MONACA, Pa. - The Westminster College women's basketball team lost 71-66 at Penn State-Beaver Monday night in a non-conference game.
The Titans fall to 6-9 after winning consecutive games for the first time this season. Penn State-Beaver improves to 14-3 on the year.
The Dolsak sisters led the Titans in scoring as sophomore forward Emily Dolsak (McDonald, Ohio/McDonald) scored 14 points, while senior guard Amy Dolsak (McDonald, Ohio/McDonald) sank 13 to go with a team high-tying six rebounds.
Jasmine Green paced the Lions with 13 points, followed by Heather Sandusky and Shelby Parks with 10 apiece.
Westminster led 61-56 with 4:48 remaining, before the Lions ended the game on a 15-5 run. Beaver's five-point final margin was its largest second-half lead. The Lions led by as many as nine points in the first half before leading 37-36 at halftime.
The Titans committed 26 turnovers to Beaver's 14.
Westminster returns to Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) play Wednesday night at Grove City for a 6 o'clock tip-off.
About Westminster College...
Founded in 1852 and related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Westminster College is a top tier liberal arts college and a national leader in graduation rate performance, according to U.S. News Guide to America's Best Colleges. Westminster ranked third among liberal arts colleges in social mobility, according to the Washington Monthly College Guide, and is one of the most affordable national liberal arts colleges in Pennsylvania. Westminster is also honored as one of "The Best 371 Colleges" and "Best in the Northeast" by The Princeton Review, and is named to the President's Honor Roll for excellence in service learning.
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. Visit www.westminster.edu/advantage to view "Advantage: Westminster" A Strategic Plan 2010-2020.
