NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College men's basketball team opened its 2014-15 season with a 93-81 win over Kenyon College at home in its first of two games of the 23rd annual Buzz Ridl Classic.
Titan junior Charlie Wallander (Pittsburgh, PA / Baldwin) led all scorers with 27 points. His seven rebounds tied freshman Deontay Scott (Youngstown, OH / East) for a team-high. Scott added 20 points with a perfect 9 for 9 from the field in his collegiate debut, becoming only the third Titan ever with a perfect field goal percentage in a single game with at least nine attempts. Booker Newberry was 9 for 9 in 1994 and Craig Paul was 10 for 10 in 1978.
Also scoring in double figures for Westminster were sophomore John Arcuri (Oakmont, PA / Saint Joseph) (14), freshman Jarret Vrabel (Canfield, OH / Canfield) (13), and sophomore Matt Getsy (Mars, PA / Mars) (11). Getsy and Vrabel added six and five rebounds respectively.
The Titans outshot Kenyon, 54.8% (34-62) to 37.9% (25-66). Westminster also held a 41 to 38 rebound advantage.
Westminster will host Penn. State Beaver in its final game of the Buzz Ridl Classic tomorrow at 4 p.m.
About Westminster College...
Founded in 1852 and related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Westminster College is a top-tier liberal arts college and a national leader in graduation rate performance, according to U.S. News Best Colleges guide. Westminster is also honored as one of "The Best 379 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 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.
