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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
12/12/2011 Ridge Garbutt Men's Ice Hockey
12/5/2011 Meghan Fiore Women's Basketball
12/5/2011 Jeff Ward Men's Basketball
12/5/2011 Carmen Johnson Women's Ice Hockey
11/21/2011 Matt Baldwin Men's Basketball
11/21/2011 Katie McGee Women's Basketball
11/14/2011 Josh Mannarino Men's Swim & Dive
11/14/2011 Michelle Allen Women's Swim & Dive
11/7/2011 Evan Chlanda Men's Ice Hockey
11/7/2011 MacKenzie Roy Women's Ice Hockey
10/31/2011 Cody Racha Men's Cross Country
10/31/2011 Louise Steele-Norton Field Hockey
10/24/2011 Zachary Jensen Football
10/24/2011 Hannah Mackey Field Hockey
10/17/2011 Jeffrey Cupka Men's Soccer
10/17/2011 Louise Steele-Norton Field Hockey
10/10/2011 Jake Larson Football
10/10/2011 Alyssa Nicotera Women's Volleyball
10/3/2011 Anthony Acevedo Football
10/3/2011 Louise Steele-Norton Field Hockey
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