NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College men's basketball team lost, 87-69, to the visiting Pioneers of Marietta College inside Buzz Ridl Gymnasium on Saturday.
Titan freshman Deontay Scott (Youngstown, OH / East) scored a team-high 17 points, while classmate Jarret Vrabel (Canfield, OH / Canfield) registered 15 points. Also scoring in double-digits for the Titans were sophomore Cameron Pozsgai (Windham, OH / Windham) and junior Charlie Wallander (Pittsburgh, PA / Baldwin) with 11 and 10 points, respectively. Scott also led Westminster with nine rebounds.
Marietta (5-0) led the entire first half, including its lead largest of 15 points (45-30) with 1:48 remaining. The Pioneers went into halftime up 45-33.
Westminster (2-4) cut Marietta's lead to 57-48 after a layup by sophomore Matt Getsy (Mars, PA / Mars) with 13:21 remaining in the game. The Pioneers, however, regained their double-digit lead with a three-pointer at the 12:50 mark and maintained it for the remainder of the game.
The Titans out-shot Marietta 47.2% (25-53) to 43.0% (34-79). The Pioneers led behind the arc with 10 three-pointers, compared to Westminster's five. Marietta also led on the glass with a 43-33 rebound edge.
Westminster is back in action Monday, December 1, when it travels to Penn. State-Altoona. Tip-off is set for 6 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.
