NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Westminster College advanced to the semifinal round of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Women's Soccer South Championships with a 2-0 win over visiting Frostburg State in Thursday's quarterfinal.
The top-seeded Titans (14-5-2) will now host the both semifinal matches and the championship match this weekend, including their semifinal match against fourth-seeded Gettysburg (13-6-1) on Saturday at 11 a.m. Gettysburg defeated No. 5 Wilkes, 2-1, on Wednesday.
Westminster dispatched the eighth-seeded Bobcats (12-7) by scoring on an early goal by sophomore midfielder Christina Adams (Hubbard, Ohio/Hubbard). Adams potted her team-high 13th goal of the season off a rebound just 2:13 into the match.
The Titans held on to their one-goal lead and added an insurance goal when senior forward Christa Andamasaris (West Farmington, Ohio/Champion) cast a free kick over the outstretched arms of Bobcat goalkeeper Amanda Banaszak at the 54:32 mark.
Westminster freshman goalkeeper Lindsey Mellott (Cortland, Ohio/Lakeview) registered the shutout by making seven saves. Banaszak also gloved seven saves.
The Titans outshot the Bobcats 18-8.
The schedule for this weekend's ECAC South Championships is as follows: Westminster and Gettysburg will play Saturday at 11 a.m. in the first semifinal. The other semifinal will begin at 1:30 p.m. and will feature the No. 2 Swarthmore/No. 7 Widener winner versus the No. 3 FDU-Florham/No. 6 Catholic winner. The semifinal winners will meet in the championship match held in New Wilmington on Sunday at 1 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.
