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Trey DePietro
Jason Kapusta
85
Winner Carthage CARTH 1-0,0-0 CCIW
66
Westminster (PA) WES 0-1,0-0 PAC
Winner
Carthage CARTH
1-0,0-0 CCIW
85
Final
66
Westminster (PA) WES
0-1,0-0 PAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Carthage CARTH 42 43 85
Westminster (PA) WES 33 33 66

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Westminster falls to No. 18 Carthage at Buzz Ridl Classic

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.--The Westminster College men's basketball program opened its season Friday night with an 85-66 loss to No. 18 Carthage College at the Buzz Ridl Classic.

Established in 1991 and now in its 32nd year, the Buzz Ridl Classic was created to honor, promote and preserve the indelible legacy and impact on the sport of basketball by former Westminster coach and administrator, Charles "Buzz" Ridl.

Carthage was picked No. 2 in this year's College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) preseason coaches' poll. The Firebirds went 18-9 last season. Westminster was selected to finish seventh in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) preseason coaches' poll after its 14-12 finish a year ago. 

Four Westminster players finished in double figures. Sophomore Trey DePietro (Boardman, Ohio, Boardman) had 12 points and eight rebounds. Senior Andrew Clark (New Middletown, Ohio, Springfield Local) totaled 11 points, eight rebounds and a pair blocks. Sophomores Quincy Jones (Youngstown, Ohio, Chaney) and Drew Weir (Salem, Ohio, Salem) both had 11 points and one board. 

Julian Campbell led Carthage with a 22-point, 11-rebound double-double. He finished 10-of-14 from the floor. AJ Johnson had 15 points and four rebounds while Tanner Lamb made 5-of-7 three-point field goal attempts to finish with with 15 points. Fillip Bulatovic posted a 13-point, 12-rebound double-double. 

Carthage shot 55 percent from the floor and had a 45-30 edge on the glass. 

Leading by two, 14-12, with 13 minutes left in the first half, sophomore Jaxon Hendershott (Salem, Ohio, West Branch) capped a 10-0 run with a three-pointer to give the Titans a 24-12 lead with just under 10 to go. Fueled by a 9-0 run, Carthage pulled to within three, 24-21, before a Lamb three-pointer evened the game at 26-26 with 5:37 left in the half. The Firebirds stretched their lead to 10, 38-28, and headed into the break up nine, 42-33. 

Lamb had 12 points in the first 20 minutes while Campbell added six points and seven rebounds. Jones scored eight of his 11 in the first half. 

Carthage's lead swelled to 16, 50-34, before DePietro's layup cut the deficit to nine, 55-46, with just under 14 minutes to go. A 12-5 scoring surge extended the Firebird's lead to 16, 75-59, with five left in regulation. 

Westminster will face Penn State Shenango at 7 p.m. Saturday evening. 
 
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