BETHANY, W.Va. - The Westminster College men's basketball team lost 102-61 at Bethany Saturday in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) action.
Senior guard Craig Hannon (New Castle, Pa./Union) led the Titans with a game-high 20 points as he moves into seventh place on the school's career scoring list, surpassing Craig Randall's 1,503 points from 1982-84.
Sophomore forward Ryne Murray (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair) scored 13 points and grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds while also adding three steals. His 16 rebounds were the most by any Westminster player in a game since Greg Foster's school-record 24 rebounds on Feb. 3, 2003 at Pitt-Greensburg.
Freshman guard Andy Timko (Canfield, Ohio/McDonald) scored 10 points for the Titans as he reached double figures for the third time this season.
The 41-point loss for Westminster (3-13, 1-5 PAC) is the team's worst loss in 32 years. Westminster's 55-point loss at Ohio Northern on Dec. 20, 1975 was the worst loss in school history and the last time a Titan team absorbed a loss of 40 or more points.
Marcus Adams led Bethany (9-7, 4-1 PAC) with 16 points as one of six Bison players to score in double figures.
Bethany shot 58.6 percent (41-70) compared to Westminster at 27.9 percent (19-68). The Titans actually led by nine points (21-12) six minutes into the game before Bethany went on an 18-1 run and never looked back. Bethany led 52-36 at halftime at out-scored the Titans 54-25 in the second half.
Westminster hosts Geneva Wednesday, Jan. 23, at 8 p.m.
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.
