WASHINGTON, Pa. - After losing the first seven games of the season, four by five points or fewer, the Westminster College women's basketball team picked up its first win in decisive fashion as the Titans won at Washington & Jefferson, 65-49, Saturday. The Titans are now 1-7 on the year and 1-3 in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) and W&J falls to 3-5 overall and 1-3 in the PAC.
Sophomore guard Gabby Holko (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mount Alvernia) tied a Westminster school record for 3-pointers in a game. Holko came off the bench and scored a career-high 18 points, all coming on six 3-pointers. Holko shot 6-9 from the field and 6-8 from 3-point range. Holko tied Desiree Sterling for the record. Sterling had six 3-pointers vs. Waynesburg Feb. 10, 2007.
Senior forward Emily Dolsak (McDonald, Ohio/McDonald) scored 15 points to go with a team-high seven rebounds for the Titans. Junior forward Katie Hughes (Boardman, Ohio/Cardinal Mooney) bucketed 11 points while posting six rebounds.
Westminster outrebounded W&J, 43-29, and outshot the Presidents 36.2 percent to 31.5 percent.
Ashley Kirkpatrick and Courtney Walsh led W&J with 10 points apiece. Vanessa Rivera handed out a game-high five assists to go with six points.
Westminster stormed to a 33-10 lead in the first half and led 38-22 at halftime. W&J cut Westminster's lead to nine points on three occasions in the second half as both teams scored 27 second-half points.
Westminster is off until Dec. 29 when it travels to Muskingum at 3 p.m.
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, a top-tier liberal arts college, ranks third in graduation rate performance, according to U.S. News Best Colleges guide. Westminster ranked 6th 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 376 Colleges" 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 42 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.
