NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - In its final home game of the season, the Westminster College women's basketball team won its season-high third straight game by defeating Geneva, 61-47, Wednesday night.
The Titans improve to 7-17 and the Geneva falls to 8-16. The game did not count in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) standings because of Geneva's provisional NCAA status.
Four Titans scored in double figures led by freshman guard Gabby Holko (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mount Alvernia) with 13 points and a team-high three assists. Sophomore guard Danielle Gilmore (Washington, Pa./Trinity) tied a career high with 11 points, while freshman guard Courtney Zitt (Latrobe, Pa./Greater Latrobe) and sophomore forward Katie Hughes (Boardman, Ohio/Cardinal Mooney) each scored 10.
Sophomore forward Andi Ridge (North Tonawanda, N.Y./Starpoint) pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds for Westminster to go with two points.
Alyse Scarsella led Geneva with a game-high 16 points to go with a team-high eight rebounds. Leah Prisuta also scored 10 for the Golden Tornadoes.
After Westminster led 28-23 at halftime, the Titans started the second half with an 11-3 run to take a 13-point 39-26 advantage. The Titans would lead by as many as 16 points and no fewer than nine points before coming away with the 14-point victory.
Westminster senior point guard Kaitlin McCarthy (Lowellville, Ohio/Lowellville) played seven seconds on an injured knee to post her 100th and final career start in her final home game of her career.
Westminster, still alive for the eighth and final playoff spot in the PAC tournament, travels to Grove City Saturday for a 1 p.m. start.
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.
