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Westminster Rolls Past Waynesburg in Three Sets
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - In its final home match of the regular
season, the Westminster College volleyball team cruised to a 3-0
(25-22, 25-20, 25-14) victory over Waynesburg Thursday in
Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) action. The Titans improved
to 19-10 overall and 11-6 in the PAC, while Waynesburg falls to
8-17 overall and 2-15 in the league.
Senior middle blocker Lindsay Speidel (Ravenna,
Ohio/Southeast) posted three blocks to move her into
eighth place on Westminster's all-time list for career blocks with
264 as she surpassed Shannon Simmons Liposky,
Westminster's current assistant coach, who had 262 blocks as a
Titan player from 1998-2001. Speidel also posted three kills in the
match.
Senior outside hitter Tara Ott (Ravenna,
Ohio/Southeast) led the Titans with seven kills to go with
six digs. Sophomore middle blocker Rebecca Riemer
(Pittsburgh, Pa./Mount Lebanon) and sophomore outside
hitter Megan Romocean (Ravenna, Ohio/Southeast)
each logged six kills.
Senior defensive specialist Tamber Schaef (Guys Mills,
Pa./Maplewood) led the Titans with 11 digs.
Senior setter Jessie Szakacs (Youngstown,
Ohio/Liberty) distributed 22 assists to go with four
kills, nine digs and a team-high four blocks.
Mabel Culp led Waynesburg with a match-high 10 kills.
Westminster travels to Thomas More Saturday at 2 p.m. for a match
that can determine hosting rights for the first round of next
week's PAC tournament. The third and fourth place teams will host
first round matches on Tuesday while the top two seeds get byes.
Westminster entered Thursday's match in fifth place and Thomas More
was tied for third place.
About Westminster College...
Founded in 1852 and related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.),
Westminster College ranks first in the nation as "Best College for
Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math," according to
Forbes.com. Westminster, a top-tier liberal arts college,
ranks third in graduation rate performance, according to U.S.
News Best Colleges guide. Westminster ranked 6th among liberal
arts colleges in social mobility, according to the Washington
Monthly College Guide, and is one of the most affordable
national liberal arts colleges in Pennsylvania. Westminster is also
honored as one of "The Best 376 Colleges" by The Princeton
Review, and is named to the President's Honor Roll for
excellence in service learning.
Nearly 1,600 undergraduate and graduate students benefit from
individualized attention from dedicated faculty while choosing from
42 majors and nearly 100 organizations on the New Wilmington, Pa.,
campus. Visit www.westminster.edu/advantage
to view "Advantage: Westminster" A Strategic Plan 2010-2020.
