Cagianello made 12 of 21 shots from the floor and had his sixth 30+ point game of the season. He was two points shy of his season high. Union guard Chris Murphy (Hastings-on-Hudson, NY/Iona Prep) added 10 points with five rebounds and four assists, and Kyle Grimm (Sherrill, NY/Vernon Verona-Sherrill) had 11 points for the Dutchmen. Freshman Drew Desmairis (St. James, NY/Smithtown) pulled down a team and career high nine rebounds and Brian Scordato (Mt. Kisco, NY/Horace Greeley) added eight boards for the hosts.
St. Lawrence featured two players with double-doubles on the night. Bela Vonnak (Canajoharie, NY/Canajoharie) had 19 points with 11 rebounds, and Tom Wopperer (Manlius, NY/Fayetteville-Manlius) had a game high 12 rebounds with 17 points. Tyler Shaver had 18 points for the Saints. Union shot 48% for the game, and in each half, while St. Lawrence shot 59% in the first half and 53% for the night. Union led 48-41 at halftime and only committed five turnovers on the night. The Saints had a 42-31 rebounding advantage. The Dutchmen led by as many as 12 twice in the second half, including 67-55 with 11:54 remaining. But the Saints got to within three as late as 1:23 remaining on a layup by Vonnak to make it 85-82.
Union hosts Clarkson Saturday at 4 p.m. for “Take a Kid to the Game Day,” and “Senior Day.” St. Lawrence plays Saturday at 4 p.m. at Skidmore.
Newspaper Box Score St. Lawrence vs Union 2-10-06 8:00 PM at Viniar Athletic Center, Schenectady, NY At Viniar Athletic Center, Schenectady, NY UNION 90, ST. LAWRENCE 84 ST. LAWRENCE (10-11,8-3 Lib.L.) Bela Vonnak 8-9 3-5 19; Tyler Shaver 6-16 2-2 18; Tom Wopperer 7-12 1-1 17; Richard Williams 2-4 4-8 8; Pat Delmonico 3-7 0-0 8; Jimmy White 3-9 0-0 6; Ben Augliano 2-2 0-0 4; Matt Blue 1-1 1-2 4; Shane Connolly 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 32-61 11-18 84. UNION (13-9,6-5 Liberty) John Cagianello 12-21 5-6 34; Kyle Grimm 4-9 3-3 11; Chris Murphy 3-5 2-3 10; Joseph Mackey 3-6 1-2 9; Brian Scordato 3-9 1-3 8; Steve Madej 3-7 0-0 7; Rob Futia 3-6 0-1 6; Drew Desmarais 2-5 1-1 5; Delon McAllister 0-1 0-0 0; Jim Rahill 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-69 13-19 90. St. Lawrence.................. 41 43 - 84 Union......................... 48 42 - 90 3-point goals-St. Lawrence 9-22 (Tyler Shaver 4-11; Pat Delmonico 2-4; Tom Wopperer 2-5; Matt Blue 1-1; Shane Connolly 0-1), Union 11-28 (John Cagianello 5-11; Joseph Mackey 2-3; Chris Murphy 2-4; Steve Madej 1-4; Brian Scordato 1-5; Rob Futia 0-1). Fouled out--St. Lawrence-None, Union-None. Rebounds-St. Lawrence 42 (Tom Wopperer 12), Union 31 (Drew Desmarais 9). Assists-St. Lawrence 18 (Jimmy White 5), Union 20 (Brian Scordato 6). Total fouls-St. Lawrence 20, Union 16.