BETHANY, W.Va. - The Westminster College women's basketball team won its fourth game in a row and remains tied for first place in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) after posting a 73-47 road PAC win over Bethany Saturday at the Hummel Field House.

The Titans (12-4, 4-1 PAC) took a commanding 26-point, 34-8 lead 13 minutes into the game before clinging to a 38-23 halftime advantage. The 15-point deficit was as close as the Bison (6-10, 2-4 PAC) could get as Westminster would go up by as many as 32 points in the second half before securing the 26-point win.

Junior guard/forward Emilee Ackerman (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield) had a phenomenal game leading the Titans with 17 points and eight rebounds to go with a career-high nine assists and six steals.

Senior guard Desiree Sterling (Newton Falls, Ohio/Newton Falls) scored 15 points to go with seven rebounds, while junior forward Terese Marszalek (Monroeville, Pa./Gateway) netted 14 points, as did freshman center Rachel Martinko (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield) for her new career high.

Sterling supplanted Erica Tallo (2001-05) for second place on Westminster's career scoring list breaking her mark of 1,227 points. Sterling now has 1,233 points and is 54 points shy of Robin Thayer's school-record 1,287 points amassed from 1998-2002.

Bethany's Renee Brandenburg led all scorers with 19 points. The Titans induced 26 Bethany turnovers and committed just 15. Westminster shot 48.5 percent (32-66) from the field compared to Bethany's 36 percent (18-50).

Westminster returns to action Wednesday, Jan. 24 at Thiel for a 6 p.m. tip-off.

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.