UTICA, NY- The Utica College women's basketball team is back in action on Monday night, as the Pioneers travel to Clinton, NY to take on local rival Hamilton College… Game time is scheduled for 7 p.m.
FOLLOW THE GAME LIVE: Tonight's game will be broadcast on the radio locally at WTLB 99.1 FM/1310 AM (ESPN Radio) by Dave Peroni and UC alum Ray Biggs … Live streaming audio can also be accessed on WTLB's website,
www.espnur.com... Fans can also download the free ESPNUR app on their Iphone or Droid device by searching "ESPNUR" in their respective app store … Hamilton will also provide a live video stream at
http://www.nsnsports.net/colleges/hamilton/.
LAST TIME OUT: The Pioneers lost 72-65 in a hard fought game against SUNY Polytechnic on Saturday, November 21
st … Sophomore
Ashelyne Babb (Lynn, MA/Winthrop) led the way for UC, finishing with 16 points, five rebounds, one assist, and one steal… Senior
Mary Miceli (New Rochelle, NY/New Rochelle) chipped in with 14 points, five rebounds, and one assist.
MICELI APPROACHING MILESTONE: After her 14-point performance against SUNY Polytechnic, Miceli is now 26 points away from becoming the 11
th player in program history to record 1,000 career points… She currently has 976 career points over the course of 77 games… Miceli ranks third on the College's all-time list in 3-pointers made with 128 and she is one of six players in program-history with 100+ career 3-pointers.
LEADING THE WAY: Four different players are averaging nine points per game or more this season, with Miceli leading the way at 14.3 points per game, totaling 57 points on the season so far…
Ashelyne Babb (Lynn, MA/Winthrop) is right behind her, as she is averaging 14.0 points per game, just one point behind Miceli with 56 total points… Miceli holds eighth place for scoring average in the Empire 8 Conference, while Babb is ninth…
Calypso Carty (Pipersville, PA/Central Bucks West) and
Alaina Tripp (Clyde, NY/Clyde-Savannah) have also been key contributors, averaging 9.5 and 9.0 points, respectively… Carty has 38 points this season, while Tripp has 36.
SHARING THE WEALTH: The Pioneers have 11 different players that have recorded higher than one point per game… Sophomore
Ashley Mayo (Nanuet, NY/Nanuet) is averaging 7.8 points per game, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.3 assists… Freshman
Rachel Hunter (West Islip, NY/West Islip) has given UC a huge boost off the bench, averaging 7.3 points… Senior guard
Christy Traglia (Mohawk, NY/Mohawk) has averaged 3.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 2.3 assists.
ON THE BOARDS: The Pioneers have been hitting the glass hard this season, led by
Rachel Hunter (West Islip, NY/West Islip) who is averaging a team leading 7.0 rebounds per game… Carty is second on the team with 6.0 rebounds per game; Miceli is third with 5.0 rebounds per game, while Babb is fourth on the team with 4.0 rebounds per game… UC has eight other players that have also chipped on the boards this season.
SCOUTING HAMILTON: The Continentals are off to a 1-2 start this season, winning their last game against SUNY Polytechnic by the score 56-39… Leading the way for Hamilton is Sam Graber who is averaging 15.3 points per game and 6.7 rebounds in 33 minutes… Lauren Getman is averaging 10.7 points per game, and a team leading 9.0 rebounds per game… Carly Gruenburg is third on the team with 10.0 points per game, while also averaging 5.7 rebounds per game.
RECENT MATCHUPS AGAINST HAMILTON: Utica's last win against Hamilton came on Dec. 3, 2011 by the score of 48-44.
NEXT TIME OUT: Following the matchup with Hamilton, the Pioneers will travel to North Adams, MA to take on Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts on Wednesday… Game time is scheduled for 7 p.m.
