WAYNESBURG, Pa. - Westminster College sophomore women's soccer player Christina Adams pulled off a remarkable feat in the Titans' 8-0 win over Waynesburg Saturday in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) action.
Adams (Hubbard, Ohio/Hubbard) had a career game with three goals, all of which within a two minute span. Adams had scored just four goals in her entire two-year college career entering the game.
She scored at the 58:42 mark in the second half on an assist from Mallory Bugel (Valencia, Pa./Mars), 53 seconds later she scored on an assist from Kait Etzel-Hardman (Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin), and 63 seconds after that as she completed the hat trick with an unassisted goal to give the Titans a 5-0 lead.
Senior forward Sarah Calderone (Bethesda, Md./Walter Johnson) scored two goals, one in the 33rd minute and the other in the 62nd minute. Other goal scorers for the Titans were senior Christa Andamasaris (West Farmington, Ohio/Champion) in the 11th minute, freshman Sarah Park (Port Matilda, Pa./State College) in the 65th minute, and freshman Lauren Graeser (Jefferson Hills, Pa./Thomas Jefferson) in the 74th minute.
The Titans out-shot the Yellow Jackets 31-4, as Westminster goalkeeper Lindsey Mellott (Cortland, Ohio/Lakeview) made all of the team's two saves in 77 minutes in net.
Westminster (5-3-1) returns to action Oct. 7 against Washington & Jefferson 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.
