Sports Information: Don Sherman ([email protected]); Steffan Waters ’13 ([email protected]); Nick Zwald ([email protected]) Phone: 607.735.1131 Fax: 607.735.1768 Website: athletics.elmira.edu Address: One Park Place, Elmira, NY 14904 LAST TIME OUT The Purple and Gold are coming off a 54-52 loss against Rutgers- Camden on December 30th. The Soaring Eagles were tied with the Scarlet Raptors in the closing seconds, however, Rutgers-Camden would make a last-second layup to seal Elmira’s fate. BALARA LEADING THE WAY Against Rugers-Camden, Alex Balara ’15 led the EC women with 16 points, seven rebounds, four assists and four steals. In just her third game of the season, Balara is averaging 18.0 points per game and has led the team in scoring in two of the three games. LOYA WITH A DOUBLE-DOUBLE Meghan Loya ’16 has come close to her first career double-double twice this season before completing the feat against Rutgers-Camden. Against Pitt.-Bradford she pulled down 14 rebounds, but came two points shy of a double-double and against Centenary College she tal- lied 14 points and nine rebounds. However, against the Scarlet Rap- tors, she produced 12 points and 10 rebounds to post her first career double-double. POCHKAR IN DOUBLE-DIGITS Karli Pochkar ’16 also had a strong game against Rutgers-Camden as she tallied 10 points and eight rebounds. She now has six games with double-figure scoring and has put together a five-game streak of drop- ping double-digit points. GEISLER’S HELPING HAND Averaging 3.7 assist per game, Kelsey Geisler ’15 not only leads the EC women in assists per contest, but she also ranks third in the Empire 8 Conference. She is only 0.3 away from first place in the conference. ELMIRA COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES THIS WEEKEND’S OPPONENTS 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 W, 63-58 DEC. 6 at Clarkson L, 69-84 13 POTSDAM W, 62-84 30 RUTGERS-CAMDEN L, 52-54 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. 2 PENN TECH. 6:00 p.m. 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 2014-15 SCHEDULE (3-4, 0-0 EMPIRE 8) ITHACA COLLEGE BOMBERS (6-3, 0-0 EMPIRE 8 ) Friday, January 2nd, 2015 Ben Light Gymnasium -- Ithaca, NY -- 6:00 p.m. Saturday, January 3rd, 2015 Speidel Gymnasium -- Elmira, NY -- 2:00 p.m. ST. JOHN FISHER COLLEGE CARDINALS (7-2, 0-0 EMPIRE 8)
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Last time OutThe Purple and Gold are coming off a 54-52 loss against Rutgers-Camden on December 30th. The Soaring Eagles were tied with the Scarlet Raptors in the closing seconds, however, Rutgers-Camden would make a last-second layup to seal Elmira’s fate.
BaLara Leading the WayAgainst Rugers-Camden, Alex Balara ’15 led the EC women with 16 points, seven rebounds, four assists and four steals. In just her third game of the season, Balara is averaging 18.0 points per game and has led the team in scoring in two of the three games.
LOya With a dOuBLe-dOuBLeMeghan Loya ’16 has come close to her first career double-double twice this season before completing the feat against Rutgers-Camden. Against Pitt.-Bradford she pulled down 14 rebounds, but came two points shy of a double-double and against Centenary College she tal-lied 14 points and nine rebounds. However, against the Scarlet Rap-tors, she produced 12 points and 10 rebounds to post her first career double-double.
POchkar in dOuBLe-digitsKarli Pochkar ’16 also had a strong game against Rutgers-Camden as she tallied 10 points and eight rebounds. She now has six games with double-figure scoring and has put together a five-game streak of drop-ping double-digit points.
geisLer’s heLPing handAveraging 3.7 assist per game, Kelsey Geisler ’15 not only leads the EC women in assists per contest, but she also ranks third in the Empire 8 Conference. She is only 0.3 away from first place in the conference.
