NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College women's basketball team advanced to the semifinal round of the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Tournament Tuesday night with a 61-41 win at home over fifth-seeded Chatham.
The fourth-seeded Titans (16-10) will now advance to play second-seeded Washington & Jefferson at Thomas More on Friday night.
Senior guard/forward Emilee Ackerman (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield) led Westminster with 25 points and 10 rebounds. The nation's third-leading scorer with 23.0 points per game entering the game, Ackerman shot 7-12 from the field and 11-13 from the free-throw line. Ackerman also posted a game-high six steals.
Sophomore guard/forward Amy Dolsak (McDonald, Ohio/McDonald) bucketed a career-high 19 points, including 5-12 from 3-point range. Other notables include senior forward Terese Marszalek (Monroeville, Pa./Gateway) with seven points and 10 rebounds, while freshman guard Kaitlin McCarthy (Lowellville, Ohio/Lowellville) also tossed in seven points.
Kayla Hilko led the Cougars (10-16) with 13 points, while Barb Petty bucketed 10.
The Titans shot 34.0 percent (18-53), but played great defense by limiting the Cougars to just a 28.0 percentage (15-52) from the field. The Titan also held a commanding 42-28 rebounding advantage.
Westminster led by as many as eight points in the first half before holding a 25-21 halftime lead. The Titans went on a 13-0 run to go up by 18 points (51-33) with 8:26 left in the game and never looked back.
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.
