blistering 60 percent from the field in the first half
and made 11, three-point field goals on the night in a
93-52 win over Vassar College Friday evening at The
Athletic Center.
With the victory, Union kept its Liberty League
Tournament playoff hopes alive. The Dutchmen began the
evening in a tie with Hobart for the fourth and final
spot in next week's tournament.
Union, now 15-9 overall and 8-5 in league play, had
four players score in double figures. The Dutchmen
were led by senior guard John Cagianello
(Wethersfield, CT/Wethersfield) led all scores with 20
points. Union, who had 11 different players score,
received 15 points off the bench from freshman guard
Steve Madej (Burnt Hills, NY/Burnt Hills-Ballston
Lake). Sophomore guard Rob Futia (Greenwich, CT) added
12 points in 12 minutes off the bench for the
Dutchmen.
Vassar (11-12, 3-10) received 10 points off the bench
from junior forward William Kieffer (Chappaqua,
NY/Horace Greely). The Brewers will wrap up the
2005-06 season at home against Skidmore College on
Saturday at 4:00 p.m.
Union vs VASSAR 2/17/06 8:00 pm at Poughkeepsie, NY At Poughkeepsie, NY UNION 93, VASSAR 52 UNION (15-9, 8-5) John Cagianello 9-17 0-0 20; Steve Madej 5-10 2-2 15; Rob Futia 3-5 4-4 12; Joseph Mackey 3-5 3-3 10; Drew Desmarais 4-5 0-0 8; Brian Scordato 3-5 0-0 8; Darcy Bonner 2-5 3-4 7; Delon McAllister 2-2 0-0 4; Kyle Grimm 1-2 2-2 4; Jim Rahill 1-2 0-2 3; Trip Botsford 1-1 0-0 2; Sean Clancy 0-2 0-0 0; Chris Murphy 0-2 0-0 0; Brian Groark 0-1 0-2 0; Nick Ciresi 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-65 14-19 93. VASSAR (11-12, 3-10) William Kieffer 4-6 2-2 10; Joe Davis 4-11 1-2 9; Tyson Brazell 4-10 1-1 9; Lawrence Avitabile 2-7 2-2 6; Will Byrne 2-5 0-0 5; Tom Driscoll 2-3 0-0 4; Brian Butterworth 1-5 0-0 3; Kyle Magnus 0-1 2-2 2; Lenny Holt 1-7 0-0 2; Evan Hannay 0-1 2-2 2; Daniel Forcella 0-5 0-0 0; Joe Ward 0-2 0-0 0; Rob Dauster 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 20-67 10-11 52. Union......................... 50 43 - 93 VASSAR........................ 20 32 - 52 3-point goals-Union 11-27 (Steve Madej 3-6; John Cagianello 2-10; Rob Futia 2-2; Brian Scordato 2-3; Joseph Mackey 1-3; Jim Rahill 1-2; Chris Murphy 0-1), VASSAR 2-22 (Will Byrne 1-3; Brian Butterworth 1-4; Tyson Brazell 0-1; Lawrence Avitabile 0-1; Tom Driscoll 0-1; Lenny Holt 0-1; Daniel Forcella 0-4; Joe Ward 0-2; Rob Dauster 0-4; Joe Davis 0-1). Fouled out--Union-None, VASSAR-None. Rebounds-Union 48 (Brian Scordato 9), VASSAR 33 (Lawrence Avitabile 7). Assists-Union 21 (Brian Scordato 7), VASSAR 6 (Tyson Brazell 2). Total fouls-Union 11, VASSAR 13.