Sophomore guard Steve Madej (Burnt Hills, NY/Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake) scored a career high 16 points while freshman guard Nick DiMaggio (Croton-on-Hudson, NY/Croton-Harmon) added 10 points for the Dutchmen. Sophomore forward Drew Desmarais (St. James, NY/Smithtown) scored nine points and pulled down eight rebounds for the Dutchmen. Mackey, who has 62 points in his last three games, posted his third straight 20 point game.
Lehman was led by sophomore guard Duane Rhoden (Dewitt/Clinton Bronx, NY), who had a game high 27 points along with nine rebounds. Senior forward Chris Diplan (Long Island City, NY/Long Island City) posted a game high 12 rebounds for Lehman, which outrebounded the Dutchmen, 44-40 and shot 38%.
Union jumped out to an 8-0 lead as well as leads of 20-4 (14:58 left), and a game high of 34-13 with 9:28 remaining in the first half. Union led 43-29 at halftime. The Lightning went on a 10-2 run in the first 2:58 of the second half to pull to within six at 45-39, but could get no closer. Union went on a 10-4 run for a 55-43 lead with 13 minutes left fueled by six points from Mackey.
The Dutchmen shot 50% in the first half and 44% for the day. Lehman had a 24-13 points-off-turnovers advantage. Union plays at Wagner on December 15, while Lehman hosts the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Monday night.
Lehman vs Union 12/9/06 7:00 PM at Viniar Athletic Center, Schenectady, NY At Viniar Athletic Center, Schenectady, NY UNION 76, LEHMAN 62 LEHMAN (3-4) Duane Rhoden 11-17 3-4 27; Rafael Bueno 5-17 2-3 12; Jason Marchena 3-10 1-5 7; Chris Diplan 3-7 1-2 7; Lavar Larrier 2-5 0-0 4; Brian Thomas 1-1 0-0 3; Nick Watson 0-5 2-2 2; Reinaldo Morel 0-1 0-0 0; Jeff Jean-Pierre 0-0 0-0 0; Steve Rapp 0-1 0-0 0; Kenny Calderone 0-1 0-0 0; Angelo Rodriguez 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-66 9-16 62. UNION (2-3) Joe Mackey 8-16 1-1 22; Steve Madej 6-13 0-0 16; Kyle Grimm 5-9 0-2 10; Nick DiMaggio 3-7 2-2 10; Drew Desmarais 2-5 5-7 9; Brendan Rose 2-4 2-4 6; Jim Clifford 1-5 0-0 3; Joey Lokitis 0-1 0-0 0; Bobby Hughes 0-1 0-0 0; Nick Ciresi 0-0 0-0 0; Sean Clancy 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-61 10-16 76. Lehman........................ 29 33 - 62 Union......................... 43 33 - 76 3-point goals-Lehman 3-15 (Duane Rhoden 2-4; Brian Thomas 1-1; Jason Marchena 0-2; Chris Diplan 0-1; Steve Rapp 0-1; Angelo Rodriguez 0-1; Rafael Bueno 0-4; Reinaldo Morel 0-1), Union 12-32 (Joe Mackey 5-11; Steve Madej 4-10; Nick DiMaggio 2-3; Jim Clifford 1-5; Joey Lokitis 0-1; Brendan Rose 0-1; Kyle Grimm 0-1). Fouled out--Lehman-None, Union-None. Rebounds-Lehman 44 (Chris Diplan 12), Union 40 (Kyle Grimm 10). Assists-Lehman 7 (Duane Rhoden 3), Union 19 (Kyle Grimm 4; Sean Clancy 4). Total fouls-Lehman 15, Union 13. A-141