LATROBE, Pa. - The Westminster College women's basketball team improved its record to 9-4 on the season with a 67-51 win at Saint Vincent Wednesday night.
Junior guard/forward Emilee Ackerman (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield) posted her second career double-double with 18 points and a career-high 12 rebounds to go with a game-high five assists.
Three other Titan starters scored in double figures, including sophomore guard Gina Brunetti (Canfield, Ohio/Cardinal) with 11 points and senior guard Rachel Eaton (Rimersburg, Pa./Union) and junior forward Terese Marszalek (Monroeville, Pa./Gateway) with 10 markers apiece.
Senior forward Talley Felger (Petersburg, Ohio/Springfield Local) also tied a season high with 10 rebounds to go with four points, as the Titans held a 55-31 rebounding edge.
The Titan defense also held the Bearcats, led by Laura Klimchock's 26 points, to a scant shooting percentage of 26.2 (17-65), while Westminster was 44.4 percent (28-63) from the floor.
Westminster took a 13-0 lead before the Bearcats (3-8) scored their first points just over six minutes into the game. The Titans were up 29-11 at halftime and led by as many as 22 points (63-41 with 4:51 remaining) in the second half before securing the 16-point victory.
Westminster (9-4, 1-1 PAC) travels to Waynesburg Saturday at 5:30 p.m. for a Presidents' Athletic Conference game.
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.
