PITTSBURGH, Pa. - The Westminster College women's basketball team won its second straight game in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) with a 61-57 win at Chatham on Sunday afternoon. The game was originally scheduled for Saturday, but was postponed because of inclement weather.
Westminster improves its record to 5-7 and 2-3 in the PAC while Chatham falls to 7-5 overall and 1-3 in the league.
After Chatham's Courtney Smith drained a 3-pointer with 58 seconds left to pull the Cougars within two points, Westminster turned the ball over on its next possession and Chatham missed two shots in the final 14 seconds, both separated by a timeout on the same possession.
Senior forward Katherine Khattab (Bixby, Okla./Bixby) pulled down the defensive rebound for Westminster and Chatham was forced to foul in the waning seconds. Khattab finished with nine points and two rebounds.
Westminster, which trailed 31-23 at halftime, came back from a seven-point deficit midway through the second half and took a five-point lead with four minutes to go in the game.
Freshman forward Emily Dolsak (McDonald, Ohio/McDonald) tied a career high with 16 points for Westminster and compiled her first career double-double by adding a team-high 10 rebounds. Her older sister, junior guard Amy Dolsak (McDonald, Ohio/McDonald), also scored 12 points.
Sophomore point guard Kaitlin McCarthy (Lowellville, Ohio/Lowellville) also scored nine points to go with eight rebounds and a team-high five assists.
Three Chatham played scored in double figures led by Kayla Hilko's 14 point, while Smith scored all of her 12 points on 4-9 shooting from 3-point range.
Westminster shot 36.8 percent (21-57) from the field compared to Chatham's 39.3 percent (22-56).
Westminster returns to action at home against Thiel on Wednesday at 6 p.m.
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.
