Tuesday, October 20, 2009

GROVE CITY, Pa. - The Westminster College volleyball team collected its 10th win of the season Tuesday at Grove City with a 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-23) triumph in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) action.

Westminster is now 10-18 on the season and 9-3 in the PAC, while Grove City is 7-17 overall and 4-6 in the league matches.

Senior outside hitter Sam Botzum (Medina, Ohio/Highland) and sophomore middle blocker Lindsay Speidel (Ravenna, Ohio/Southeast) led the Titans with 14 kills apiece, while Botzum also added three blocks.

Sophomore setter Jessie Szakacs (Youngstown, Ohio/Liberty) handed out 41 assists for her seventh 40-assist match of the season. Freshman defensive specialist Tara Incerpi (Carrollton, Ohio/Minerva) led the Westminster defense with 23 digs.

Westminster, now in third place in the PAC, hosts second-place Thiel on Thursday at 7 p.m. for the Titans' final regular season home match of the season.

About Westminster College...
Founded in 1852 and related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Westminster College is a top tier liberal arts college and a national leader in graduation rate performance, according to U.S. News Guide to America's Best Colleges. Westminster ranked third 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 371 Colleges" and "Best in the Northeast" 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 41 majors and nearly 100 organizations on the New Wilmington, Pa., campus.