NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College men's basketball team suffered a 75-57 loss at home to Geneva on Saturday. The Titans fall to 5-11 on the season while the Golden Tornadoes improve to 9-7 and extend their win streak to four games.
Sophomore forward Rob Briggs (Saxonburg, Pa./Knoch) was the only double-figure scorer for the Titans as he bucketed 12 points to go with a game-high six rebounds. Sophomore guard Cameron McCleary (Newton Falls, Ohio/Newton Falls) and junior guard Max Spinner (Boca Raton, Fla./Boca Raton) scored nine and eight points, respectively.
Westminster senior forward Ryne Murray (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair), who currently ranks third in school history with a 18.2 career scoring average, was limited to just seven points on 2-7 shooting in 14 minutes of action. It marked just the eighth time in his 72-game career that Murray failed to reach double figures. It was also the third-lowest scoring output of his career and the lowest since he score five points vs. Penn State-Behrend on Dec. 11, 2006.
Rich Colick led the Golden Tornadoes with a game-high 18 points to go with a game-high six rebounds. Dave Phillips and Bryan Hill bucketed 16 and 12 points, respectively.
Geneva shot 50.9 percent (29-57) from the floor compared to Westminster at 39.2 percent (20-51). The Golden Tornadoes enjoyed a 38-26 rebound margin.
Geneva led the entire game. After Geneva led 39-26 at halftime, Westminster hung around until the 10:39 mark of the first half when it trailed by only eight points at 53-45. That's when Geneva went on a 15-4 run to take a 21-point, 70-49 lead with 5:57 remaining.
Westminster travels to Grove City on Wednesday night for an 8 p.m. start.About Westminster College...
Founded in 1852 and related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Westminster College is a top tier liberal arts college and a national leader in graduation rate performance, according to U.S. News Guide to America's Best Colleges. Westminster ranked third among liberal arts colleges in social mobility, according to the Washington Monthly College Guide, and is one of the most affordable national liberal arts colleges in Pennsylvania. Westminster is also honored as one of "The Best 371 Colleges" and "Best in the Northeast" by The Princeton Review, and is named to the President's Honor Roll for excellence in service learning.
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. Visit www.westminster.edu/advantage to view "Advantage: Westminster" A Strategic Plan 2010-2020.
