LATROBE, Pa. – The Westminster College women's soccer team won, 4-0, against Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) foe Saint Vincent College on the road Tuesday afternoon.
In the first half, Westminster (5-1-1, 5-1-1 PAC) immediately jumped on the board, scoring two goals within the first seven minutes of the contest to take a 2-0 lead. The Titans first goal came from junior
Ashley McNabb (Grove City, PA / Grove City Area) off a pass from sophomore
Julia Redilla (Cranberry Township, PA / Seneca Valley), while the second tally was scored by junior
Ashley Frank (Mentor, OH / Mentor) with senior
Skylar Bryant (Boardman, OH / Boardman) being credited with the assist. Westminster took that 2-0 lead over Saint Vincent (2-4-1, 2-4-1 PAC) into halftime. In the second half, Frank dazzled again, scoring two more goals in under two minutes in the 49
th minute and the 51
st minute to give the Titans a commanding 4-0 lead, a lead they held for the rest of the contest.
Frank's three goals were a career-high and marked the first hat trick of her career (also her first multi-goal game). Westminster outshot Saint Vincent (12-4) for the game and bested the Bearcats in shots on goals (6-2). The Titans also collected more corner kicks (6-1) in the contest. Titan junior goalkeeper
Camille Holzschuh (Youngstown, OH / Boardman) got the win after making a pair of saves in just under 59 minutes. Classmate
Emily Beck (Sarasota, FL / Cardinal Mooney) played the final 31:04 in net.
Westminster will return to the pitch on Saturday, April 17 when it takes on Franciscan University on the road in another conference matchup. Kickoff is scheduled for 11 a.m.