NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. – The Westminster College women's soccer team won, 2-1, against Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) foe Washington and Jefferson College in their season-opener at the new UPMC Sports Complex on Saturday.
 
In the first half, neither team was able to break through and took a 0-0 stalemate into intermission. The Titans (1-0) promptly broke through out of the halftime break, as sophomore Julia Redilla (Cranberry Township, PA / Seneca Valley) gathered a loose ball in the box and scored just 29 seconds into the half to put the Titans up 1-0. Westminster got another goal just under five minutes later, as junior Ashley Frank (Mentor, OH / Mentor) drilled a shot into the back of the net after she split defenders and received a through ball from senior Marissa Grande (Hubbard, OH / Hubbard) to increase Westminster's lead to 2-0. W&J (0-1) spoiled the shutout as it scored on a penalty kick with just over a minute left to play in the game.
 
Senior goalkeeper Camille Holzschuh (Youngstown, OH / Boardman) earned the victory after grabbing 11 saves in the complete-game effort.
 
W&J outshot Westminster for the game (20-5). However, Westminster made good on their opportunities, putting all five shots on net opposed to 14 of 20 for the Presidents.
 
Westminster will return to the pitch on Saturday, March 20 when it takes on Bethany College in a conference matchup on the road. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.