LATROBE, Pa. - The Westminster College men's basketball team lost its fourth straight game and its fifth straight on the road Saturday with an 87-60 setback at Saint Vincent.
Sophomore forward Ryne Murray (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair) led the Titans with 16 points and eight rebounds, while senior guard/forward Chauncey Whitlow (Youngstown, Ohio/Woodrow Wilson) bucketed 14 points and senior guard Craig Hannon (New Castle, Pa./Union) potted 12 points.
Ian McCollough led Saint Vincent with 31 points and 10 rebounds as one of four double-figure scorers for the Bearcats and helping his team out-rebounded the Titans, 42-29.
The Titans' record drops to 3-15 this year with one of their three wins accounting for one of Saint Vincent's (14-3) three losses, an 81-72 Westminster win at home on Dec. 1.
Shooting proved to be the difference in the game as Westminster shot just 35.0 percent (21-60) from the field, including 20 percent (7-35) from 3-point range, compared to Saint Vincent at 62.1 percent (36-58) from the floor.
The Bearcats led the entire came and by as many as 19 point in the first half before holding a 15-point, 38-23 lead at halftime. Saint Vincent would then hold at least a 20-point cushion for the final 17:12 of the second half.
Westminster returns to league action at home Wednesday vs. Grove City for an 8 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.
