Elmira College (2-13, 0-6 Empire 8) at Houghton College (6-8, 1-5 Empire 8)
Tuesday, January 19, 2016 | 6:00 P.M. | Nielsen Center – Houghton, NY
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Elmira, NY -- The Elmira College men's basketball team will look to put an end to an ugly six-game skid on Tuesday night, as the Soaring Eagles travel to take on Houghton College. Tuesday night's conference bout is slated for 6:00 p.m. at Houghton's Nielsen Center.

Last Time Out
Elmira continued its conference schedule last weekend with a pair of road games against Utica College and Hartwick College. Against the Pioneers, Elmira got off to a poor start in the opening 4:16 of the contest. In that time, EC went 0-for-2 from the field and turned the ball over four times, resulting in an early 10-0 lead for Utica. The Pioneers would eventually go on to claim a 10-point win, 76-66. The following day saw the Soaring Eagles pieced together one of their strongest first-half performances of the season, as Elmira led by as many as 18 points. Elmira would eventually take a 10-point lead into the halftime break. Hartwick's offense caught fire in the second half, as the Hawks shot a blistering 60-percent from the field on 18-of-30 shooting, while holding Elmira to 31-percent shooting from the field. As a result, the Hawks went on to claim an 81-70 victory. 

Season-High From Downtown
Hayden Harkins '18 tied his season's best with seven made three-pointers against Hartwick. His seven makes from downtown are the most made by an Elmira player in a road game this season. The last time an Elmira player knocked down more in a road game dates back to last season, when Justin Henderson '16 drained eight on two different occasions.  

Henderson Hits 100th Career Three
After going 0-for-4 from three-point range against Utica, Henderson bounced-back in a big way the following afternoon, as the senior sharp-shooter buried six treys against Hartwick. Henderson's six three-pointers increased his career total to 100, making him the ninth Elmira player since 2000 to reach the 100 plateau. Additionally, Henderson is 28 three-pointers away from cracking Elmira's Top-10 list for career threes.  

Scouting the Highlanders
Houghton College enters tonight's Empire 8 Conference bout with a 6-8 overall record and a 1-5 mark in conference play. The Highlanders began the 2015-16 campaign playing some of its best basketball, going 4-1 in their opening five games. Since then, Houghton has posted a 2-7 record, much of that having to do with the Highlanders dropping its first five conference games of the season. However, Houghton should be fairly confident heading into Tuesday night's contest after claiming an eight-point win on the road against Utica, 91-83. Houghton's offense is a four-headed attack, led by junior swingman Phil Pellegrino and his 15.3 points per game average. The majority of Pellegrino's damage this season has been done from beyond the arc, as he leads the team with 38 three-point makes. Also keep an eye on Johnathan Stowe, who is averaging 12.8 points and a team-leading 8.4 rebounds per game.

All-Time Series
Elmira and Houghton have played their fair share of games over the years, 39 to be exact. The Soaring Eagles own a decisive 34-5 advantage in the all-time series and enter tonight's contest on a seven-game win streak against the Highlanders.