UTICA, NY – The Utica College women's basketball team hosts Hartwick College in Empire 8 Conference action on Tuesday night. The game is scheduled for 8 p.m.
 
Last Time Out: UC defeated Alfred in the Empire 8 Conference opener 80-50 and was led by Mary Miceli (New Rochelle, NY/New Rochelle)'s 27 points … In the second conference game of the season, Utica fell to Stevens 57-42.
 
Around The E8: UC is 1-1 in conference play and is trailing Stevens (4-0), St. John Fisher (2-0), Ithaca (3-1), and Nazareth (2-1) … Hartwick is even at 1-1 in conference play and Utica is ahead of Alfred (0-3), Elmira (0-3), and Houghton (0-3).
 
Home Sweet Home: The Pioneers are 5-0 at home and are looking to continue the streak heading into a three game Empire 8 home stand … Utica has outscored its opponents 345-297 during the five game streak.
 
Milestone for Miceli: Earlier this season, senior Mary Miceli (New Rochelle, NY/New Rochelle) became just the 11th player in program history to score 1,000 career points, and one of six players to have 100 + career three pointers (141) … With her three 3-pointers last week she moved into second place all-time on the school's 3-pointers made list.
 
Leading The Way: The Pioneers are led by Miceli and Ashelyne Babb (Lynn, MA/Winthrop) … Miceli leads the team with 15.5 points per game to go along with 47 rebounds, 21 steals, and 14 assists … Babb is second on the team with 11.1 points per game and has also added 49 rebounds, 24 steals, and 18 assists so far this season.
 
Helping Out: Utica has six players averaging more than five points per game … Calypso Carty (Pipersville, PA/Central Bucks West) is third on the team averaging 7.8 points per game, she leads the team with 64 rebounds, and has added 19 steals, 12 assists, and two blocks … Ashley Mayo (Nanuet, NY/Nanuet) is fourth on the team with 6.9 points per game followed by Alaina Tripp (Clyde, NY/Clyde-Savannah) (6.5), and freshman Rachel Hunter (West Islip, NY/West Islip) (5.9).
 
Scouting Hartwick: The Hawks are 3-7 overall and 1-1 in conference play … Hartwick is coming off of a 62-45 loss to E8 opponent Stevens … The Hawks are 2-2 at home, 0-2 on the road, and 1-3 at neutral locations … Hartwick is led by senior Taylor Vonasek who leads the team in points per game (16.7), rebounds (69), steals (22), and blocks (6), and Jacqui Foreman who has 8.3 points per game, 68 rebounds, 17 assists, 11 steals, and one block.
 
Against The Hawks: The Pioneers are 4-6 against Hartwick over the last five years … UC holds a 2-3 home record over the course of that time … Last year, Utica won on the road against Hartwick 53-47 before falling to the Hawks at home 44-38.
 
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Looking Ahead: The Pioneers will continue their home stand as they take on Elmira College on Friday … The game is scheduled to start at 8 p.m.