NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College men's basketball team lost to Washington & Jefferson, 78-64, Saturday in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) action.
Westminster senior guard Craig Hannon (New Castle, Pa./Union) poured in a season-high 27 points, including 20 points on four 3-pointers in the first half alone. Hannon passed Dave Rankin (1,439 points from 1955-59) for eighth place on Westminster's career scoring list as Hannon now has 1,451 career points for his career.
Other double-figure scorers for Westminster included sophomore forward Ryne Murray (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair) and senior guard/forward Chauncey Whitlow (Youngstown, Ohio/Woodrow Wilson) with 10 points apiece. Murray also led the Titans with eight rebounds and three steals. Junior guard David Richards (New Castle, Pa./New Castle) dished out a game-high six assists to go with his seven points.
Josip Lucic-Jozak and Wahab Owolabi led the Presidents with 25 and 21 points, respectively. The duo other led W&J with eight and six rebounds apiece.
W&J shot 48.1 percent (25-52) from the field and the Titans shot 40.4 percent (19-47). The Presidents held a 37-26 rebounding advantage.
The loss marked the first for the Titans (2-11, 0-3 PAC) against the Presidents (4-7, 1-1 PAC) in New Wilmington since the 1939-40 season.
Westminster returns to action at home against Waynesburg 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.
