NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College women's basketball team fell victim to a buzzer-beater as the Titans lost 57-55 at home to Chatham in a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) game Saturday. Chatham's Felicia Brown hauled in rebound on the right baseline and launched a 17-foot jumper as time expired to give the Cougars the come-from-behind win.
Westminster falls to 4-17 on the season and 0-13 in the PAC, while Chatham improves to 8-13 overall and 4-9 in league play.
The Titans led by as many as 14 points, 50-36, with 9:52 remaining in the game, before Chatham went on a 14-0 run to tie the game at 50-50 with 6:20 left.
Westminster regained the lead only once as freshman guard Courtney Zitt (Latrobe, Pa./Greater Latrobe) hit a 3-pointer with 4:46 left for three of her eight points.
After Chatham's Lizz King put the Cougars up 55-53 with a jumper at the 1:20 mark, Westminster tied the game with 29 seconds left on a lay-up by junior forward Emily Dolsak (McDonald, Ohio/McDonald).
King led all scorers with 19 points and Dolsak led the Titans 11 points and eight rebounds.
Chatham missed a pair of 3-pointers on its final possession, included one with four seconds left that was rebounded by Brown before she sank the game-winner.
Kayla Hilko also scored 14 points for Chatham, while other notables scorers for the Titans were freshman point guard Gabby Holko (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mount Alvernia) with nine and sophomore forward Andi Ridge (North Tonawanda, N.Y./Starpoint) with eight.
Westminster outshot the Cougars, 40.4 percent (19-47) to 38.9 percent (21-54), and out-rebounded Chatham, 37-30. The Titans committed 22 turnovers to the Cougars' 14.
The Titans travel to Washington & Jefferson Wednesday at 6 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 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.
