NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College women's basketball team absorbed a 67-62 loss at home to Bethany in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) on Saturday afternoon.
The Titans' record falls to 7-7 for the season and 3-4 in the PAC, while the Bison improve to 6-9 and 2-4 in the league.
Senior guard Gina Brunetti (Canfield, Ohio/Cardinal Mooney) led the Titans with 17 points including a season-high five 3-pointers on eight attempts. Brunetti missed her seven attempts from inside the arc to finish with 5-15 shooting from the floor.
Sophomore point guard Kaitlin McCarthy (Lowellville, Ohio/Lowellville) tied a career and season high with 16 points to go with a team-high five assists.
Freshman forward Emily Dolsak (McDonald, Ohio/McDonald) bucketed 12 points on 6-9 shooting from the field while snaring seven rebounds. Junior guard Amy Dolsak (McDonald, Ohio/McDonald) led the Titans with eight rebounds to go with seven points.
Kelly and Stacy Goode led Bethany with 15 and 12 points, respectively, while Anne Wilson tossed in 11 points. Renee Shepherd led the Bison with seven rebounds as Bethany out-rebounded the Titans 51-32.
Westminster held a slight shooting advantage by sinking 37.7 percent (23-61) from the field compared to Bethany at 36.2 percent (25-69).
After leading 31-25 at halftime, Bethany held 11-point leads on three occasions in the second half. The Titans went on a 10-2 run to whittle the lead down to three points when Brunetti sank a 3-pointer with 34 seconds remaining.
Westminster's Amy Dolsak forced a turnover with 11 seconds left and the Titans down by three, but McCarthy was called for an offensive foul with eight seconds left and Bethany hung on for the win.
The Titans travel to Geneva Wednesday night for a 5:30 p.m. 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 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.
