MEADVILLE, Pa. - The Westminster College men's basketball team absorbed its fourth loss of the season decided by three points or less Monday as the Titans lost 68-66 at Allegheny in non-conference play.

Westminster's record drops to 1-6 on the season while the Gators improve to 5-2.

Allegheny scored with 0.8 seconds remaining on a running lay-in by Doug Price to give the Gators a two-point lead before Ryan Hollihan stole the Titans' cross-court attempt to score after Westminster called a timeout.

Sophomore forward Ryne Murray (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair) led the Titans with 24 points and 10 rebounds for his third straight "double-double." Senior guard/forward Chauncey Whitlow (Youngstown, Ohio/Woodrow Wilson) scored 11 points and senior guard Craig Hannon (New Castle, Pa./Union) drained 10 points to round out Westminster's double-figure scorers. Hannon also handed out a team-high four assists.

The Titans trailed by seven points (66-59) with 1:28 remaining before Murray scored and Whitlow registered a steal and drained a 3-pointer to cut Allegheny's lead to two points with 43 seconds remaining. Junior guard David Richards (New Castle, Pa./New Castle) then tied the game with 15 seconds left on a Murray steal before Price's game-winner at the other end. 

Charlie Jaicks led the Gators with 18 points followed by George Raftis with 11 to go with 11 rebounds. Allegheny held a 46-27 rebounding advantage, while the Titans out-shot the Gators 45.6 percent (26-57) to 40 percent (26-65).

Westminster opens play in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) at defending league champion Grove City Wednesday night at 8 p.m.

About Westminster College...
Founded in 1852 and related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Westminster College is ranked 15^th 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.