GREENSBURG, Pa. - The Westminster College men's basketball team registered its second win of the season with a 77-62 win at Pitt-Greensburg Tuesday in non-conference action.
Sophomore forward Ryne Murray (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair) scored a game-high 24 points for the Titans by shooting a near-perfect 9-of-10 from the field and 5-6 from 3-point range. Murray grabbed a game-high nine rebounds as the Titans out-rebounded the Bobcats, 34-29. Murray also recorded a team season-high six steals.
The Titans (2-8) shot 52.8 percent (28-53) from the field including 11-22 from 3-point range, while Pitt-Greensburg made 45.6 percent (26-57) from the field.
Freshman guard/forward Andy Timko (Canfield, Ohio/McDonald) bucketed a career-high 17 points and snared eight rebounds for Westminster.
The Titans took a nine-point lead just before halftime when they led by seven (41-34). In the second half, the Titans went on a 10-4 run to take a 15-point, 58-43 lead with 12:18 remaining and kept their lead in double figures the rest of the game. Westminster led by as many as 19 points (67-48) down the stretch.
Darnell Hampton led the Bobcats (3-6) with 16 points.
Other double-figure scorers for the Titans included senior guard Craig Hannon (New Castle, Pa./Union) with 10 points to go with four assists, and senior guard/forward Chauncey Whitlow (Youngstown, Ohio/Woodrow Wilson) also with 10 markers.
Hannon, who was 2-5 from 3-point range, now needs just two 3-pointers to tie the school's career record of 314 held by Rob Nogay (1993-97).
Westminster will play in the Trip Sports Invitational Dec. 29-31 at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Ariz., where they will play Lewis & Clark on Dec. 29 at 6 p.m. (EST) and Wisconsin-River Falls on Dec. 31 at 6 p.m. (EST).
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.
