Elmira, NY -- The Elmira College women's basketball will return home tomorrow, December 13th to take on SUNY Potsdam at 2:00 p.m.
Welcome Back AlexElmira's top returning offensive option from 2013-14,
Alex Balara '15, made her season-debut against Clarkson on December 6th. Balara led the Soaring Eagles with a career-high 24 points and tied a career-high with five assists. She now has six games in her career with five steals.
Two Players With 20-PlusAdding to Balara's 24 points against Clarkson was
Danielle Cleary '18 who also scored the most points of her career with 21 points. This is the first time the Purple and Gold have had two players turn in 20-plus point performances since former standouts
Jessica Zoltowski '14 and
Maria Thannhauser '14 both poured in 22 points against St. John Fisher College on December 7th, 2012.
Pochkar With A Double-DoubleKarli Pochkar '16 was only one rebound shy of her first double-double of her career against Hilbert College on November 25th as she recorded 15 points and nine rebounds. In the very next game against Clarkson, Pochkar scored 11 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to mark down her first double-double of her career.
Another First-Time MatchupFor the first time in over 13 years Elmira will compete against SUNY Potsdam. This is the fourth time this season that EC has gone up against a team they had not previously seen during that time, the Purple and Gold have gone 2-1 in those games.