WASHINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College women's basketball team lost its sixth straight game Wednesday night, falling at Washington & Jefferson, 77-65, in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) action.
The Titans' record drops to 11-9 on the season and 5-5 in the PAC, while Presidents improve to 15-5 and 8-2 in league play.
Senior forward Terese Marszalek (Monroeville, Pa./Gateway) led the Titans with 14 points and seven rebounds, followed by sophomore guard Jessica Mueseler (Latrobe, Pa./Greater Latrobe) with a career-high 13 points, junior guard Gina Brunetti (Canfield, Ohio/Cardinal Mooney) with 13 and senior guard/forward Emilee Ackerman (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield) with 12.
Marszalek scored in double figures for the sixth time this season and led the team in scoring for the fourth time. Mueseler shot 3-5 from 3-point range and surpassed her previous personal best of five points scored earlier this season. Ackerman's 12 points is her third-lowest of the season, including four points scored in an 80-49 loss vs. W&J on Jan. 5 when she left the game with an injury.
Stephanie Smith and Kennan Killeen led the Presidents with 17 points apiece.
After Mueseler hit a 3-pointer to cut the Presidents' lead to two points with 5:55 left in the first half, W&J went on a 14-4 run to take a 12-point, 35-23 lead at halftime.
Westminster chopped the W&J lead down to seven points (40-33) with 15:22 to go in the game. Three minutes later, the Presidents culminated an 11-2 run to go back up by 16 points (51-35).
The Titans drew within 10 points with two minutes remaining when Marszalek sank a jumper. Brunetti knocked down a 3-pointer drawing the Titans to within five (67-62) with 40 seconds remaining, but that was as close as Westminster could get.
Westminster travels to Waynesburg Saturday for a 5:30 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.
