BEAVER FALLS, Pa. - The Westminster College women's basketball team finished with a 22-8 run in the final five minutes including a 14-2 run in the final 2:13 to win 62-50 at Geneva Saturday.
The game did not count in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) standings because of Geneva's NCAA provisional membership status. The Titans are now 4-11 on the season and the Golden Tornadoes fall to 7-8.
Geneva, which led by as many as four points in the second half, led 42-40 with 5:05 remaining. After the Titans retook the lead, Geneva's Beth DeLuca hit a 3-pointer to tie the game at 48-48 with 2:36 left. Westminster senior guard Kaitlin McCarthy (Lowellville, Ohio/Lowellville) answered on the Titans' next possession with a lay-up to give Westminster its final lead of the game at 50-48 with 2:13 left.
Westminster shot 12-for-12 from the free-throw line in the final two minutes to finish the game shooting 18-26 (69.2 percent) overall from the charity stripe.
Junior forward Emily Dolsak (McDonald, Ohio/McDonald) led the Titans with 14 points, including 4-7 shooting from the floor and 6-6 from the free-throw line. McCarthy bucketed 13 points for the Titans including 7-7 from the foul line. She also handed out a team-high four assists.
Sophomore forwards Andi Ridge (North Tonawanda, N.Y./Starpoint) and Katie Hughes (Boardman, Ohio/Cardinal Mooney) led the Titans with nine and eight rebounds, respectively. Ridge scored seven points and Hughes sank 10 points.
DeLuca led Geneva with 13 points as the Golden Tornadoes' only double-figure scorer.
Westminster shot 38.2 percent (21-55) from the field and limited Geneva to just 28.6 percent (16-56) from the floor.
Westminster returns to PAC play Wednesday when it hosts Grove City at 6 p.m.ÂÂ
About Westminster College...
Founded in 1852 and related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Westminster College ranks first in the nation as "Best College for Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math," according to Forbes.com. Westminster 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.