NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College men's basketball team registered its seventh win in its last eight games with an 89-79 win over visiting Thomas More Saturday in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) action at Buzz Ridl Gymnasium.
Freshman forward Ryne Murray (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair) compiled a double-double for a third straight game as he paced the Titans with 17 points and 12 rebounds.
The Titans (8-5, 2-0 PAC) mounted a 16-point, 35-19 lead for its largest advantage of the first half on a Nick Adams (Huntsburg, Ohio/Cardinal) 3-pointer with 3:30 left in the half.
Adams, who scored 14 points in the game, sank four of Westminster's 15 made buckets from behind the arc as the Titans were 37.5 percent (15-40) from 3-point range.
Six Titans scored in double figures. In addition to Murray and Adams, sophomore Steve Bielich (Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park) scored 15, senior point guard Greg Rosatelli (Clinton, Pa./Hopewell) bucketed 13, junior guard Craig Hannon (New Castle, Pa./Union) sank 11, and junior Chauncey Whitlow (Youngstown, Ohio/Woodrow Wilson) posted 10 points. Rosatelli also dished out a season-high nine assists.
Murray gave the Titans their largest lead of the game on a 3-pointer that put Westminster up by 20 points at 82-62. The Saints could only cut the lead to eight points with 42 seconds remaining as the Titans held on for the win.
Brad Buckner led the Saints (0-13, 0-1 PAC) with a game-high 24 points and team-high nine rebounds.
Westminster returns to action Wednesday, Jan. 10, at Saint Vincent for an 8 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.
