NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College women's basketball team lost 88-50 to the number two nationally ranked Thomas More College Saints at home on Saturday.
Thomas More (19-0, 12-0 PAC) started the game with a 14-0 lead with 16:08 remaining. Sophomore Rachel Durbin (Lowellville, OH / Lowellville) scored Westminster's (4-15, 3-9 PAC) first points with a three-point field goal with 15:49 on the clock, bringing the score to 14-3 in favor of the Saints.
The Titans got within nine points of Thomas More's lead (18-9) after sophomore Paige Quinn (Pittsburgh, PA / Shaler) drained a pair of free throws with 11:41 left in the half. Thomas More regained its double-digit lead and took its largest lead of the half when Sydney Moss connected on a three-pointer with two seconds on the clock, putting the Saints in front 41-22 at halftime. In the second half, Thomas More maintained its double-digit lead and led by as much as 40 points three different times.
The Saints turned 29 Titan turnovers into 39 points. Thomas More out-shot Westminster 42.3% (30-71) to 33.3% (16-48) and out-rebounded the Titans 42-35.
Durbin led the Titan offense with 11 points. First-year Kylie Cook (Pittsburgh, PA / Mount Lebanon) added eight points to go along with a team-high seven rebounds. Senior Allison Borts (Youngstown, OH / Boardman) added six points and four rebounds.
Westminster will host Grove City on Wednesday at 6 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.
