Utica University Athletics

Junior Shane Ruffing of the Utica College men’s soccer team was named the College’s Male Athlete of the Week on Monday.

Ruffing scored the only goal of the game to lift the Pioneers to a 1-0 victory at Alfred University on Saturday. The goal was his sixth of the season, putting him in a three way tie for the team lead in that category. Defensively, Ruffing was part of a UC defensive unit that held the team’s one goal lead for 88 minutes until the final horn sounded.

The win snapped a two game losing streak for UC, which seeks a two game win streak of its own to close out the regular season when they host Elmira on Saturday for a 7 p.m. match under the lights.