PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- The Washington and Lee men's basketball team dropped to 0-4 on the season with a pair of losses in the Carnegie Mellon Tournament over the weekend. W&L lost to Carnegie Mellon, 63-57, in the opener and then dropped a 93-73 decision to Thiel College in the consolation game.

Against CMU, the Generals trailed by 10 points at the half, but fought back to take a 53-50 lead with 4:20 remaining via a 20-3 run. However, the Tartans (1-2) outscored the Generals 13-3 the rest of the way to walk away with the win.

W&L was led by senior guards Will Ballard (Elkin, N.C./Elkin) and Chad Braley (Huntington, W.Va./Paul Blazer). Ballard totaled 13 points, while Braley notched 12 points. Sophomore forward Scott Hettermann (Falls Church, Va./Landon) tallied 10 points.

Dom Ionadi and Matt Kaitz led Carnegie Mellon with 15 points each.

In the loss to Thiel, the Generals (0-4) fell behind early as the Tomcats hit seven of their first eight three-point attempts en route to a 53-27 halftime advantage. W&L chipped away at the lead cutting it to 20 points (93-73) at the game's conclusion.

Thiel (1-3) shot 56.5 percent from the floor (35-62) and 45.5 percent from the three-point arc (10-22).

Braley led the Generals with 18 points on 7-of-16 shooting, while junior forward Bob Bustamante (Miami, Fla./Christopher Columbus) totaled 14 points. Sophomore guard Will Cotter (Wayne, Pa./Conestoga) notched 10 points.

The Tomcats were led by A.H. Davis, who tallied 23 points and Isaiah Blanciak, who notched 15 points.

The Generals will be in action again on Wednesday as they host Shenandoah in a 6:00 pm contest.

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