Union was led by junior center Kyle Grimm (Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Central), who had a game high nine rebounds. Senior forward and captain Joe Mackey (Flushing, NY/Archbishop Molloy) had a team high 14 points, ending a string of four straight games with 20 or more points. Steve Madej (Burnt Hills, NY/Burnt Hills) added 13 points and three assists for Union (2-5).
Gettysburg (2-6) shot 42% for the contest, had had a 39-34 rebounding advantage on the day. The Bullets won despite making just four of 21 three point attempts. Union had an eight point lead at halftime, holding the Bullets to just 24 points after the first 20 minutes. A layup by Grimm with 17:44 remaining in the second half had Union up 35-27. But the Bullets tied it at 43-43 with 8:24 remaining, to cap a 16-8 run in 9:20. A Matt Presby free throw with 8:05 remaining made it 44-43 Bullets, giving them their first lead since 4-3 and the lead for good.
Monday's game will be the last contest of 2006 for the Dutchmen, who will return to action January 5 to host the two-day Sig Makofsky Invitational Tournament.
Union vs Gettysburg 12/17/06 2:00 PM at Ashland, VA At Ashland, VA GETTYSBURG 64, UNION 49 UNION (2-5) Joe Mackey 5-12 3-5 15; Steve Madej 5-11 0-0 13; Drew Desmarais 3-9 1-2 7; Bobby Hughes 1-2 2-2 4; Kyle Grimm 2-10 0-0 4; Joey Lokitis 1-3 0-0 3; Nick DiMaggio 1-3 0-0 2; Nick Ciresi 0-3 1-2 1; Sean Clancy 0-0 0-0 0; Jim Clifford 0-0 0-0 0; Brendan Rose 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-53 7-11 49. GETTYSBURG (2-6) Corey Dorsey 7-12 0-1 17; Brian Sateja 5-9 4-6 14; Dan Capkin 4-15 5-8 14; Julius Redd 4-6 1-1 9; Mike Beck 1-1 5-6 7; Scott Dozier 1-2 0-0 2; Matt Presby 0-0 1-4 1; Neil Huber 0-0 0-0 0; Renato Tambellini 0-3 0-0 0; Joe Spierenburg 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 22-52 16-26 64. Union......................... 32 17 - 49 Gettysburg.................... 24 40 - 64 3-point goals-Union 6-20 (Steve Madej 3-7; Joe Mackey 2-8; Joey Lokitis 1-2; Nick Ciresi 0-3), Gettysburg 4-21 (Corey Dorsey 3-8; Dan Capkin 1-10; Renato Tambellini 0-1; Joe Spierenburg 0-2). Fouled out--Union-Drew Desmarais, Gettysburg-None. Rebounds-Union 34 (Kyle Grimm 9), Gettysburg 39 (Dan Capkin 7; Julius Redd 7). Assists-Union 13 (Kyle Grimm 3; Sean Clancy 3; Steve Madej 3; Joe Mackey 3), Gettysburg 10 (Julius Redd 4). Total fouls-Union 22, Gettysburg 15. A-223 2006 Hal Nunnally December Classic