Box Score HIRAM, Ohio - The Westminster College football team started off the 2015 season with a 17-9 win on the road against the Hiram College Terriers.The Titans took a 7-0 lead with 3:51 left in the first half when sophomore Paul Columbo (Boca Raton, FL / West Boca Raton Community) found classmate Jordan Edwards (Florida City, FL / Coral Reef) for a 30-yard touchdown pass. Junior kicker Justin Dahl (Cochranton, PA / Maplewood) added the extra point.

Hiram cut into Westminster's lead with a 30-yard field goal with 9:42 to play in the third quarter.

Dahl extended Westminster's lead to 10-3 with a 40-yard field goal with 3:13 remaining in the game. The distance was Dahl's second longest of his career.

Sophomore Kimu Kim (Canfield, OH / Canfield) added insurance for Westminster with a career-long 53-yard run up the middle. Dahl's point-after-touchdown put the Titans in front 17-3 with 1:31 remaining in regulation.

The Terriers added a late touchdown as time expired.

Columbo went 12 of 21 with 117 yards, including three interceptions and a score. Titan sophomore Dominique McKinley (Greensburg, PA / Greensburg-Salem) ran for a game-high 95 yards off 16 carries (5.9 avg.) McKinley and senior Cody Alward (Pittsburgh, PA / Keystone Oaks) tied for a team-high three receptions.

Titan junior Mac Quinn (Pittsburgh, PA / Northgate) led the defense with a game- and career-high nine tackles, including 1.5 tackles for a loss. He added two break ups. Sophomore CJ Armstrong (Lake Worth, FL / Park Vista) followed with six tackles, including 1.5 sacks. Quinn and Armstrong each added a forced fumble, both of which the Titans recovered. 

For the game, Hiram led 399-281 in total offense.

Hiram's Alec Wells was 26 of 47 for 233 yards, including an interception and a score. Nate Eaton of the Terriers registered game-highs in receptions (7) and receiving yards (81).

The Titans will next play at Washington & Jefferson College on Saturday, Sept. 12 at 7 p.m.