BEAVER FALLS, Pa. - The Westminster College men's basketball team lost 93-80 at Geneva Saturday in a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) game that did not count in the league standings because of Geneva's provisional NCAA membership. The Titans, losers of five straight and 16 straight on the road, are now 3-13 and the Golden Tornadoes improve to 11-4.
Four Titans scored in double figures led by freshman guard Christian Shea (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair) with 14 points while shooting 4-8 from the field, all from 3-point range.
Junior guard Doug Smith (South Park, Pa./South Park) came off the bench and scored 13 points for Westminster, while freshman guard Anthony Thomas (New Castle, Pa./Union) and sophomore guard Reuben King (Tarentum, Pa./Highlands) scored 12 and 11 points, respectively.
Thomas led the Titans with six assists while junior forward Rob Briggs (Saxonburg, Pa./Knoch) pulled down a team-high seven rebounds to go with five points.
Sixty-three of Geneva's 93 points came from three players as Richard Colick led the Golden Tornadoes with 30 points and 11 rebounds, while Lambros Svingos bucketed 19 and Brandon Sopko scored 14.
Geneva committed more turnovers (16-12) but the GTs out-rebounded the Titans 45-28. They also shot an efficient 56.1 percent (32-57) from the floor compared to Westminster's 41.5 percent (27-65).
Geneva led 52-36 at halftime before the Titans outscored the GTs 44-41 in the second half.
Westminster hosts Grove City Wednesday at 8 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.
