NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Freshman guard Christian Shea (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair) scored a game-high 19 points, but the Westminster College men's basketball team lost 79-57 to visiting Thomas More Saturday in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) action.
The Titans are now 4-16 overall and 1-9 in the PAC, while the Saints up their records to 11-8 overall and 7-2 in the league.
Shea converted on 7 of 10 shots from the field including 5-7 shooting from 3-point range. He was the only Titan to score in double figures as sophomore guard Reuben King (Tarentum, Pa./Highlands) bucketed nine points and sophomore guard Doug Smith (South Park, Pa./South Park), the Titans' leading scorer with a 14.3 average, bucketed six points.
Junior forward Rob Briggs (Saxonburg, Pa./Knoch) and freshman guard Anthony Thomas (New Castle, Pa./Union) also scored six points apiece, while Briggs led the Titans with eight rebounds and Thomas handed out a team-high four assists.
Five Saints scored in double figures led by Brian Muse with 15 points and Aaron Miller with 14 to go with a team-high seven rebounds.
Thomas More shot a sizzling 56.0 percent (28-50) from the floor compared to the Titans at 44.4 percent (24-54).
After a tie score midway through the first half, Thomas More built a 13-point, 38-25 lead at halftime. The Saints led by no fewer than 11 points and no more than 24 in the second half.
Westminster travels to Waynesburg Wednesday at 7:30 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.
