GROVE CITY, Pa. - The Westminster College women's basketball team's season came to an end Saturday with a 61-57 loss at Grove City in a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) game. The Titans finished the season with a 7-18 overall record and a 2-14 mark in the PAC for ninth place. Grove City improves to 13-12 for its first winning season since 2004-05 including 8-8 in the PAC.
The loss eliminated Westminster from the eighth and final spot in next week's PAC tournament.
Freshman guard Courtney Zitt (Latrobe, Pa./Greater Latrobe) and sophomore forward Katie Hughes (Boardman, Ohio/Cardinal Mooney) led the Titans with 12 points apiece, while sophomore forward Andi Ridge (North Tonawanda, N.Y./Starpoint) bucketed 10 points.
Zitt posted nine rebounds, two blocks and three assists. Junior forward Emily Dolsak (McDonald, Ohio/McDonald) pulled down a team-high 10 rebounds to go with two points.
Grove City's Christine Slater led all scorers and rebounders with 18 points and 11 boards. Alison Wells also bucketed 12 points to go with seven rebounds for the Wolverines.
The Titans never led in the game but they almost came back from a 17-point, second-half deficit. Westminster trailed by 17 (49-32) with 11:45 to go and 16 (53-37) with 5:46 remaining.
The Titans slowly whittled Grove City's lead down to four points by ending the game on a 20-8 run.
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.
