NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College men's soccer team was upset in the semifinal round of the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Championship Tournament Wednesday as the top-seeded Titans lost at home to fourth-seeded Thomas More, 3-1, just four days after they beat the Saints, 4-0, in the regular-season finale.
Thomas More (13-5) scored 57 seconds into the game when Gary Sheahan scored on a breakaway goal. Sheahan struck again with a 32nd-minute goal to put the Saints up, 2-0.
Westminster (10-5-3) got on the board in the 40th minute when freshman midfielder Wade Grubbs (Chicora, Pa./Butler) scored his first career goal on a cross from senior forward Andrew Saporito (Irwin, Pa./Penn-Trafford).
Thomas More came right back four minutes later as John Wallace scored on a cross from Aaron Osborne.
The Titans held a slight, 23-22, shot advantage. Freshman goalkeeper Mike Codita (Sewickley, Pa./Quaker Valley) made eight saves for the Titans, while Thomas More's Matt Koopman made 10 saves.
About Westminster College...
Founded in 1852 and related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Westminster College is ranked 15th among liberal arts colleges, according to the Washington Monthly 2007 Annual College Guide. Westminster is a national leader 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 366 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 undergraduate and graduate students benefit from individualized attention from dedicated faculty while choosing from 41 majors and nearly 100 organizations on the New Wilmington, Pa., campus.
