NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College men's basketball team lost, 69-37, to Saint Vincent College Saturday inside Buzz Ridl Gymnasium.
With the loss, Westminster falls to 3-8 overall and 0-2 in the PAC. With the win, Saint Vincent improves to 8-4 overall and 3-0 in the conference.
The Bearcats, up 19-15 with 5:41 remaining in the first half, outscored the Titans 10-2 in the remainder of the frame to take a 29-17 halftime lead.
The Titans came out of the locker room with a 10-4 run to cut Saint Vincent's lead to 33-27 with 16:31 on the clock. The Bearcats responded with an 8-0 run to take a 41-27 lead with 14:29 remaining and maintained the double-digit lead for rest of the contest.
Westminster sophomore Matt Getsy (Mars, PA / Mars) scored a team-high 12 points. Freshman Deontay Scott (Youngstown, OH / East) added eight points and a team-high six rebounds. Freshman Brandon Domenick (New Castle, PA / New Castle) tied a game-high with a team-high four assists. Junior Paul Carswell (Painesville, OH / Notre Dame Cathedral Latin) added five points.
Saint Vincent out-shot Westminster 53.8% (28-52) to 28.0% (14-50) and out-rebounded the Titans 43-22.
The Titans are back in action Wednesday when they play at PAC foe Grove City College with a start time of 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.
