GREENVILLE, Pa. - Freshman forward Andi Ridge (North Tonawanda, N.Y./Starpoint) scored a career-high 16 points to help lead the Westminster College women's basketball team to a 71-51 win at Thiel Saturday in a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) game.
The Titans improve to 9-14 on the season and 7-6 in the PAC. The Tomcats drop to 6-16 and 2-10 in the league.
Ridge, who shot 7-14 from the floor, also posted team highs with seven rebounds and three steals.
Senior guard Amy Dolsak (McDonald, Ohio/McDonald) also scored 12 points for Westminster, followed by sophomore forward Emily Dolsak (McDonald, Ohio/McDonald) and freshman forward Katie Hughes (Boardman, Ohio/Cardinal Mooney) with eight points apiece.
Ashley Davis led Thiel with game-high totals of 24 points and 13 rebounds.
Westminster shot 36.6 percent (26-71) from the floor compared to Thiel at 40.4 percent (19-47). The Titans held a 45-37 rebound advantage and committed six fewer turnovers (18-12) than Thiel.
The Titans led the entire game, taking their first 10-point lead (23-13) of the game at the 9:00 mark of the first half, and a 20-point gap (39-19) with 2:50 remaining in the first half.
After a enjoying a 41-23 halftime lead, Westminster would lead by as many as 26 points (69-43) in the second half and no fewer than 19 points.
Westminster travels to Geneva on 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.
