Elmira College vs. Lycoming College August 31, 2013 -- Campus Field, Elmira, NY
Elmira College Soaring Eagles Head Coach: Shannon Howley Assistant Coach: Jessica Imhof
No. 4 5 10 11 12 15 20 21 23 24 25 33 34 42 44
Name--Class Alex Balara ’15 Jenn Gale ’18 Taylor Queior ’18 Allie Olsen ’16 Karli Pochkar ’16 Casey Alencewicz ’17 Danielle Cleary ’18 Jessica Brooks ’16 Madison Carolus ’18 Makinsey Carolus ’18 Kelsey Geisler ’15 Meghan Loya ’16 Marissa Silverman ’17 Ashley Heiman ’16 Hillary Coates ’18
Pos. G G F G C-F G G G-F G-F G G F G F F
Ht. 5’7” 5’5” 5’10” 5’7” 5’9” 5’4” 5’8” 5’9” 5’8” 5’8” 5’5” 5’10” 5’8” 6’0” 6’0”
Game Notes Last Time Out: Elmira is coming off an 84-69 loss to Clarkson University on December 6th. The Purple and Gold trailed by just one point with 8:25 left in the game, however, the Golden Knights would close on a 19-4 run to finish the game. Welcome Back Alex: The best returning offensive option from the 2013-14 season returned to the court against Clarkson on December 6th. Balara led the Soaring Eagles with career-night. Balara scored a career-high 24 points and tied a career-high five steals, she now has six games in her career with five steals. Two Players With 20-Plus: Adding to Balara’s 24 points against Clarkson was Danielle Cleary ’18 who also scored the most points of her career with 21 points. This is the first time the Purple and Gold have had two players turn in 20-plus point performances since former standouts Jessica Zoltowski ’14 and Maria Thannhauser ’14 both poured in 22 points against St. John Fisher College on December 7th, 2012.
Hometown--Secondary School Marlton, NJ -- Gloucester Catholic Cheshire, MA -- Hoosac Valley Dexter, NY -- Sackets Harbor Central Glenmont, NY -- Bethlehem Central East Worcester, NY -- Worcester Baldwinsville, NY -- C.W. Baker Rochester, NY -- Our Lady of Mercy Greene, NY -- Greene Central Broad Brook, CT -- East Windsor Broad Brook, CT -- East Windsor Staten Island, NY -- St. Peter’s Bethel, CT -- Immaculate South Windsor, CT -- South Windsor Dansville, NY -- Wayland-Cohocton Syracuse, NY -- West Genesee
2014-15 Schedule (2-2, 0-0 E8) Day Date Opponent Time-Result NOV. 15 Pitt-Bradford 21 at Dallas 22 vs. Centenary (Louisiana) 25 at Hilbert DEC. 6 at Clarkson 13 SUNY Potsdam 30 Rutgers-Camden JAN. 2 at Ithaca* 3 St. John Fisher* 6 at Alfred* 9 Utica* 10 Houghton* 16 at Hartwick* 17 at Stevens Tech* 20 at Nazareth* 23 at Utica* 24 SUNY Cortland FEB. 2 Penn College 6 at St. John Fisher* 7 Nazareth* 13 Stevens Tech* 14 Hartwick* 17 at Houghton* 20 Ithaca* 21 Alfred*
L, 47-71 L,, 51-71 W, 73-64 W, 63-58 L, 69-84 2:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
Pochkar With A Double-Double: Karli Pochkar ’16 was *Denotes Empire 8 contest only one rebound shy of her first double-double of her career against Hilbert College on November 25th as she recorded Elmira College Statistical Leaders 15 points and nine rebounds. In the very next game against Clarkson, Pochkar scored 11 points and pulled down 10 re- Points: Balara - 24.0 ppg FG Pct: Pochkar - .590 bounds to mark down her first double-double of her career. Cleary - 14.6 ppg Balara - .533 Looking Ahead: The EC women will have a short break before returning to the court on December 30th to take on Rutgers-Camden inside the confines of Speidel Gymnasium. Tip-off is set for 6:00 p.m.
