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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
11/2/2015 Alex Brissette Men's Ice Hockey
11/2/2015 Gabrielle Schnepp Women's Ice Hockey
10/19/2015 Jerred Beniquez Football
10/19/2015 Lora Allen Women's Volleyball
10/12/2015 Thomas Woodburn Football
10/12/2015 Corey Zlatniski Men's Cross Country
10/12/2015 Ciara McIlvenny Women's Soccer
10/5/2015 Jerred Beniquez Football
10/5/2015 Brandi Blaszak Women's Volleyball
9/28/2015 Shane Ruffing Men's Soccer
9/28/2015 Ashton Villeneuve Women's Cross Country
9/21/2015 Teddy VanGalen Football
9/21/2015 Rylee Meelan Field Hockey
9/14/2015 Bita Gazashvili Men's Soccer
9/14/2015 Laura Homer-Gunther Women's Volleyball
5/4/2015 Thomas Dinnen Baseball
5/4/2015 Alysa Russell Softball
4/27/2015 Courtney Fitzgerald Softball
4/27/2015 Ryan Watson Baseball
4/20/2015 Brooke Miller Women's Lacrosse
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