ONEONTA, NY- Hartwick College netted 24 three-pointers as it topped the Utica College men's basketball team 109-50 in Empire 8 Conference action Wednesday evening.
 
The Hawks took the lead just 6:15 into the game and never looked back as they picked up their 12^th win of the season and seventh Empire 8 victory.  The Pioneers fall to 5-11 on the year and 2-6 in the E8.  UC will return to action Saturday as it hosts Alfred University.  Game time is scheduled for 2 p.m.
 
Senior Robert Tutein (Nanuet, NY/Nanuet) led the Pioneers with 11 points, while sophomore Ivan Iton (Ossining, NY/Ossining) had nine points and a team-best 11 rebounds, including six off the offensive glass.  Freshman Justin Mayers (Hastings, NY/Hastings on the Hudson) scored seven points and added seven boards, Carl Taylor (East Brunswick, NJ/East Brunswick) and Shawn Celestin (Nanuet, NY/Nanuet) each had six points, while Mike Cannizzo (Mechanicville, NY/Mechanicville), Dylan Drexler (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia), and Seamus McHugh (Latham, NY/Shaker) also scored. 
 
Hartwick shot 53 percent from beyond the arc and the Hawk bench outscored the Utica reserves 46-19 on the evening.