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Natalie Murrio
Erynn Daubenmire
63
Winner Bethany (WV) BET 7-15,7-10 PAC
60
Westminster (PA) WES 12-9,8-8 PAC
Winner
Bethany (WV) BET
7-15,7-10 PAC
63
Final
60
Westminster (PA) WES
12-9,8-8 PAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Bethany (WV) BET 16 14 15 18 63
Westminster (PA) WES 18 10 14 18 60

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Westminster women edged at home

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.--The Westminster College women's basketball team suffered a 63-60 Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) loss to visiting Bethany Saturday afternoon at Ron Galbreath Court inside Buzz Ridl Gymnasium.

Westminster fell to 12-9 overall and 8-8 in PAC play. Bethany improved to 7-15 overall and 7-10 in league play. Bethany's victory snapped a six-game losing streak against Westminster. 

Senior Natalie Murrio (Pittsburgh, Pa., Brentwood) finished with game highs in points (20) and rebounds (9). Murrio was 8-of-14 from the floor and 2-of-3 from three-point range. 

Saturday was Murrio's seventh game this season with 20 or more points. Her 15.3 points per game average ranks fifth in the league. 

Junior Mariah Vincent (Franklin, Pa. | Kennedy Catholic) had nine points and three rebounds. Freshman Gracie Schill (Rootstown, Ohio | Archbishop Hoban) totaled eight points, five rebounds and three steals while senior Lindsay Bell (Youngstown, Ohio | Ursuline) added four points and nine boards. 

Sophie Morey led three Bethany players in double figures with 15 points. She added eight rebounds, four blocked shots and a pair of steals. 

Bethany, trailing 18-16 after the opening quarter, took a two-point lead, 30-28, into the break on Morey's layup with 35 seconds to go in the second quarter. 

A Morey bucket with less than two minutes gone in the third quarter pushed Bethany's lead to seven, 35-28. Murrio cut the deficit to three, 45-42, with under 30 seconds left in the quarter. 

The Bison put together an 11-5 scoring run over the first 4:26 of the fourth to jump out to a 56-47 advantage. A 13-5 spurt by Westminster, keyed by a Vincent three-pointer, cut the Bethany lead to just one, 61-60, with seven seconds remaining in regulation. Bella Skobel hit a pair of free throws down the stretch to secure the three-point road win. 

Westminster shot 39.7 percent (23-58) from the field and made 5-of-10 three-point field goal attempts. The Titans shot just 56.3 percent (9-16) from the free throw line. 

Bethany made 35.0 percent (21-60) of its attempted field goals and went 6-of-19 (31.6%) from three-point range. The Bison finished 15-of-17 (88.2%) at the free throw line. 

Westminster held a 38-35 edge in rebounding. Bethany turned 18 Westminster turnovers into 26 points. 

The Titans will travel to Beaver Falls Wednesday to take on rival Geneva College. Tipoff at Metheny Fieldhouse is scheduled for 7 p.m.

 
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