Utica, N.Y. (1/17/2012) – The Utica College men's basketball team looks to snap a four game slide on Tuesday night when it travels to Cortland State to take on the Red Dragons in a non-conference contest. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. Live stats and audio will be available for the contest.
UC On The Road: The Pioneers (4-10, 0-4 Empire 8) are 3-2 overall away from the Clark Athletic Center this season headed into Tuesday's match-up … UC won road games against SUNYIT, Hilbert and Oneonta … The match-up against Cortland will be the Pioneers final non-conference contest of the season.
Last Time Out: The Pioneers dropped a pair of Empire 8 Conference games on the road last weekend … UC traveled to Stevens on Friday and played tough in the first half before the Ducks pulled away late, earning a convincing 95-76 win … The Pioneers battled Hartwick College (13-2, 2-2 Empire 8) Saturday but came up short, 87-81, at the Lambros Arena.
Getting to Know Cortland: The Red Dragons are currently 10-4 overall and they have won four of their last six games … They won a pair of games at home against Oneonta and New Paltz this past weekend … They have four players averaging 10+ points including Jesse Winter (14.4), Brian Manning (10.9), Jeremy Smith (10.4) and Harrison Hefele (10.2) … Tuesday night's game will be the final contest of a six game home stand for the Red Dragons.
Last Time Against Cortland: The Pioneers shot 52 percent from the floor in the second half and battled from an eight point deficit with 12:05 to go to earn a 71-64 victory over visiting Cortland State on Dec. 7, 2010 at the Clark Athletic Center …
Jeff Ward (Ossining, NY/Ossining High School) scored 10 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the floor.
German Catching Fire: Senior
Reggie German (New Hartford, NY/New Hartford) scored a career-high 25 points in the Pioneers loss to Hartwick College on Saturday … German currently ranks third on the team with an average of 11.6 points per contest … He is also averaging 5.8 rebounds per game.
Ward Dominates the Paint: Junior big man
Jeff Ward (Ossining, NY/Ossining High School) ranks second on the team with an average of 15.3 points and 7.8 rebounds per game … He currently ranks 15th in the country with a 63.4 shooting percentage.
Jeffers Getting It Done: Sophomore forward
Chris Jeffers (Albany, NY/Bishop Maginn) has transitioned nicely into his starting role for UC as he has led the Pioneers in rebounding in each of the last five games … He currently leads the team with 8.7 rebounds per contest and he is also averaging 5.7 points per game.
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