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Jackie Mathews
Jason W. Kapusta
46
Pitt-Greensburg UPG 1-2
59
Winner Westminster WES 2-2
Pitt-Greensburg UPG
1-2
46
Final
59
Westminster WES
2-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Pitt-Greensburg UPG 13 10 8 15 46
Westminster WES 15 15 15 14 59

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Written by Westminster Sports Information

Women’s Basketball: Titans Win, 59-46, Over Pitt-Greensburg in Home Opener

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. –  The Westminster College women's basketball team won, 59-46, over non-conference foe University of Pittsburgh Greensburg in its home opener Tuesday evening.
 
Westminster (2-2) jumped out to a 7-0 lead after junior Emily Fromknecht (Erie, PA / McDowell) made a layup with 8:15 on the clock. The Titans took their first double-digit lead (12-2) with another layup by Fromknecht with 5:02 remaining. Westminster had its largest lead when first-year Magen Polczynski (Irwin, PA / Norwin) made a three-pointer, giving the Titans a 15-4 lead with 4:10 left. Pitt-Greensburg (1-2) ended the first frame with a 9-0 run and the Titans held onto a 15-13 lead at the end of one. Westminster remained in front in the second quarter and took another double-digit lead (28-18) after a three by senior Jackie Mathews (Pittsburgh, PA / OLSH) with 1:41 on the clock. The Titans led 30-23 at intermission.
 
In the third quarter, the Titans led by as much as 16 points following a layup by Mathews with 2:53 on the clock. Westminster led 45-31 after three quarters. Westminster maintained its double-digit lead in the fourth, while having its largest of the contest (48-31) after a three by Mathews early in the quarter.
 
Three Titans scored in double-digits, led by Mathews with 16 points - who tied a season-high with a game-high four three-pointers. Polczynski scored a career-high 13 points, followed by Fromknecht with 12. Junior Brooke Lyczek (Cranberry Twp, PA / Seneca Valley) added nine points. Junior Francesca Sicari (Erie, PA / McDowell) led the Titans on the glass with a career-high eight rebounds, while Fromknecht had six. Sicari and Fromknecht each had a team-high five assists. Mathews pocketed a team-high three steals. Fromknecht also earned a game-high four blocks and now has 91 career blocks – two shy from tying Erica Tallo (2001-05) for the school record.
 
Westminster outshot Pitt-Greensburg 37.3% (22-59) to 29.6% (16-54) and outrebounded the Bobcats, 42-40.
 
The Titans are back in action Monday, November 26 with a non-conference game on the road at Allegheny College with a 7 p.m. tipoff.
 
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