Utica (2-0) vs. RPI (1-0) - Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010 1 p.m. Charles A. Gaetano Stadium

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The Utica College football team (2-0) looks to win its third straight game for the first time in the program's ten year history as the Pioneers take on R.P.I. (1-0) in the Pioneers home opener Saturday at 1 p.m. on the turf at Charles A. Gaetano Stadium. The Pioneers are coming off of two impressive wins over Becker College, and most recently Castleton State, outscoring their opponents by a combined score of 137-41. Two weeks into the season the Pioneers boast the highest scoring offense in the country (D1/D1AA/D2/D3) with 137 points, good for an average of 68.5 points per game. (NCAA Leaders)


The Series:

UC hopes to change its fortune this week against R.P.I., after falling to the Engineers 17-14 in a tight battle one year ago. UC is 1-6 all-time against RPI with its last victory coming on Sept. 18, 2004 when the Pioneers won 9-7.

This Season:

Starting quarterback Andrew Benkwitt (Mamaroneck, NY/Mamaroneck) currently ranks 12th nationally with 649 yards of total offense. Travis Ladd (Mexico, NY/Mexico Academy) is tied for fourth in the nation with 30 tackles over the course of two games. Freshman receiver Anthony Acevedo (New Hartford, NY/New Hartford) ranks seventh in the nation averaging 137 yards receiving per game.

Last Week:

Last week in Utica's 59-22 victory over Castleton State, freshman wide receiver Anthony Acevedo (New Hartford, NY/New Hartford) (New Hartford, N.Y.) led the team with ten catches and set a new school-record with 205 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Sophomore starting quarterback Andrew Benkwitt (Mamaroneck, NY/Mamaroneck) (Mamoroneck, N.Y.) completed 26-of-40 passes for 378 yards and four touchdowns. Junior running back Zach Jones (Blossvale, NY/Camden) (Blossvale, N.Y./Camden) rushed for 132 yards on just 11 carries and scored one touchdown.


The defense also played well, and for the second straight week they were led by senior linebacker Travis Ladd (Mexico, NY/Mexico Academy) (Mexico, N.Y.), who tallied a career-high 17 tackles. Three Pioneer linebackers finished with at least ten total tackles including Ladd, senior Kevin Hennion (Dumont, NJ/Dumont) (Dumont, N.J.) had a season-high 14 tackles, and sophomore Genaro Scampone (Utica, NY/Proctor) (Utica/Proctor) had a career-best ten tackles.