NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College women's soccer team cruised to a 7-0 win over Chatham at home Wednesday in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) action. The Titans improve their record to 13-3-2 on the season and 6-0 in the PAC, while the Cougars drop to 4-10-2 and 0-5-1 in the league.
The win for the Titans sets up Saturday's 2 p.m. showdown at home with Thomas More, a 1-0 overtime winner at Bethany Wednesday. The winner will grab the top seed in next week's PAC Tournament.
Westminster jumped to a 3-0 lead with goals in the 26th, 30th and 33rd minutes and the Titans held the three-goal advantage before tacking on four goals in the final 18 minutes.
Freshman Lindsay Moyer (Reading, Pa./Muhlenberg) scored the first two goals of her career in the 72nd and 83rd minutes for the Titans.
Three other Titans registered at least three points with a goal and an assist, including freshmen Krista Goralczyk (Allison Park, Pa./Deer Lakes), Sarah Nee (McMurray, Pa./Peters Township) and Kristin Kajari (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn).
Nee is now ranked second on the team with six goals for the season.
Other goal-scorers for the game were senior Kait Etzel-Hardman (Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin) with the opening goal and her second of the season and senior Kristen Martin (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) with her fifth of the season.
Senior Brittany McKee (Hubbard, Ohio/Hubbard) and sophomore Meredith Sabol (McKeesport, Pa./Serra Catholic) each had two assists.
The Titans out-shot the Cougars 48-2. ÂÂ
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.
