Utica, NY – The Utica College women's basketball team will host SUNY Oneonta Tuesday night in the Pioneers 2014-15 home-opener. The game is scheduled to start at 6 p.m.

LAST TIME OUT: The Pioneers opened up their season with a 65-54 win over SUNY Potsdam … UC trailed Potsdam 31-26 going into the half, following the break, Utica outscored Potsdam by 16 to take home the win… The Pioneers had three players score double digits as Samantha Stayer (Allegany, NY/Allegany-Limestone) led the way with 19, Mary Miceli (New Rochelle, NY/New Rochelle) netted 12, and Bridget Greenwald (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Hills) put in 11… Greenwald also added 14 boards to earn the double-double

HOME OPENER: The game against Oneonta will be Utica's first home game of the season … In the past ten seasons the Pioneers are 4-6 in their first home game … In the four wins two were against Potsdam, one was against Southern Vermont, and the other was against Centenary College … In the six losses four came against Hamilton, one against Potsdam, and another against Oneonta … In the last ten years, Utica's best start was in the 2006-07 season when the Pioneers started 3-0.

BROADCAST INFO:  Tuesday's Utica College women's games will be broadcast on the radio locally at WTLB 99.1 FM/1310 AM (ESPN Radio) by play-by-play man Dave Peroni, color analyst Fred Miller … Live streaming audio can also be accessed on WTLB's website, www.espnur.com... Utica College home games are also broadcast by WPNR 90.7 FM, the College's own student radio station, over the air and online.

PIONEERS ALL-ACCESS: If you can't make it out to Utica to watch the game in person, Pioneers All-Access is the place to be on game day, providing live video, audio (WPNR 90.7 FM) and stats for all UC home games on the turf …. Pioneers All-Access is a completely FREE service provided for those members of the Pioneer nation that might not be able to make it out to the game … Recent stories and social media are fully integrated into the Pioneers All-Access site for the most comprehensive viewing experience …  Make sure to check out Pioneers All-Access at www.ucpioneers.com/watch.

DOWNLOAD THE APP: All UC women's basketball radio broadcasts on WTLB 99.1 FM can be heard on the My Hometown Sports Application available in the Google Play store and on Apple ITunes... After you download the application make sure to select the ESPN Radio coverage … It's a free application so download today!

SOCIAL MEDIA: If you can't make it out to the game make sure to follow live updates on the Pioneers official Twitter feed: @UCPioneers… If you are at the game on Twitter, or talking about the game on Twitter, make sure to use #UCMoose… You can also "Like" the Pioneers on Facebook at www.facebook.com/UCpioneers ... Fans can also follow the Pioneers on Instagram: UCPioneers.

CHASING HISTORY: Senior Bridget Greenwald (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Hills) has 590 career rebounds for Utica … She needs 73 rebounds to surpass Meghan Fiore for sixth on the College's all-time list … Greenwald needs 110 more rebounds to become just the fifth player in program history to collect at least 700 rebounds … Junior Mary Miceli (New Rochelle, NY/New Rochelle) ranks seventh in program history for 3-point field goals made… Miceli has 86 career 3-pointers made … She needs six more to surpass Laura Keating's career mark of 91… Miceli needs 14 more 3-pointers to become one of six players in program history to have at least 100 made 3-pointers.

SCORING MACHINE: Senior Samantha Stayer (Allegany, NY/Allegany-Limestone) led the Pioneers with 19 points and shot .571% from the field on Saturday… Her 19 points ranks her third in the Empire 8 … Last year, Stayer averaged 12.8 points per game (second most on the team) ... She also recorded 25 assists, 18 steals, and five blocks … She had a career-high 30 points against Houghton (2/11/14) last season.

TOP REBOUNDER: Against Potsdam, Bridget Greenwald (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Hills) pulled down nine offensive and five defensive rebounds for a total of 14 boards … Greenwald had 11 points on the day and is already averaging a double-double on the season … Last year Greenwald was one of two-players in the Empire 8 to average a double-double as she had 10.8 points and 11.6 rebounds… She led the conference in rebounding and was ranked 25th nationally … She also had 57 assists, 33 steals, and six blocks last season.

OFF THE BENCH: Amanda Henderson (Staten Island, NY/St. Joseph by the Sea) picked up her first collegiate points as she netted seven points in 14 minutes of action against SUNY Potsdam … She was a perfect 5-5 from the line and added three steals … Henderson also picked up two rebounds and an assist in her first collegiate game.

SCOUTING THE RED DRAGONS: Oneonta lost its season opener to the University of Rochester 65-56 … The Red Dragons were led by Caysea Cohen with 17 points; she added five assists and four steals in 37 minutes of action … Sarah Longto led Oneonta with ten rebounds and pitched in with ten points... Last year, Oneonta went 18-8 overall and was 8-4 on the road.

LAST TIME AGAINST ONEONTA: UC and Oneonta squared off last year at Dewar Arena, with the Red Dragons won 59-43 … Mary Miceli (New Rochelle, NY/New Rochelle) was UC's top scorer with 14 points, Bridget Greenwald (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Hills) had 11 points and nine rebounds … Oneonta was led by Alyshia Crawford with 18 points and she added four steals and four assists.

NEXT TIME OUT: The Pioneers will hit the road on Wednesday to take on Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in a non-conference game. The game is set start at 6 p.m.