BEAVER FALLS, Pa. - The Westminster College women's basketball team handed Geneva just its fifth loss of the season as the Titans defeated the Golden Tornadoes on the road Saturday night, 66-61, in non-conference action
Westminster finishes the regular season with a 15-10 record while Geneva is 20-5 this season. The Titans, earning the fourth seed in next week's Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Tournament, will host Chatham on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
Senior guard/forward Emilee Ackerman (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield), the third-leading scorer in the nation entering the week with 22.5 points per game, set a new career high with 37 points on 9-17 shooting from the field and 19-24 shooting from the free-throw line.
Ackerman also grabbed a team-high 12 rebounds for her 13th double-double of the season. Ackerman has also scored over 30 points in three of her last four games.
Sophomore Amy Dolsak (McDonald, Ohio/McDonald) was the only other Titan to score in double figures with 10 points to go with four rebounds.
Allyson Clarke led the Golden Tornadoes with 24 points. Geneva defeated Westminster, 73-46, on Jan. 23 in New Wilmington.
Westminster led 38-23 at halftime after taking a 20-4 lead to start the game. Geneva went on a 20-8 run in the second half and narrowed the Westminster lead down to two points with 2:21 remaining in the game. Geneva then drew within one point (60-59) with 24 seconds remaining, but Ackerman made six straight free throws in the final 20 seconds to secure the win for the Titans.
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.
