WAYNESBURG, Pa. - The Westminster College women's basketball team snapped its season-high, six-game losing streak with a 49-26 win at Waynesburg Saturday night in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) action. The 26 points are a season low for Westminster opponents this season.
Senior guard/forward Emilee Ackerman (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield) led the Titans (12-9, 5-6 PAC) with a game-high 23 points and 10 rebounds for her 13th 20-point game and her 11th double-double of the season.
Senior forward Terese Marszalek (Monroeville, Pa./Gateway) pulled down a career-high 13 rebounds for Westminster as the Titans out-rebounded the Yellow Jackets (1-20, 0-11 PAC) by a 44-30 advantage.
Freshman guard Kaitlin McCarthy (Lowellville, Ohio/Lowellville) was the Titans' second-leading scorer with nine points while snagging a game-high five steals.
Elisha Jones, Michaelena Jones and Celina Gomez led Waynesburg with six points apiece. Waynesburg shot just 27 percent (10-37) from the floor compared to the Titans at 30.4 percent (17-56).
Westminster climbed to a 10-point, 17-7 lead with 6:25 remaining in the first half before holding a 30-14 advantage at halftime. The Titans kept the Yellow Jackets from scoring for an eight-minute span between to the two halves.
Westminster travels to Chatham for a PAC game Wednesday, Feb. 13, for a 7 p.m. start.
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.
