NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College women's basketball team lost at home to Waynesburg, 58-55, on Wednesday in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC), which extended Westminster's season-long losing streak to three games.
The Titans are now 7-13 on the season and 5-5 in the PAC, while the Yellow Jackets improve to 7-13 and 4-7 in the league.
Westminster senior guard Amy Dolsak (McDonald, Ohio/McDonald) scored a game-high 18 points. Her younger sister, sophomore forward Emily Dolsak (McDonald, Ohio/McDonald), bucketed 10 points, as did freshman forward Andi Ridge (North Tonawanda, N.Y./Starpoint) to go with her game-high nine rebounds.
Morgan Hoone led the Yellow Jackets with 17 points, followed by Hannah Hunter with 13 and Elisha Jones with 12.
After Waynesburg led 28-26 at halftime, the Titans came back and to take a 34-30 lead with 16:16 remaining. The Jackets answered with an 8-0 run and the Titans would never relinquish the lead. Westminster managed to tie the game at 53-53 with 1:43 remaining.
Waynesburg's Johnna Deco drained a 3-pointer with 1:27 remaining to break the tie score. After junior guard Ashley Zemba (Upper St. Clair, Pa./Upper St. Clair) sank a lay-up to nudge Westminster to within one on the Titans' next possession, Westminster failed to scored on its final two possessions of the game. Down by one with 19 seconds left, the Titans turned the ball over, and, after Waynesburg's Hunter knocked down a pair of free-throws to put the Jackets up by three, the Titans missed two 3-point shot attempts on their final possession including one at the buzzer off an inbounds pass.
Hunter's free throws were the only two attempts from the charity stripe all game for Waynesburg.
Westminster shot 41.5 percent (22-53) from the floor compared to Waynesburg at 34.3 percent (23-67). The Titans held a 40-34 rebounds advantage, but 18 of Waynesburg's caroms were on the offensive end.
Westminster returns to action at Chatham on Saturday at 2 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.
