Henry Cuffee '19 recorded a double-double outing on Sunday against St. Lawrence University that nearly led the Soaring Eagles to an upset of the Saints on their own hardwood at Burkman Gymnasium. He finished second on the team with 15 points while hauling in a game-high 11 rebounds, as EC fell 87-78 in overtime.
The 6-foot 5-inch forward netted 11 of his points in the first half, as the Soaring Eagles stunned the home crowd and entered the halftime break with a 43-37 advantage. Within the first four minutes alone, he scored four points while recording an offensive rebound and a takeaway that both resulted in made 3-pointers for Elmira.
His two biggest points of the game came in the final second of regulation. With EC trailing by two,
Alex Ischiropoulos '20 released a 3-pointer that was off target, but Cuffee was there to tip in the second-chance attempt at the buzzer to send the contest into overtime.
The double-double marked the second of the season and of his career for the sophomore from Bel Air, Maryland, who ranks second on the team with 11.5 points per game. His team-leading 7.7 rebounds per game are good enough for sixth-most among Empire 8 Conference leaders.
Cuffee will lead the Elmira men's basketball team to Washington, D.C., for a non-conference tilt against the Cardinals of the Catholic University of America on Saturday, December 17th, at 4:00 p.m.
