PITTSFORD, N.Y. - Medaille rebounded from its only loss of the season by beating the Westminster College men's basketball team, 84-66, Friday afternoon in the consolation game of the Woodcliff Hotel and Spa Tournament hosted by St. John Fisher. Westminster drops to 2-9 on the season and Medaille, which lost to Dickinson in overtime in the opening round on Thursday, improves to 11-1.
Junior guard Doug Smith (South Park, Pa./South Park) drained four 3-pointers for the Titans before finishing with a team-high 16 points.
Junior guard Reuben King (Tarentum, Pa./Highlands) came off the bench and bucketed a season-high 10 points including a pair of 3-pointers.
Other notables for the Titans included junior forward Adam Carswell (Painesville, Ohio/Notre Dame Cathedral Latin) posting six points, a team-high four assists, five rebounds and two blocks. Freshman guard Ben Donlow (Poland, Ohio/Poland Seminary) posted a team-high six rebounds to go with his nine points and sophomore guard Anthony Thomas (New Castle, Pa./Union) also sank nine points to go with three assists and five boards.
David Shuey led Medaille with a game-high 17 points on 6-8 shooting from the floor. Angel Flores also netted 16 points to go with a game-high six assists.
The Mavericks shot an efficient 56.9 percent (29-51) from the floor compared to Westminster at 42.4 percent (25-59).
Westminster never led in the game. Medaille mounted an 11-point, 39-28 lead at halftime and the Mavericks held at least a 10-point gap the entire second half. The closest the Titans got was a 10-point, 74-64 spread with 2:25 left.
Westminster returns to conference play when the Titans host 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, 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.
