BEAVER FALLS, Pa. - The Westminster College men's basketball team lost 83-80 in non-conference action at Geneva Saturday night. The Titans (1-4) had five players score in double figures but the Golden Tornadoes (6-3) held a 40-23 rebound advantage.
Westminster junior guard Craig Hannon (New Castle, Pa./Union) led all scorers with 22 points on 8-of-17 shooting from the floor, including 6-of-13 from 3-point range.
Greg McDivitt led Geneva with 21 points and 12 rebounds. The Golden Tornadoes shot 58.3 percent (28-48) from the field, while holding the Titans to 41.5 percent (27-65).
Westminster led by as many as 13 points in the first half, when senior guard Greg Rosatelli (Clinton, Pa./Hopewell) drained a 3-pointer to give the Titans a 30-17 lead with 10:36 remaining in the first half.
Rosatelli finished with 14 points, as did freshman forward Ryne Murray (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair). Senior guard/forward Dom Joseph (New Castle, Pa./New Castle) bucketed 13 points and senior guard Nick Adams (Huntsburg, Ohio/Cardinal) netted 10 rounding out the double-figures scorers for the Titans.
The Golden Tornadoes came back, however, as Westminster held a 42-41 lead at halftime. The comeback was the first of two for Geneva. Westminster led 52-46 with 15:13 remaining in the game when the Golden Tornadoes went on a 17-0 run for an 11-point, 63-52 lead with 6:38 to go in the game.
Westminster surged back and tied the game 76-76 on a Murray 3-pointer with 1:14 left, but the Titans could not re-take the lead down the stretch.
The Titans return to action at home against Allegheny Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
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.
