Utica University Athletics

Tyshawn Taylor has been named a Pioneer Athlete of the Week for the week of October 21st.

Taylor had an explosive outing in Saturday's close loss to Morrisville, hauling in seven passes for 99 yards and two touchdowns. The Sophomore from Syracuse caught two touchdown passes of over 37 yards, including a last-second hail mary that brought the score to 28-26 and gave the Pioneers a chance to tie the game with zero seconds remaining on the clock. Taylor's speed gave him gave great separation on many of his routes and allowed him to achieve the pair of long scores. Taylor is currently the teams' second-leading receiver and has excelled at hauling in the deep ball this season, averaging 14.25 yards per reception.