ALLIANCE, Ohio - The Westminster College women's basketball team won its third straight game Wednesday night with a 55-43 non-conference win at Mount Union.
Junior guard/forward Emilee Ackerman (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield) led the Titans (3-2) with a game-high 13 points, while reserve guard Desiree Sterling (Newton Falls, Ohio/Newton Falls) scored 11 points.
The game was neck-and-neck for much of the first half until the Titans forged ahead in the second half. After the game's seventh tie score just over two minutes into the second half, Westminster went on a 12-0 run to take a 37-25 lead with 12:18 remaining in the game.
The Purple Raiders (3-2) would make a run by whittling the lead down to three points (46-43) with 3:25 remaining, but the Titans responded when Sterling sandwiched two field goals around an Ackerman lay-up which secured the lead for Westminster.
Westminster continued its strong defensive play as it limited Mount Union to a 29.3 shooting percentage (17-58) from the floor, while the Titans shot 41.1 percent (23-56).
Haley Drayer and Ellie Geiger led the Purple Raiders with 12 and 10 points, respectively.
Westminster returns to action Saturday, Dec. 2, when the Titans host Muskingum at the Buzz Ridl Gymnasium beginning at 3 p.m.
Founded in 1852 and related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Westminster College is ranked among national leaders in graduation rate performance, according to U.S. News Guide to America's Best Colleges, and is one of the most affordable national liberal arts colleges in Pennsylvania. Westminster is also honored as one of "The Best 361 Colleges" and "Best in the Northeast" by The Princeton Review, and was recognized by the Templeton Guide as a "Character Building College."
Nearly 1,600 students benefit from individualized attention from dedicated faculty, while choosing from 41 majors and nearly 100 organizations on the New Wilmington, Pa. campus.
