Saturday, November 21, 2009

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College men's basketball team finished the second day as hosts of the 18th annual Buzz Ridl Classic with a 91-60 loss to Notre Dame (Ohio) Saturday at the Buzz Ridl Gymnasium.

The Titans fall to 0-3 on the season while the Falcons improve to 5-0.

Freshman guard Ron Martino (Youngstown, Ohio/Cardinal Mooney) led the Titans with a career-high 14 points, including 10 in the second half. Martino shot 5-8 from the floor and dished out a team-high three assists and tied team highs with four rebounds and two steals.

Junior guard Max Spinner (Boca Raton, Fla./Boca Raton), who earned a spot on the all-Classic team, bucketed 12 points, as did sophomore guard Cameron McCleary (Newton Falls, Ohio/Newton Falls) who converted 4 of 7 shot attempts from 3-point range.

Eric Dummermuth led the Falcons with 27 points on 11-14 shooting to go with 15 rebounds. Al Miller and Curtis McClure also bucketed 14 points apiece.

Notre Dame dominated the boards with a 57-28 rebound margin. The Falcons also outshot the Titans, 46.1 percent (35-76) to 35.5 percent (22-62).

Aside from Spinner hitting a 3-pointer on Westminster's first possession, Notre Dame led the entire game as the Falcons mounted a 20-point, 35-15 lead with 5:30 left in the first half before enjoying a 23-point, 44-21 halftime advantage.

The Titans could only cut the deficit to 17 points early in the second half as Notre Dame went up by as many as 41 points (85-44 with 4:52 left in the game) before cruising to the 31-point victory.

Westminster is off next week before hosting Oberlin on Sunday, Nov. 29 at 3 p.m.

Allegheny won the other Buzz Ridl Classic game Saturday over Emory & Henry, 63-78. The all-Classic team consisted of the following: George Raftis (MVP) and Charlie Jaicks, Allegheny; Terrance Grigg, Emory & Henry; Nick McCartney and Dummermuth, Notre Dame; Spinner, Westminster.

About Westminster College...
Founded in 1852 and related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Westminster College is a top tier liberal arts college and a national leader in graduation rate performance, according to U.S. News Guide to America's Best Colleges. Westminster ranked third among liberal arts colleges in social mobility, according to the Washington Monthly College Guide, and is one of the most affordable national liberal arts colleges in Pennsylvania. Westminster is also honored as one of "The Best 371 Colleges" and "Best in the Northeast" by The Princeton Review, and is named to the President's Honor Roll for excellence in service learning.

Nearly 1,600 undergraduate and graduate students benefit from individualized attention from dedicated faculty while choosing from 41 majors and nearly 100 organizations on the New Wilmington, Pa., campus. Visit www.westminster.edu/advantage to view "Advantage: Westminster" A Strategic Plan 2010-2020.