NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College men's basketball team lost 70-63 to Waynesburg University in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) action inside Buzz Ridl Gymnasium on Monday.
Westminster (3-11, 0-5 PAC) led 24-15 when junior Paul Carswell (Painesville, OH / Notre Dame Cathedral Latin) made a pair of free throws with 4:08 remaining in the first half. Waynesburg (8-7, 4-2 PAC) outscored the Titans 12-2 for the remainder of the half to take a 27-26 halftime lead.
The Titans regained the lead (34-33) when sophomore Cameron Pozsgai (Windham, OH / Windham) drained a three-pointer at the 16:15 mark.
Westminster was up 45-44 with 9:33 on the clock, however, Waynesburg started to pull away with a 15-4 run to take a 59-49 lead with 4:07 remaining. The Titans would get within four points (59-55) of the Yellow Jackets' lead, but were unable to get any closer.
Titan freshman Deontay Scott (Youngstown, OH / East) registered his fourth career double-double as he scored a team-high 16 points and had a game- and career-high 15 rebounds. Junior Charlie Wallander (Pittsburgh, PA / Baldwin) scored 14 points, while Pozsgai and sophomore Jason Pilarski (Pittsburgh, PA / Brentwood) added 10 points each. Pozsgai also had six rebounds, while freshman Jarret Vrabel (Canfield, OH / Canfield) had five.
Westminster out-shot Waynesburg 40.7% (24-59) to 34.4% (22-64). Both teams had 42 rebounds.
The Titans are back on the court Wednesday when they host Bethany College (6-8, 1-4 PAC) at 8 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.
