HUNTINGDON, Pa. - The Westminster College men's basketball team lost at Juniata, 80-63, Monday in non-conference action.
The Titans drop to 0-5 on the season, equaling their worst start since 1985-86. The Eagles improve to 3-1.
Westminster trailed by one point (37-36) at halftime and held a one-point, 50-49 lead with 14:33 remaining in the game. The Eagles then went on a 15-0 run to take a 64-50 lead with 7:37 to go in the game. The Titan could only whittle the lead down to nine points (72-63 at 2:42) before absorbing the 17-point loss.
Senior guard Craig Hannon (New Castle, Pa./Union) led the Titans with 22 points, followed by senior guard/forward Chauncey Whitlow (Youngstown, Ohio/Woodrow Wilson) with 15 and sophomore forward Ryne Murray (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair) with 13 points and a team-high 10 rebounds. Murray's "double-double" is the fifth of the his career and the first this season.
Brian Cannon led the Eagles with a game-high 33 points, followed by Kyle Opitz with 15.
Westminster shot just 35.9 percent (23-64) from the field, while the Eagles were 52.4 percent (33-63). Juniata also out-rebounded the Titans, 45-32.
Westminster hosts Saint Vincent Saturday, Dec. 1, for a 4 p.m. tip-off.
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.
