The Dutchmen improved to 8-4 overall (1-0 Liberty), while the Thoroughbreds are now 3-8 and 0-1.
Despite early foul trouble, senior guard John Cagianello (Wethersfield, CT/Loomis Chaffee) finished with 16 points in 26 minutes for the Dutchmen, while Darcy Bonner (Chicago, IL/Loyola Academy) had a team-high six rebounds. Scordato converted eight of 11 free throws and also dished out a game-high six assists.
Four players hit in double-figures for Skidmore, led by senior guard Greg Gallagher (North Haven, CT/North Haven), who scored 19 points, pulled down six rebounds, and made 7 of 11 at the line. Senior guard Reed Juckett (Wellesley, MA/Wellesley) had 17 points and Jonah Haviland-Markowitz (Brooklyn, NY/Packer Collegiate Institute) added 14.
Union shot 54% for the game, and led 40-30 at halftime. The Thoroughbreds shot 44% for the night. Trailing 42-32 with 19:18 remaining in the second half, Skidmore pulled to within five at 48-43 with an 11-6 run in 3:20. But the Dutchmen scored five straight and got it back up to 10. Up 55-50 with 13:44 left, Union went on a 9-2 run for a 64-52 lead with 10:11 left and led by as many as 20 (83-63 with 2:58 remaining).
Union plays Friday, January 13 at Clarkson at 8 p.m. while Skidmore is at St. Lawrence Friday night at 8 p.m.
Newspaper Box Score Skidmore vs Union 1-10-06 8:00 PM at Viniar Athletic Center, Schenectady, NY At Viniar Athletic Center, Schenectady, NY UNION 88, SKIDMORE 71 SKIDMORE (3-8, 0-1 Liberty) Greg Gallagher 6-13 7-11 19; Reed Juckett 5-10 6-8 17; J.Haviland-Markowitz 5-12 3-4 14; Rich Toni 4-11 2-2 11; Jake Shechtman 2-4 0-0 4; Dave Phelps 2-2 0-0 4; Matt Belsito 0-2 2-2 2; Zach Lockhart 0-0 0-0 0; Sam Cohen-DeVries 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-55 20-27 71. UNION (8-4, 1-0 Liberty) Brian Scordato 6-10 8-11 21; John Cagianello 5-8 4-4 16; Joseph Mackey 4-10 0-0 10; Jim Rahill 3-4 1-2 9; Chris Murphy 2-3 2-2 7; Darcy Bonner 3-6 0-0 6; Steve Madej 2-5 0-0 6; Drew Desmarais 1-4 3-3 5; Kyle Grimm 2-3 0-0 4; Delon McAllister 1-1 0-0 2; Nick Ciresi 1-1 0-0 2; Trip Botsford 0-0 0-0 0; Rob Futia 0-0 0-0 0; Brian Groark 0-0 0-0 0; Sean Clancy 0-1 0-0 0; Derek Gustafson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-56 18-22 88. Skidmore...................... 30 41 - 71 Union......................... 40 48 - 88 3-point goals-Skidmore 3-16 (Reed Juckett 1-3; J.Haviland-Markowitz 1-2; Rich Toni 1-3; Matt Belsito 0-2; Jake Shechtman 0-2; Greg Gallagher 0-4), Union 10-23 (Steve Madej 2-5; John Cagianello 2-3; Jim Rahill 2-3; Joseph Mackey 2-7; Brian Scordato 1-3; Chris Murphy 1-2). Fouled out--Skidmore-None, Union-None. Rebounds-Skidmore 29 (Greg Gallagher 6; Rich Toni 6), Union 34 (Darcy Bonner 6). Assists-Skidmore 14 (Reed Juckett 5), Union 23 (Brian Scordato 6). Total fouls-Skidmore 18, Union 19. A-191 Liberty League opener for both teams.