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Soaring Eagles Drop Road Contest Against Hilbert, 69-60
November 23, 2021HAMBURG, N.Y. – The Elmira College Women's Basketball team dropped its first contest of the season as the Soaring Eagles found themselves on the wrong side of a 69-60 decision against Hilbert on Tuesday night. -
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.
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Furious Comeback Leads Women's Basketball Past E8 Foe Alfred
February 02, 2019ELMIRA, N.Y. – The Elmira College women’s basketball team picked up its first Empire 8 Conference victory in thrilling fashion on Saturday afternoon, as the Soaring Eagles engineered a second-half comeback to down Alfred University by a final score of 64-61 in Speidel Gymnasium.
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Elmira College Women's Basketball Powers Past Penn College to Earn Third Straight Win
December 08, 2018ELMIRA, N.Y. -- The Elmira College women's basketball picked up its third-straight win on Saturday afternoon as the Soaring Eagles used a well-rounded attack to down the visiting Wildcats of Pennsylvania College of Technology by a final score of 69-58.
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Elmira Women's Basketball Downs Wells to Earn Second-Straight Win
November 30, 2018ELMIRA, N.Y. -- The Elmira College women's basketball team picked up its second win in as many games on Friday evening, as the Soaring Eagles dispatched the visiting Express of Wells College by a final score of 58-45.
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Women's Basketball Rolls Past Clarks Summit, 65-21
November 27, 2018CLARKS SUMMIT, Pa. -- The Elmira College women's basketball used a high-flying first half to cruise to a 65-21 victory over the Defenders of Clarks Summit on Tuesday evening. With the victory, EC improved to 2-4 on the season.
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Elmira Women's Basketball Secures First Win of the Season Over D'Youville, 79-63
November 12, 2018BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Elmira College women's basketball team earned its first win of the 2018-19 season by defeating D'Youville College on the road by a 79-63 final score on Monday night. The victory was also the first for Devin Shea as head coach of the Soaring Eagles.
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Shea takes helm at Elmira
August 20, 2018Devin Shea helped Ithaca win Empire 8 titles as a player and an assistant coach. She'll try to do the same at conference rival Elmira.
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Elmira College's Cleary and Boyce Garner Empire 8 Conference Honors
February 22, 2018ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- The Empire 8 Conference has honored both Danielle Cleary '18 and Brittany Boyce '21 with end-of-season awards, as Cleary was named to the E8 All-Conference Second Team and Boyce was tabbed as the Elmira College's Sportswoman of the Year.
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Seniors Lead Elmira to 63-49 Victory Over Utica on Class of 2018 Recognition Day
February 10, 2018ELMIRA, N.Y. -- The Elmira College women's basketball team shook off a subpar first quarter and erased a 13-point deficit in the opening half en route to a 63-49 Empire 8 Conference win over Utica College at Speidel Gymnasium on Saturday.
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Elmira Finishes Series Sweep of Alfred With 69-53 Win
January 27, 2018ALFRED, N.Y. -- An impressive first-half performance and a team-high 20 points from senior Danielle Cleary '18 guided the Elmira College women's basketball team to a 69-53 win on the road against Alfred University on Saturday afternoon.
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Elmira Women's Basketball Survives Dramatic Finish for 66-62 Victory vs. Naz
January 23, 2018ELMIRA, N.Y. -- The Elmira College women's basketball team overcame a few late-game miscues and a fourth-quarter rally by the visiting Golden Flyers to secure a wild 66-62 victory over Nazareth College in Empire 8 Conference action at Speidel Gymnasium on Tuesday night.
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Elmira Holds On For First Empire 8 Win of the Season vs. Alfred
January 16, 2018ELMIRA, N.Y. -- The Elmira College women's basketball team earned its first Empire 8 Conference win of the season and ended a five-game skid against league opponents by defeating Alfred University, 76-71, on its home hardwood inside Speidel Gymnasium on Tuesday night.
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Elmira Completes Fourth-Quarter Comeback to Beat the Bishops, 60-55
December 21, 2017ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Elmira College women's basketball team concluded the D3 St. Pete Classic and the 2017 portion of the schedule with a 60-55 victory over Ohio Wesleyan University at Eckerd College's McArthur Center in St. Petersburg, Florida.
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Elmira College Women's Basketball Improves to 7-0 with Dominant 73-41 Victory over Clarks Summit
December 05, 2017ELMIRA, N.Y. -- The Elmira College women's basketball team put on one of its best all-around performances of the 2017-18 campaign on Tuesday evening inside Speidel Gymnasium to defeat Clarks Summit by a 73-41 final score, which extends the Purple and Gold's best start in over 36 years to seven straight wins.
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Elmira College Women’s Basketball Stays Undefeated with 61-55 Victory over Wells on Sunday
December 03, 2017AURORA, N.Y. -- The Elmira College women's basketball team used a critical fourth-quarter rally to defeat the Express of Wells College, 61-55, on Sunday afternoon in Aurora, New York, to remain undefeated on the season. Today's win gives the Soaring Eagles their first 6-0 record to start a season in over 36 years.
