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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
9/16/2013 Sean Hulser Football
9/16/2013 Hannah Mackey Field Hockey
9/9/2013 Jake Larson Football
9/9/2013 Ashton Villeneuve Women's Cross Country
9/2/2013 Chasity Eckert Field Hockey
9/2/2013 Ryan Stalker Men's Golf
5/17/2013 Sylvester Owusu-Afriyie Men's Track & Field
5/17/2013 Andrew Benkwitt Football
5/17/2013 Bridgette Plummer Softball
5/17/2013 Meghan Fiore Women's Basketball
5/6/2013 Chris Podlucky Baseball
5/6/2013 Abby Monroe Softball
4/29/2013 Ben Winkler Men's Lacrosse
4/29/2013 Megan Kane Women's Lacrosse
4/22/2013 Chelsea Monroe Softball
4/22/2013 Andrew Hoover Men's Track & Field
4/15/2013 Trent Jacobs Men's Lacrosse
4/15/2013 Courtney Fitzgerald Softball
4/8/2013 Abby Monroe Softball
4/8/2013 Joe Schoen Men's Lacrosse
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