Elmira, NY – The spring season pressed on with an exceptionally busy slate this past week. Six spring programs were in action over the course of Elmira's break week and weekend. The action was highlighted by the men's tennis team, which swept Hartwick College 9-0 to set a new program record for single-season wins. Records also fell for women's lacrosse, as Moorea Spoljaric '16 shattered the program's all-time goals record. Read up on all the excitement in the latest edition of Soaring Eagles Weekly!
 
Headlines for the Week Ahead
 
Softball Celebrates Senior Recognition Day on Monday
The Elmira College softball team is set to recognize its Class of 2016 when it welcomes the Pennsylvania College of Technology to Eldridge Park Stadium on Monday afternoon. The teams will play a doubleheader beginning at 3:30 p.m., while the program recognizes Katie Day '16, Julie Heggie '16, and Jackie Heggie '16 in a ceremony between games.
 
Women's Lacrosse Hosts Hartwick on Monday
The Elmira College women's lacrosse team continues its busy conference stretch when it welcomes Hartwick College to Campus Field for a 5:00 p.m. start.
 
Men's Golf to Host EC Spring Invite on Tuesday
The Elmira College men's golf team will host its annual spring tournament when it welcomes a competitive four-team field to Elmira Country Club for the 2016 Elmira College Spring Invitational on Tuesday, April 26^th. Action is expected to tee off at 10:00 a.m.
 
Men's Lacrosse Welcomes No. 2 Ithaca College on Wednesday
The Elmira College men's lacrosse team is set for its strongest test of the season when it welcomes second-ranked Ithaca College for an Empire 8 Conference matchup on Wednesday evening. Opening faceoff is slated for 4:00 p.m.
 
Baseball Hosts Non-Conference Penn College on Wednesday
The Elmira College baseball team makes its return home on Wednesday, April 27^th, when it welcomes the Pennsylvania College of Technology for a single nine-inning contest. First pitch is slated for 6:00 p.m. at Historic Dunn Field.
 
Women's Lacrosse Celebrates Senior Recognition Day on Saturday
The Elmira College women's lacrosse team will honor its Class of 2016 in a special ceremony on Saturday, April 30^th. The team welcomes the Stevens Institute of Technology to Campus Field for a 1:00 p.m. opening draw.
 
A Look Back at the Week That Was…
 
Spoljaric Sets All-Time Goal Record in 1-1 Week
It was a history-making week for standout Soaring Eagle Moorea Spoljaric '16, who has been knocking on the door at the top of Elmira's all-time goal scoring chart. She opened the week five back of tying the all-time mark, which was held by Katya Outwater '07.
 
Elmira kicked off a two-game weekend with a tough home matchup against Nazareth College at Campus Field on Friday afternoon. Although Spoljaric pumped in five goals to tie the record, the Golden Flyers pulled away in the second half for a lopsided 20-9 win.
 
It did not take long for the Saugerties, NY, native to pull ahead into the top spot in program history when the team returned to action on Sunday in a road contest at Alfred University. She pumped in her 167^th career tally just under 15 minutes into the opening half to tie the game at 2-2. She went on to tack on five more goals in the contest, as EC pulled away for a 13-7 win. Hayley Baker '19 also continued her stellar debut season with four points on two goals and two assists.
 
Spoljaric was named Empire 8 Player of the Week, while Lindsay Wargo '17 compiled 25 saves to take home Empire 8 Goalie of the Week honors. Catch that story at the following link: CLICK HERE.
 
For more information on EC Women's Lacrosse, please visit the following link: CLICK HERE.
 
Men's Tennis Sweeps Hartwick 9-0 to Set All-Time Single-Season Win Record
Elmira men's tennis also made history this weekend when they powered past the Hawks by a 9-0 final, giving Elmira its program record-setting ninth win of the season, the most EC has registered in over 16 years.
 
Satchal Waters '16 and Austin Mansell '16 were 8-2 winners at first doubles, while Yaniv Kogan '18 and Chris Konow'18 rolled to an 8-1 win at the second spot. EC's newly formed third doubles team of Patrick Tracey '18 and Jordan Curtis '19 had a tougher time than the other two teams, but would still walk away with a convincing 8-4 victory.
 
Singles action was also controlled by the Soaring Eagles, as Elmira won all six matches in straight sets. At first singles, Waters found himself in an early 2-1 hole in the first set. However, the savvy senior turned things up a notch from there on out and went on to win 11 straight games en route to a 6-2, 6-0 victory.
 
Shortly after Waters won his match, Tracey followed suit with a clinical 6-0, 6-0 performance at the third spot, which clinched the win for Elmira. For Tracey, the win pushed his single-season total to 12.
 
For more information on EC Men's Tennis, please visit the following link: CLICK HERE.
 
Clarke of Women's Golf Nabs Second Place at Ithaca College Invite
The Elmira College women's golf team was back in action this past weekend, making the short trip up Route 13 for the two-day Ithaca College Invitational. The Soaring Eagles finished in fifth place as a team, carding a two round cumulative score of 841.
 
Audrey Clarke '18 posted one of the best tournament performances of her career to lead the squad. She carded an opening round 82 (+10) and showcased her consistency with a second round 83 (+11) to finish as the medalist runner-up at the event.
 
