NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - After winning its first six games, the Westminster College women's basketball team lost its second straight game, losing at home to Allegheny, 65-60, Thursday night in non-conference action.
Senior guard/forward Emilee Ackerman (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield) led Westminster with a game-high 27 points on 9-14 shooting from the floor. Ackerman, who has scored 20 points or more in her last seven games, also grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the season.
After trailing 31-24 at halftime, Westminster (6-2) fell behind by as many as 11 points (35-24) with 16:21 remaining in the game. Less than seven minutes later, the Titans tied the game 43-43. Westminster then trailed by one point on four occasions down the stretch but could not grab the lead.
Down by three points with 38 seconds remaining, Ackerman missed a lay-up and the Gators were able to convert two Stephanie Wolf foul shots at the other end.
Westminster shot 42.9 percent (21-49) from the field compared to the Gators at 42.3 percent (22-52).
Wolf led the Gators (4-5) with 16 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and four steals.
The Titans have the week off before hosting Mount Union Saturday, Dec. 29, at 2 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.
