NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College women's basketball team defeated Grove City, 71-50, Wednesday night in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) action at the Buzz Ridl Gymnasium.
The Titans (11-4, 3-1 PAC) surged to the win by outscoring the Wolverines 39-18 in the second half after the teams were tied 32-32 at halftime. Grove City (4-11, 1-3 PAC) led 38-37 with 14:21 remaining before the Titans went on a 14-0 run to take a 13-point, 51-38 lead covering less than four minutes.
Junior reserve guard Desiree Sterling (Newton Falls, Ohio/Newton Falls) scored a game-high 20 points giving her four 20-point games on the season. Sterling, who shot 6-of-12 from the field, also led the Titans with four steals.
Junior guard/forward Emilee Ackerman (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield) scored 18 points, while junior forward Terese Marszalek (Monroeville, Pa./Gateway) led the Titans with a game-high eight rebounds to go with eight points.
The Titans out-rebounded the Wolverines, 42-27, and committed one less turnover (21-22). Westminster shot 63.6 percent (7-11) from 3-point range, which included sophomore guard Gina Brunetti (Canfield, Ohio/Cardinal Mooney) making 4 of 5 from behind the arc to give her 12 points for the game.
Rachel McCoy and Elyse Bogusz led the Wolverines with 14 and 11 points, respectively.
Westminster plays at Bethany in PAC play Saturday at 2 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.
