NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College women's soccer team continues to stifle opponents as the Titans registered their 10th shutout of the season with a 6-0 win over Bethany at home Friday in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) action.
Senior forward Mallory Bugel (Valencia, Pa./Mars) and junior midfielder Christina Adams (Hubbard, Ohio/Hubbard) each tallied a goal and an assist for Westminster.
Adams assisted on Bugel's goal in the 12th minute before Bugel returned the favor, feeding Adams for a break-away goal in the 25th minute. Adams now has a team-high 26 points (9 goals, 8 assists) for the season.
Sophomore midfielder Meredith Sabol (McKeesport, Pa./Serra Catholic) scored her first career goal in the 36th minute.
Second-half goal-scorers for the Titans were freshman forward Sarah Nee (McMurray, Pa./Peters Township) with her fifth of the season, senior defender Brittany McKee (Hubbard, Ohio/Hubbard) with a header off a Kait Etzel-Hardman (Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin) corner kick for her second of the year, and freshman forward Krista Goralczyk (Allison Park, Pa./Deer Lakes) with her second of the year.
Sophomore goalkeepers Lindsey Mellott (Cortland, Ohio/Lakeview) and Christine Clawges (McMurray, Pa./Peters Township) combined for the shutout with Mellott making the only two saves of the game.
Westminster improves to 10-2-2 on the season and 3-0 in the PAC, while the Bison drop to 2-7-4 and 2-2-1 in the league.
The Titans host Mount St. Joseph in a non-conference game Saturday at 11 a.m.
About Westminster College...
Founded in 1852 and related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Westminster College is ranked 15th among liberal arts colleges, according to the Washington Monthly 2007 Annual College Guide. Westminster is a national leader 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 366 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 undergraduate and graduate students benefit from individualized attention from dedicated faculty while choosing from 41 majors and nearly 100 organizations on the New Wilmington, Pa., campus.
