LEXINGTON, Ky. - Despite having four players score in double figures, the Westminster College men's basketball team lost to host Transylvania, 70-57, Tuesday night in the championship game of the Don Lane Classic.
The Titans fall to 2-8 on the season and, despite winning a first-round neutral site game vs. Piedmont on Monday, Westminster's setback to the host Pioneers Tuesday is the Titans' 13th straight road loss dating back to last season. Transylvania improves to 7-2 on the season.
Junior forward Rob Briggs (Saxonburg, Pa./Knoch) led the Titans with 12 points and a game-high nine rebounds. Briggs shot an efficient 5-9 from the floor that included 2-3 shooting from 3-point range.
Sophomore forward Adam Carswell (Painesville, Ohio/Notre Dame Cathedral Latin) bucketed a season-high 11 points to go with seven boards despite playing only 18 minutes.
Junior forward Andy Timko (Hubbard, Ohio/McDonald) tied a season high with 10 points, while sophomore guard Reuben King (Tarentum, Pa./Highland) sank a season high with 10 points.
Brandon Rash led the Pioneers with a game-high 21 points on 9-14 shooting from the floor, while Ethan Spurlin and Matthew Clevenger bucketed 13 and 10 points, respectively.
Transylvania led by as many as 15 in the first half before enjoying a 14-point, 40-26 advantage at halftime.
Timko splashed a 3-pointer for the Titans that cut the Pioneer lead to 12 points, 44-32, with 16:45 remaining, but Transylvania took a 20-point lead on three occasions before the Titans forged to within 13 for the final margin.
Westminster returns to action at the Bluffton McDonald's Holiday Tournament hosted by Bluffton Dec. 29-30. The Titans will open the tournament against Pitt-Greensburg Dec. 29 at 6 p.m.
About Westminster College...
Founded in 1852 and related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Westminster College ranks first in the nation as "Best College for Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math," according to Forbes.com. Westminster is a top tier liberal arts college, a national leader in graduation rate performance, and a "Great School, Great Price," according to U.S. News Best Colleges guide. Westminster ranked 38th among liberal arts colleges, 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 373 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.