ELMIRA COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES
THIS WEEKEND’S OPPONENTS
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 W, 63-58DEC. 6 at Clarkson L, 69-84 13 POtsdam W, 62-84 30 rutgers-camden L, 52-54 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. 2 Penn tech. 6:00 p.m. 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
2014-15 scheduLe (3-4, 0-0 emPire 8)
ithaca cOLLege BOMBERS
(6-3, 0-0 emPire 8 )
Friday, January 2nd, 2015Ben Light Gymnasium -- Ithaca, NY -- 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 3rd, 2015Speidel Gymnasium -- Elmira, NY -- 2:00 p.m.
st. JOhn fisher cOLLegeCARDINALS
(7-2, 0-0 emPire 8)
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2014-15 SOARING EAGLES BASKETBALL Games 8 & 9: Elmira College at Ithaca College & vs. St. John Fisher College
ELMIRA QUICK FACTSLocation .............................................................. Elmira, NYFounded ..........................................................................1855Enrollment ....................................................................1,200School Colors ................................................ Purple & GoldTeam Nickname ............................................. Soaring EaglesConference ............................Empire 8 Athletic ConferencePresident ..........................................Dr. Ronald ChampagneAthletic Director ......................................Pat Thompson ’75Athletic Department ........................................ 607-735-1730Basketball Arena ..................................Speidel GymnasiumCapacity ........................................................................1,500Athletics Affiliation ............................... NCAA Division III
BASKETBALL INFORMATIONHead Coach ...............................................Shannon HowleyAssistant Coach ............................................... Jessica ImhofFirst Season ............................................................... 1974-752013-14 Overall Record ................................................. 16-102013-14 Empire 8 Record .................................................7-7
eLmira frOm dOWntOWnThe EC women have been proficient from beyond the arc this season making 33.7 percent from the three-point range. The Purple and Gold lead the Empire 8 Conference in three-point field goal percentage, hold-ing a 0.6 percent lead over Ithaca College.
ec BLOcking shOtsThe Soaring Eagles have recorded 21 blocked shots this season. The EC women average 3.00 blocks per game, ranking second in the Empire 8 Conference. The Purple and Gold are just 0.17 behind conference leader Stevens Institute of Technology. Danielle Cleary ’18 and Megan Loya ’16 lead the Purple and Gold, and rank tied for fourth in the conference, in block shots per game with 0.9.
cLeary in the emPire 8Danielle Cleary ’18 has averaged 14.6 points per game this season. She sits sixth in the Empire 8 Conference in points per game, just 3.4 points away from leading the conference. She is also tied for second in the con-ference in three-point field goals per game with 2.4. She is only 0.1 away from first place.
LOya in the emPire 8Meghan Loya ’15 is averaging 9.6 rebounds per game this season. She is currently third in the Empire 8, just 1.0 away from ranking first.
POchkar frOm the charity striPeKarli Pochkar ’16 has been Elmira’s best free throw shooter this season, making 17 of her 20 free throw attempts. At 85.0 percent, she is second in the Empire 8 Conference, trailing the leader by 4.7 percent.
aLL-time vs. ithacaIthaca College holds the all-time advantage over Elmira College since the 2001-02 season as the Bombers hold a 24-3 record. The last time Elmira defeated Ithaca was on January 22nd, 2008 when the EC women won 55-35.
scOuting ithacaIthaca College enters the matchup with a 6-3 overall record, having lost their previous two games at the San Juan Shootout on December 28th and 29th. Ali Ricchiuti ’17 leads the Bombers, averaging 11.8 points per game, while Francesca Cotrupe ’15 leads Ithaca in rebounds per contest with 8.2.
aLL-time vs. st. JOhn fisherThe Cardinals of St. John Fisher College have the all-time advantage with a record of 49-13 over the Purple and Gold. The Purple and Gold, how-ever, have won two of the past three matchups against the Cardinals.
scOuting the cardinaLsSt. John Fisher enters the weekend with a 7-2 record and have won their past three games against Medaille College, SUNY Fredonia, and SUNY Geneseo. Portia Velasco ’15 and Mary Kate Cusack ’16 lead the Cardinals offensively with 16.9 and 15.9 points per game, respectively. Sydney Bloom-stein ’15 leads the battle of the boards with 7.1 rebounds per game while McKenzie Bezon ’17 sets up the offense with 2.6 assists per contest.
