GROVE CITY, Pa. - In a game to determine third place in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) standings, the Westminster College women's basketball team lost, 72-66, at Grove City on Wednesday night.
The Titans fall to 6-10 on the season and 4-3 in the PAC, while the Wolverines improve to 8-8 overall and 5-2 in the league.
Freshman guard/forward Sam Higgins (McMurray, Pa./Peters Township) led the Titans in scoring for the first time in her career as she bucketed 16 points, one shy of her season high to go with a team-high five rebounds. Senior guard Amy Dolsak (McDonald, Ohio/McDonald) and sophomore forward Emily Dolsak (McDonald, Ohio/McDonald) scored 12 and 11 points, respectively, for Westminster. Amy Dolsak was held scoreless in the first half.
Christine Slater led Grove City with a career-high 28 points and 19 rebounds, followed by Leah Gibson with 18 points.
The Titans outshot Grove City, 44 percent (22-50) to 36.1 percent (22-61), but the Wolverines held a 46-33 rebound advantage while committing 12 turnovers to Westminster's 17.
Grove City ended the first half on a 13-4 run after extending its four-point, 26-22 lead to 13 points for a 39-26 halftime lead. The Wolverines would lead by as many as 19 points at 59-40 with 9:55 remaining in the game, before Westminster whittled that lead down to nine points with 5:05 left thanks to a 10-0 run. Grove City would allow the Titans to draw within five points in the waning seconds before escaping with the six-point victory.
Westminster visits Bethany on Saturday at 2 p.m.
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.
