WAYNESBURG, Pa. - The Westminster College men's basketball team lost 81-60 to Waynesburg University in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) play on the road Wednesday night.
Westminster (5-13, 2-7 PAC) had a 17-8 lead with 14:09 remaining in the first half after junior Paul Carswell (Painesville, OH / Notre Dame Cathedral Latin) found sophomore Cameron Pozsgai (Windham, OH / Windham) for a three-point field goal. Waynesburg (10-9, 6-4 PAC) eventually tied the game at 24 with 8:04 on the clock and outscored the Titans 30-6 for the remainder of the half to take a 54-30 halftime lead.
In the second half, the Titans cut the Yellow Jackets' lead to 72-60 after a layup by freshman Deontay Scott (Youngstown, OH / East) with 5:06 left. That would be the closest Westminster would get as Waynesburg closed out the game with a 9-0 run.
Carswell led the Titan offense with a season- and game-high 20 points. Also scoring in double-digits for Westminster were freshman Brandon Domenick (New Castle, PA / New Castle) and Scott with 10 points apiece. Scott led Westminster on the glass with seven rebounds. Junior Charlie Wallander (Pittsburgh, PA / Baldwin) added eight points. Domenick also had a game-high seven assists.
Waynesburg out-shot Westminster 38.3% (23-60) to 37.1% (23-62) and out-rebounded the Titans 43-39.
The Titans will look to get back in the win column on Saturday when they host Thomas More College at 3:30 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.
