Women's Basketball: Titans Drop, 65-56, to No. 8 Thomas More

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College women's basketball team lost, 65-56, to number eight nationally ranked Thomas More Wednesday night inside Buzz Ridl Gymnasium. The Titans fell 10-12 overall and 8-7 in the Presidents' Athletic Conference, while the Saints improved to 21-1 overall and 15-0 in the conference.


In the first half, Westminster had a 10-3 lead after senior Katie Hughes (Boardman, OH / Cardinal Mooney) scored on a layup with 17:07 on the clock. The Saints responded with a 12-3 run to take a 15-13 lead with 9:15 remaining in the half. Thomas More outscored Westminster 16-8 for the remaining of the half and led 31-21 at halftime.  

Thomas More had its largest of the game when it led 43-23 with 16 minutes remaining in regulation. The Titans battled back and cut the Saints' lead to 46-40 after a 17-3 run which was capped off with a three-pointer from sophomore Jenna Grandy (Sharpsville, PA / Sharpsville) with 9:20 on the clock. Junior Hannah Shaffer (Apollo, PA / Apollo-Ridge) earned the assist.     

For the game, Westminster outshot Thomas More 37.5% (18-for-48) to 36.9% (24-for-65) and had a slight rebound advantage (40-39). The Saints caused 27 turnovers, while the Titans caused 16.


Westminster senior Jenn Cantella (Freedom, PA / Freedom) scored a game-high 18 points, including a game-high four three-pointers which all came in the first half. Junior Gabby Holko (Pittsburgh, PA / Mount Alvernia) followed with 15 points. Rounding out the double-digit scorers for the Titans was Hughes with 10 points. Senior Andi Ridge (North Tonawanda, NY / Starpoint) led on the glass with seven rebounds.


Katie Kitchen led the Saints with 13 points. Moriah Corey earned a double-double with 12 points and a game-high 12 rebounds.


Westminster will play its final home regular season game Saturday when it hosts Waynesburg at 2 p.m.