Phil Pellegrino was an assistant men's basketball coach at Elmira and had been named the interim head women's basketball coach at Elmira in April, but in May, he returned to his alma mater.
ELMIRA, N.Y. -- Behind a career night from sophomore Rashaad Nurse '22, the Elmira College men's basketball team earned their first Empire 8 Conference victory of the season on Tuesday evening, as the Soaring Eagles dispatched The Sage Colleges by a final score of 74-68 in Speidel Gymnasium.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- For the second time this season, a member of the Elmira College men's basketball team has been recognized by the Empire 8 Conference, as Harry Ravitz '23 received E8 Rookie of the Week accolades on Monday afternoon.
ELMIRA, N.Y. -- The Elmira College men's basketball team, in its 12th season under the direction of Head Coach Randie Torgalski, announced its 2019-20 schedule on Wednesday afternoon. EC will take on a balanced docket with 12 games at home and 13 on the road.
ELMIRA, N.Y. -- The Elmira College men's basketball team overcame a five-point halftime deficit with a strong finish in an 82-78 Empire 8 Conference victory over Houghton College on Friday night at Speidel Gymnasium. With the win, the Soaring Eagles swept the two-game series from the Highlanders and remain in the hunt for a postseason berth with a 4-5 conference record.
HOUGHTON, N.Y. -- The Elmira College men's basketball team traveled to Houghton College on Tuesday night and earned an impressive 19-point victory, 83-64, over the Highlanders in Empire 8 Conference action.
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Less than 24 hours after a tough loss in the 2018-19 Empire 8 Conference opener, the Elmira College men's basketball team notched its first conference victory of the season by topping The Sage Colleges, 83-79, inside Sage's Kahl Gym on Saturday evening.
ELMIRA, N.Y. -- A career-high 30 points from Justin Porrett '19 and a red-hot shooting performance in the second half helped the Elmira College men's basketball team secure an 88-81 come-from-behind victory over Keuka College in front of a raucous crowd at Speidel Gymnasium on Wednesday.
ELMIRA, N.Y. -- The Elmira College men's basketball team used a balanced attack to post 94 points on the Pennsylvania College of Technology on Tuesday night inside Speidel Gymnasium, where the Soaring Eagles secured their first win of the 2018-19 season, 94-69.
ELMIRA, N.Y. -- The Elmira College men's basketball team came out on the winning end of a 66-63 thriller against the visiting Bombers of Ithaca College to earn its first Empire 8 Conference win of the season at Speidel Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- The Elmira College men's basketball team never trailed and held off a late run by Vassar College en route to a 76-67 victory over the Brewers in the opening round of the Lexington Rochester Airport Hotel Tournament, hosted by the University of Rochester, on Saturday night.
OSWEGO, N.Y. -- This afternoon's consolation game at the Max Ziel Tournament went right down to the wire, as the Elmira College men's basketball team held on for a thrilling 70-68 win over SUNY Maritime for the Soaring Eagles' first win of the 2016-17 campaign.
Hoboken, NJ -- The Elmira College men's basketball team used one of its best offensive outings of the season to upset the Ducks of Stevens Institute of Technology, 75-70, at Canavan Arena Saturday afternoon.
Elmira, NY -- The Elmira College men's basketball team picked up its first Empire 8 Conference win of the season on Thursday evening, besting Alfred University 76-72 in front of a raucous crowd at Speidel Gymnasium. Justin Porrett '19 led the way for the Soaring Eagles, netting a career-high 21 points to go along with seven boards.
Salem, MA -- The Elmira College men's basketball team secured one the most thrilling victories the program has witnessed in recent memory, as the Soaring Eagles returned to action against Endicott College in the second day of the Salem State Holiday Tournament on Wednesday evening. Senior guard Justin Henderson '16 sank a shot at the final horn to lift Elmira to its second victory of the season by a final score of 62-59.
Pittsburgh, PA -- The Elmira College men's basketball got in the win column for the first time this season on Sunday afternoon, outlasting upstart Chatham University 93-88 in overtime in the third-place game of the Carnegie Mellon Double Tree Tournament.
The Elmira College men's basketball team snapped their four-game losing streak with a 62-56 victory at Fredonia State. Neil Randolph'15 led the charge for the Soaring Eagles, tallying a season-high 26 points behind seven made three-pointers.
Potsdam, NY -- It took an extra five minutes of play for the Elmira College men's basketball team to hand Clarkson University their first loss of the season as the Soaring Eagles took down the Golden Knights, 76-68, in overtime Friday evening. The Purple and Gold were paced by three players in double-figures, with Neil Randolph'15 and Justin Henderson '16 each leading all scorers with 24 points.
Elmira, NY -- The Elmira College men's basketball team was unable to carry the momentum from last night's last-second victory over Ithaca College as the Soaring Eagles fell to visiting Nazareth College, 75-49. Neil Randolph '15 led the Purple and Gold with 21 points before fouling out with 6:08 to play, but EC was unable to stop the Golden Flyers offensively as Nazareth shot 54 percent for the game.
Elmira, NY -- A 19-0 run in the first half by the Elmira College men's basketball team (8-11, 3-5 E8) turned into a 29 point second half lead and eventually an 80-67 win over visiting Alfred University (14-5, 5-3 E8). Elmira never trailed in today's game as they controlled play from the opening tip, holding the nation's second-leading scoring offense to just 67 points, 32 lower than their season average.
Elmira, NY -- With eight assists this afternoon, to go along with the 10 he dissed out yesterday, Derrick Vogel '14 of the Elmira College men's basketball team (7-11, 2-5 E8) moved into 10th place in college history for career assists (261) as the Soaring Eagles defeated Utica College (6-13, 1-9 E8), 76-65. With the win, Elmira successfully completes the season series sweep of the Pioneers, EC's first series sweep over an Empire 8 Conference team since the 2004-05 season.
Elmira, NY -- A 21-point second half effort from Chris Cassidy '14 blew open what was a seven-point game at the half as the Elmira College men's basketball team defeated Houghton College, 89-68. The Soaring Eagles scored 49 points in the second half, the most points scored in a half this season and also the most scored in a half since EC dropped 54 points in the second half against Ithaca College on December 7, 2010.
Clinton, NY -- After erasing a 19-point halftime deficit to force overtime, it took a buzzer-beating, fall-away jumper from Hamilton College's Matt Hart to down the Elmira College men's basketball team, 85-83, at the Margaret Scott Bundy Field House Tuesday night.
Cleveland, OH – The Elmira College men’s basketball team basketball fell to host Case Western Reserve, 70-56, Friday evening in the opening round of the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Memorial Tournament in Cleveland. The loss drops the Soaring Eagles to 0-2 overall, while the win improves the Spartans to 1-1 overall.
Houghton hires Elmira's interim coach
May 28, 2020Phil Pellegrino was an assistant men's basketball coach at Elmira and had been named the interim head women's basketball coach at Elmira in April, but in May, he returned to his alma mater.
