NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. – The No. 1-seed Westminster volleyball team, the defending Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Champions, advanced to their fourth-straight PAC title match, following a 3-0 shutout of No. 5-seed Washington & Jefferson in the PAC Semifinals at home Tuesday evening.
 
Juniors Becky Adelman (Randolph, OH / Waterloo) and Maya Steward (Los Angeles, CA / William Howard Taft) both had double-digit kills with 10 apiece (both tying a match-high). First-year Lauren Lampus (Sarver, PA / Freeport Area) and sophomore Kaylee Sciubba (Tarentum, PA / Deer Lakes) earned nine and seven kills, respectively. First-year Malia Duffy (Allison Park, PA / North Allegheny) collected a match-high 20 digs, followed by sophomore Isabelle Snyder (Centerville, PA / Maplewood) with 10. Also earning double-digits digs for the Titans were Steward (12) and Lampus (11). Adelman also had a match-high four blocks. Junior Samantha Kelly (Irwin, PA / Penn-Trafford) dished out a team-high 18 assists, while Snyder had 13.
 
Westminster (9-1) jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first set and took a double-digit lead at 13-3. The Titans went up 1-0 after a convincing 25-10 win. Lampus led all players in the first set with four kills. Washington & Jefferson (7-6) took its first lead of the match, scoring the first point of set two. The Presidents had their largest lead of the match at 12-9. The Titans responded with an 8-2 run to take a three-point lead of their own, up 17-14. W&J tied it twice more with the latest at 20-20, before the Titans finished strong closing out the second set with five-straight points – capped off with a kill by first-year Riley Lenard-Haley (Pittsburgh, PA / Baldwin). Lampus once again led with five kills. W&J had a 2-1 lead in the final set, however, that would be their last lead for the remainder of the match. The Presidents did hang around with the Titans up 17-13. Westminster extended its lead to 22-14 with a 5-1 run. Kelly passed the ball to Adelman who knocked down the kill for match-point.
 
The Titans will look to defend their PAC Title at home on Thursday, April 15, when they host No. 3 Grove City (who defeated No. 2 Geneva in Tuesday's other Semifinal match). The PAC Championship game is set for 6:30 p.m.