PITTSBURGH, Pa. - In its sixth shutout of the season, the Westminster College women's soccer team scored its most goals of the season by winning 8-0 at Chatham Friday in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) action. The Titans improve to 6-5-1 on the season and 2-1 in the PAC, while the Cougars drop to 4-8 and 1-2 in the league.
Freshman forward Kristin Koontz (New Paris, Pa./Chestnut Ridge) led Westminster by tying a career high with two goals. Koontz, who went eight games without a goal, now has four goals on the season.
Junior defender Tyler Dever (Salt Lake City, Utah/Highland) scored just 56 seconds into the game, before freshman forward Amanda Turi (Monroeville, Pa./Gateway) netted her first career goal in the 12th minute to give Westminster a 2-0 lead.
Junior midfielder Eliza Gibbs (Holladay, Utah/Highland) scored her first goal of the season in the 20th minute before assisting on the first career goal by freshman midfielder Kalaway Voss (Fraser, Mich./Fraser).
Koontz then sandwiched two goals around a goal by senior midfielder Kristin Kajari (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn) before sophomore midfielder Maura Miglioretti (Monroeville, Pa./Gateway) closed out the scoring with her second goal of the season.
Junior goalkeeper Lindsay Moyer (Reading, Pa./Muhlenberg) made four saves for her first career shutout.
Westminster outshot Chatham, 36-7.
Westminster hosts SUNY Geneseo Saturday at 1 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.
