Senior forward Devon Bruce (Altamont, NY) and junior
guard John Cagianello (Wethersfield, CT) were named the Liberty League's
“Forward” and “Guard” of the Week, respectively, for their performances in last
week's games. It marks the second time
that Bruce has picked up the honor already this year
Bruce led Union to a 3-0 week and its record-setting
third-straight Sig Makofski Invitational title by scoring 49 points with 18
rebounds, four assists a block and three steals. Voted the Most Valuable Player
of the tournament, Devon was 19-of-33 from the field (.576), 9-of-14 from the
line (.643) and averaged six boards a game. He had 33 points in the tournament
wins, which included a victory over 9-3 Wesleyan, which broke the Cardinals'
eight-game win streak, and 16 points earlier in the week in a 66-60 win over
5-2 Plattsburgh.
Bruce goes into Friday night's Liberty League game against RPI with 934
career points, just 66 away from becoming the 15th member of the Dutchmen's
1,000-Point Club. His 564 rebounds ranks
second behind C.J. Rodger's ('98-01) total of 769 for players from 1980 through
2004. Toby Lustig (1961-64) leads the all-time list with 815.
Cagianello contributed to the three-game win streak by
scoring a total of 45 points with nine assists, eight steals and seven
rebounds. In the three games John shot 15-of-35 (.429), was 11-of-13 from the
line (.846). He averaged 2.1 rebounds
and 3.0 assists. Earlier in the week he had 14 points against and had 13 points
in the tournament title game against Wesleyan.
Cagianello enters this weekend's play with 1,070
career points, 13th on the Dutchmen's all-time list. Dave Santos
('60-63) is 12th with 1,117.