News Archive

Monday, September 17, 2018

LATROBE, Pa. – The Westminster College football team won, 31-14, at Saint Vincent College in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) action Saturday afternoon.
 
Westminster (2-1, 2-0 PAC) led 24-0 with two minutes left in the third quarter. Saint Vincent (0-3, 0-2 PAC) scored all 14 points in the fourth quarter.
 
Titan junior Paul Gonzalez (Miami, FL / Florida Christian), the PAC Defensive Player of the Week, started the Westminster scoring as he returned a fumble 35 yards for a touchdown with 9:40 to play in the first quarter.
 
The Titans added two more scores in the second quarter, one set up by a Titan defensive play, the other by Westminster's special teams. The first was set up by senior Travis Lauster (Prospect, PA / Slippery Rock) with an interception. The Titans then orchestrated a 13-play, 79-yard drive that ate up seven minutes and was capped off with a 17-yard touchdown pass from junior Augustus Necastro(Brookfield, OH / Brookfield) to classmate Joey Joy (Gibsonia, PA / Pine-Richland) at the 4:52 mark for Joy's first career touchdown. Westminster's third touchdown of the half was set up by a blocked punt and recovery by junior Keano Grice (Delray Beach, FL / West Boca Raton) at Saint Vincent's 18-yard line. With just under a minute to play, Titan junior Tyler Greene (Carlisle, PA / Carlisle) ran it in from six yards out for the first touchdown of his career. Sophomore John Cybak (Massillon, OH / Tuslaw) was successful on all three extra points and Westminster led comfortably, 21-0, at halftime.
 
Cybak extended Westminster's lead to 24-0 after converting on his first field goal of the year, capping off a 14-play, 73-yard drive and taking off almost six minutes from the clock.
 
The Bearcats finally got on the board during their first drive of the fourth quarter after Zavion Thompson found Keith Kalp through the air for a 24-yard score with 12:31 left to play.  
 
Senior Shamon Walker (Pittsburgh, PA / Milton Hershey) added to the Titans' lead with a three-yard run later in the fourth. Thompson, on Saint Vincent's next possession, completed a six-yard touchdown pass to Ariel Martinez in the final seconds.
 
The Titans outgained the Bearcats, 341 (175 rushing, 166 passing) to 177 (24 rushing, 153 passing). Westminster converted 20 first downs, to Saint Vincent's 10.
 
Junior Connor Cox (Ridge. MD / Leonardtown) led all receivers with a career-high five catches for 94 yards. Necastro went 14-of-20 for 166 yards and a score. Junior Bryce Hill (Boynton Beach, FL / Boca Raton Community) ran for a game-high 67 yards, while Greene added 63. Gonzalez led the Titan defense with six tackles, while tying with classmate Darius Doty (Greensburg, PA / Greensburg-Salem) for a team-high two tackles for a loss. Junior Austin Chin (Boca Raton, FL / West Boca Raton) added a sack.
 
Westminster will next host PAC foe Bethany College Saturday, September 22 for its home opener. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m.

Friday, September 14, 2018

NEW WILMINGTON, PA – Westminster College announces several planetarium shows for the Fall 2018 season. All shows are located in the planetarium in Hoyt Science Center.

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

NEW WILMINGTON, PA – Westminster College welcomed four new faculty members to its ranks this fall.

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

GREENVILLE, Pa. – Westminster College freshman midfielder Logan Mannheimer (South Park, PA / South Park) was named the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Men's Soccer Rookie of the Week.
 
Mannheimer scored his first collegiate goal in last Wednesday's 4-0 shutout of Penn State Altoona. He logged 61 minutes of reserve action last week for the 1-1 Titans.
 
The Titans will next compete at Franciscan Wednesday, September 12 at 4 p.m.
 
*The PAC contributed to this release. 

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

GREENVILLE, Pa. – Westminster College first-year Maya Steward (Los Angeles, CA / William Howard Taft) was named the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Volleyball Rookie of the Week.
 
Steward totaled 46 kills (3.3/set), 58 digs (4.1/set), 11 service aces and eight assists last week for 4-1 Westminster. In Saturday's 3-2 win at Penn State Behrend, she finished with 16 kills and a .270 hitting percentage (16-6-37) to go along with 15 digs, two assists and a pair of blocks.
 
The Titans will next play in their PAC opener at Geneva College on Wednesday, September 12 at 7 p.m.
 
*The PAC contributed to this release. 

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. – The Westminster College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) today selected volleyball senior Rachel Moore (Greensburg, PA / Greensburg Central Catholic) as its Titan Athlete of the Week for her performance during the week of September 3.
 
Moore totaled 95 digs, 21 assists, and a 5.94 digs per set ratio this past week. Westminster defeated La Roche College (3-0) and went 3-1 in the Northwest PA Challenge, falling to the University of Mount Union (3-0) and defeating Allegheny College (3-0), Penn State Behrend (3-2) and D'Youville College (3-0). Moore tallied a game-high 29 digs against Behrend and is currently first in the conference with 152 digs. Moore was also named on the Northwest PA All-Tournament Team.
  
The Titans will next play in their PAC opener at Geneva College tonight at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

GREENVILLE, Pa. – Westminster College junior linebacker Paul Gonzalez (Miami, FL / Florida Christian) was selected to this week's D3football.com's Team of the Week, presented by Scoutware.
 
Gonzalez led Westminster's defensive effort in Saturday's 27-12 win at Waynesburg with a career-high 13 stops (8 solo). He also added 5.0 tackles for loss, which included a career-high two sacks.
 
The Titans will next travel to Saint Vincent College Saturday, September 15 for a 1 p.m. matchup.
 
*The PAC contributed to this release.

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

NEW WILMINGTON, PA – A Westminster senior and biology professor traveled to Costa Rica over the summer to continue their work on a mosquito-related research study.

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

NEW WILMINGTON, PA – Westminster College student Madison Huff recently returned from a 10-week summer research program in Australia, where she observed and studied exoplanets at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) near Brisbane on the continent’s east coast.

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

NEW WILMINGTON, PA – Award-winning singer-songwriter, peace activist, writer and public speaker David LaMotte will open the 2018 Spiritual Emphasis Westminster (SEW) speaker series at 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23, in the Wallace Memorial Chapel on Westminster’s campus.