CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. - The Westminster College men's basketball team lost, 71-57, to Thomas More College on the road Saturday in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) action. Â
With the loss, the Titans fell to 2-6 overall and 0-1 in PAC. With the win, the Saints improved to 4-4 overall and 2-0 in the conference.
Three Titans scored in double-digits, led by freshman Deontay Scott (Youngstown, OH / East) with 17 points. Junior Charlie Wallander (Pittsburgh, PA / Baldwin) and freshman Jarret Vrabel (Canfield, OH / Canfield) registered 11 and 10 points respectively. Vrabel recorded his second double-double of the season as he pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds.
The Saints went up 6-0 early in the first half with 16:49 on the clock. The Titans responded with an 8-2 run to cut Thomas More's lead to 10-8. The Saints answered with a 28-10 run to extend their lead to 38-18 with 2:38 remaining in the half. Westminster finished the half with a 7-2 run, cutting the Saints' lead to 40-28 at intermission.
The Titans opened the second half on a 19-10 run to cut the lead to 50-44 with 9:17 to play in the game. However, that would be as close as Westminster would come as Thomas More led by as many as 16 points and closed out the game on a 21-13 run for the 71-57 victory.
Thomas More out-shot Westminster 48.2% (27-56) to 44.4% (24-54). Both teams had 31 rebounds.
Westminster is idle until December 20 when it travels to Pittsburgh, Pa. to play La Roche College at 3 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.
