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Women's Basketball on the Road Against Hartwick

UTICA, NY – The Utica College women's basketball team travels to Hartwick College on Wednesday for an Empire 8 Conference matchup. The game is scheduled to start at 8 p.m.
 
Last Time Out: UC both conference games over the weekend … Friday Utica fell to Ithaca 67-55 while Ashelyne Babb (Lynn, MA/Winthrop) led the team with 18 points … Saturday the Pioneers were defeated by Nazareth College 59-55 … Against Nazareth the team was led by Mary Miceli (New Rochelle, NY/New Rochelle)'s 17 points.
 
Leading The Way: Miceli leads the team with 15.1 points per game while Babb is second on the team with 11.4 points per game … Miceli is seventh in the conference in field goal percentage (.339) and 3-point percentage (.308) … She is sixth in the conference in points per game (15.1), and steals per game (1.7) … Miceli leads the Empire 8 in minutes per game (36.3) … Babb is second in the conference in steals per game (2.4).
 
Moving On Up: Miceli recently moved into eighth place on the College's career point's list and only needs 35 more points to move past Daphne Selby 79' for seventh … Miceli currently has 1,159 points in 89 career games … She is also second all-time with 155 career 3-pointers.
 
Helping Out: The Pioneers have six players who are averaging five or more points per game … Ashley Mayo (Nanuet, NY/Nanuet) is third on the team with 8.3 points per game followed by Alaina Tripp (Clyde, NY/Clyde-Savannah) who is averaging 6.8 points per game … Calypso Carty (Pipersville, PA/Central Bucks West) is fifth on the team with 6.6 points per game while Rachel Hunter (West Islip, NY/West Islip) is sixth on the team averaging 5.6 points per game … Carty and Tripp lead the team with 93 and 90 rebounds respectively.
 
Scouting Hartwick: The Hawks are 6-10 overall with a 4-4 Empire 8 record … Hartwick is currently on a three game losing streak dropping games to Nazareth, St, John Fisher, and Ithaca … The Hawks are led by Taylor Vonasek (15.9 points per game, 100 rebounds, 26 steals, 15 blocks, and eight assists) and Jacqui Foreman (10.1 points per game, 124 rebounds, 33 assists, 21 steals, and two blocks).
 
Against The Hawks: Utica fell to Hartwick 62-53 at home earlier this season … The Pioneers are 4-7 against Hartwick over the last five years … Last year, Utica won on the road against Hartwick 53-47 before falling to the Hawks at home 44-38.
 
Watch From Home: Get video and live stats by going to these links http://livestats.hartwick.edu/BasketBall/MBB1516/xlive.htm , http://portal.stretchinternet.com/hartwick/
 
Social Media: Make sure to follow live updates of the game on the Pioneers official Twitter feed: @UCPioneers… If you are at the game and 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.
 
Looking Ahead: The Pioneers make a quick stop at home before a three game road trip when they host Alfred on Saturday in an Empire 8 matchup … Tip-off is scheduled for 4 p.m.
 
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Players Mentioned

Ashelyne Babb

#3 Ashelyne Babb

G
5' 5"
Sophomore
Criminal Justice
Calypso Carty

#21 Calypso Carty

G
5' 8"
Junior
Health Studies Physical Therapy
Ashley Mayo

#4 Ashley Mayo

G
5' 5"
Sophomore
Health Studies Physical Therapy
Mary Miceli

#5 Mary Miceli

G
5' 8"
Senior
Health Studies Physical Therapy
Alaina Tripp

#15 Alaina Tripp

F
5' 9"
Sophomore
Health Studies Physical Therapy
Rachel Hunter

#23 Rachel Hunter

F
5' 10"
Freshman
Criminal Justice

Players Mentioned

Ashelyne Babb

#3 Ashelyne Babb

5' 5"
Sophomore
Criminal Justice
G
Calypso Carty

#21 Calypso Carty

5' 8"
Junior
Health Studies Physical Therapy
G
Ashley Mayo

#4 Ashley Mayo

5' 5"
Sophomore
Health Studies Physical Therapy
G
Mary Miceli

#5 Mary Miceli

5' 8"
Senior
Health Studies Physical Therapy
G
Alaina Tripp

#15 Alaina Tripp

5' 9"
Sophomore
Health Studies Physical Therapy
F
Rachel Hunter

#23 Rachel Hunter

5' 10"
Freshman
Criminal Justice
F