NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College men's basketball team picked up its first Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) win of the season with an 86-77 triumph over visiting Waynesburg Wednesday night at the Buzz Ridl Gymnasium.
Sophomore forward Ryne Murray (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair) led the Titans with 25 points and 10 rebounds for his sixth double-double of the season. He also set a new career high with seven steals.
Senior forward Craig Hannon (New Castle, Pa./Union) also scored 21 points for his sixth 20-point game of the season.
Senior center Jake Zatchok (Berlin Center, Ohio/Western Reserve) had a career game as he tied a personal best with a season-high 10 points while establishing a new career high with 10 rebounds.
Senior guard/forward Chauncey Whitlow (Youngstown, Ohio/Woodrow Wilson) set a new season high with 16 points, including 5-12 shooting from 3-point range.
Junior guard David Richards (New Castle, Pa./New Castle) dished out a team-high six assists to go with his 10 points.
As a team, the Titans shot 40 percent (14-35) from behind the arc and 48.6 percent (34-70) overall from the floor.
Tim Drakely led the way for the Waynesburg (6-6, 1-3 PAC) with a game-high 29 points on 11-18 shooting from the field. Drakely scored 20 points in the first half to guide the Yellow Jackets to a six-point 45-39 lead at halftime.
Drakeley hit a 3-pointer to put Waynesburg up by as many as eight points (60-52) with 11:55 remaining in the game before Whitlow and Hannon hit from downtown on consecutive Westminster possessions.
Whitlow later hit a 3-pointer to put the Titans up by seven with 6:48 to go in the game, before Westminster maintained at least a five-point cushion down the stretch.
The Titans improve their record to 3-11 overall and 1-3 in the league as they travel to Thiel on Wednesday, Jan. 16, for an 8 p.m. start.
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.
