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Athlete of the Week

Bennito Ayarza

  • Award
    Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    2/13/2017
  • Sport
    Men's Basketball
  • Bio
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Junior guard Bennito Ayarza of the Utica College men’s basketball team was named the College’s Male Athlete of the Week for his contributions in a trio of Empire 8 matchups last week.
            Bennito Ayarza combined for 41 points to go with 12 rebounds and 12 assists in games against Hartwick on Tuesday and Houghton and Alfred this weekend. Against Alfred, Ayarza scored a career-high 24 points in a 66-62 victory, giving UC its eighth conference win of the year.
            On the season Ayarza is second on the team averaging just under 10 points per game. He is currently leading the team with 40 steals, a mark that has him second in the conference. He is also leading the team with 70 assists which is ninth in the Empire 8.
            The team is back in action on Tuesday for an Empire 8 matchup against Ithaca College in the Clark Athletic Center Gymnasium. Tipoff is scheduled for 8 p.m.
 


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
12/3/2019 Darius Hopkins Men's Basketball
12/3/2019 Nicolette Conkin Women's Basketball
11/25/2019 Kobe Lufkin Men's Basketball
11/25/2019 Sydney Przygoda Women's Basketball
11/19/2019 Kaitlyn Stinson Women's Cross Country
11/19/2019 Jack Derby Football
11/11/2019 Allison Wagner Women's Soccer
11/11/2019 Brandon Osmundson Men's Ice Hockey
11/4/2019 Mikayla Blumenstock Women's Soccer
11/4/2019 Mitchell Marlow Men's Cross Country
10/30/2019 Kyle Engelhart Men's Cross Country
10/29/2019 Katie Delgado Women's Swim & Dive
10/21/2019 Sydney Scaccia Field Hockey
10/21/2019 Tyler Pietrowski Men's Ice Hockey
10/15/2019 Sabrina Whitehouse Field Hockey
10/15/2019 Elijah Belle Football
10/8/2019 Morgan Willis Women's Tennis
9/30/2019 Mikayla Blumenstock Women's Soccer
9/23/2019 Mitchell Marlow Men's Cross Country
9/23/2019 Kara O'Driscoll Women's Golf
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