WILLIAMSPORT, PA. – Riley Spencer '26 recorded a game-high 28 points for the Elmira College men's basketball team as the Soaring Eagles dropped their season-opener against the Penn College Wildcats on Friday inside Bardo Gymnasium.
 

JUST THE BASICS:
SCORE: Elmira 92, Penn College 101
LOCATION: Williamsport, Pennsylvania | Bardo Gymnasium
TEAM RECORDS: Elmira (0-1), Penn College (1-0)


HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Riley Spencer '26 paced the Elmira offense in the first half as he connected four times from beyond the 3-point arc to go along with a 5-for-7 performance from the floor to tally 15 points.
• Carter Seeberger '26 added seven points in the half on a perfect 3-of-3 effort from the floor, while Davian King '28 recorded five points for the Purple & Gold.
• Elmira shot 50% from 3-point range, going 7-for-14 in the half, while the Wildcats went 17-of-33 from the floor to take a 45-42 lead into the half.
• In the second half, Emmanuel Karkari-Mensah '28 and Spencer each tallied 13 points for the Soaring Eagles. Tyler Cardello '26 and Chris Woodard '28 combined for 14 points for the Purple & Gold as Elmira would go 15-of-44 from the field and 5-of-21 from 3-point range.
• The Wildcats responded in the half by hitting eight of their 13 3-point attempts and 17 shots from the field. Both sides frequented the free-throw line in the half: Elmira went 15-of-21, while Penn College was 14-of-25.
• Spencer finished the game 9-of-18 from the field and 6-of-13 from 3-point range for Elmira, while Karkari-Mensah tallied 15 points. JJ Babcock '26 paced the Purple & Gold with 14 rebounds to go along with seven points.

 
UP NEXT: The Soaring Eagles host the Bryant & Stratton College (Rochester) Bobcats inside Speidel Gymnasium on November 13, with tip-off scheduled for 5:00 P.M.