Box Score
Houghton, NY – Chris Cassidy '14 had another solid game finishing with his third double-double of the season, while
Josh Keys '14 chipped in with 18 points off the bench to lead the Men's Basketball team to a 63-55 victory on the road at Houghton Saturday afternoon. The win improves the Soaring Eagles to 2-12, while the loss drops the Highlanders to 0-14.
After trailing 24-21 at intermission Elmira and Houghton tied the contest three different times in the opening 8:30 of play in the second half. The Soaring Eagles opened up a seven point lead at 45-38 with 8:35 remaining after a
Cassidy jumper. Over the next two minutes the Highlanders went on an 8-0 spurt to regain a 46-45 lead with 6:18 to play.
The Purple and Gold once again showed their mental toughness as they retorted with a 10-1 run to take control of the contest, leading by eight at 55-47, with just 2:43 left in the contest.
Brian McDonald '15 was pivotal scoring seven points during the spurt for EC.
Elmira shot 6-for-8 from the charity stripe down the stretch as the teams traded points with EC holding on for the 63-55 win.
Cassidy paced Elmira with 23 points, 12 rebounds, two blocks and one steal in 29 minutes while shooting 9-for-15 from the field.
Keys added 18 points, while shooting 4-for-7 from the field, 3-for-6 from downtown, and 7-for-8 from the free throw line.
Derrick Vogel '14 added five points and five assists while
McDonald scored all seven of his points during the key Soaring Eagle run to go along with six rebounds.
Chris Confair (14), Mark O'Brien (12), and Seth Shay (11) led the Highlanders scoring double figures in points.
Elmira outrebounded Houghton 37-30, while the Highlanders had 12 turnovers compared to EC giving its opponents the ball 18 times. Elmira shot 46 percent from the field, while Houghton converted just 37 percent of its shots. The hosts held large advantages in points off turnovers (25-11) and points in the paint (30-18), while the visitors had a huge 28-4 bench points edge.
The Men's Basketball team returns to action Tuesday when it hosts Ithaca College in conference action at Speidel Gymnasium starting at 8:00 p.m.