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Hogan's Career Night Leads Elmira to 82-77 Victory at SUNY Cortland
November 30, 2017CORTLAND, N.Y. -- The Elmira College women's basketball team continued its astounding start to the 2017-18 season on Thursday night, as a the Soaring Eagles improved to 5-0 with an 82-77 non-conference victory over the Red Dragons of SUNY Cortland. With five consecutive wins to open the year, the Purple and Gold are off to their best start since winning five in a row to begin the 1997-98 campaign.
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Elmira Tames Wildcats, 63-49, Thanks to Strong Fourth-Quarter Finish
November 27, 2017WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- The Elmira College women's basketball team rebounded from a sloppy third quarter and sealed a 63-49 victory over the Pennsylvania College of Technology with a strong fourth quarter on Monday night. With the victory, the Soaring Eagles continued their perfect start to the 2017-18 season with an unblemished 4-0 record.
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Elmira's Vespucci Earns Empire 8 Women's Basketball Player of the Week Award
November 20, 2017ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- For the second time in her Elmira College career, junior forward Rachel Vespucci '19 has been crowned the Empire 8 Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week, as announced by the conference office on Monday afternoon.
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Elmira College Beats Oswego State to Claim Max Ziel Tournament Championship
November 18, 2017OSWEGO, N.Y. -- The Elmira College women's basketball team improved to 3-0 on the young season by defeating Oswego State by a final score of 53-40 in the Max Ziel Tournament championship, hosted by the Lakers on the home court inside the Max Ziel Gymnasium.
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Elmira College Cruises to 63-32 Win over Keystone in Opening Game of Max Ziel Tournament
November 17, 2017OSWEGO, N.Y. -- The Elmira College women's basketball team showcased an all-around performance to best Keystone College by a 63-32 final score in the opening game of the Max Ziel Tournament, hosted by Oswego State, on Friday evening in Oswego, New York. EC was led by the two-way performance from Rachel Vespucci '19, who finished the night with 15 points and 14 rebounds, her second straight double-double.
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Elmira College Women's Basketball Opens 2017-18 Season With 70-62 Victory Over Hilbert
November 15, 2017ELMIRA, N.Y. -- The Elmira College women's basketball team fended off a late run by the visiting Hawks of Hilbert College to secure a 70-62 season-opening victory on Wednesday night at Speidel Gymnasium.
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2017-18 Season Preview: Elmira College Women's Basketball
November 14, 2017ELMIRA, N.Y. -- The 41st season of women's basketball at Elmira College is right around the corner, as the Soaring Eagles are set to tip off the 2017-18 campaign on Wednesday, November 15, when they welcome Hilbert to Speidel Gymnasium for a non-conference contest at 6:00 p.m.
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Women's Basketball Bests Alfred 68-59 in 2016-17 Home Finale
February 14, 2017ELMIRA, N.Y. -- Rachel Vespucci '19 scored a career-high 25 points to pace the Elmira College women's basketball team in its 68-59 triumph over Alfred University on Tuesday night in its 2016-17 home finale. The Soaring Eagles' win tonight was their first Empire 8 Conference victory of the season at Speidel Gymnasium.
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Cleary Scores 1,000th Point in Elmira College Women's Basketball's 69-50 Defeat of Wells
January 26, 2017ELMIRA, N.Y. -- Danielle Cleary '18 joined historic company today, as she became the sixth member of the Elmira College women's basketball team to reach the 1,000-point milestone in EC's 69-50 win over Wells College at Speidel Gymnasium. Cleary joined the club in style, as she scored her 1,000th point with a trey at the 8:38 mark of the fourth quarter.
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Women's Basketball Defeats Alfred, 64-52, For Second-Consecutive E8 Win
January 19, 2017ALFRED, N.Y. -- The Elmira College women's basketball team won its second-consecutive Empire 8 Conference game, as the Soaring Eagles defeated conference foe Alfred University, 64-52, on Thursday evening.
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Fourth-Quarter Comeback Lifts Elmira College Women's Basketball Over Houghton, 65-62
January 17, 2017HOUGHTON, N.Y. -- The Elmira College women's basketball team used a fourth-quarter comeback to best Houghton College, 65-62, for its first Empire 8 Conference win of the season on Tuesday night.
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Elmira Women's Basketball Upsets Cortland on Last-Second Layup From Heaton
December 01, 2016ELMIRA, N.Y. -- The Elmira College women's basketball team snapped a 15-game winless drought against non-conference rival SUNY Cortland, as a last-second layup off of the fingers of Lindsey Heaton '19 secured an exhilarating 70-68 upset over the Red Dragons at Speidel Gymnasium on Thursday night.
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Elmira Holds Penn College to 23 Points in Impressive Home Victory
November 29, 2016ELMIRA, N.Y. -- Playing on the home hardwood inside Speidel Gymnasium was just what the Elmira College women's basketball team needed, as the Soaring Eagles showcased one of the best defensive performances in program history, with a 65-23 victory over Pennsylvania College of Technology on Tuesday night.
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Elmira College Women's Basketball Defeats Gallaudet, 82-59, in 2016-17 Home Opener
November 27, 2016ELMIRA, N.Y. -- The Elmira College women's basketball team earned its first win of the 2016-17 season with an 82-59 defeat of Gallaudet University in the Soaring Eagles' home opener at Speidel Gymnasium on Sunday afternoon.
