Junior guard John Cagianello scored 12 points against
Washington and Jefferson on Monday, December 13 to become just the 14th
member of the basketball team's 1,000-point club. Cagianello, who netted 499 points last season after scoring 420
points as a freshman, entered his junior campaign with a scoring average of
16.4.
Cagianello picked up his historic 1,000th point
with 8:06 left in the game when his three-point basket gave Union a 58-57 lead.
Voted
the conference's “Rookie of the Year” following the 2002-03 campaign,
Cagianello was a Liberty League first-team selection last season and was also
voted to the Eastern College Athletic Conference's honorable mention team.
The 1,000-Point Club
Aaron
Galletta, 1,949—1998-01; Joe Cardany, 1,790—1977-81; Jim Tedisco, 1,632—1969-72; Sam Poulis, 1,426—1991-95; Joe
Wood, 1,398—1980-84; Ken D'Orzio, 1,292—1981-85; C.J.
Rodgers, 1,275—1998-01; Joe Clinton, 1,270—1979-83; Ken
Evans, 1,233—1990-94; Rob Groelz, 1,199—1996-99; Kevin
Bartlett, 1,147—1981-85; Dave Santos, 1,117—1960-63; Jerry
Brescia, 1,050—1987-91
John
Cagianello……1,004—2002-04