UTICA, NY - The Utica College women's basketball team enjoyed its first home game since February 2020 and came out firing infront of the home crowd as the team came out with a 74-49 win over Alfred St. 
 
Utica outscored Alfred St. in each quarter with the second quarter serving as the biggest blow in what was a 21-11 quarter in favor of UC. The Pioneers' defense also limited Alfred St. to under 30 percent shooting from the field and beyond the arc. Utica also had a rough night from three-point land however, the team made up for the long ball woes by scoring 44 points in the paint to Alfred's 28. UC also converted on steals by scoring 27 points off of turnovers. 
 
The Utica reserves also accounted for 28 points off of the bench while the Alfred St. subs were only able to produce five points. 
 
Sydney Przygoda (Freehold, NJ/Freehold) led the team with 18 points and nine rebounds while Julianna Beaulieu (Chicopee,MA/Chicopee Comprehensive) added 14 points and Krissy Geraci (Rochester, NY/Greece Arcadia) contributed 10. Cora Sawyer (New London, CT/New London) was a thorn in the Pioneers' side, scoring eight points while grabbing eight rebounds to go with a team high six assists. The senior also forced two turnovers on defense. 
 
UC (2-0, 0-0 Empire 8) returns home at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 16 against SUNY Oneonta.