NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College men's basketball team never led in a 76-66 loss to conference foe Bethany College tonight inside of Buzz Ridl Gymnasium. The Titans dropped to 2-13 overall and 1-6 in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC). The Bison improved to 14-2 and 6-1 in the PAC.
Westminster cut Bethany's lead to 33-28 with 2:13 left in the first half with a 8-3 run after a jumper from Doug Smith (South Park, PA / South Park) and an assist courtesy of junior Adam Carswell (Painesville, OH / Notre Dame Cathedral Latin).
Bethany stayed ahead in the second half and finished the game strong with an 8-2 run.
Smith and sophomore Anthony Thomas (New Castle, PA / Union) led the Titans with 16 points each. Junior Ron Martino (Youngstown, OH / Cardinal Mooney) added 12 points and freshman Ben Donlow (Poland, OH / Poland Seminary) scored 10 to go along with a team-high nine rebounds. Carswell added eight points and eight rebounds. Smith also dished out a team-high five assists.
Bethany's Nick Wilcox led the Bison with 21 points. James Barton added 20, while British Alexander recorded a double-double with 16 points and a game-high 13 rebounds.
Bethany outshot Westminster 51% (26-for-51) to 46.7% (28-for-60).
The Titans are back in action next Wednesday as they host Geneva at 8:00 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.
