Westminster Loses Fifth Straight at Geneva

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BEAVER FALLS, Pa. - The Westminster College men's basketball team lost 93-80 at Geneva Saturday in a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) game that did not count in the league standings because of Geneva's provisional NCAA membership. The Titans, losers of five straight and 16 straight on the road, are now 3-13 and the Golden Tornadoes improve to 11-4.

Four Titans scored in double figures led by freshman guard Christian Shea  shooting 4-8 from the field, all from 3-point range.

Junior guard Doug Smith came off the bench and scored 13 points for Westminster, while freshman guard Anthony Thomas and sophomore guard Reuben King scored 12 and 11 points, respectively.

Thomas led the Titans with six assists while junior forward Rob Briggs pulled down a team-high seven rebounds to go with five points.

Sixty-three of Geneva's 93 points came from three players as Richard Colick led the Golden Tornadoes with 30 points and 11 rebounds, while Lambros Svingos bucketed 19 and Brandon Sopko scored 14.

Geneva committed more turnovers (16-12) but the GTs out-rebounded the Titans 45-28. They also shot an efficient 56.1 percent (32-57) from the floor compared to Westminster's 41.5 percent (27-65).

Geneva led 52-36 at halftime before the Titans outscored the GTs 44-41 in the second half.

Westminster hosts Grove City Wednesday at 8 p.m.