Tag: UC

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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The Pioneers Are Coming, The Pioneers Are Coming!!!

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…

Wacky Tacky Day at Utica College

This week is homecoming week at Utica College and our dance team, A.I.M (Africa In Motion), has put together a line up of homecoming themes for each day of this week. Today is Wacky Tacky Thursday. Though the theme may seem cliche`, it is meant to get everyone ready and excited for homecoming weekend. Now, the organization didn’t go as far as to crown someone for the wackiest/tackiest outfit, but the main goal is to enhance school spirit, especially during such an exciting time.

Wacky Tacky Day is actually a very common theme at schools, from elementary school all the way up to college. Check out some pretty crazy wacky tacky ideas here.

Jeff Mitchell

My name is Jeffrey Mitchell, born and raised in Syracuse, New York. I am 22 years old, senior at Utica College. I am a public relations major, focusing on sports communications. My favorite hobbies are playing basketball, football, and video games. My favorite teams are the Indianapolis Colts and the New York Knicks. I’ll be covering this sites sport section.

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.