NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College women's soccer team routed visiting Thiel, 6-0, Friday night in a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) match held at Harold Burry Stadium. The Titans have now won three straight matches, all by shutouts.
The Titans improve to 9-7-1 on the season and 4-2 in the PAC. Thiel is now 2-15 and 0-6 in the league.
Sophomore forward Kristen Koontz (New Paris, Pa./Chestnut Ridge) posted her third two-goal game of the season to give her six on the season for Westminster.
Senior forward Sarah Nee (McMurray, Pa./Peters Township) scored her team-leading 13th goal of the season and registered her first two-assist game of the season for the Titans.
The first three goals of the game came from senior forward Danielle Struble (Curwensville, Pa./Curwensville), junior midfielder Brittany Grabski (Aliquippa, Pa./Hopewell), and junior midfielder Shanay Phillian (New Castle, Pa./Wilmington) in the fifth, sixth and 21st minutes, respectively.
Nee assisted on Struble's goal and junior defender Tyler Dever (Salt Lake City, Utah/Highland) assisted on Koontz's first goal. Freshman midfielder Kristina Tissue (Coraopolis, Pa/Pine-Richland) and freshman midfielder Kaitlyn Kio (Port Allegany, Pa./Port Allegany) assisted on fifth and sixth goals of the game, respectively. Kio's assist was the first of her career.
Westminster senior goalkeeper Lindsay Moyer (Reading, Pa./Muhlenberg) earned her third straight shutout and her fourth shutout of the season by making seven saves.
The Titans outshot the Tomcats, 27-9.
Westminster travels to Case Western Reserve tomorrow at 7:30 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, a national leader in graduation rate performance, and a "Great School, Great Price," according to U.S. News Best Colleges guide. Westminster ranked 38th among liberal arts colleges, 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 373 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.
