NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College women's basketball team lost, 56-40, to Pitt-Greensburg at home on Monday.
With the loss, Westminster drops to 1-7 overall. With the win, the Bobcats improves to 5-5 overall.
Titan senior Allison Borts (Youngstown, OH / Boardman) led Westminster with team-highs of 11 points and eight rebounds. Senior Jenna Grandy (Sharpsville, PA / Sharpsville) and first-year Kylie Cook (Pittsburgh, PA / Mount Lebanon) add eight and seven points, respectively. First-year Paige Quinn (Pittsburgh, PA / Shaler) dished-out a team-high three assists.
After a hard fought first half that saw eight lead changes, where neither team would lead by more than five points, only two points would separate the teams at the break. Pitt-Greensburg led 27-25 at intermission.
The second half would begin much like the first, but this half the Bobcats would maintain the lead. The Bobcats took their first double-digit lead of the game with a 45-35 lead with 7:50 remaining in the contest and did not look back.
Pitt-Greensburg was active on defense creating 24 Titan turnovers and converting those turnovers into 24 points. The Bobcats slightly out-shot the Titans, 33.3% (22-66) to 32.6 % (14-43) and held a 43-36 rebound edge.
Westminster will travel to Carnegie Mellon University on Tuesday. Tip-off is set for 4 p.m.
About Westminster College...
Founded in 1852 and related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Westminster College is a top-tier liberal arts college and a national leader in graduation rate performance, according to U.S. News Best Colleges guide. Westminster is also honored as one of "The Best 379 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 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.
