Senior Aaron Galletta made it official on Saturday.
He dumped in 20 points in a 70-59 win over Clarkson
to become the all-time leading scorer in Union
basketball history. Galletta, a managerial economics major from
Hyde Park, N.Y., has 1,801 career points with three games left
in the regular season. Union (16-7 / 9-3 UCAA) is in
sole possession of first place in the UCAA.
Galletta, who has not missed a game in his four seasons at Union,
surpassed guard Joe Cardany `81, who had produced 1,790
points from 1977 through 1981.
Galletta's historic basket was a three-point shot that
came with 2:18 left in the first half. The basket not only gave
him 1,791 career points, it gave the Dutchmen a 29-24 lead.
He now has 515 points for the season, becoming the
first Dutchman to break 500 since Dylan Kelley scored 519
in 1987-88. Jim Tedisco `72, netted 652 points, without
the benefit of the three-point shot, in 1969-70.
Galletta, who has been the Dutchmen's leading scorer
in all but four games this year, had a career-high 45 points
on Dec. 19 to lead Union over Cazenovia in the
Desert Shootout in Las Vegas. He also had a 41-point
performance in the Dutchmen's victory over Haverford in
the second game of the season.