NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College women's basketball team won its season-high third straight game to end the regular season with a 64-56 win at home over Grove City on Saturday in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) action. Westminster (11-14, 8-6 PAC) will be the fourth seed in next week's PAC tournament and will host Waynesburg on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the quarterfinals. Grove City, the third seed in the tournament with a home game vs. Bethany on Tuesday, falls to 12-13 overall and 8-6 in the league
Sophomore forward Emily Dolsak (McDonald, Ohio/McDonald) set a new career high with 19 points to lead Westminster. She also raked in a game-high 10 rebounds for her second double-double of the season, while also posted a career-high five steals.
Her older sister, senior Amy Dolsak (McDonald, Ohio/McDonald) scored 14 points to go with a team-high five assists. Junior point guard Kaitlin McCarthy (Lowellville, Ohio/Lowellville) also bucketed 14 points, a season high and two shy of her career best.
Megan Gebrosky led the Wolverines with 18 points, followed by Leah Gibson with 17.
Westminster shot 41.7 percent (20-48) from the floor, compared to Grove City at 31.8 percent (21-66). The Titans committed 22 turnovers to Grove City's 13, but the Titans held the edge in rebounds, 45-36.
Grove City's last lead of the game was 14-11 with 8:26 remaining in the first half. The Titans then went on an 8-0 run before leading 31-23 at halftime. In the second half, Westminster held its largest lead of 11 points on five occasions, including 60-49 with 4:26 left after going on another 8-0 run which propelled the Titans from a 3-point lead three minutes earlier.
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.
