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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
11/3/2014 Bita Gazashvili Men's Soccer
11/3/2014 Chasity Eckert Field Hockey
10/27/2014 Matt Beljan Men's Soccer
10/27/2014 Nick Woodman Football
10/27/2014 Laura Homer-Gunther Women's Volleyball
10/20/2014 Gregory Palmer Football
10/20/2014 Jenna Hughes Women's Soccer
10/13/2014 Hannah Mackey Field Hockey
10/13/2014 Anthony Acevedo Football
10/6/2014 Kells Casey Field Hockey
10/6/2014 Ryan Stalker Men's Golf
9/29/2014 Jesse Baldassare Football
9/29/2014 Louise Steele-Norton Field Hockey
9/22/2014 Bita Gazashvili Men's Soccer
9/22/2014 Hannah Mackey Field Hockey
9/15/2014 Brandi Blaszak Women's Volleyball
9/15/2014 Irvens Eristil Football
9/8/2014 J'Von Evans Junior Varsity Football
9/8/2014 Kyle Cairns Men's Cross Country
9/8/2014 Ashton Villeneuve Women's Cross Country
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