NEW CONCORD, Ohio - The Westminster College women's basketball team lost 63-52 at Muskingum Thursday in nonconference play. The Titans fall to 1-8 on the year and the Muskies improve to 6-4.
Junior forward Andi Ridge (North Tonawanda, N.Y./Starpoint) led the Titans with 10 points and senior forward Emily Dolsak (McDonald, Ohio/McDonald) bucketed nine points to go with a team high-tying six rebounds.
Hannah Nelson and Carissa Bosch led the Muskies with 14 points apiece while Amanda Dobbins scored 12 points to go with a game-high seven rebounds.
Muskingum induced 25 Westminster turnovers and the Muskies outshot the Titans 33.3 percent (18-54) to 42.9 percent (21-49).
Muskingum took its first double-digit lead of the game early in the second half but the Titans later whittled Muskingum's 14-point lead down to three points (47-44 with 6:05 remaining), but the Muskies went back up by as many as 11 points with just over a minute left.
Westminster stays in Ohio to visit Denison Friday 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.
