BETHANY, W.Va. - The Westminster College women's basketball team won its fifth Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) of the season Saturday at Bethany with a 64-56 victory. The Titans are now 7-10 overall and 5-3 in the PAC, while the Bison fall to 4-13 overall and 1-7 in the league.
The Dolsak sisters paved the way for Westminster as senior guard Amy Dolsak (McDonald, Ohio/McDonald) scored 15 points and sophomore forward Emily Dolsak (McDonald, Ohio/McDonald) tossed in 10 points. Amy tied a team high with three assists and Emily posted a team-high three blocks.
Senior Lynn Riley (Indiana, Pa./Indiana) pulled down a game and season-high nine rebounds for Westminster, which out-boarded the Bison 43-36.
Kayla Taormina led Bethany with a game-high 17 points off the bench, followed by starters Anne Wilson and Katelynn Hackathorn with 11 points apiece.
Bethany led the first four and a half minutes and, once Westminster took a 6-5 lead, both teams went on a four-minute scoring drought. After Westminster led 28-18 at halftime, the Titans would go up by as many as 12 points before the Bison cut the deficit to four points with 5:47 remaining. The Titans held at least a six-point cushion in the final two minutes.
The Titans host Saint Vincent Wednesday at 6 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.
