartwick Houghton Utica
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 (0-0) Scoring Less Than 40............................................ 0-0 Scoring 40-49........................................................ 0-0 Scoring 50-59........................................................ 0-0 Scoring 60-69........................................................ 0-0 Scoring 70-79........................................................ 0-0 Scoring 80+........................................................... 0-0 Allowing Less Than 40.......................................... 0-0 Allowing 40-49..................................................... 0-0 Allowing 50-59..................................................... 0-0 Allowing 60-69..................................................... 0-0 Allowing 70-79..................................................... 0-0 Allowing 80+......................................................... 0-0 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 W-L Pct. 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000
W-L 2-0 1-0 1-0 2-1 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-2
OVERALL Pct. 1.000 1.000 1.000 0.667 0.500 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Streak W2 W1 W1 W2 L1 -L1 L1 L2
Top-Five Individual Performances of 2014-15 Points
Assists
Rebounds
Steals
1. J. Henderson - 29 (at Houghton, 02/17) 2. N. Randolph - 27 (vs. Nazareth, 02/07) 3. N. Randolph - 26 (at Fredonia, 02/03) 4. J. Henderson - 24 (at Clarkson, 12/05) N. Randolph - 24 (at Clarkson, 12/05) N. Randolph - 24 (vs. Hartwick, 02/14) N. Randolph - 24 (at Houghton, 02/17)
1. D. Borelli - 13 (at Houghton, 02/17) 2. D. Borelli - 11 (vs. Nazareth, 02/07) 3. D. Borelli - 10 (vs. Houghton, 01/10) 4. D. Borelli - 9 (at Hartwick, 01/16) 5. D. Borelli - 9 (vs. Ithaca, 02/20) G. Leonardi - 9 (at Hilbert, 11/25)
Turnovers
1. O. Badmos - 5 (at Washington & Lee, 12/29) O. Badmos - 5 (at Utica, 01/23) G. Leonardi - 5 (vs. St. John Fisher, 01/03) N. Randolph - 5 (vs. SUNY Cortland, 01/24) 5. Three tied with 4
Made Free-Throws
1. O. Badmos - 10 (vs. Houghton, 01/10) 2. N. Randolph - 7 (vs. Utica, 01/09) N. Randolph - 7 (vs. Houghton, 01/10) N. Randolph - 7 (at Nazareth, 01/20) N. Randolph - 7 (vs. Nazareth, 02/07)
Free-Throw Attempts
1. O. Badmos - 16 (vs. Houghton, 01/10) 2. T. Dibble - 8 (at Clarkson, 12/05) G. Leonardi - 8 (at Clarkson, 12/05) N. Randolph - 8 (vs. Houghton, 01/10) N. Randolph - 8 (at Nazareth, 01/20) N. Randolph - 8 (vs. Nazareth, 02/07)
2
1. G. Leonardi - 8 (at Fredonia, 02/03) 2. G. Leonardi - 6 (at Houghton, 02/17) O. Badmos - 6 (vs. Farmingdale State, 11/16) O. Badmos - 6 (at Ithaca, 01/02) O. Badmos - 6 (vs. Utica, 01/09) O. Badmos - 6 (at Hartwick, 01/16) O. Badmos - 6 (vs. Hartwick, 02/14)
1. O. Badmos - 5 (at Stevens, 01/17) 2. O. Badmos - 3 (at Houghton, 02/17) 3. Seven tied with 2
Blocks
1. D. Borelli - 3 (vs. St. John Fisher, 01/03) N. Randolph - 3 (vs. Alfred, 02/21) 3. Six tied with 2
Made Field Goals
1. D. Borelli - 9 (at Hartwick, 01/16) J. Henderson - 9 (at Houghton, 02/17) N. Randolph - 9 (at Clarkson, 12/05) N. Randolph - 9 (at Fredonia, 02/03) 5. Three tied with 8
Made Three-Point Field Goals
1. J. Henderson - 8 (at Clarkson, 12/05) J. Henderson - 8 (at Houghton, 02/17) 3. N. Randolph - 7 (at Fredonia, 02/03) 4. N. Randoph - 6 (vs. Hartwick, 02/14) 5. H. Harkins - 5 (at Ithaca, 01/02)
Minutes Played
1. N. Randolph - 52 (vs. Nazareth, 02/07) 2. N. Cesare - 42 (vs. Nazareth, 02/07) J. Henderson - 42 (vs. Nazareth, 02/07) G. Leonardi - 42 (at Clarkson, 12/05) 5. N. Randoph - 41 (at Clarkson, 12/05)
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 1 & 2: Elmira College Tip-Off Tournament
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 SWARTZZ ....................... 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 1 & 2: Elmira College Tip-Off Tournament
