NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College women's basketball team snapped a seven-game losing streak and gave head coach Rosanne Scott her 100th career win with a 54-50 win over visiting Chatham Wednesday night in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) action.
The Titans (7-14, 4-8) held off Chatham (10-12, 2-9 PAC) in the final two minutes as junior guard Amy Dolsak (McDonald, Ohio/McDonald) hit two of her career-high 25 points with a go-ahead jump shot with 51 seconds left in the game to give the Titans a 50-48 lead.
Westminster forced a missed Chatham shot and a turnover on the Cougars' next two possessions while the Titans were also 4-4 shooting from the free-throw line in the final minute.
Dolsak tied her career high of 25 points from earlier in the season by shooting 10-15 from the floor. She was the only double-figure scorer for the Titans as senior guard Gina Brunetti (Canfield, Ohio/Cardinal Mooney) and freshman forward Emily Dolsak (McDonald, Ohio/McDonald) bucketed eight points apiece. Emily Dolsak led the Titans with eight rebounds.
Kayla Hilko led the Cougars with 23 points on 8-18 shooting. Chatham shot 33.3 percent (17-51) from the floor compared to Westminster at 44.4 percent (20-45).
Westminster, which trailed 29-24 at halftime, committed 13 first-half turnovers before finishing with 17 for the game. Chatham turned the ball over nine times in the first half and 14 for the game.
The Titans return to action Saturday when they visit Thiel for a 1 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.
