hoops – Utica Entertainment

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…

The Utica college men’s basketball season kicks off this Saturday November 14, at 7 PM against SUNY Cortland. The Pioneers finished 10-15 last season, and looking to turn that around this year with its returners and freshman.
Some key players that will be returning includes, Robert Tutein, a returning senior whom started nine games last season and averaged 12.0 points per game. He shot .485 from the field and had a career and season-high 33 points against Houghton College. Ivan Iton, a 6-4 sophomore that started nine games and averaged 6.0 points per game. Iton shot .545 from the floor and had a season and career-high 15 points against SUNY New Paltz (11/21/14).
The team has 11 incoming freshman ready to take the floor and nine returners that’s well coached and ready to back them up. Click here to visit the team’s website and learn more…