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Digger Phelps, former men's basketball coach at Notre Dame
and current ESPN basketball analyst, speaks to the Westminster basketball
squads during his October 17, 2008, visit.
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Blue Jay Men Find Going Rough At Central Missouri
The University of Central Missouri scored 25 points off of 20 Westminster College turnovers and ran past the Blue Jay men 82-48 Saturday evening in the season opener for both teams in Warrensburg, Missouri.
The Blue Jays (0-1) led early and trailed 39-25 at intermission, but Central Missouri (1-0) pulled away early in the second half for the win. Stanley Crawford led Westminster with 12 points and seven rebounds, and Ky Millard added six points. Josiah Miller tallied a game-high 15 points for a Central Missouri team that won the rebounding battle 43-33.
Westminster Fifth And Sixth In SLIAC Pre-Season PollsThe Westminster College men’s and women’s basketball squads are picked fifth and sixth, respectively, in the pre-season polls of the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference coaches.
Despite finishing 17-8 overall and tying for second in the league standings at 12-4 last year, the Blue Jay men are picked fifth. This ranking is due in part because of the loss of four starters. Defending conference tournament champion Fontbonne University is picked first, followed by; 2. Webster University, 3. Maryville University, 4. Greenville College, 5. Westminster, 6. Eureka College, 7. Blackburn College, 8. MacMurray College and 9. Principia College.
Surprisingly, the Westminster women are picked just sixth, after finishing 11-14 overall and fifth in league play last year at 6-10. Maryville is the top pick, followed by; 2. Fontbonne, 3 Blackburn and Greenville, 5. Principia, 6. Westminster, 7. Webster, 8. Eureka, and 9. MacMurray.
Both Blue Jay teams open the season this Saturday. The Westminster women host Central College (Iowa) at 2:00, while the men face The University of Central Missouri at 7:00 in Warrensburg.
Blue Jays Capture 73-72 Exhibition Win On The Road
Jason Warncke made one-of-two free throws with two seconds remaining and finished with 22 points as the Westminster College men topped SIU-Edwardsville 73-72 in exhibition basketball action Saturday evening in Edwardsville, Illinois.
The Blue Jays trailed SIU-Edwardsville 35-25 at intermission, but rallied to take their first lead in the closing minutes. SIU-Edwardsville rallied to even the score, setting the stage for Warncke's game winning charity shot. Joining Warncke in double figures for Westminster was Stanley Crawford who finished with 13 points and a team-high eight rebounds (click for stats).