There is a basketball revival going on at Union College, for both the Dutchwomen and the Dutchmen.
Opposing coaches who scout the Dutchmen all ask the same questions: Who is point guard Jason Manning (Derby)? When sophomores Phil Henry (Flushing Which of these seven players is responsible for the next steal our bench players are very young so consequently we don't have a great deal of experience when it comes to depth,” said fifth-year head coach Bob Montana. “It is up to our starting five and our two main guys off the bench to contribute everything they have to offer every time we take the court.
“We play the best basketball players regardless of their positions,” said Montana. “The unselfish attitude of our team is evidenced by the players' willingness to play wherever they are asked regardless of what their natural position would be.
As for the Dutchwomen& “Katie has worked hard to improve all facets of her game in last Friday Smith finished with a game-high 24 points.Trailing 6-3 at 15:28 of the first half down 34-28 with 15:36 left to play “Katie brings a higher level of intensity and aggressiveness than we While it is Smith that provides the spark to this season's Dutchwomen squad.We have four seniors who have built the foundation for this year Forward Beth Perry (Bliss None of them quit on the program McNamara Perry is 10th on the all-time scoring list with 815 points and should finish ahead of two more former Dutchwomen Dundon (818) and Sheila O'Donnell (817). D'Arcangelo is expected to finish her four-year career among the Dutchwomen's top three-point shooters.
Westwood High School in Westwood the last two seasons. This year she is averaging 12.9 points and 10.6 rebounds and has twice been named the UCAA points and 531 rebounds.
Chacevaluable minutes as the first forward off of the bench and has contributed 30 points and 28 rebounds along with some solid defensive play.
Freshman Taryn Scinto (Westwood classmate Vicki Kuzman (Guilderland who was named the league's “Rookie of the Week ” earlier this year Kuzman and Ring are both averaging around a dozen
minutes and provide solid defense when they are in the game. Kuzman steals despite being on the court 12 minutes less than Scinto and Perry.
In the previous 25 years of women “We're going in the right direction, ” said Burt. “We got off to a fast start now we have to finish strong in order to put another solid brick in the foundation. ”
The Dutchmen
From the outset it was clear that Hamilton's primary goal was to shut down Galletta average and was the nation's seventh-leading three-point shooter at 52.9%.
The strategy almost worked as the 6'7 half and to just seven points through the first 39:35 of the game.
With 25 seconds left to play and the score tied at 66 On the other end of the court “Aaron's performance typifies what our team is all about And contribute his teammates did. Murray came up with his first 20-point performance of the year as he hit seven of 13 field goals The seven Dutchmen held their own on the backboards against the 14 Continentals who saw court time (Hamilton held a slim 44-40 margin but just a 16-15 edge on the offensive side) and turned the ball over just seven times while forcing the hosts into 17 miscues.
All five of Union's starters played at least 30 minutes while Hamilton had just two players top that plateau.
“This was a good win for us,understated Montana,who got his college coaching start under Hamilton's veteran head coach Tom Murphy. “We hung tough,we left it all on the court and we came away with a win. You can't ask for anything more than that.