HIRAM, Ohio - Junior guard Doug Smith (South Park, Pa./South Park) drained six 3-pointers and scored 20 points for the Westminster College men's basketball team, but it was not enough as the Titans lost 91-75 at Hiram Thursday night in nonconference action. The Titans fall to 2-7 on the season and the Terriers improve to 6-3 on the year.
Smith tied a season high for his seventh career game with 20 or more points as he shot 7-15 from the field and 6-13 from 3-point range. Three other Titans scored in double figures including junior forward Adam Carswell (Painesville, Ohio/Notre Dame Cathedral Latin) with 12 points and junior guard Ron Martino (Youngstown, Ohio/Cardinal Mooney) and freshman guard Ben Donlow (Poland, Ohio/Poland Seminary) each with 11 points.
Donlow led the Titans with seven rebounds while sophomore guard Anthony Thomas (New Castle, Pa./Union) dished out a team-high five assists to go with seven points.
Four Hiram players scored at least 17 points including Aaron Stefanov with 24. Andrew Wiegand bucketed 20 points while pulling down a game-high 15 rebounds. Alan Sheppard and Jamaal Watkins each scored 17 points, while Justin Wisniewski handed out a game-high 10 assists to go with five points.
Hiram led by as many as eight points in the first half before holding a five-point, 44-39 lead at halftime. Hiram increased its lead to 15 points seven minutes into the second half and Westminster could only whittle that lead down to nine points before Hiram held at least a 10-point cushion for the remaining eight minutes.
Westminster plays two games at St. John Fisher in Rochester, N.Y., Dec. 29 and Dec. 30 beginning with an 8 p.m. appointment with the hosts on Dec. 29.
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, a top-tier liberal arts college, ranks third in graduation rate performance, according to U.S. News Best Colleges guide. Westminster ranked 6th 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 376 Colleges" 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 42 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.
