ELMIRA COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES TODAY’S OPPONENT
Tuesday, November 25, 2014 Hafner Recreation Center -- Hamburg, NY -- 5:00 p.m.
Hilbert College HAWKS (0-1, 0-0 AMCC)
2014-15 Schedule (1-2, 0-0 Empire 8) Day Date Opponent Time-Result NOV. 15 Pitt-Bradford L, 47-71 21 at Dallas# L, 51-71 22 at Centenary# W, 73-64 25 at Hilbert 6:00 p.m. DEC. 2 Penn Tech. 7:00 p.m. 6 at Clarkson 3:00 p.m. 13 Potsdam 2:00 p.m. 30 Rutgers-Camden 7:00 p.m. JAN. 2 at Ithaca* 6:00 p.m. 3 St. John Fisher* 2:00 p.m. 6 at Alfred* 6:00 p.m. 9 Utica* 6:00 p.m. 10 Houghton* 2:00 p.m. 16 at Hartwick* 6:00 p.m. 17 at Stevens* 3:00 p.m. 20 at Nazareth* 6:00 p.m. 23 at Utica* 6:00 p.m. 24 Cortland 4:00 p.m. FEB. 6 at St. John Fisher* 6:00 p.m. 7 Nazareth* 2:00 p.m. 13 Stevens* 6:00 p.m. 14 Hartwick* 2:00 p.m. 17 at Houghton* 2:00 p.m. 20 Ithaca* 6:00 p.m. 21 Alfred* 2:00 p.m. Home contests are bolded *Denotes Empire 8 contest #Univsity of Dallas-Off Tournament
First Win of the Season
The Soaring Eagles snapped a two-game losing streak by collecting the Purple and Gold’s first win of the young season against Centenary College at the University of Dallas Tip-Off on Saturday, November 22nd. Danielle Cleary ’18 led EC with 17 points, five rebounds, four assists, and a steal.
Two-Time Rookie of the Week
For the second straight week Danielle Cleary ’18 has been named the Empire 8 Rookie of the Week in recognition of her strong play last week. In the two games at the University of Dallas Tip-Off Classic, Cleary averaged 14.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 1.5 steals.
Back-To-Back Rookie of the Week
Danielle Cleary ’18 also becomes the first player in the Empire 8 Conference to win back-to-back Empire 8 Rookie of the Week accolades since Lindey Kelly of Nazareth College recieved the award on January 21st, 2013 and January 28th, 2013.
Taking Control
With 2:31 left in regulation time against Centenary College of Louisiana, the Soaring Eagles had a 18-point lead. This is the largest lead the EC women have had at any point in a game since February 4th, 2014 when the Purple and Gold had a 21-point lead against Alfred University with 5:25 remaining in the second half.
Coming off the Bench
Madison Carolus ’18 scored 15 points off the bench against Centenary College. This is the most points an Elmira player has scored off the bench since Jessica Zoltowski ’14 scored 16 on November 19th, 2011 against Case Western University.
Sports Information: Don Sherman (dsherman@elmira.edu); Steffan Waters ’13 (stwaters@elmira.edu); Nick Zwald (nzwald@elmira.edu) Phone: 607.735.1131 Fax: 607.735.1768 Website: athletics.elmira.edu Address: One Park Place, Elmira, NY 14904