 Titans Bring Back Home PAC Title (Photo: PAC)
Titans Bring Back Home PAC Title - Mar 20, 2021 
The Westminster College men's basketball team dethroned the reigning conference champions Grove City College with a 73-62 win in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Championship game at home Saturday afternoon, claiming their second PAC Title in school history.No. 1 seed Westminster (11-1) had four players score in double-digits, led by senior Isaac Stamatiades (6'5''-G) (Elkridge, MD / Avalon) with a game-high 16 points - including a team-best 3-for-3 from long range. Stamatiades also earned his 11th double-double of the season, finishing with 30 for his distinguished career. Also scoring in double-digits were seniors Josh Hutcherson (6'6''-F) (Uniontown, OH / Uniontown Lake) with 14 points and Daniel Ritter (6'4''-G) (North Lima, OH / South Range) and first-year Reese Leone (5'10''-PG) (Beloit, OH / West Branch) with 12 points apiece. Leone also dished out a team-high three assists. Junior Tyler James (6'7''-F) (Youngstown, OH / Warren JFK) added nine points, while first-year Andrew Clark (6'4''-G) (New Middletown, OH / Springfield Local) scored six. Clark also tied with Stamatiades for a team-high two blocks. Rounding out the Titan scorers was sophomore Austin O'Hara (6'3''-G) (Girard, OH / Girard) with four points, who also pocketed a team-high two steals. For the game, Westminster outshot Grove City, 46.8% (22-47) to 34.8% (23-66). Grove City was led by Isaac Thrasher who scored a team-high 15 points, while Joe Meola (6'4''-F) led the Wolverines on the glass with eight rebounds. Down 7-6 early in the first half, the Titans answered with a 15-5 run, capped off with James making a fast break layup while getting fouled and converting on the free throw. The No. 4 seed Grove City (8-4) got within one point of the Titans' lead twice, with the latest at 26-25 with 3:20 to play in the frame. Westminster led 28-25 at halftime. The Titans came out in the second half with urgency, outscoring the Wolverines 16-1 in the first six minutes to take a commanding 44-26 lead (their largest of the contest). Grove City cut Westminster's lead to single-digits several times, with the latest at 61-53 with four minutes to play, but Westminster did not let them get any closer on its way winning its first PAC Championship since the 2003-04 season. PAC Tournament Final: Westminster - Grove City 73-62 PAC Tournament Semifinals: Westminster - Thiel 101-60 Grove City - Geneva 91-85 Courtesy of athletics.westminster.edu Tags : ISAAC STAMATIADES, WESTMINSTER COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA, NCAA3 BASKETBALL All-PAC Awards 2021 - Mar 27, 2021
All-Tournament MVP:  Isaac Stamatiades (6'5''-G) of Westminster, PAPlayer of the Year: Isaac Stamatiades (6'5''-G) of Westminster, PANewcomer of the Year: Reese Leone (5'10''-PG) of Westminster, PACoach of the Year: Kevin Siroki of Westminster, PA
1st Team Isaiah Alonzo (6'10''-F) of Waynesburg Justice Rice (6'1''-G) of Grove City Daniel Ritter (6'4''-G) of Westminster, PA Isaac Stamatiades (6'5''-G) of Westminster, PA Lyle Tipton (G/F) of Geneva
2nd Team Shemar Bennett (6'6''-F) of St.Vincent Sean Hickey (6'0''-PG) of Franciscan Cameron Seemann (6'1''-G) of W&J Joel Stutz (6'1''-G/F) of Geneva Ahmad Tejumola (6'8''-F) of Thiel
Honorable Mention Dalton Hamrick (6'2''-G) of Bethany, WV Justin Mack (6'0''-PG) of Franciscan Ben Pollock (6'10''-C) of Chatham Matt Popeck (5'10''-PG) of Waynesburg Malik Potter (6'2''-G) of ChathamAll-Sportsmanship Team Dylan Furlong (6'6''-F) of Bethany, WV Griffin Kirchner (6'6''-F) of Chatham Joe Vernau (6'5''-C) of Franciscan Jake Ford (G) of Geneva Joe Meola (6'4''-F) of Grove City Walter Bonds (5'10''-PG) of St.Vincent John Aarestrup (6'2''-G) of Thiel Zach Queen (6'2''-G) of W&J Zach Ford (6'7''-F) of Waynesburg Kai Skinner (6'1''-G) of Westminster, PAAll-Tournament Team Reese Leone (5'10''-PG) of Westminster, PA Daniel Ritter (6'4''-G) of Westminster, PA Isaac Stamatiades (6'5''-G) of Westminster, PA Erik Meiners (5'9''-PG) of Grove City Justice Rice (6'1''-G) of Grove City Lyle Tipton (G/F) of Geneva John Aarestrup (6'2''-G) of ThielTags : ISAAC STAMATIADES, WESTMINSTER COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA, NCAA3 BASKETBALL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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