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Elmira College vs. The Sage Colleges |
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Monday, Dec. 2 - Albany, NY - 6:00 p.m. |
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Elmira, NY -- The Elmira College women's basketball team will be in search of their third win of the season tonight as they travel to take on the Gators of the Sage Colleges. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. at Kahl Gym in Albany, NY.
Home Opening Victory
The EC women are coming off a 78-55 victory over Keystone College in their first home contest of the season. The 23-point spread was the largest margin of victory for the EC women since November 25, 2012 when Elmira defeated Wells College 70-47.
Zoltowski's Double-Double
In the win over Keystone
Jessica Zoltowski '14 led the Soaring Eagles with her first double-double of the season. She had come close to a double-double in each game so far this season, but was unable to reach that mark since the last game of the 2012-13 season when she posted 32 points and 10 rebounds against Utica College.
Double Digits
Meghan Loya '16 and
Maria Thannhauser '14 also scored in double-digits in the win against Keystone. Loya finished the game with 14 points, scoring seven in both halves, while Thannhauser dropped 11 points in the victory
Points In the Paint
34 of the 78 points scored against Keystone came inside the paint. This is the most points scored inside by an EC women's team since the 38 paint points against Hartwick College January 29th of the 2009-10 season.
Third All-Time
Zoltowski's 28 points against Keystone moved her up to third all-time in Elmira College history in career points (1,158). She is now 44 points from second place and 299 from first place. If she continues to average 19.0 points per game, she is on track to take the record in 16 games.
Second Half Push
The Soaring Eagles scored 42 points in the second half against Keystone, which is the most the team has scored in a single half since January 27th, 2012 when the team scored 43 points in the second half against St. John Fisher College.
Team Ranking In the Empire 8
The Soaring Eagles continue to improve their three-point defense as they moved into first place in the Empire 8 only allowing 11 of 59 shots to drop (18.6%). The team also ranks third in the turnover margin by averaging four less than their opponents this season while also holding down the third spot in assist-to-turnover ratio (0.87).