College Mens Basketbgall SUNY Cobleskill Defeated by Union College 75-64

COBLESKILL -  The SUNY Cobleskill men’s basketball team dropped a 75-64 decision to host Union College in the opening round of the 2016 Sig Mokofski Tournament at the Dutchmen’s Viniar Athletic Center on Saturday afternoon. The defeat drops the Fighting Tigers to 0-4 on the season while Union evens their overall record at 1-1. 

The first half told the tail of the tape as the host Dutchman opened a 37-22 lead at the break after holding the Fighting Tigers to only 8-of-30, 26.7%, from the field including 0-11 from three-point range. Cobleskill also continued to struggle on the backboard as the home team out rebounded them by a 55-to-31 margin.

Senior swingman Joel Costello, Middleburgh, N.Y., Middleburgh High School/Tompkins-Cortland Community College, turned in a strong effort in defeat after posting his first career double/double with 20 points and 12 rebounds while freshman guard Devin Boyle, Johnstown, N.Y., Johnstown High School, came off the bench to score 12 points.

Cobleskill will return to action on Sunday afternoon at the Mokofski Tournament when they meet Eastern Connecticut State University in the tournament’s consolation beginning at 12:00 p.m.

FINAL BOX:

SUNY Cobleskill vs Union College
11/26/16 4:00 PM at Viniar Athletic Center, Schenectady, NY

Newspaper Box Score SUNY Cobleskill vs Union College 11/26/16 4:00 PM at Viniar Athletic Center, Schenectady, NY At Viniar Athletic Center, Schenectady, NY UNION COLLEGE 75, SUNY COBLESKILL 64 SUNY COBLESKILL (0-4) Joel Costello 6-10 7-7 20; Devin Boyle 4-9 0-0 12; Malik Chambers 4-18 3-3 11; Quincey Miller 2-12 5-6 9; Kahleel Taylor 4-9 0-0 8; Frank D'Esti 0-3 2-2 2; Shaquill Anthony 1-1 0-0 2; Islam Mustafa 0-0 0-0 0; Christian Cooper 0-2 0-0 0; Kevin Johnson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-64 17-18 64. UNION COLLEGE (1-1) Wade McNamara 7-13 1-2 17; Deshon Burgess 5-15 7-10 17; Zachary Bouton 3-6 0-0 9; Brendan Laing 3-4 3-3 9; Kevin Weckworth 2-8 4-4 8; Greg King 2-7 2-2 6; Aaron Gordon 2-6 0-0 5; Matt Liquori 2-3 0-0 4; Guiseppe de Spuches 0-0 0-0 0; Kevin Jefferson 0-0 0-0 0; Martyn. Simanavicius 0-0 0-0 0; Kevin McNoble 0-0 0-0 0; Mike Palleschi 0-1 0-0 0; Shiraz Mumtaz 0-2 0-0 0; Ben Lee 0-0 0-0 0; Weston Hannon-Bogosh 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-65 17-21 75. SUNY Cobleskill...............   22   42  -   64 Union College.................   37   38  -   75 3-point goals--SUNY Cobleskill 5-23 (Devin Boyle 4-7; Joel Costello 1-2; Quincey Miller 0-3; Kahleel Taylor 0-2; Frank D'Esti 0-2; Christian Cooper 0-1; Malik Chambers 0-6), Union College 6-27 (Zachary Bouton 3-5; Wade McNamara 2-6; Aaron Gordon 1-5; Kevin Weckworth 0-6; Mike Palleschi 0-1; Deshon Burgess 0-4). Fouled out--SUNY Cobleskill-Quincey Miller, Union College-None. Rebounds--SUNY Cobleskill 31 (Joel Costello 12), Union College 55 (Deshon Burgess 16). Assists--SUNY Cobleskill 7 (Islam Mustafa 2), Union College 16 (Zachary Bouton 6). Total fouls--SUNY Cobleskill 24, Union College 17. Technical fouls--SUNY Cobleskill-None, Union College-None. A-280