WAYNESBURG, Pa. - The Westminster College women's basketball team posted its 10th win over the season with a 68-60 triumph at Waynesburg Saturday night in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) action.
The Titans (10-4, 2-1 PAC) took a 41-33 lead at halftime before protecting the lead in the second half thanks to senior guard Desiree Sterling (Newton Falls, Ohio/Newton Falls) scoring eight points in the final 2:24 to seal the win.
Sterling scored a team-high 15 points giving her 1,198 for her career, which moved her into third place on Westminster's career scoring list. Sterling is just 89 points shy of tying all-time leading scorer Robin Thayer's total of 1,287 points amassed from 1998-2002.
Junior guard/forward Emilee Ackerman (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield) also tallied 15 points for Westminster. Junior forward Terese Marszalek (Monroeville, Pa./Gateway) scored 14 points and sophomore guard Gina Brunetti (Canfield, Ohio/Cardinal Mooney) registered 12 points completing the list of four double-figure scorers for the Titans.
Waynesburg guard Katie Lewandowski led all scorers with a game-high 17 points.
The Titans led by as many as 10 points in the first half before clinging to a lead that the Yellow Jackets (6-8, 1-3 PAC) cut to a one-point deficit on three occasions in the second half. Sterling hit a pair of 3-pointers on consecutive possessions, including the latter giving the Titans an eight-point lead with 1:11 remaining.
Westminster, winner of six out of its last seven games, hosts Grove City Wednesday, Jan. 17, at 6 p.m. in PAC play.
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.
