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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
4/25/2011 Kim Martin Softball
4/18/2011 Kristie Jones Softball
4/18/2011 Justin Edelstein Men's Lacrosse
4/11/2011 Jess Ciraulo Women's Track & Field
4/11/2011 Breiten Balschmiter Men's Track & Field
4/11/2011 Matthew Jarvi Men's Golf
4/4/2011 Alec Choleva Baseball
4/4/2011 Shelby Barbay Women's Lacrosse
3/28/2011 Tammy Kohanski Women's Lacrosse
3/28/2011 Mick Krajacic Men's Lacrosse
3/21/2011 Mallory Ingalls Softball
3/21/2011 Adam Bittel Baseball
3/14/2011 Oliver Barney Men's Lacrosse
3/14/2011 Katlyn Banker Women's Lacrosse
3/7/2011 Joe Pruckno Men's Track & Field
3/7/2011 Evelyn Kurzac Women's Water Polo
2/28/2011 Marissa Hotaling Women's Ice Hockey
2/28/2011 Jess Ciraulo Women's Track & Field
2/28/2011 Joe Pruckno Men's Track & Field
2/21/2011 Megan Myers Women's Ice Hockey
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