BEAVER FALLS, Pa. - The Westminster College men's basketball team lost a close game at Geneva, 81-80, Saturday night in non-conference action to end its regular season.
The Titans (7-18) will host Thomas More Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the first round of the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Tournament as the fourth seed taking on the fifth seed.
Three Titans scored in double figures against Geneva led by sophomore forward Ryne Murray (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair) with 19 points on 7-9 shooting from the floor to go with a team-high seven rebounds. Senior guard/forward Chauncey Whitlow (Youngstown, Ohio/Woodrow Wilson) was second on the team with 15 points and five rebounds while leading the team with four blocks and three steals.
Senior guard Craig Hannon (New Castle, Pa./Union) also bucketed 12 points for the Titans, who shot 50.8 percent (30-59) from the field compared to Geneva's 44.3 percent (31-70).
Greg McDivitt led the Golden Tornadoes (13-12) with 24 points.
After the teams were tied 35-35 at halftime, Geneva took a two-point lead in the opening 18 seconds of the final half. However, once the Titans tied the Golden Tornadoes on their ensuing possession, Westminster kept Geneva from leading in the game until Joey Deep hit a 3-pointer to put the Golden Tornadoes up 79-78 with 1:54 remaining.
Hannon then answered to put the Titans back up with 38 seconds left, but Geneva's Zac Northern hit a jumper at the other end with 28 ticks on the clock. Hannon then bounced out a jumper with four seconds to go before Deep snared the rebounds and Geneva came away with the win.
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.
