LATROBE, Pa. - The Westminster College women's basketball team was no match for nationally-ranked Saint Vincent Wednesday as the No. 22 Bearcats cruised to an 82-46 win over the visiting Titans in a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) game. Westminster falls to 4-14 overall and 0-10 in the PAC, while Saint Vincent improves to 16-2 overall and 9-2 in the league.
Freshman guard Gabby Holko (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mount Alvernia) scored a career-high 12 points for the Titans, all coming on 4-6 shooting from 3-point range. Senior guard Kaitlin McCarthy (Lowellville, Ohio/Lowellville) was the Titans' next highest scorer with six points.
Maria Baroffio led the Bearcats with 20 points, followed by Brittany Sedlock with 16, Emily Fenton with 14 and Caty Kumar with 11. Sedlock also pulled down a game-high 14 rebounds.
The Bearcats jumped to a 29-7 lead in the opening 10 minutes before leading 47-19 at halftime. Saint Vincent held at least a 29-point lead for the last 16 minutes of the second half and its 36-point final margin was its largest lead of the game.
Westminster committed 20 turnovers to Saint Vincent's nine.
The Titans will host the No. 1-ranked team in the nation Saturday when they host Thomas More for a 2 p.m. tip-off.
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.
