WASHINTON, Pa. -- J.R. Mazza (Bridgeport, W.Va./University) drained eight three-pointers and poured in a career-high 28 points to lead the Washington & Jefferson College men's basketball team to a 90-79 wire-to-wire victory over the visiting Westminster Titans in a Presidents' Athletic Conference game Saturday afternoon.at Salvitti Family Gymnasium.

The victory gave W&J the sweep of the regular season series with Westminster. This marks the first time that the Presidents have taken both regular season contests from the Titans since 2013-14. W&J won by a narrow 81-79 score at Westminster on Dec. 1.  W&J moves to 8-2 in PAC play and 13-4 overall. The loss drops Westminster to 7-3 in league play and  to 10-6 overall. 

Kyran Mitchell (Reading, Pa./Berks Catholic) backed Mazza by recording his second triple-double this season with 13 points, a career-high 15 rebounds and 10 assists. 

Nick Gearhart (Huntingdon, Pa./Huntingdon) joined Mazza and Mitchell in double figures, as the sophomore registered 20 points and seven rebounds for the Red & Black. 

Mazza opened up the afternoon by draining a three for the first points of the game. Westminster was off to a slow start as the Titans did not score a single point until nearly five minutes into the game. 

A good jumper by Gearhart expanded the Presidents lead to five (9-4) with 14:41 remaining in the first half. However, Westminster's Reese Leone found the net from behind the arc just 16 seconds later to cut the lead to two. 

W&J's stretched its lead to as many as 14 points in the first half when Alexander Skowron (Sewickley, Pa./Quaker Valley) converted a layup layup with 3:16 remaining to make the score 38-24. W&J carried a 40-29 lead into the halftime break. 

The Presidents kept the Titans at a distance in the second half, as the hosts led by at least seven points the rest of the way. W&J held an 11-point advantage before a barrage of threes by Mazza effectively put things out of reach. Mazza knocked down four three-pointers during a five-possession span to swell the lead to 66-47 with 9:58 to play. 

A jumper by Reese Leone trimmed the Westminster deficit to 74-64 with 5:24 but that's as close as the visitors would get. Mazza knocked down his career-high eighth three-pointer to extend the lead to 84-69 with 2:53 to play. 

Westminster was led by Anthony Ritter with his 26 points while his brother Daniel Ritter recorded a double-double for the Titans with 15 points and 10 rebounds. 

The Presidents held a decided advantage in points off turnovers (29-6) and points in the paint (44-26). The Presidents recorded a season-best 11 blocks, as Gearhart recorded a career-high four blocks. 

W&J travels to Bethany for another PAC contest on Wednesday, Jan. 26. The tip-off is scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. Per Bethany's policy, no external fans are permitted.