BETHANY, W.Va. - The Westminster College women's basketball team lost 83-66 at Bethany Saturday in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) action.
Senior guard/forward Emilee Ackerman (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield) scored a career-high 33 points and tied a season high with 12 rebounds to lead Westminster with her seventh double-double of the season. Ackerman shot 10-16 from the floor and 13-14 from the free-throw line.
Junior guard Gina Brunetti (Canfield, Ohio/Cardinal Mooney) bucketed 13 points while senior forward Terese Marszalek (Monroeville, Pa./Gateway) scored eight points and dished out a team-high five assists.
Kaityn McCormick led Bethany (9-6, 5-1 PAC) with 17 points, eight rebounds and eight steals as one of six Bison to score in double figures.
Bethany went on a 14-4 run to end the first half with a 38-28 lead. The Bison continued their run in the second half to take a 15-point, 46-31 advantage with 17 minutes left in the game.
A Brunetti 3-pointer that cut Bethany's lead to 10 points with 14:45 remaining was as close as the Titans would get as the Bison led by as many as 26 points before finishing with the 17-point win.
The Titans actually out-shot the Bison 46.0 percent (23-50) to 44.8 percent (30-67), but Westminster committed 26 turnovers (its second-high total of the season).
Westminster (11-4, 4-3 PAC) returns to action at home vs. Geneva on Wednesday, Jan. 23 for a 6 p.m. tip-off.
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.
