Elmira, NY -- The Elmira College men's basketball team travels to Rochester, NY tonight to take on the Golden Flyers of Nazareth College in an Empire 8 Conference matchup. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:00 p.m.
Last Time OutThe Soaring Eagles picked up a road split against Hartwick College and Stevens Tech over the weekend, leaving their record at 6-8 overall and 4-3 in Empire 8 Conference play. EC took down the Hawks of Hartwick on Friday night 85-73, but fell to the Ducks of Stevens Tech, 62-51, Saturday afternoon.
Sole Possession of FourthNeil Randolph '15 hit a combined five three-pointers over the weekend, moving the senior into fourth place in EC history with 159 career made three-pointers. Randolph's two threes made against Hartwick put him into a three-way tie for fourth, but he hit 3-of-7 from behind the arc against Stevens Tech to break the tie and take sole possession of fourth place.
All-Time vs. NazEC and Nazareth College have an extensive history playing each other, with 58 total meetings between the institutions. The Golden Flyers hold the edge in the all-time series, winning 38 of the 58 matchups heading into Tuesday night's contest.
Scouting the Golden FlyersNazareth holds a 5-9 overall record and 1-4 mark in Empire 8 play following their 67-61 victory over Utica College, which snapped their four-game losing streak in conference play. Mitch Ford posted a career-high 38 points and added 14 rebounds in the win over the Pioneers, raising his season averages to 15.3 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. Maurice Mills has been the focal point of Nazareth's offense this season as he is leading both the Golden Flyers and the Empire 8 in scoring and rebounding at 20.1 points and 10.8 rebounds per game.
