SLU BEATS SKIDMORE IN FINAL GAME

 

Feb. 19: The St. Lawrence men’s basketball team beat Skidmore this afternoon in their final game, 87-75, to close out the year 7-18 overall, 5-9 in the Liberty League.

 

The score went back and forth in the first half, with SLU going up by as many as 13 right before the break. At the half, the score was Saints 43, Skidmore 33.

 

The second was all SLU. The Saints went up by 19 points to cap their largest lead of the day with 6:12 left in regulation.

 

Senior forward Aaron Marshall led all scorers with 29 points. He also added 14 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 4 steals. Senior guard Keith Sullivan scored 16 points and contributed 3 assists in the win. Freshmen Tyler Wright and Tyler Shaver both scored 11 points. Sophomore Matt Blue scored 10 points, to conclude that all Saints starters scored in double digits.

 

For Skidmore, Dana Martin scored 26 points. JP Corry scored 16, and added 4 assists. Also, Cortlandt Toczlowski scored 13. Steve Yaeger grabbed 13 rebounds in the loss.

 

 

 

SCHENECTADY, N.Y.—Junior forward Brian Scordato scored a game-high 21 points and classmate guard John Cagianello chipped in with 19 as Union kept its hopes alive for one of four spots in next week's Liberty League championship tournament by defeating St. Lawrence, 71-64, at the Viniar Athletic Center.  The win improves the Dutchmen's circuit record to 7-6 and their overall mark to 13-11.

 

Scordato scored 12 of his points in the first half to help Union to a 34-32 advantage at the break and Cagianello netted a dozen points in the second 20 minutes to secure the victory. 

 

Down by one, 48-47, with 12 minutes remaining in the game, Union went on a 13-6 run behind Cagianlello's seven points to take a 60-51 advantage with 5:14 showing.  St. Lawrence closed to within four, 63-59, on a layup by Aaron Marshall with 2:12 left before Cagianello 's jumper with 1:31 showing was the first of four consecutive Dutchmen points that left the hosts with an eight point lead with 59 seconds left in the game.

 

Senior forward Devon Bruce, who finished with 11 points, crashed the boards with a slam dunk with 8:49 left in the first half to give Union a 23-16 lead.  However, the Saints came back as Keith Sullivan connected on a three-point field goal and Tyler Shaver followed with a layup to bring St. Lawrence back to within 23-21 at 8:04.

 

Baskets by Cagianello and freshman forward Kyle Grimm increased Union's lead to 27-21 with 5:19 left before the Saints came right back and eventually tied the score at 30 on Pat Delmonico's tres with 1:29 left.

 

Aaron Marshall's layup with 55 seconds to go gave the Saints a 32-30 advantage before back-to-back baskets by Scordato enabled the Dutchmen to take a 34-32 lad into the break.

 

Marshall finished with 20 points for the Saints, who are now 4-9 in the league and 6-18 overall.