NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College men's basketball team snapped a three-game losing streak by making quick work out of Saint Vincent, 69-44, on Wednesday night at the Buzz Ridl Gymnasium.
The Titans improve to 6-13 on the season and the Bearcats drop to 5-14. Westminster sweeps the season series against Saint Vincent.
Senior forward Ryne Murray (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair) came off the bench and scored a game-high 20 points, including 14 points in the first half, to go with a team-high tying six rebounds. Murray shot 7-16 from the floor including a sizzling 6-8 shooting from 3-point range.
Freshman guard Liam Halferty (Pittsburgh, Pa./Central Catholic) scored 13 points for Westminster, one shy of a career high which came in Westminster's 82-73 win at Saint Vincent earlier this season.
Sophomore forward Rob Briggs (Saxonburg, Pa./Knoch) was Westminster's other double-figure scorer with 11 points. Another notable for Westminster was sophomore guard Anthony DeFelice (Poland, Ohio/Poland Seminary), who scored five points while dishing out a game-high four assists and tying Murray for a team-high six rebounds.
B.J. McGill led Saint Vincent with 16 points, while Stephon Berry bucketed 10 points to go with a game-high 10 rebounds.
Shooting was the difference in the game as Westminster shot 41.5 percent (27-65) from the floor including an impressive 50 percent (12-24) from 3-point range. Saint Vincent shot just 28.3 percent (17-60) from the field.
The Titans jumped to a 37-10 lead before leading 43-18 at halftime. The second half was all Westminster as well with the Titans leading by as many as 25 points and no fewer than 17 points.
Westminster travels to Thomas More on Saturday for a 3 p.m. tip-off.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.
