UTICA, NY – The Utica College men's basketball team returns from a two and a half week break on Wednesday night when the Pioneers host Medaille College for a non-conference contest at 2 p.m.

ESPN Broadcast Info:  Tomorrow'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.

First Semester Wrap Up: The Pioneers closed out the first semester with a 2-5 overall record … UC has wins over SUNY Polytechnic on the road and Chatham University at the Hilbert Tip-Off Tournament … They opened the season with two close losses at the hands of SUNY Cortland (87-85, Final) and Morrisville State (82-74, Final) … Utica's two wins came back-to-back in a span of three days … The Pioneers wrapped up the first semester with a cross division game against Colgate University (Division 1 – Patriot League Member).

Spreading Holiday Cheer: The Pioneers visited Utica Notre Dame Elementary in early December and spent time with Mrs. Connolly's pre-K students … They made ginger bread houses out of graham crackers and candy while enjoying holiday music and spending valuable time with the young students … The UC players that participated were Shawn Celestin (Nanuet, NY/Nanuet), Tariq Boyd, Carl Taylor (East Brunswick, NJ/East Brunswick), and Andrew Druziak (Amsterdam, NY/Amsterdam ). Head Coach Chris Connolly, Assistant Coach Stephen Zurich, and Assistant Coach James McClendon also participated.

Tutein Three-time's: Senior guard Robert Tutein (Nanuet, NY/Nanuet) ranks ninth in the Empire 8 with an average of 16.0 points per contest …  He has scored in double digits in every game this season and he has netted 24 points on two occasions … His 2.4 3-pointers per contest rank eight in the Empire 8 … He is the eighth player in program-history to make over 100 career 3-pointers … His 103 career 3-pointers made ranks seventh all-time at UC … He also has 544 career points.

Taylor Does it All: Sophomore Carl Taylor (East Brunswick, NJ/East Brunswick) does a little bit of everything for the Pioneers … He is one of their top defenders on the defensive end, ranks third on the team with 8.7 points per game, and he ranks 14^th in the Empire 8 Conference with an average of 3.1 assists per game … He also ranks third on the team with 4.9 rebounds per game. 

Deep Threat: Freshman Seamus McHugh (Latham, NY/Shaker) stretches defenses with his range and currently ranks second on the team with 10 3-pointers this season … His average of 7.7 points per game leads all rookies on the team. 

Man in the Middle: Big man Ivan Iton (Ossining, NY/Ossining) is averaging 6.7 points per game and 5.4 rebounds per contest this season … His top performance of the season was a 21 point, 13 rebound effort in UC's win over Chatham. 

Scouting Medaille: The Mavericks are 3-5 on the year and have lost their last two…  Most recently, Medaille lost to Morrisville State 107-99 in overtime… UC also fell to the Mustangs, falling 82-74 at home on Nov. 17…  Medaille has four players averaging over 10 points per game, led by Johnathan Belton, who has netted 17.1 points and 5.0 rebounds per game.
 
Looking Ahead: The Pioneers open up Empire 8 Conference play on Tuesday as they travel to Alfred University… Game time is scheduled for 6 p.m.

Pioneers All-Access: Make sure to catch live video, audio and stats on Pioneers All-Access: http://portal.stretchinternet.com/utica/ … Audio is provided by WPNR 90.7 FM.

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