GREENVILLE, Pa. - The Westminster College men's basketball team lost 93-79 at Thiel Wednesday night in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) play.
Sophomore forward Ryne Murray (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair) led the Titans (3-12, 1-4 PAC) with 22 points, 10 rebounds and seven steals for his seventh double-double of the season.
Senior guard Craig Hannon (New Castle, Pa./Union) also scored 21 points and registered six steals. Other double-figure scorers for the Titans included junior guard David Richards (New Castle, Pa./New Castle) with 13 points and a game-high seven assists, while senior guard/forward Chauncey Whitlow (Youngstown, Ohio/Woodrow Wilson) bucketed 10 points.
Joe Herrmann led the Tomcats (6-7, 2-3 PAC) with 22 points on 10-14 shooting as one of five Thiel players to score in double digits.
Thiel shot an impressive 60.3 percent (35-58) from the field compared to the Titans at 43.8 percent (28-64).
Westminster's largest lead was four points (23-19) with 11:23 remaining in the first half. Thiel then went up by 10 points (42-32) before Westminster cut the lead back to three points at halftime (44-41).
After Thiel re-took a double-digit lead seven minutes into the second half, Westminster could only cut the Tomcat lead down to six points (62-56 at the 11:47 mark) before Thiel ran away with the 14-point victory.
Westminster returns to action Saturday, Jan. 19, when they travel to Bethany 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.
