Newton scored 26 points and grabbed a team-high 14 boards for the Ephs, who finished second in the nation last year after winning the Division III national title in 2002-03. Kaine contributed 25 points while Cole added 16 points and six assists.
Union, which trailed by as many as 10 points in the first half, 19-9 with 13:06 on the clock, took a 25-23 lead with 7:41 remaining as T.J. Ramey hit a three-point basket. Williams held a 36-31 advantage with 2:28 left in the half before Union scored the period’s final seven points to take a 38-36 lead into the break. Brian Scordato started the run with a jumper with 2:02 remaining bore John Cagianello knocked down a three-pointer to tie the score at 36 with 1:22 left. Scordato’s jumper off Cagianello’s feed with six ticks left gave Union the edge.
Newton’s layup to open the second 20 minutes tied the score and the Ephs never trailed after that. The Dutchmen did tie the game at 61-61 with 4:08 showing as Scordato turned a feed from Darcy Bonner into a layup and then connected on his free throw. However, the Ephs then went on a 12-4 run with a pair of free throws by Cole giving the visitors a 10-point margin, 73-63, with 1:56 left.
Scordato finished with 15 points for the Dutchmen while junior point guard Chris Murphy and Ramey each contributed 11 markers. Senior forward Devon Bruce netted 10 points and pulled down a team-high nine rebounds.
Cagianello, who was held to seven points, now needs just 30 markers to become the 14th member of the Dutchmen’s 1,000-point club.
Newspaper Box Score WIL vs Union College Dutchmen 12/07/04 8:00pm at Schenectady,NY At Schenectady,NY WIL 76, UNION COLLEGE DUTCHMEN 68 WIL (8-0) Andrew Newton 11-16 4-4 26; Tucker Kain 8-17 4-4 25; Jaris Cole 4-13 8-9 16; Casey Gibbons 2-4 0-2 5; Michael Graham 0-5 4-4 4; Chris Shalvoy 0-3 0-0 0; Brian Nelson 0-1 0-0 0; Chris Rose 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 25-61 20-23 76. UNION COLLEGE DUTCHMEN (2-2) Brian Scordato 6-15 1-1 15; T.J. Ramey 4-7 0-0 11; Chris Murphy 3-7 3-4 11; Devon Bruce 5-11 0-0 10; John Cagianello 2-4 2-2 7; Darcy Bonner 3-7 0-0 6; Jordan Schur 2-4 0-0 5; Alex Plaisted 1-1 1-2 3; Joe Mackey 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-57 7-9 68. Williams...................... 36 40 - 76 Union College Dutchmen........ 38 30 - 68 3-point goals-WIL 6-21 (Tucker Kain 5-11; Casey Gibbons 1-3; Michael Graham 0-1; Chris Shalvoy 0-1; Chris Rose 0-1; Jaris Cole 0-4), Union College Dutchmen 9-22 (T.J. Ramey 3-5; Chris Murphy 2-5; Brian Scordato 2-6; John Cagianello 1-1; Jordan Schur 1-2; Devon Bruce 0-3). Fouled out--WIL-None, Union College Dutchmen-None. Rebounds-WIL 36 (Andrew Newton 14), Union College Dutchmen 34 (Devon Bruce 9). Assists-WIL 15 (Jaris Cole 6), Union College Dutchmen 15 (Jordan Schur 4). Total fouls-WIL 11, Union College Dutchmen 15.