D3football.com National Team of the Week

Utica, NY (10/15/2013) - Junior wide receiver Anthony Acevedo (New Hartford, NY/New Hartford) of the Utica College football team was named to the D3football.com National Team of the Week on Tuesday.  Acevedo broke the school-record for receiving yards in a single game after racking up 252 yards and two touchdowns on ten catches in the Pioneers' 44-27 win over host Frostburg State in Empire 8 Conference action on Saturday.

Acevedo currently leads the Empire 8 and ranks eighth nationally in receptions per game (8.6) and receiving yards per game (125.0).  He has caught 43 balls for 625 yards and four touchdowns through five games this season.  He is averaging 14.5 yards per catch.  He also caught a season-long 68 yard touchdown pass in the Pioneers' win on Saturday. 

After Saturday's record breaking day, Acevedo moved into second place on the College's all-time receiving yards list, passing Cody Elliot '09, with 2,154 career receiving yards. He also moved into sole possession of second place on the College's career receiving touchdowns list, he now has 15, surpassing James Proniewych '07. Acevedo and senior Jamie Murphy (Canadaigua, NY/Marcus Whitman) rank first and second all-time at UC with 6.73 and 5.08 career receptions per game, respectively. Senior running back Jake Larson (Bemus Point, NY/Maple Grove) and Acevedo also became the fifth and sixth players in school-history to join the 100+ career points scored club on Saturday.

The Pioneers return home on Saturday for the College's Homecoming when they will take on E8 rival Ithaca College at Charles A. Gaetano Stadium.  The contest is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.