LATROBE, Pa. - The Westminster College men's basketball team scored its second-lowest point total of the season, as the Titans lost 63-39 at Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) foe Saint Vincent College on Saturday.
The Titans shot a season-low 22.4% (11-49). The Bearcats out-rebounded the Titans 50-35.
Saint Vincent (15-6, 10-2 PAC) led 13-5 with 13:31 remaining in the first half. Westminster (5-16, 2-10 PAC) responded with a 7-2 run to cut Saint Vincent's lead to 15-12 after freshman Brandon Domenick (New Castle, PA / New Castle) made a pair of free throws with 9:33 on the clock. The Bearcats, however, took a commanding 19-point lead (31-12) with 4:40 remaining and led 37-18 at halftime.
The Titans made a 7-0 run to start the second half, cutting Saint Vincent's lead to 37-25, after sophomore Matt Getsy (Mars, PA / Mars) found junior Paul Carswell (Painesville, OH / Notre Dame Cathedral Latin) for a three-pointer with 17:57 on the clock. Westminster, however, was unable to get any closer for the remainder of the contest.
Titan freshman Deontay Scott (Youngstown, OH / East) led the Titan offense with 12 points, including a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line. Carswell and Domenick scored nine and seven points, respectively. Carswell led Westminster on the glass with eight rebounds, while freshman Tre Major (New Castle, PA / Union) had six.
Westminster's lowest point total this season came against the Bearcats at home last month when the Titans lost 69-37.
The Titans will look to snap a four-game skid when it travels to Bethany on Wednesday with a game start of 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.