Pochkar - 11.2 ppg Rebounds: Loya - 10.4 rpg Pochkar - 6.6 rpg Assists: Geisler - 3.8 apg Cleary - 3.0 apg
Carolus - .385 3Pt Pct: Brooks - .375 Geisler - .308 FT Pct: Silverman - 1.000 Pochkar - .909
SUNY Potsdam Bears
Head Coach: Tara Ruckh Assistant Coaches: Shanay Bradley & Larry Hazen No. 2 3 5 10 11 13 22 23 25 32 33
Name--Class Colleen McNamara ’15 Meghan Driscoll ’17 Carli Reynolds ’15 Bailey Weigel ’15 Diaquaisa Forehand ’16 Lyndsey Wadsworth ’18 Katie LaVoie ’16 Emily Drake ’18 Daronda Addison ’15 Veronica Sapp ’15 Patti Dorgler ’17
Pos. G G G G-F G G F F F G F
Ht. 5’8” 5’7” 5’6” 5’9” 5’6” 5’7” 5’10” 6’0” 5’7” 5’9” 5’8”
Game Notes Potsdam So Far: The Bears of Potsdam enter the weekend with a 1-6 overall record and a 0-2 mark inside the State University of New York Athletic Conference. The Bears have lost four straight games, most recently a 77-33 loss against St. Lawrence University. Last Time Out: In Potsdam’s 77-33 loss to St. Lawrence University, the Bears were led by Carli Reynolds ’15 who dropped 12 points, three rebounds and a steal. Bailey Weigel ’15 pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds and added eight points, three blocks, an assist, and a steal. Scouting the Bears: Bailey Weigel ’15 is averaging a doubledouble with 12.3 points a game, and 10.0 rebounds a game. Carli Reynolds ’15 also averages double-digit scoring with 11.6 points a game while Colleen McNamara ’15 has set up the offense, leading the team in assists with 3.1. Strength on the Road: The Bears are 1-0 while playing on opponent’s home courts this season. In the 2013-14 season Potsdam was stronger on the road as well, going 4-9 versus a 2-8 record at home. First-Time Matchup: For the first time in over 13 years Elmira will compete against SUNY Potsdam. This is the fourth time this season that EC has gone up against a team they had not previously seen during that time, the Purple and Gold have gone 2-1 in those games.
Hometown--Secondary School Guelph, ONT -- Our Lady of Lourdes Troy, NY -- Troy Indian Lake, NY -- Indian Lake East Amherst, NY -- Williamsville East Brooklyn, NY -- Abraham Lincoln Northville, NY -- Northville Malone, NY -- Franklin Academy Athens, NY -- Coxsackie-Athens Albany, NY -- Albany Potsdam, NY -- Potsdam Floral Park, NY -- Archbishop Malloy
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SUNY Potsdam Statistical Leaders Points: Weigel - 13.0 ppg Reynolds - 11.5 ppg Sapp - 6.5 ppg Rebounds: Weigel - 10.0 rpg Sapp - 4.0 rpg Assists: McNamara - 3.0 apg Weigel - 2.5 apg
FG Pct: Addison - .500 Sapp - .406 Weigel - .382 3Pt Pct: Driscoll - .333 Reynolds - .256 FT Pct: LaVoie - .833 Forehand - .750
2014-15 Empire 8 Standings (as of 12-9-14)
School Ithaca Stevens St. John Fisher Utica Houghton Nazareth Elmira Alfred Hartwick
Conf 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
CPct. Overall Pct. Streak 0.000 5-1 0.833 W2 0.000 5-1 0.833 W5 0.000 5-2 0.714 W1 0.000 4-4 0.500 L1 0.000 3-3 0.500 L1 0.000 3-3 0.500 L3 0.000 2-3 0.400 L1 0.000 3-5 0.375 W1 0.000 1-6 0.143 L2