NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College men's basketball team lost 86-79 to Bethany College in a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) showdown at home Wednesday.
Westminster (3-12, 0-6 PAC) was up 19-18 with 6:44 remaining in the first half after a layup by junior Charlie Wallander (Pittsburgh, PA / Baldwin). Bethany (7-8, 2-4 PAC), however, outscored the Titans 17-5 for the remainder of the half to take a 36-23 lead at halftime.
The Bison maintained their double-digit lead in the beginning of the second half and led by as much as 19 points (49-30) with 14:03 remaining on the clock. Westminster kept battling and orchestrated a 27-8 run and tied the game, 57-57, after Wallander found freshman Brandon Domenick (New Castle, PA / New Castle) for a three-point field goal.
Bethany regained the lead and did not look back. Westminster did get within three points, 74-71, of the Bison's lead with 1:26 remaining, but could not get back on top.
Titan sophomore Matt Getsy (Mars, PA / Mars) scored a team-high 16 points. Three other Titan players registered double-digit points, including Wallander (14), Domenick (14), and sophomore Cameron Pozsgai (Windham, OH / Windham) (10). Wallander also led on the glass with eight rebounds. Domenick dished-out a game-high eight assists. Sophomore Garrett Ashbaugh (Mars, PA / Mars) pocketed a game-high four steals.
Bethany out-shot Westminster 47.1% (24-51) to 42.2% (27-64) and out-rebounded the Titans 43-31.
Westminster will play in its third-straight home game Saturday as it hosts Geneva College at 7:30 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.
