NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. -- For the first time in over two seasons, the Westminster College women's basketball team had two players score 20 or more points in a game as the Titans edged visiting Thiel, 76-70, in overtime on Wednesday night.
Both teams' overall records are now 6-7 while the Titans improve to 3-3 in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) and the Tomcats fall to 2-4 in league games.
Junior guard Amy Dolsak (McDonald, Ohio/McDonald) posted careers highs in both points and rebounds with 25 points and 18 rebounds to lead Westminster. Dolsak shot 7-17 from the floor including 3-8 from 3-point range, while 13 of her 18 rebounds were on the defensive end.
Senior guard Gina Brunetti (Canfield, Ohio/Cardinal Mooney) established a new season high for the Titans with 20 points, also on 7-17 shooting from the field but with 4-9 shooting from 3-point land.
Sophomore point guard Kaitlin McCarthy (Lowellville, Ohio/Lowellville) handed out a career-high eight assists for the Titans to go with 15 points.
Amber Bodrick and Towanda-Michelle Warren led the Tomcats with 16 points apiece.
After the Titans led 27-25 at halftime, Westminster would go up by as many as 10 points (45-35) with 11:41 remaining. Bodrick gave Thiel a 60-59 lead with 2:54 to go in the regulation and Rianne Thornton sank two foul shots to put the Tomcats up by three with under a minute remaining.
Brunetti sent the game to overtime with a 3-pointer with 24 seconds on the clock before a last-second defensive stop by Westminster.
In overtime, McCarthy sank two baskets and Brunetti hit another 3-pointer to give Westminster a five-point lead. The Titan would go up by as many as eight points before finishing with the six-point win.
Westminster hosts Bethany Saturday at 2 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.
