ELMIRA COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES
THIS WEEK’S OPPONENT Tuesday, February 17, 2015 Nielsen Center -- Houghton, NY -- 8:00 p.m.
Houghton College HIGHLANDERS (5-19, 1-14 Empire 8)
2014-15 Schedule (9-13, 6-7 Empire 8) Day Date Opponent Time-Result NOV. 15 at Oswego State# W, 57-56 16 vs. Farmingdale State# L, 66-70 25 at Hilbert L, 61-79 DEC. 5 at Clarkson W, 76-68 OT 6 at St. Lawrence L, 52-72 29 at Washington and Lee$ L, 55-86 30 vs. #13 Centre$ L, 60-86 JAN. 2 at Ithaca* W, 75-60 3 St. John Fisher* L, 68-78 6 at Alfred* L, 51-80 9 Utica* W, 75-64 10 Houghton* W, 72-58 16 at Hartwick* W, 85-73 17 at Stevens* L, 51-62 20 at Nazareth* L, 69-77 23 at Utica* L, 59-78 24 SUNY Cortland L, 43-54 FEB. 3 at SUNY Fredonia W, 62-56 6 at #24 St. John Fisher* L, 66-82 7 Nazareth* L, 93-95 3OT 13 Stevens* W, 67-64 14 Hartwick* W, 80-65 17 at Houghton* 8:00 p.m. 20 Ithaca* 8:00 p.m. 21 Alfred* 4:00 p.m. Home contests are bolded *Denotes Empire 8 contest #Oswego State Tip-Off Classic $Washington & Lee University Tournament
Back-to-Back Wins
The Soaring Eagles posted a weekend sweep of two Empire 8 opponents last weekend, defeating Stevens Tech and Hartwick College. EC used a 45-point second half, which featured 9-of-13 shooting from behind the arc, to take down the Ducks on Friday, 67-64, then continued their hot shooting the next day, hitting 16 total three-pointers to claim an 80-65, wire-to-wire victory over the Hawks.
Single-Game High
The Purple and Gold matched a single-game record with 16 three-pointers made against Hartwick on Saturday. This feat has been accomplished one other time, on November 16, 2013 against Morrisville State.
A New Single-Season Record
The 16 made three-pointers against Hartwick on Saturday increased Elmira’s season total to 200 made threes. That total sets a new Elmira College single-season record, eclipsing the 197 total three-pointers made by the 1998-99 edition of EC men’s basketball.
Still in the Hunt
EC’s weekend sweep of Stevens Tech and Hartwick has re-opened the door for an Empire 8 postseason berth. Elmira enters tonight’s contest with a 6-7 record in conference games with three games yet to play. EC still needs some help from the teams above them, but victories in all three contests would give the Purple and Gold a realistic chance at their first postseason berth since the 1996-97 season.
A Program First
Friday night’s victory over visiting Stevens Tech was EC’s first-ever victory over the Ducks. Elmira had dropped 15 straight to Stevens dating back to the start of the series in 2007-08.
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 14901