Volleyball: Titans Drop Season Opener at Point Park

Wednesday, September 1, 2010
PITTSBURGH, Pa. - The Westminster College volleyball team opened its 2010 season with a three-set, non-conference loss at Point Park Wednesday as the Titans lost 3-0 (25-15, 25-12, 25-13).

Junior setter Jessie Szakacs (Youngstown, Ohio/Liberty) led the Titans with eight assists, while sophomore outside hitter Alex Cochran (Pittsburgh, Pa./Seton-LaSalle) posted three kills.
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08.31.2010
Volleyball: Westminster Picked Fourth in PAC Coaches Poll
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College volleyball team was predicted to finish fourth in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) standings, according to the 2010 PAC Volleyball Coaches Poll. The Titans received 61 voting points, finishing behind Thomas More (87), which was picked to repeat as the PAC champion, 2009 runner-up Thiel (79), and Saint Vincent (70).
08.24.2010
Volleyball: Westminster 2010 Season Outlook
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. -- Look up and down the Westminster College volleyball team's 2010 roster and you won't find any seniors. That doesn't mean that this team will get a free pass from its head coach. Despite having a team made up of players with multiple years left to develop, the Titans are experienced enough that 18th-year head coach Tammy Swearingen expects more than a typical senior-less team.






06.07.2010
Westminster College Women's Athletics Icon Marge Walker Passes Away
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Marjorie Walker, one of the founders of women's athletics at Westminster College, passed away Sunday, June 6, at Presbyterian University Hospital in Pittsburgh at the age of 75. Walker's health was in decline after she underwent a lung transplant surgery July 28, 2009.
05.19.2010
Westminster Captures Fourth Straight PAC Women's All-Sports Trophy; Titan Men Tie for Fourth
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) today announced that Westminster College has won the 2009-10 PAC All-Sports Trophy for women's sports. The Titans also tied for fourth in the men's standings. Westminster's women's teams have captured this trophy for four straight years giving them six women's trophies since the Titans became eligible for the PAC titles in 2002-03. Overall, Westminster has won eight all-sports trophies (6 women's, 2 men's).






05.11.2010
WESPY Awards Culminate 2009-10 Westminster College Sports Year
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College Department of Athletics and the Student Athlete Advisory Committee hosted the Seventh Annual WESPY Awards (Westminster Exceptional Sports Performances of the Year) Monday night at the Orr Auditorium. The WESPYs honored team MVPs for all 18 varsity sports teams, as well as several annual awards and recognition of top athletic achievements throughout the 2009-10 academic year.
01.22.2010
Thirty-One Westminster 2009 Fall Sports Athletes on PAC Academic Honor Roll
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) today recognized 31 Westminster College student-athletes who earned status on the PAC Fall 2009 Academic Honor Roll. The PAC Academic Honor Roll honors student-athletes on fall varsity sports teams who have earned a grade-point average (GPA) of 3.6 or higher on a 4.0 scale during their semester of competition.

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Recent Volleyball Results

09.01.2010
@ Point Park L, 0-3 (25-15, 25-12, 25-13)
11.06.2009
@ Thiel (PAC Tournament Semifinals at Thomas More) L, 1-3 (23-25, 25-12, 25-21, 25-20) Live Stats
11.03.2009
GROVE CITY (PAC TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINALS) W, 3-0 (25-13, 25-20, 25-11)
10.31.2009
@ Washington & Jefferson* L, 2-3 (16-25, 19-25, 25-21, 25-23, 15-10)
10.31.2009
@ Elizabethtown (at Washington & Jefferson) L, 1-3 (24-26, 25-21, 25-22, 25-16)
10.27.2009
@ Geneva L, 0-3 (25-18, 25-23, 25-21)

* - Presidents' Athletic Conference games
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Fri., Sep. 3, 2010
  • @ Penn State-Mont Alto (at Gettysburg) (5:00 PM)
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Sat., Sep. 4, 2010
  • @ Harrisburg Area Community College (at Gettysburg) (10:00 AM)
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  • 3 National Tournament Appearances
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  • 3-Time PAC Champion (2002, 2007-08)
  • 2002, 2006 ECAC South Region Tournament
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  • .615 Winning Percentage Since 1976 (680-426)
  • 21.5 Wins Per Season Since 2000
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