NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College men's basketball team lost 72-67 to Grove City College in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) action at home on Wednesday.
Titan freshman Deontay Scott (Youngstown, OH / East) registered his sixth double-double of the season as he scored 15 points and grabbed down a game-high 12 rebounds. Junior Paul Carswell (Painesville, OH / Notre Dame Cathedral Latin) scored a game-high and tied a season-high with 20 points.
Grove City (9-12, 4-8 PAC) was up 9-2 with 16:03 to play in the first half. Westminster (5-15, 2-9 PAC) answered with a 10-0 run, capped off with a three-point field goal by sophomore Jason Pilarski (Pittsburgh, PA / Brentwood), to give the Titans their first lead (12-9) with 12:40 on the clock. The Wolverines regained the lead (17-12) after an 8-0 run with 9:34 on the clock. The Titans responded with a 9-0 run, capped off with a three-pointer by freshman Brandon Domenick (New Castle, PA / New Castle), to take their largest lead, 21-17, with 5:27 remaining. Grove City followed with a 12-3 run to end the half and led 29-24 at halftime.
In the second half, the Wolverines took their largest lead, 53-39, with 9:49 remaining. Westminster continued to battle and cut the Wolverines' lead to one point (62-61) after Scott converted on a traditional three-point play with 3:29 on the clock. The Titans, still unable to break Grove City's lead, got within two points (69-67) with 20 seconds remaining after Domenick found sophomore Cameron Pozsgai (Windham, OH / Windham) for a three. The Wolverines sealed the victory after going 3-for-4 from the free throw line.
Pilarski and Pozsgai added eight points each. Sophomore Tre Major (New Castle, PA / Union), Domenick, and Pozsgai each had six rebounds.
Grove City out-shot Westminster 41.5% (22-53) to 36.4% (20-55). The Titans held a 38-33 rebound advantage.
The Titans are back in action Saturday when they compete at Saint Vincent College with a 6 p.m. start time.
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.
