CINCINNATI, Ohio - The Westminster College men's soccer team won a pair of matches during a weekend road trip to Cincinnati, Ohio. The Titans defeated Thomas More, 4-0, in a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) match that was held at Xavier University on Saturday, before winning at Mount St. Joseph, 1-0, on Sunday in non-league play.
Westminster improves to 9-5-2 and 3-1 in the PAC with the victories.
Senior midfielder Todd Atwood (Colleyville, Texas/Colleyville Heritage) scored a pair of unassisted first-half goals for the Titans against Thomas More, before junior forward Andrew Saporito (Irwin, Pa./Penn-Trafford) and freshman midfielder Matt Tomnay (Tarentum, Pa./Deer Lakes) added second-half insurance goals.
Saporito's goal is his team-leading eighth of the season, followed by Atwood with his fifth and sixth goals on the year.
Goalkeepers Christopher Passione (Valencia, Pa./Mars) and Anthony Beilstein (Butler, Pa./Knoch) combined for the shutout, with Passione making one save as the Titans out-shot the Saints, 27-9.
In the win over Mount St. Joseph, freshman Brice Lott (Pittsburgh, Pa./Plum) scored the game's lone goal in the 38th minute on an assist from senior Blake Ordell (Clinton Township, Mich./Fraser).
Beilstein registered the shutout, his second of the season, by making four saves as the Titans out-shot the Lions 26-9.
Westminster returns to action Wednesday, Oct. 25, at Bethany for a 1:30 p.m. kickoff.
Founded in 1852 and related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Westminster College is ranked among national leaders in graduation rate performance, according to U.S. News Guide to America's Best Colleges, and is one of the most affordable national liberal arts colleges in Pennsylvania. Westminster is also honored as one of "The Best 361 Colleges" and "Best in the Northeast" by The Princeton Review, and was recognized by the Templeton Guide as a "Character Building College."
Nearly 1,600 students benefit from individualized attention from dedicated faculty, while choosing from 41 majors and nearly 100 organizations on the New Wilmington, Pa. campus.
