NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College men's basketball team held off a late scare after leading by as many as 23 points to defeat Saint Vincent Wednesday, 94-86, at the Buzz Ridl Gymnasium.
The Titans (13-7) had five players score in double figures led by senior guard Nick Adams (Huntsburg, Ohio/Cardinal) scoring 24 points for his third 20-point game of the season. Adams knocked down 4 of 6 shots from 3-point range and 8 of 12 overall from the field.
Senior guard Greg Rosatelli (Clinton, Pa./Hopewell), who transferred to Westminster from Saint Vincent prior to last season, scored 21 points, dished out a game-high seven assists and snared a team-high seven rebounds. Rosatelli also sank 11 of 15 shots from the free-throw line.
Other Titan double-digit scorers included junior guard Craig Hannon (New Castle, Pa./Union) with 16 points, senior guard Dom Joseph (New Castle, Pa./New Castle) with 13 and junior guard/forward Chauncey Whitlow (Youngstown, Ohio/Woodrow Wilson) with 12.
Javille Brooks led the Bearcats (11-8) with a game-high 32 points. His dunk with 6:24 remaining in the game drew Saint Vincent within two points (75-73) after the Titans saw their 23-point diminish after they led 60-39 with 17:24 left in the second half.
The Titans quickly answered as Whitlow sandwiched two lay-ups around a Hannon 3-pointer as Westminster eventually re-took a 10-point lead (83-73) with 4:44 remaining in the game.
Westminster returns to action in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Saturday, Feb. 3, when it travels to Thomas More for a 3 p.m. tip-off.
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.
