UTICA, NY – The Utica College women's basketball team will travel for the first time since its season opener on Tuesday when the team makes its way to Cazenovia College for a 4 p.m. game against the Wildcats. 
 
How to Watch: Fans can watch live through https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bMZWRqpY8c and/or follow the game with live stats through https://cazenoviawildcats.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary. 
 
Last Time Out: Utica (4-0) comes into this week after beating Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts 88-35 on Saturday afternoon. The game that started evenly as the first quarter concluded with Utica only ahead by one over the winless Trailblazers. However, the second quarter saw things get going offensively for the Pioneers as the team shot 14-of-21 from the field to take a 49-21 lead at halftime. Five different players for the Pioneers found their way into double-digits in points including Sydney Przygoda (Freehold, NJ/Freehold) (15), Petrina DeMarco (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro) (12), Hannah Stack (Dogleville, NY/Dolgeville) (12), Krissy Geraci (Rochester, NY/Greece Arcadia) (11), and Julianna Beaulieu (Chicopee,MA/Chicopee Comprehensive) (10). Utica put on a clinic in transition having 42 points off turnovers after forcing 29 total turnovers.
 
Pedal to the Floor: The Pioneers continue to show off on both sides of the ball through their first four games, posting the 24^th ranked offense nationally with 76.7 points per game off of 38 percent shooting from the field. The Utica defense has also been limiting their opponents to just 29.4 percent shooting from the field and 25 percent shooting from three-point range. This has allowed UC to keep opponents off the scoreboard as the team has allowed just 47 points per game so far this season, the 20th fewest per game in Division III. 
 
Rookie Standouts: After opting out of last season, the Pioneers are seeing multiple new faces on Miga Court for the first time making instant impacts after an anticipated wait. Geraci and Beaulieu have been standouts in their first seasons with the team. Despite both coming off the bench, their presence can be seen as Geraci (10.3 ppg) and Beaulieu (9.5 ppg) are both among the team's top five scorers. Geraci will also go into Cazenovia fresh off of her first career double-double UC's win over MCLA. 
 
Crash the Boards: Through four games this season, UC is ranked second nationally in offensive rebounds per game with 26.2. Overall, the Pioneers are ranked third in the nation with 58.3 total rebounds per game and their 27.2 rebound margin ranks second in Division III. Leading the way is Przygoda with 10 rebounds per game. 
 
Meeting History: Tuesday's meeting will mark the 19^th time these two teams have faced off and the first since 2011. UC has won the last 10 games against the Wildcats and lead the overall series 15-3. The last time the two teams squared off the Pioneers came out with a 65-32 win in a game that saw 14 different Pioneers put points on the board. 
 
Scouting the Wildcats: Coming into this game, the Wildcats are 1-4 which includes a two-game losing streak. After its most recent 65-49 loss to Bryant & Stratton College, Cazenovia is now averaging 54.2 points per game on 33.7 percent shooting from the field. Caz is currently led by their junior guard, Arrianna Henry who has averaged 10.8 points and 2.4 steals per game while shooting a team-high 43.2 percent from the field off the bench. Alongside Henry, Lucia Liverio leads the Wildcats in assists with 4.8 per outing while tacking on 9 points and 5.2 rebounds.
 
Up Next: Following this matchup, the Pioneers will return to Miga Court to face cross-town rival, SUNY Poly on Tuesday, November 30 at 5 p.m.