Ranieri led five Cortland double-figure scorers. Junior Dave Maggiacomo (Pleasant Valley/Arlington) made 4-of-8 three-pointers and finished with 14 points. Senior Simon Skrelja (Hastings-on-Hudson/Hastings) finished with 11 points, seven rebounds and four assists, junior Rod Headley (Peekskill) scored 11 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished out three assists and junior Dave Jutton (Red Hook) made a trio of three-pointers in an 11-point effort.
Elmira was led by senior Micah Owens (Elmira/Southside), who made 6-of-9 field goals for 15 points in addition to pulling down five rebounds. Sophomore Serge Clement (Jamaica/St. John's Prep) scored 13 points and senior James Brown (Montour Falls/Odessa-Montour) recorded nine rebounds.
Cortland never trailed and turned a six-point lead with 5:15 left in the first half into a 37-27 halftime advantage. The Soaring Eagles were within 39-32 on a Clement layup with 17:59 left, but the Red Dragons went on a 18-4 run, including two Maggiacomo treys, to takea 57-36 lead with 11:35 remaining.
Elmira College vs SUNY Cortland 11/22/05 7 p.m. at Cortland, NY (Corey Gym) SUNY CORTLAND 84, ELMIRA COLLEGE 52 ELMIRA COLLEGE (0-1) OWENS, Micah 6-9 3-4 15; CLEMENT, Serge 6-12 1-2 13; PRUNIER, Joe 3-10 2-2 9; KEATING, Matt 2-4 2-2 6; BROWN, James 2-4 0-0 4; GILMOUR, Ryan 1-3 0-0 3; AHNSTROM, Mike 0-0 2-2 2; NEEDHAM, David 0-1 0-0 0; LEVOW, Jake 0-2 0-0 0; DAFOE, Blaise 0-0 0-0 0; LAJOIE, Colin 0-0 0-0 0; INGALLS, Tim 0-3 0-0 0; HARMON, Shanon 0-0 0-0 0; MOLAK, Nick 0-5 0-0 0. Totals 20-53 10-12 52. SUNY CORTLAND (2-1) RANIERI, Frank 8-13 0-1 16; MAGGIACOMO, Dave 5-9 0-0 14; SKRELJA, Simon 4-8 3-4 11; JUTTON, Dave 4-9 0-0 11; HEADLEY, Rod 5-11 1-3 11; NIEHOFF, Carson 2-5 2-2 7; TAGGART, Scott 3-5 0-0 6; JANKIEWICZ, Michael 1-2 0-0 3; SARGENT, Joe 1-4 1-1 3; FISH, Derrick 1-1 0-0 2; MERRITT, Quentin 0-0 0-0 0; MIOLAN, Juan 0-0 0-0 0; NALLS, Elbert 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-68 7-11 84. Elmira College................ 27 25 - 52 SUNY Cortland................. 37 47 - 84 3-point goals-Elmira College 2-21 (GILMOUR, Ryan 1-3; PRUNIER, Joe 1-7; KEATING, Matt 0-1; NEEDHAM, David 0-1; LEVOW, Jake 0-1; INGALLS, Tim 0-2; MOLAK, Nick 0-3; CLEMENT, Serge 0-3), SUNY Cortland 9-23 (MAGGIACOMO, Dave 4-8; JUTTON, Dave 3-8; JANKIEWICZ, Michael 1-2; NIEHOFF, Carson 1-2; SARGENT, Joe 0-1; NALLS, Elbert 0-1; HEADLEY, Rod 0-1). Fouled out--Elmira College-None, SUNY Cortland-None. Rebounds-Elmira College 29 (BROWN, James 9), SUNY Cortland 40 (RANIERI, Frank 9). Assists-Elmira College 8 (MOLAK, Nick 4), SUNY Cortland 19 (RANIERI, Frank 6). Total fouls-Elmira College 13, SUNY Cortland 14. A-250