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Natalie Murrio
Jason Kapusta
72
Winner Westminster (PA) WES 13-9,9-8 PAC
67
Geneva GEN 6-16,6-11 PAC
Winner
Westminster (PA) WES
13-9,9-8 PAC
72
Final
67
Geneva GEN
6-16,6-11 PAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Westminster (PA) WES 17 17 17 21 72
Geneva GEN 15 12 23 17 67

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Strong fourth quarter pushes Westminster women past Geneva

BEAVER FALLS, Pa.--The Westminster College women's basketball team earned a 72-67 Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) victory Wednesday night at Geneva College. 

Westminster improved to 13-9 overall and 9-8 in league play with its win at Metheny Fieldhouse. Geneva fell to 6-16 overall and 6-11 in the PAC. 

Senior Natalie Murrio (Pittsburgh, Pa. | Brentwood) scored a game-high 21 points to go along with seven rebounds, four assists and three steals while junior Mariah Vincent (Franklin, Pa. | Kennedy Catholic) added 11 points. Senior Lindsay Bell (Youngstown, Ohio | Ursuline) totaled eight points and 11 rebounds, sophomore Mackenzie Powell (Harrison City, Pa. | Penn-Trafford) had eight points and four rebounds and junior Caitlyn Condoleon (Warren, Ohio | Warren JFK) added eight points and five rebounds. Junior Katie Fitzpatrick (Cumberland Center, Maine | Greely) finished with five points and 10 boards. 

Westminster finished shooting 44.3 percent (27-61) from the field. Wednesday was the Titans' third time scoring 70 or more points this season. 

Up 17-15 after the first period, Westminster outscored Geneva 8-2 over the final 4:22 of the second period to head into halftime with a 34-27 advantage. Murrio had nine points and four rebounds at the break. 

Taylor Haring's bucket with just over a minute left in the third period gave Geneva a 50-49 lead, but Bell's putback with 10 seconds remaining in the quarter staked Westminster to a 51-50 lead going into the fourth. Geneva outscored Westminster 23-17 in the third. 

The Titans opened the fourth on a 9-1 scoring run to push their lead to seven, 59-52, with 7:30 left to play. Fitzpatrick had a pair of buckets during the run. 

Mackenzie Barricklow's layup with just under two minutes in regulation gave Geneva a 65-63 lead. Murrio's made three-pointer with just over a minute to play put Westminster up by three, 68-65. The Titans outscored the Golden Tornadoes 9-2 down the stretch to claim the five-point conference win. 

Geneva held a 45-44 edge on the glass. Mia San Nicolas paced the Golden Tornadoes with 19 points and six rebounds. 

Westminster will visit Franciscan University Saturday. Tipoff at Finnegan Fieldhouse is scheduled for 4 p.m.
 
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