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Cagianello Scores 1,000th Point in 77-68 Loss to W&J

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WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson drained 13-of-27 shots from three-point range and snapped a three-game losing streak after recording a 77-68 victory over Union in men's basketball action on Monday evening at the Henry Memorial Center.

Junior guard John Cagianello became the 14th member of the Dutchmen's 1,000-Point Club as he finished with 12 points.  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.

Junior forward Brian Scordato led the Dutchmen with 17 points and eight rebounds while sophomore guard Joe Mackey contributed 11 points.  Senior forward Devon Bruce added 10 points with eight rebounds.

The teams battled to five ties through the first 14 minutes of the contest until a 12-3 W&J spurt gave the Presidents a 38-28 lead with 42 seconds remaining in the first half.  Sophomore guard Jon Koch buried a pair of three-pointers during the run for W&J (2-5). 

Union sliced the lead to 38-33 at halftime after Chris Murphy knocked down a triple just before the halftime buzzer. 

The second half went back-and-forth as well as six ties highlighted the first 13 minutes.  Sophomore guard Brandon Studer hit a trey at the 4:23 mark to put the Presidents ahead 66-61, Mackey answered with a three-pointer for the Dutchmen (2-4) just 48 seconds later. 

Koch nailed another trifecta on the Presidents' next possession to up the advantage back to five points (69-64) and Washington & Jefferson made all eight of its free throws in the final minute to seal the win. 

Koch scored 17 points and grabbed six rebounds for W&J, while sophomore forward Matt Vorndran added 13 points and five boards.  Studer dropped in 12 points and junior point guard Chris Sheehan totaled 12 points, four assists and three rebounds. 

W&J shot 48 percent (25-of-52) from the field and made 14-of-15 free throw attempts.  The Presidents also held a 33-29 edge on the glass.

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