Elmira College Basketball Elmira College Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 19, 2015) All games Overall record: 10-15 Conf: 7-9 Home: 4-5 Away: 6-8 Neutral: 0-2 ##
01 03 04 05 10 12 15 21 22 23 24 25 30 32 33 34 44 50 52
Player
DIBBLE,Tyler SWARTTZ,Barak BAYS,Connor BADMOS,Oladapo LEONARDI,Gino CESARE,Nick METCALF,Jake RANDOLPH,Neil MULLANE,John HENDERSON,Justin HARDEN,Jordan RUBACK,Justin BISCHOFF,Paul HARKINS,Hayden MCDONALD,Brian BROOKSBANK,Ryan CHOCEK,Ryan DAVIS,Matt BORELLI,David 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 College Opponents
Total 3-Point min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%
gp-gs
22-11 7-1 14-4 23-9 24-13 22-10 6-2 23-19 17-0 25-16 2-0 9-0 5-0 24-8 12-7 11-1 19-8 12-2 25-14
486 26 92 522 583 291 30 744 203 660 5 60 6 348 230 76 128 81 529
25 25
5100 5099
22.1 3.7 6.6 22.7 24.3 13.2 5.0 32.3 11.9 26.4 2.5 6.7 1.2 14.5 19.2 6.9 6.7 6.8 21.2
ELMIRA 1665 66.6 -5.0 564-1356 .416 229-607 .377 9.2 308-433 .711 12.3 785 31.4 -3.0 308 12.3 272 10.9 -1.1 1.1 99 4.0 47 1.9 4018 9-446 -
1st 2nd 769 858 841 916
34-56 1-3 9-23 89-222 64-178 8-41 3-7 114-266 8-27 75-169 0-2 3-14 0-2 45-102 16-39 7-24 12-25 6-25 70-131
.607 .333 .391 .401 .360 .195 .429 .429 .296 .444 .000 .214 .000 .441 .410 .292 .480 .240 .534
.000 .500 .200 .281 .300 .150 .000 .429 .000 .438 .000 .125 .000 .467 .500 .211 .667 .200 .000
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27-46 1-2 7-9 62-99 42-52 7-8 0-0 68-82 19-25 18-25 0-0 0-0 0-0 13-14 7-14 0-0 3-9 6-6 28-42
Date 11/15/14 11/16/14 11/25/14 12/05/14 12/06/14 12/30/14 12/29/14 01/02/15 01/03/15 01/06/15 01/09/15 01/10/15 01/16/15 01/17/15 01/20/15 01/23/15 01/24/15 02/03/15 02/06/15 02/07/15 02/13/15 02/14/15 02/17/15 02/20/15 02/21/15
.587 .500 .778 .626 .808 .875 .000 .829 .760 .720 .000 .000 .000 .929 .500 .000 .333
off
Rebounds def tot avg
27 37 64 0 2 2 7 7 14 10 48 58 6 64 70 22 27 49 1 0 1 23 74 97 12 22 34 14 35 49 0 0 0 2 8 10 0 2 2 4 22 26 10 22 32 3 10 13 9 14 23 1.000 3 8 11 .667 55 89 144 43 43 86 564-1356 .416 229-607 .377 308-433 .711 251 534 785 643-1380 .466 160-442 .362 343-483 .710 264 596 860 OPP 1789 71.6 643-1380 .466 160-442 .362 6.4 343-483 .710 13.7 860 34.4 343 13.7 245 9.8 1.4 145 5.8 73 2.9 4173 14-287 2-78
0-0 1-2 2-10 18-64 24-80 3-20 0-0 66-154 0-1 63-144 0-2 1-8 0-1 43-92 1-2 4-19 2-3 1-5 0-0
F-Throw ft-fta ft%
4
pf dq
40 3 13 55 40 40 6 39 26 34 0 7 0 7 19 6 23 5 71 1 31.4 435 34.4 420
Opponent at Oswego State vs Farmingdale State at Hilbert College at Clarkson University at St. Lawrence vs Centre at Washington and Lee at Ithaca ST. JOHN FISHER at Alfred University UTICA COLLEGE HOUGHTON COLLEGE at Hartwick at STEVENS at Nazareth at Utica College SUNY CORTLAND at Fredonia at St. John Fisher NAZARETH STEVENS HARTWICK at Houghton College ITHACA COLLEGE ALFRED UNIVERSITY
* - Conference game
OT OT2 OT3 Totals 22 8 8 1665 14 8 10 1789
2.9 0.3 1.0 2.5 2.9 2.2 0.2 4.2 2.0 2.0 0.0 1.1 0.4 1.1 2.7 1.2 1.2 0.9 5.8
0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
a
30 0 1 79 61 30 3 28 7 19 0 3 0 8 24 1 3 2 9
to blk stl
pts
19 7 10 95 4 0 0 4 5 0 3 27 47 3 23 258 56 0 8 194 16 3 4 26 4 0 1 6 31 9 16 362 7 5 5 35 9 3 10 231 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 7 1 0 0 0 12 1 4 146 4 0 0 40 2 0 1 18 9 4 1 29 3 1 0 19 27 10 12 168 12 8 308 272 47 99 1665 - 343 245 73 145 1789
W L L Wot L L L W L L W W W L L L L W L Lo3 W W W L L
Score 57-56 66-70 61-79 76-68 52-72 60-86 55-86 75-60 68-78 51-80 75-64 72-58 85-73 51-62 69-77 59-78 43-54 62-56 66-82 93-95 67-64 80-65 86-76 74-83 62-67
avg
4.3 0.6 1.9 11.2 8.1 1.2 1.0 15.7 2.1 9.2 0.0 0.8 0.0 6.1 3.3 1.6 1.5 1.6 6.7 66.6 71.6 Att. 211 57 337 390 347 98 176 205 179 250 687 477 350 311 518 223 439 175 450 527 398 397 75 427 487