LATROBE, Pa. - The Westminster College women's basketball team led by one point at halftime before losing at unbeaten Saint Vincent, 61-55, Wednesday night in non-conference action.
The Titans (2-3) committed 30 turnovers (19 in the first half) compared to the Bearcats (5-0) with 16 turnovers. Saint Vincent also used a 16-4 run early in the second half to secure the win.
Westminster junior guard Amy Dolsak (McDonald, Ohio/McDonald) posted a double-double for a second straight game - third of her career - as she tied a career high with 19 points while pulling down 10 rebounds.
Senior guard Gina Brunetti (Canfield, Ohio/Cardinal Mooney) scored in double figures for a third straight game with 16 points.
Junior guard Lynn Riley (Indiana, Pa./Indiana) snared a career-high 13 rebounds despite not scoring in the game. The Titans held a 40-39 rebound advantage.
Janelle Reed led Saint Vincent with 19 points while Chelsea Young bucketed nine points and grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds.
After leading by as many as five points in the first half (11-6), Westminster held a 25-24 lead at halftime. Brunetti sank a pair of jumpers to give Westminster three-point leads on two separate occasions early in the second half, but the Bearcats took a lead with 15:44 to go in the game and never trailed again.
Saint Vincent took command of the game with a 16-4 run covering exactly five minutes between the 17:27 and 12:27 marks in the second half.
Westminster returns to action Saturday when it hosts Grove City at 2 p.m. as the first game of a men's and women's doubleheader.
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 368 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.
