The Dutchmen will play Saturday at 3 p.m. in the championship game against Richard Stockton. The Ospreys had defeated Oneonta State, 68-51 in the other first round game. The consolation contest is at 1 p.m.
Junior guard Joseph Mackey (Flushing, NY/Archbishop Molloy) scored 18 points for the Dutchmen and Kyle Grimm (Sherill, NY/Vernon-Verona Central) pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds and blocked two shots. The Dutchmen shot 53% for the night and 36% from three-point land, while having a 55-36 rebounding advantage over the Ospreys. All 16 players played in the contest for Union, and 14 of the 16 scored. Of the 16 players, 12 saw action of 10 minutes or more.
St. Joseph was led by Ian Nimblett, who had 15 points, and Jared Henry, who scored 11. The Fighting Saints shot 32% on the night and had a total of 24 turnovers.
Prior to the second game, Union honored senior guard Brian Scordato (Mt. Kisco, NY/Horace Greeley). He was recognized for becoming the 14th player in Union men's basketball history to record 1,000 career points, and received a huge ovation from the large crowd in attendance that featured many students back on campus after the break.
In the earlier game, Chris Jones (Englewood, NJ) scored 14 points and Jon Greene (Wildwood, NJ) added nine rebounds to lead Richard Stockton to a 68-51 win over Oneonta State. The Ospreys (8-2) were paced by Tobias Smith (Newark, NJ), who scored eight points, and Kevin Holmes (Atlantic City, NJ), who pulled down eight rebounds. Richard Stockton had a 47-28 rebounding advantage.
Jaysen Murphy (East Elmhurst, NY) led the Red Dragons (5-3) with 13 points and Sean Coffey (New Paltz, NY) added 10. Oneonta faced 21 turnovers but shot 28%).
Newspaper Box Score College of St. Joseph vs Union 1-6-06 8:00 pm at Viniar Athletic Center, Schenectady, NY At Viniar Athletic Center, Schenectady, NY UNION 106, COLLEGE OF ST. JOSEPH 62 COLLEGE OF ST. JOSEPH (2-10) Ian Nimblett 5-10 5-6 15; Jared Henry 4-11 2-2 11; Nick Loomis 4-11 0-0 9; Victor Valdez 3-5 0-0 8; Rich Ortega 2-8 0-0 5; Rodney Carmouche 1-3 3-5 5; Ryan Kimball 1-8 2-3 4; Jim Madgwick 1-5 0-0 3; Earnest Pittman 0-1 2-2 2; Ryan Spittle 0-2 0-0 0; James Hughes 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-65 14-18 62. UNION (7-3) John Cagianello 11-20 5-7 29; Joseph Mackey 8-11 0-0 18; Steve Madej 5-6 0-0 12; Sean Clancy 4-6 0-0 8; Brian Scordato 3-11 0-1 7; Nick Ciresi 2-3 0-0 6; Drew Desmarais 3-3 0-0 6; Jim Rahill 1-5 1-2 4; Kyle Grimm 2-8 0-0 4; Darcy Bonner 1-5 1-2 3; Rob Futia 1-1 1-2 3; Trip Botsford 1-1 0-1 2; Derek Gustafson 1-1 0-0 2; Brian Groark 1-1 0-0 2; Chris Murphy 0-2 0-0 0; Delon McAllister 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 44-84 8-15 106. College of St. Joseph......... 37 25 - 62 Union......................... 57 49 - 106 3-point goals-College of St. Joseph 6-22 (Victor Valdez 2-4; Jim Madgwick 1-2; Nick Loomis 1-7; Jared Henry 1-1; Rich Ortega 1-3; James Hughes 0-1; Ryan Kimball 0-3; Rodney Carmouche 0-1), Union 10-28 (Nick Ciresi 2-3; Joseph Mackey 2-4; John Cagianello 2-8; Steve Madej 2-3; Jim Rahill 1-1; Brian Scordato 1-5; Chris Murphy 0-2; Kyle Grimm 0-1; Sean Clancy 0-1). Fouled out--College of St. Joseph-None, Union-None. Rebounds-College of St. Joseph 36 (Rich Ortega 6; Victor Valdez 6), Union 55 (Kyle Grimm 12). Assists-College of St. Joseph 13 (Victor Valdez 6), Union 31 (Brian Scordato 6). Total fouls-College of St. Joseph 13, Union 20. A-559 Sig Makofski Invitational First Round Game. Union will play Richard Stockton Sat. in Championship at 3 p.m. Oneonta plays St. Joseph at 1 p.m. ============== Newspaper Box Score Oneonta State vs Richard Stockton 1-6-06 6:00 pm at Viniar Athletic Center, Schenectady, NY At Viniar Athletic Center, Schenectady, NY RICHARD STOCKTON 68, ONEONTA STATE 51 ONEONTA STATE (5-3) MURPHY, Jaysen 5-12 3-5 13; COFFEY, Sean 2-12 4-4 10; MORIN, Ryan 1-2 3-4 5; WYSOCKI, Josh 2-6 0-2 5; LATINO, Matt 2-4 0-2 4; REARDON, Michael 1-7 2-2 4; BAROSY, Pierre 0-1 3-3 3; FITZGERALD, Rob 1-1 0-0 3; McMILLER, Joe 1-2 0-1 2; BRATT, Eric 0-2 1-2 1; LIU, Jeremy 0-1 1-2 1; JOHNSON, Edward 0-0 0-0 0; MEDINA, Daniel 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 15-53 17-27 51. RICHARD STOCKTON (8-2) Chris Jones 6-9 2-2 14; Tobias Smith 4-11 0-0 8; Jon Greene 4-6 0-0 8; Kevin Holmes 3-6 0-0 6; Mike Zupa 2-4 0-0 6; Mario Lancioni 3-5 0-0 6; Miguel Rodriguez 2-4 1-3 5; Chad Davis 2-2 0-0 4; Derrick Williams 2-4 0-0 4; Joe Albano 1-2 0-0 3; Sid Jackson 1-4 0-0 2; Mike Freeman 1-4 0-0 2; Dave Torres 0-0 0-1 0; Christian Taylor 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-61 3-6 68. Oneonta State................. 18 33 - 51 Richard Stockton.............. 37 31 - 68 3-point goals-Oneonta State 4-17 (COFFEY, Sean 2-8; WYSOCKI, Josh 1-3; FITZGERALD, Rob 1-1; REARDON, Michael 0-4; BRATT, Eric 0-1), Richard Stockton 3-12 (Mike Zupa 2-2; Joe Albano 1-1; Kevin Holmes 0-1; Derrick Williams 0-2; Tobias Smith 0-4; Chris Jones 0-2). Fouled out--Oneonta State-None, Richard Stockton-None. Rebounds-Oneonta State 28 (MURPHY, Jaysen 5), Richard Stockton 47 (Jon Greene 9). Assists-Oneonta State 8 (REARDON, Michael 2), Richard Stockton 13 (Miguel Rodriguez 5). Total fouls-Oneonta State 13, Richard Stockton 22. A-180 Sig Makofski Invitational at Union, First Round Game. Richard Stockton will play in the Championship Game Sat. at 3 p.m. vs. winner of St. Joseph-Union; Oneonta plays loser at 1 p.m. Sat. ========