Utica, NY (11/20/14) – The Utica College women's basketball team looks to get back on track Saturday, as it host cross-town rival, SUNYIT.  Game time is scheduled for 2 p.m.
 
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LAST TIME OUT: The Pioneers lost to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) 72-58 on Wednesday… UC was led by senior Christy Traglia (Mohawk, NY/Mohawk) who had 16 points followed by Kelcei Edmonds (Pittsburgh, PA/Shady Side Academy) who scored 12 … Utica's top rebounders were Traglia and Samantha Stayer (Allegany, NY/Allegany-Limestone) who had eight boards a piece followed by Bridget Greenwald (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Hills) with seven … The Pioneers shot 35.7% beyond the arc, compared to RPI's mark of 31.3% … UC forced 22 turnovers that led to 17 points … Utica also had 15 points come from their bench while RPI had 12.
 
HISTORY UPDATE: Mary Miceli (New Rochelle, NY/New Rochelle) now has 655 career points and needs 82 more to move into the top-15 ... Miceli has also racked up 88 career 3-pointers made, ranking her seventh in program history … She needs four more to surpass Laura Keating for sixth all-time and she needs just 12 more to become one of only six players in program history to have at least 100 career 3-pointers … Bridget Greenwald (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Hills) has racked up 29 rebounds this season and now has a career total of 605 boards … Greenwald needs 58 more rebounds to move into sixth all time.
 
LIGHTS OUT: From the field, Samantha Stayer (Allegany, NY/Allegany-Limestone) has knocked down 14 of her 34 shots for a .412% shooting percentage … Stayer has 33 points on the season to go along with four steals, two assists, and one block … She is averaging 11 points per game ranking her third on the team.
 
BALL HAWK: Bridget Greenwald (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Hills)'s team leading 29 rebounds, ranks her second in the Empire 8 Conference … Greenwald has already registered a double-double in the season opener against Potsdam … She is averaging 9.7 points per game and 9.7 rebounds per game … Greenwald also has seven steals, six assists, and one block on the season.
 
THROWING IT DOWN: Senior guard, Christy Traglia (Mohawk, NY/Mohawk), is averaging 11.3 points per game placing her second on the team … Traglia racked up a team-high 16 points against RPI, and added nine against both Oneonta and Potsdam … She is shooting .345% from the field and .333% from behind the arc … Traglia has also picked up five steals and three assists on the season.
 
SCOUTING SUNY IT: The Wildcats beat Canton 78-64, in their season opener … The Wildcats had nearly three players score 20 points against Canton; Lauren Knowles led the team with 21 points while Geena Gallo and Molly Maclachlan each had 19 points … Knowles and Gallo both pulled down nine boards … Last season, SUNY IT went 18-7 overall and 9-1 on the road.
 
LAST TIME AGAINST THE WILDCATS: Last season, Utica took down SUNYIT 71-56 by scoring 51 points in the first half… SUNYIT's only lead of the game came when the Wildcats netted a layup off the opening tip… Samantha Stayer (Allegany, NY/Allegany-Limestone) led the way with 18 points while Bridget Greenwald (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Hills) netted 13 and came down with 16 boards… Utica's bench pitched in for a total of 31 points.
 
SERIES LEADER: Dating back to the 2000-01 season, the Pioneers are 18-2 against SUNY IT; including a ten year, 17-game winning streak from 2000-01 to 2010-2011… The Wildcats have managed two wins in the last three seasons.
 
NEXT TIME OUT: The Pioneers will travel to La Plume, Pennsylvania on Sunday for a non-conference game against Keystone College … The game is set to start at 2 p.m. 


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