NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College women's basketball team suffered an 80-49 loss at home to Washington & Jefferson Saturday in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) action.
The Titans (7-3, 1-2 PAC) shot just 26.2 percent (16-61) from the field and faced a 54-39 rebounding deficit.
After Westminster led 14-13 with 12:21 remaining in the first half, Washington & Jefferson (9-2, 3-0 PAC) scored 21 straight points and finished the half on a 30-2 run as the Presidents led 43-16 at intermission.
The Presidents kept its run going in the second half by taking a 37-point, 60-23 lead with 14:04 left in the game, culminating a stretch in which W&J outscored the Titans 47-9 over 18 minutes of play.
Maggie Gibson led W&J with a game-high 19 points, while Maria Hillenbrand and Jen Rogers bucketed 13 points apiece and Rogers grabbing a game-high 10 rebounds.
Junior guard Gina Brunetti (Canfield, Ohio/Cardinal Mooney) led the Titans with 11 points, while Katherine Khattab (Bixby, Okla./Bixby) scored nine and Rachel Martinko (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield) bucketed eight points to go with four blocks and seven rebounds.
Westminster senior guard/forward Emilee Ackerman (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield), the PAC's leading scorer averaging 22.9 points entering the game, scored just four points in 17 minutes after leaving the game with an injury.
Westminster hosts Point Park in a non-conference game on Monday, Jan. 7, 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.