For more information on EC Women's Golf, please visit the following link: CLICK HERE.
 
Softball Goes 4-6 During Busy Week
The Elmira College softball team continued to power through an extremely busy stretch in its schedule this past week. The Soaring Eagles were in action in five of the last seven days, posting a 4-6 record during five twin-bills.
 
The Purple and Gold began the week with a pair of difficult doubleheaders against Ithaca College and Lycoming College. The EC offense struggled to get going both days, as Elmira dropped both ends of both twin-bills.
 
The Soaring Eagles bounced back in a big way the following two days, sweeping Alfred State and Morrisville State in a pair of doubleheaders. The wins came in dominant fashion, as EC outscored the opposition 30-to-2 in the four games.
 
Unfortunately, the Soaring Eagles were unable to carry the momentum into the weekend, as they both ends of a tight dual-set against Empire 8 Conference foe Utica College.
 
Julie Heggie '16 had an excellent week, compiling a .290 batting average and blasting three homeruns. Maddy Johnson '19 also continued her excellent rookie campaign, batting just under .500 during the course of the week.
 
For more information on EC Softball, please visit the following link: CLICK HERE.
 
Baseball Notches Ninth Win in 1-4 Week
The Elmira College baseball team had a tough week, in which it went 1-4 with a pair of heart-breaking losses. However, the Soaring Eagles were able to defeat Keuka College to collect their ninth win of the season, setting a new high-water mark for the fledgling program.
 
EC opened the week with an excruciatingly close loss to Alfred State at Dunn Field. Trailing 5-3 heading to the bottom of the ninth, the Soaring Eagles collected a big two-out RBI-double from Dylan Bellinger '17 to cut the deficit to 5-4. Conor Bawiec '18 followed with a single up the middle, but Bellinger was thrown out at the plate to end the game.
 
Elmira followed with somewhat lopsided contest in which Ithaca College won 12-6 this past Wednesday. However, EC got the bats going in a big way the following afternoon when it hit the road to face Keuka. The Purple and Gold raced out to a 10-1 lead with Nate Hanner '18 and Dennis Rudolph '18 having big days at the plate. The Wolfpack battled back into the contest, taking advantage of a shaky Elmira bullpen, but Nick Cottone '19 settled the ship in the ninth to lock down his first collegiate save in the 10-9 win.
 
SUNY New Paltz locked down the Elmira offense in the final two contests over the weekend. Bellinger chipped in some big hits, delivering his fourth homer of the season in the first game and collecting a big double and scoring Elmira's only run in a hard-fought 2-1 extra-inning loss in game two.
 
For more information on EC Baseball, please visit the following link: CLICK HERE.
 
Men's Lacrosse Drops Pair of Contests to Empire 8 Foes
The Elmira College men's lacrosse team began an especially brutal stretch in its schedule when it faced St. John Fisher College and the Stevens Institute of Technology this past week. EC went 0-2 in the two contests to fall out of contention for Empire 8 Conference Tournament play.
 
Skyler Pradelski '16 and Nevin Olney '18 each netted a pair of goals in the loss to the Cardinals to begin the week, but St. John Fisher would score four goals in each of the first three quarters to build a commanding 12-4 lead that it would not relinquish.
 
The Ducks dominated the score from the outset in Saturday's contest. Stevens pumped in nine unanswered goals in the opening 8:53 of the quarter, but Anthony LaRusso '16, Nevin Olney '18, and Skyler Pradelski '16 scored consecutive goals to briefly cut the deficit. Stevens ended the game with 13 unanswered tallies in the lopsided 22-3 final.
 
For more information on EC Men's Lacrosse, please visit the following link: CLICK HERE.
 
A Look Ahead…
 
Monday, April 25, 2016
Softball vs. Pennsylvania College of Technology (DH) (Senior Recognition Day), 3:30 p.m.
*Women's Lacrosse vs. Hartwick College, 5:00 p.m.
 
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Men's Golf at Elmira College Spring Invitational, 10:00 a.m.
*Baseball at Utica College (DH), 2:00 p.m.
 
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
*Men's Lacrosse vs. Ithaca College, 4:00 p.m.
Baseball vs. Pennsylvania College of Technology, 6:00 p.m.
 
Thursday, April 28, 2016
Baseball at Alfred State, 3:00 p.m.
Women's Lacrosse at Hilbert College, 4:00 p.m.
 
Saturday, April 30, 2016
*Men's Tennis at Ithaca College, 12:00 p.m.
*Baseball at SUNY Canton (DH), 12:00 p.m.
*Women's Lacrosse vs. Stevens Institute of Technology (Senior Recognition Day), 1:00 p.m.
*Men's Lacrosse at Utica College, 1:00 p.m.
Men's Golf at Oswego State Spring Invitational
Women's Golf at Keuka College
 
Sunday, May 1, 2016
*Baseball at SUNY Canton, 12:00 p.m.
*Men's Tennis vs. St. John Fisher College (Senior Recognition Day), 1:00 p.m.
Men's Golf at Oswego State Spring Invitational
 
Bold Indicates Home Contest
*Indicates Empire 8 Conference Matchup