Danielle Cleary '18 reached a major milestone in her Elmira career in a 69-50 victory over Wells College at Speidel Gymnasium on January 26th, as she became the sixth player in program history to reach the 1,000-point club. Through 67 games of her collegiate career, the Rochester, New York, native has amassed 1,018 points, sixth-most in program history, and is only 30 shy of becoming one of EC's top-five all-time leading scorers.
Needing only 21 points heading into the bout with the Express, Cleary surpassed the 1,000-point plateau in style with back-to-back 3-pointers in less than 30 seconds, the latter which gave the Soaring Eagles a 53-42 lead while surpassing the historic mark. She finished the record-setting game with a double-double, having scored 26 points with 11 rebounds.
Over the course of EC's three games last week, the junior guard averaged 15.0 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 1.3 steals per game. On the season, Cleary ranks third in the Empire 8 Conference in points per game with 15.3. She's also top-10 in several other per-game categories, including rebounds (7.2), 3-point makes (1.5), steals (2.2), and blocks (1.1).
Cleary and the Purple and Gold will kick off a three-game homestand on Tuesday, January 31st, when Elmira hosts St. John Fisher College inside the friendly confines of Speidel Gymnasium. The E8 rivalry is set to renew at 6:00 p.m.
