LATROBE, Pa. - The Westminster College men's basketball team gutted out a 93-89 victory at Saint Vincent Wednesday night for its eighth win in its last nine games.
Junior guard Craig Hannon (New Castle, Pa./Union) posted a season-high 29 points for his fourth 20-point game of the year. Hannon shot 10-of-18 from the floor including 5-10 from 3-point range, and also led the team with seven rebounds.
Senior point guard Greg Rosatelli (Clinton, Pa./Hopewell) tied a career high with 20 points, equaling his total from earlier in the season against Allegheny on Dec. 6. Rosatelli shot 8-13 from the field and led the team with six assists.
Senior guard/forward Dom Joseph (New Castle, Pa./New Castle) chipped in with 17 points, including 6-10 from the field and 4-6 from 3-point range.
The Titans (9-5) shot 55 percent (33-60) from the field including an impressive 53.3 percent (16-30) from behind the arc.
Javille Brooks paced the Bearcats (7-5) with 26 points and 20 rebounds as Saint Vincent out-rebounded the Titans 43-32. Billy Bains also scored 20 points for the Bearcats.
Westminster took a 15-point, 32-17 lead with 8:35 remaining in the first half before the Bearcats came back to take the lead less than four minutes later after going on a 16-0 run.
After the Titans led 45-40 at halftime, Westminster led until the midway point of the second half and eventually re-took the lead for good at the 5:55 mark on a Hannon 3-pointer. The Titans then took an 11-point lead that wasn't safe until Hannon knocked down a pair of foul shot with four seconds left giving Westminster the four-point win.
Westminster returns to action Saturday, Jan. 13, for a Presidents' Athletic Conference game at Waynesburg beginning 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.
