NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Senior guard Desiree Sterling became the Westminster College women's basketball team's all-time leading scorer Wednesday as the Titans won their eighth straight game by defeating Saint Vincent, 80-40, at the Buzz Ridl Gymnasium in non-league action.
Sterling (Newton Falls, Ohio/Newton Falls) scored 14 points giving her 1,288 career points, surpassing Robin Thayer's mark of 1,287 set from 1998-2002.
Junior guard/forward Emilee Ackerman (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield) led the Titans (16-4) with 19 points, while Saint Vincent (7-11) had just one player score in double figures with Laura Klimchock bucketing 13 points.
Senior guard Katie Roycroft (Pittsburgh, Pa./Our Lady of Sacred Heart), who had just two career points entering the game, scored a career-high nine points on 3-of-3 from 3-point range.
Westminster shot 50 percent (7-14) from 3-point range and 48.5 percent (33-68) overall. The Titan defense smothered Saint Vincent as the Bearcats shot just 25.5 percent (13-51) from the floor.
The Titans also held a gaping 49-27 rebound advantage, which included senior forward Talley Felger (Petersburg, Ohio/Springfield Local) grabbing a game-high nine boards.
Westminster led 35-17 at halftime after jumping to a 15-2 lead 10 minutes into the game.
The Titans look to avenge their only Presidents' Athletic Conference loss of the season at Thomas More on Saturday, Feb. 3, at 1 p.m. Westminster lost to the Saints, 58-57, at home on Jan. 6.
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.
