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A Message For The Seniors

You know the age old saying, “all good things must come to an end,”

But, what they didn’t tell you is that you’d make lifelong friends.

Friends so close they feel like family,

A love deeper than what eyes can see.

A family that picked you up when you were down,

Teammates who were there for you, when no one else was around.

Playing for something more than yourself, playing for the good of one team.

With all members being synchronized and focused, wanting only one dream.

The dream may end in a win or loss, but the memories remain forever,

And you will always have a family on campus, at home or wherever.

The end of the road for the seniors, a feeling that can’t be spoken.

But never forget the bond you have with this family, a bond that can never be broken.

Long live the Pioneers.

They Here To Stay !!!

The Utica college women’s basketball team are currently 2-3 and averaging 68.6 points a game. The Pioneers finished last season 11-14 and looking to conquer the empire 8 for the 2015-16 year.

Mary Miceli is a senior guard from New Rochelle, NY who is a very important player for the Pioneers. In her 2014-15 season she played and started in 24 games and led the team in scoring with 12.6 points per game. Also, she finished 2nd in the Conference in free-throw percentage and was named to the Empire 8 All-Conference Team January 1, 2015.

This season, Meceli is currently 4^th place in scoring, she has 85 points of five games and averaging 17.0 points per game. On November 30, she scored a game-high 28 points and became the 11th player in program-history to record over 1,000 career points.

To learn more on Meceli and the Utica College Pioneers, click here…

UC Making History

Utica college has never appeared in a bowl game in school history. This was true until they worked hard, focused, and earned it in their 2014 season. This timeline below wraps up their season and road up to the ECAC North Central Bowl Championship game.

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School Enrollment 2000 in Utica

For those who are interested in enrolling your child in a school in the Utica school district, here’s a graph of where the education enrollment stood in the beginning of this decade. Click here

Future updates to come.

NICK JONAS COMES TO UTICA

Nick Jonas will be performing live in Utica at MVCC on Oct. 4th at 7 p.m. in the Robert R. Jorgensen Athletic and Events Center on the Utica Campus. Continue reading “NICK JONAS COMES TO UTICA” →

Utica College Football

On Saturday September 5, the Utica College Pioneers earned their seventh straight season opener win by defeating Misericordia University 42-28. The team looked great for their first game of the season as five Pioneers added points to the scoreboard. The weather was great and the Pioneers were getting loose early in warm ups, hosting on their home field.

UC started off with a big 50 yard touchdown run from Junior Nicodemus Gambell. Gambell fits in great with the Pioneers offense, he’s a nice speed back that will make big plays when they need it. Jerred Beniquez, a junior, returned a 90 yard kickoff for the touchdown, setting the school record for the pioneers.

UC quarterback Teddy VanGalen, completed 18 out of 25 passes and ended the game with 263 passing yards with one passing touchdown to wide out Gregory Palmer. Palmer has been catching passes for the Pioneers for three years and is still looking to make his last year a highlight reel. Palmer finished the game with 160 receiving yards and a 62 yard touchdown which gave the Pioneers some in the first half cushion.

The Utica College Pioneers finished the game with a total 263 passing yards and 221 rushing yards, marking 483 total offense yards of the game. Defensive End Nick Woodman, Utica native, added 1.5 sacks and tied the school record for sacks at 18.0. Juwan Wilson added a team high 11 tackles for the day. The Pioneers have started off the season in a positive manner, they are now 1-0 and looking to keep the ball rolling. They are traveling all the way to Ohio to face Northern Ohio University September 12.

Unique Sports In Utica

The city of Utica is home to a number of sports teams at many different levels. For the size of Utica, being home to an American Hockey League (AHL) team, a college team and multiple high school teams is quite impressive.

Probably the most famous of teams in Utica, the Utica Comets are an NHL affiliate team with the Vancouver Canucks. The Comets started calling Utica home in 2013 and play their home games at the Utica Memorial Auditorium.

Utica is also home to Utica College, a Division III collegiate school that houses multiple men’s and women’s sporting teams. Founded in 1946 and affiliated with Syracuse University, Utica College is now a private institution. The Pioneers have had growing success in their sporting programs and now have one of the biggest inflatable domes to play and practice sports in the entire country!