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Drew Weir
Emily Tallis
76
Winner Chatham CHA 13-3,10-1 PAC
72
Westminster (PA) WES 4-11,1-9 PAC
Winner
Chatham CHA
13-3,10-1 PAC
76
Final
72
Westminster (PA) WES
4-11,1-9 PAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Chatham CHA 31 45 76
Westminster (PA) WES 41 31 72

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Titans edged at home

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.--The Westminster College men's basketball program fell to Chatham University 76-72 in a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) match-up Saturday afternoon at Ron Galbreath Court inside Buzz Ridl Gymnasium.  

Westminster fell to 4-11 overall and 1-9 in the conference. Chatham improved to 13-3 overall and 10-1 in the PAC. The Cougars have won six-straight league games since their 72-62 loss to Grove City College on Dec. 7. 

Westminster had three players finish in double figures. Junior forward Drew Weir (Salem, Ohio, Salem) had 27 points on 12-of-20 shooting. He went 1-of-3 from three-point field goal range and was 2-of-3 from the free throw line. Weir added eight rebounds, a pair of steals and a blocked shot. Junior guard Mick Hergenrother (Canfield, Ohio, Cardinal Mooney) finished with 17 points, three rebounds, eight assists and two steals. He was 5-of-5 from the free throw line. Junior guard Jaxon Hendershott (Salem, Ohio, West Branch) had 16 points, one rebound, one block and a steal. He shot 50.0 percent from the field (6-12) and made four of his seven attempted three-point shots. 

Diaun Pinkett and Lovenson Xavier each had double-doubles for Chatham. Pinkett finished with 28 points and 11 rebounds while Xavier had 23 points and 10 boards. 

In a back-and-forth first half, a Hendershott three-pointer followed by a Hergenrother layup with 3:24 to go stretched the Titans' lead to nine, 32-23. Hergenrother, fouled on a three-point attempt with 0.6 seconds to go in the first half, knocked down all three free throws to give Westminster a 10-point lead, 41-31, heading into the break. Hergenrother scored 13 of his 17 in the first half. 

Westminster's second half lead swelled to 17, 62-45, on Weir's pull-up jumper with just over 10 minutes left. Weir (9) and Hendershott (8) combined for 17 early second half points. Chatham managed to whittle Westminster's lead to five, 68-53, with just under five remaining before its pivotal 7-0 scoring run, capped by an Xavier three-pointer with just under three minutes to go, tied the game at 70-70. 

Westminster shot 48.4 percent from the field (30-62) and made five of its 13 attempted three-pointers (.385). Chatham shot 40.3 percent (27-67) from floor despite hitting just four of its 21 attempted three-point field goals (.190). The Cougars went to the foul line 22 times, making 18 (.818). The Titans were just 7-of-8 (.875) from the line. Chatham posted a 45-31 advantage on the glass and had a 19-7 edge on the offensive boards. 

Up Next
Wednesday, Westminster will travel to Grove City College. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. inside the Grove City College Arena.
 
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