The game marked the return of Dolphin head Coach Steve Evans and assistant coach Todd Montana to Union. Evans, who was the Dutchmen’s starting point guard from 1990 to 1994, finished his outstanding career with 861 points and 476 assists. His 192 assists in his senior season of 1993-94 ranks third on the Dutchmen’s all-time while his career total is third all-time. Montana, who is the son of Union head coach Bob Montana, was a two-year assistant for the Dutchmen, who went 38-20 during his tenure.
Down by nine at the half, 37-28, Union pulled to within 39-36 with 17:33 on the clock on a jumper by senior forward Devon Bruce. Le Moyne then scored 11 of the game’s next 14 points to take a 50-39 lead with 12:34 left on a layup by Matt Cooper. The Dutchmen never got closer than nine points the remainder of the game.
Cooper finished with 20 points and nine rebounds for the Dolphins while Jason Holmes added 17 markers with Trent Morgan and Dan Cromwell each knocking down 10 points. Bruce led the Dutchmen with 19 makers while junior forward Brian Scordato added 11. The Dolphins finished with a 38-16 rebounding advantage and shot 60.7% from the field while Union hit 11 of its 17 field goal attempts (40.7%).
Newspaper Box Score LEM vs Union College Dutchmen 1/18/04 3:30 p.m. at Viniar Athletic Complex, Union College At Viniar Athletic Complex, Union College LEM 74, UNION COLLEGE DUTCHMEN 55 LEM (1-6) Matt Cooper 10-15 0-0 20; Jason Holmes 7-9 2-2 17; Trent Morgan 4-7 0-0 10; Dan Cromwell 5-8 0-2 10; Corey Smith 3-6 0-0 8; Sid Pond 2-4 0-1 4; Phil Schoff 1-2 0-0 3; Darko Sedlar 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 33-54 2-5 74. UNION COLLEGE DUTCHMEN (2-5) Devon Bruce 8-11 1-2 19; Brian Scordato 3-7 2-2 11; T.J. Ramey 2-4 0-0 5; John Cagianello 1-10 2-2 5; Chris Murphy 2-5 0-0 5; Alex Plaisted 1-2 1-2 3; Jordan Schur 1-1 0-0 3; Joe Mackey 0-1 2-2 2; James Rahill 1-3 0-0 2; Robert Futia 0-1 0-0 0; Darcy Bonner 0-1 0-0 0; Kyle Grimm 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 19-48 8-10 55. LEM........................... 37 37 - 74 Union College Dutchmen........ 28 27 - 55 3-point goals-LEM 6-12 (Corey Smith 2-4; Trent Morgan 2-4; Phil Schoff 1-2; Jason Holmes 1-1; Darko Sedlar 0-1), Union College Dutchmen 9-25 (Brian Scordato 3-6; Devon Bruce 2-2; John Cagianello 1-6; T.J. Ramey 1-2; Chris Murphy 1-3; Jordan Schur 1-1; Robert Futia 0-1; Kyle Grimm 0-1; James Rahill 0-2; Joe Mackey 0-1). Fouled out--LEM-None, Union College Dutchmen-None. Rebounds-LEM 38 (Matt Cooper 9), Union College Dutchmen 16 (Brian Scordato 4; Devon Bruce 4). Assists-LEM 18 (Trent Morgan 7), Union College Dutchmen 12 (Brian Scordato 3; Devon Bruce 3). Total fouls-LEM 11, Union College Dutchmen 12.