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2014-15 SOARING EAGLES BASKETBALL Games 8 & 9: Elmira College at Ithaca College & vs. St. John Fisher College
2014-15 ELMIRA COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALLNO. NAME POS. HT. HOMETOWN SECONDARY SCHOOL4 Alex Balara ’15 G 5’7” Marlton, NJ Gloucester Catholic5 Jenn Gale ’18 G 5’5” Cheshire, MA Hoosac Valley11 Allie Olsen ’16 G 5’7” Glenmont, NY Bethlehem Central12 Karli Pochkar ’16 C-F 5’9” East Worcester, NY Worcester15 Casey Alencewicz ’17 G 5’4” Baldwinsville, NY C.W. Baker20 Danielle Cleary ’18 G 5’8” Rochester, NY Our Lady of Mercy21 Jessica Brooks ’16 G-F 5’9” Greene, NY Greene Central23 Madison Carolus ’18 G-F 5’8” Broad Brook, CT East Windsor24 Makinsey Carolus ’18 G 5’8” Broad Brook, CT East Windsor25 Kelsey Geisler ’15 G 5’5” Staten Island, NY St. Peter’s33 Meghan Loya ’16 F 5’10” Bethel, CT Immaculate34 Marissa Silverman ’17 G 5’8” South Windsor, CT South Windsor42 Ashley Heiman ’16 F 6’0” Dansville, NY Wayland-Cohocton44 Hillary Coates ’18 F 6’0” Syracuse, NY West Genesee
TEAM STATISTICS ELMIRA OPPSCORING 417 449 Points per game 59.6 64.1 Scoring margin -4.6 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 147-374 172-429 Field goal pct . 3 9 3 . 4 0 13 POINT FG-ATT 35-104 21-68 3-point FG pct . 3 3 7 . 3 0 9 3-pt FG made per game 5.0 3.0FREE THROWS-ATT 88-141 84-134 Free throw pct . 6 2 4 . 6 2 7 F-Throws made per game 12.6 12.0REBOUNDS 256 264 Rebounds per game 36.6 37.7 Rebounding margin -1.1 -ASSISTS 90 87 Assists per game 12.9 12.4TURNOVERS 146 107 Turnovers per game 20.9 15.3 Turnover margin -5.6 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.6 0.8STEALS 53 99 Steals per game 7.6 14.1BLOCKS 21 17 Blocks per game 3.0 2.4ATTENDANCE 161 0 Home games-Avg/Game 3-54 3-0 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 1-0
Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalsElmira College 201 216 417Opponents 225 224 449
Date Opponent Score Att.11/15/14 PITT.-BRADFORD L 47-71 011-21-14 at University of Dallas L 51-71 011-22-14 vs Centenary W 73-64 011/25/14 at Hilbert College W 63-58 012/6/14 at Clarkson University L 69-84 012/13/14 SUNY POTSDAM W 62-47 8712/30/14 RUTGERS-CAMDEN L 52-54 74
* - Conference game
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2014-15 SOARING EAGLES BASKETBALL Games 8 & 9: Elmira College at Ithaca College & vs. St. John Fisher College
PITT-BRADFORD 71, ELMIRA 47 November 15, 2014
Spiedel Gymnasium - Elmira, NY(1-0) (0-1)
DALLAS 71, ELMIRA 51 November 21, 2014
Maher Athletic Center - Irving, TX(1-0) (0-2)
ELMIRA 73, CENTENARY 64 November 22, 2014
Maher Athletic Center - Irving, TX(1-2) (0-4)
ELMIRA 63, HILBERT 58 November 25, 2014
Hafner Recreation Center - Hamburg, NY(2-2) (0-2)
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2014-15 SOARING EAGLES BASKETBALL Games 8 & 9: Elmira College at Ithaca College & vs. St. John Fisher College
CLARKSON 84, ELMIRA 69 December 6, 2014
Maher Athletic Center - Potsdam, NY(4-2) (2-3)
ELMIRA 62, POTSDAM 47December 13, 2014
Spiedel Gymnasium - Elmira, NY(3-3) (1-7)
RUTGERS-CAMDEN 54, ELMIRA 52 December 30, 2014
Speidel Gymnasium - Elmira, NY(4-8) (3-4)Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics
Rutgers-Camden vs Elmira College12/30/14 6:00 pm at Elmira, NY