ELMIRA COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES THIS WEEKEND’S OPPONENTS Friday, January 9th, 2015 Speidel Gymnasium -- Elmira, NY -- 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 10th, 2015 Speidel Gymnasium -- Elmira, NY -- 2:00 p.m.
Utica College PIONEERS (4-8, 0-3 Empire 8 )
Houghton College HIGHLANDERS (3-8, 0-3 Empire 8)
2014-15 Schedule (4-6, 1-2 Empire 8) Day Date Opponent NOV. 15 Pitt-Bradford 21 at Dallas# 22 at Centenary# 25 at Hilbert DEC. 6 at Clarkson 13 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* 20 at Nazareth* 23 at Utica* 24 Cortland FEB. 2 Penn Tech. 6 at St. John Fisher* 7 Nazareth* 13 Stevens* 14 Hartwick* 17 at Houghton* 20 Ithaca* 21 Alfred* Home contests are bolded *Denotes Empire 8 contest #Univsity of Dallas-Off Tournament
Time-Result L, 47-71 L, 51-71 W, 73-64 W, 63-58 L, 69-84 W, 62-84 L, 52-54 L 68-76 L 53-67 W, 69-62 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. 2:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
Back On Track
The Soaring Eagles snapped a three-game skid on January 6th when the EC women defeated Alfred University, 69-62. Alex Balara ’15 led the Purple and Gold with 23 points, eight rebounds, three steals, two assists, and a block in the win, while Danielle Cleary ’18 was right behind Balara with 17 points, four rebounds, and an assist.
Game-Winning Run
With 3:19 left in regulation time against Alfred, the Purple and Gold were tied at 61-61. The Soaring Eagles then went on an 8-1 run to seal the fate of the game and win, 69-62.
Balara’s Double-Digit Streak
Alex Balara ’15 extended her double-digit scoring streak to six games after dropping 23 points against Alfred University. She has now averaged 17.7 points per contest since her return to the court this season.
Geisler Setting Up The Plays
Kelsey Geisler ’15 dished out a career-high seven assists against Alfred University and now ranks second in the Empire 8 Conference in assists per game with 3.8, just 0.3 behind conference leader McKaylee Croll ’18 of Alfred University. She also ranks tied for third in the Empire 8 Conference in assist-to-turnover ratio with a ratio of 1.1.
Elmira Blocking Shots
The Purple and Gold are averaging 3.00 blocked shots per contest this season. This ranks them second in the Empire 8 Conference, 1.56 blocked shots per game behind conference leader Stevens Institute of Technology. Leading the EC women in the respective statistic are Meghan Loya ’16 and Danielle Cleary ’18 who rank fourth and seventh with averages of 1.1 and 0.8 per game, respectively.
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