GREENVILLE, Pa. - The Westminster College women's soccer team won its Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) opener Thursday by winning at Thiel, 3-0.
The Titans improve to 8-2-2 on the season and 1-0 in the PAC, while Thiel is 1-9-1 and 0-2 in the league.
The Titan defense shut down the Tomcats as Westminster out-shot Thiel, 36-1.
Senior midfielder/defender Kristen Martin (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) opened the scoring in the 13th minute on an assist from junior midfielder Christina Adams (Hubbard, Ohio/Hubbard). The goal was Martin's third of the season and the assist gives Adams a team-high 19 points on the year.
Reserve freshmen Sarah Nee (McMurray, Pa./Peters Township) and Hannah Schade (Timberlake, Ohio/Villa Angela-St. Joseph) netted goals in the 42nd and 71st minutes, respectively, to give the Titans insurance goals. Nee and Schade assisted on each other's goals. The goal was Nee's third of her career and Schade's sixth.
Neither of the two Titan goalkeepers needed to register a save as Westminster shut out an opponent for an eighth time this season.
Westminster travels to Washington & Jefferson Wednesday at 7 p.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.
