NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College men's basketball team held off Allegheny Wednesday night for a 102-97 non-conference win at the Buzz Ridl Gymnasium. The Titans improve their record to 2-4 on the season, while the Gators fall to 3-3.
Junior guard Craig Hannon (New Castle, Pa./Union) led all scorers with 25 points, as he sank 7 of 14 shots from 3-point range and 8 of 15 overall from the field.
Senior guard Greg Rosatelli (Clinton, Pa./Hopewell) also had a big night as he scored 20 points on 7-of-9 shooting to go with a game-high five assists.
Other double-figure scorers for the Titans included senior guard/forward Dom Joseph (New Castle, Pa./New Castle) with 14 points, freshman forward Ryne Murray (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair) with 12, and senior guard Nick Adams (Huntsburg, Ohio/Cardinal) with 10.
Murray led the Titans with six rebounds, despite the Gators out-rebounding Westminster 39-27. Allegheny also held a slight shooting advantage as it out-shot the Titans 57.4 percent (35-61) to 53.7 percent (36-67).
Ryan Hollihan led the Gators with 24 points and 11 rebounds, while Casey McCloskey bucketed 22 points.
The Titans led by eight points (50-42) at the half before their lead swelled to 17 points (85-68) with 9:43 remaining in the game. Allegheny then mounted a comeback by cutting the Titan lead to four points (97-93) with 1:24 remaining. Rosatelli then made four straight foul shots to seal the win.
Westminster opens conference play Saturday when it hosts Washington & Jefferson at 6 p.m. in Presidents' Athletic Conference play.
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.
