Elmira vs. Clarks Summit
Game Details	Tuesday, Dec. 5 | Elmira, N.Y. | 6:00 p.m.
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ELMIRA, N.Y. -- The Elmira College women's basketball team will look to extend its six-game win streak to start the 2017-18 season on Tuesday, December 5, when the Soaring Eagles welcome Clarks Summit University to Speidel Gymnasium. The non-conference bout is slated to begin at 6:00 p.m.

A LOOK AT LAST WEEK

• The EC women went 3-0 in a trio of road non-conference contests last week to improve to a perfect 6-0 on the year.
• The Soaring Eagles began the week with a 63-49 victory over Penn College on Monday, November 27.
• Danielle Cleary paced the Purple and Gold with a season-high 22 points against the Wildcats.
• In the bout, Cleary became just the fourth player in program history to score 1,200-career points.
• In EC then topped the Red Dragons of SUNY Cortland by five points, 82-77, on Thursday, November 7.
• This game was dominated by a career performance from Sally Hogan, who posted career highs in both points (24) and rebounds (12).
• Elmira wrapped up the week by earning a 61-55 comeback victory over Wells College on Sunday afternoon.
• The Soaring Eagles Trailed the Express, 45-43, heading into the fourth quarter, marking the first time EC has trailed after three quarters this season.
• The Purple and Gold answered in the fourth by outscoring Wells, 19-10, to seal the come-from-behind win.
• Emily Green was fantastic in the triumph, scoring a season-best 20 points and tying a career high with five 3-point makes.

EFFICIENT AT THE LINE

• Through six contests, EC has taken an E8-leading 154 free throws and has converted 112 of them (72.7 percent).
• Effectiveness at the charity stripe has been crucial to the team's success, as it has accounted for 28.6 percent of the team's 392 points scored this year.
• Rachel Vespucci (4.2), Lauren Franklin (4.0) and Lindsey Heaton (3.5) rank first, second and third on the team in made free-throws per game, respectively.
• Heaton paces the team with an 84.0 shooting percentage from the line, which ranks fourth in the E8.
• Green is not far behind, as she is second on the team with an 83.3 shooting percentage from the charity stripe.

SCOUTING CLARKS SUMMIT

• The Defenders have begun the 2017-18 campaign 0-5 overall and 0-2 in Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) action.
• Clarks Summit enters Tuesday's bout riding a 34-game losing streak, which dates back to the 2015-16 season.
• In conference play, the Defenders have had two close calls, suffering single-digit defeats to Bryn Athyn (50-45) and Cedar Crest (61-54), the former coming in overtime.
• Clarks Summit has employed the same starting five in all of its games this season, with each player averaging at least 36.6 minutes per game.
• Randie Traxler, a freshman from Dublin, Georgia, is second on the team in scoring with a 17.0 points per game average.
• Traxler has played every minute during her rookie season, which places her first in the CSAC in minutes played per contest (41.0).
• Junior guard Torri Erdman paces the team in points (17.6), rebounds (9.2), assists (3.0) and blocks (1.4) per game.