PITTSBURGH, Pa. - The Westminster College women's basketball team suffered an 81-50 setback to Carnegie Mellon University in a non-conference contest on Tuesday.
With the loss, the Titans fall to 1-8 overall. With the win, the Tartans improve to 8-1 overall.
Carnegie Mellon led 20-8 with 11:57 remaining in the first half. The Titans responded with a 13-4 run, capped off with a three pointer by sophomore Rachel Durbin (Lowellville, OH / Lowellville), which cut the Tartans' lead to 24-21 with 6:42 on the clock. The Tartans remained in front and led 39-27 at intermission.
In the second half, the Titans got within single digits of Carnegie Mellon's lead when senior Allison Borts (Youngstown, OH / Boardman) scored a layup with 17:51 on the clock, bringing the score to 43-35 in favor of Carnegie Mellon. That would be the closest the Titans would get for the remainder of the game.
Carnegie Mellon out-shot Westminster 49.2% (32-65) to 30.5% (18-59) and dominated the glass out-rebounding the Titans 50-26.
First-year Kristine Fromknecht (Erie, PA / McDowell) led the Titans with 11 points while Borts added eight points. Sophomore Shelby Brown (New Castle, PA / Mohawk) dished-out a team-high three assists.
The Titans will host Saint Vincent College on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. in their Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) home opener.
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.
