NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College women's basketball team lost at home to Geneva, 73-46, Wednesday night.
Senior guard/forward Emilee Ackerman (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield) led Westminster (11-5) with 16 points and 10 rebounds for her eighth double-double of the season.
Freshman guard Kaitlin McCarthy (Lowellville, Ohio/Lowellville) was the next highest scorer for the Titans with seven points to go with a game-high six assists.
Renee Rawding led Geneva (14-2) with a game-high 27 points, including 6-8 shooting from 3-point range. Allyson Clarke also bucketed 24 points.
Westminster stormed to a 10-1 lead before losing the lead with 7:18 remaining in the first half. Geneva would later go on an 18-4 run and head into halftime with a 39-28 lead.
After holding an 11-point lead at intermission, Geneva's lead swelled to a 25-point, 55-30 advantage with 11:08 to go in the game and never looked back.
Geneva shot 47.9 percent (23-48) compared to Westminster at 29.2 percent (14-48). The Golden Tornadoes also held a 36-23 rebounding advantage.
Westminster travels to Saint Vincent Saturday 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.
