Westminster College: Athletic News

Baseball: Donnie Womeldorff Collecting Several Team Records

2008-05-07 00:00:00 EST

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. -- Westminster College senior baseball player Donnie Womeldorff (Marysville, Ohio/Marysville) will conclude his career with the Titans as the holder of several team records, including two single-season records that he tied prior to Westminster entering this weekend's conference tournament.

Softball: Five Titans Named All-PAC Including Three First-Teamers

2008-05-07 00:00:00 EST

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) named five Westminster College softball players to its 2008 All-PAC Softball Team.

Westminster Athletics Celebrates 2007-08 Accomplishments at WESPY Awards

2008-05-06 00:00:00 EST

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College Department of Athletics and the Student Athlete Advisory Committee hosted the Fifth Annual WESPY Awards (Westminster Exceptional Sports Performances of the Year) Tuesday night at the Orr Auditorium on the New Wilmington, Pa., campus. The WESPY's honored team MVPs for all 18 varsity sports teams, as well as several annual awards and recognition of top athletic achievements throughout the 2007-08 academic year.

Baseball: Drespling Honored; Titans to Compete in PAC Tournament

2008-05-06 00:00:00 EST

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) named Westminster College senior baseball played Brandon Drespling (New Castle, Pa./Laurel) as the PAC Hitter of the Week on Monday for the week of April 28-May 4.

Baseball: Westminster Splits Two Games at Hiram on Thursday

2008-05-01 00:00:00 EST

HIRAM, Ohio - The Westminster College baseball team split a non-conference doubleheader at Hiram on Thursday, losing the first game 3-2 and winning the second game 9-2.

Softball: Joseph Ends Career by Leading Titans to Season-Ending Win

2008-05-01 00:00:00 EST

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College softball team concluded its 2008 season by defeating Penn State-Altoona, 12-1, at home Thursday in non-conference action.

Softball: Titans Drop Two at Hiram in Last Road Games of Season

2008-04-30 00:00:00 EST

HIRAM, Ohio - The Westminster College softball team played its final road games of the season on Wednesday, losing both games of a non-conference doubleheader at Hiram by scores of 6-4 and 2-1.

Football and Baseball: Coach Tom Watts Added to Westminster Athletics Staff

2008-04-30 00:00:00 EST

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College Department of Athletics today announced the hiring of Tom Watts as assistant football coach and assistant baseball coach. His football duties as defensive coordinator will begin immediately while his baseball duties will commence next season. Watts will also assist with other administrative duties within the athletic department.

Baseball: Westminster Takes Two From Lake Erie on Sunday

2008-04-27 00:00:00 EST

PAINESVILLE, Ohio - The Westminster College baseball team took both games of a non-conference doubleheader at Lake Erie College on Sunday, winning the first game 8-5 and the second game 8-7.

Baseball: Titans Sweep Grove City in Battle for Second Place

2008-04-26 00:00:00 EST

GROVE CITY, Pa. - The Westminster College baseball team won both games of a doubleheader at Grove City on Saturday, winning the first game 13-7 and the second game 14-13. Both teams were tied for second place in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) standings entering the game.

Softball: Westminster Sweeps First-Place W&J in PAC Finale

2008-04-26 00:00:00 EST

WASHINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College softball team took both games of a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) doubleheader at first-place Washington & Jefferson Saturday, winning the first game 2-0 and the second game 6-2.

Track and Field: Titan Women Win First-Ever PAC Title; Men Place Sixth

2008-04-26 00:00:00 EST

WASHINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College men's and women's track and field teams competed in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Championships Saturday at Washington & Jefferson College. The Titans women won their first-ever PAC title by placing first out of six teams with 145 points while the Titan men placed sixth out of six teams with 22 points.

Softball: Titans Commit 12 Errors in Two Close Losses to Saints

2008-04-24 00:00:00 EST

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College softball team lost two close games against second-place Thomas More at home Thursday in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) action, losing 4-2 in nine innings and 3-2 in seven.

Golf: Titan Women Second and Men Third at PAC Championships

2008-04-22 00:00:00 EST

WEST MIDDLESEX, Pa. - The Westminster College men's and women's golf teams competed in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Championships held Monday and Tuesday at the Oak Tree Country Club in West Middlesex, Pa.

Baseball: Titans Split with First-Place Saints in PAC Showdown

2008-04-22 00:00:00 EST

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College baseball team split with first-place Thomas More at home Tuesday in a doubleheader between the top two teams in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) standings. The Titans (18-12, 5-3 PAC) won the first game 4-1 before Thomas More (19-9, 7-1 PAC) ran away with the second game 14-4.

Women's Track & Field: PAC Names Basta and Cooper Athletes of the Week

2008-04-22 00:00:00 EST

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) today honored two Westminster College women's track and field athletes with weekly awards. Sophomore Abbey Basta (Slippery Rock, Pa./Slippery Rock) was named PAC Women's Track Athlete of the Week and senior Jess Cooper (New Castle, Pa./Laurel) was named PAC Women's Field Athlete of the Week.

Softball: Westminster Falls in Two PAC Games at Waynesburg

2008-04-21 00:00:00 EST

WAYNESBURG, Pa. - The Westminster College softball team lost both games of a doubleheader at Waynesburg Monday in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) action.

Baseball: Titans Use Long Ball to Sweep CWRU on Sunday

2008-04-20 00:00:00 EST

CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Westminster College baseball team improved its record to 17-11 by sweeping a non-conference doubleheader at Case Western Reserve (10-23-1) on Sunday, winning the first game 5-3 and the second game 18-10.

Baseball: Westminster Settles for Split after Bethany's Comeback

2008-04-19 00:00:00 EST

BETHANY, W.Va. - The Westminster College baseball team split a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) doubleheader at Bethany on Saturday by winning the first game 15-7 before Bethany scored six runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to take game two 8-7.

Men's Tennis: Westminster Ties for Third at PAC Championships

2008-04-19 00:00:00 EST

ERIE, Pa. - The Westminster College men's tennis team wrapped up its 2008 season by tying for third place at the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Championships held Friday and Saturday at the Pennbriar Athletic Club in Erie.

Softball: Titans Pick Up Two Key PAC Wins Over Bethany

2008-04-19 00:00:00 EST

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College softball team knocked off second-place Bethany in a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) doubleheader at home on Saturday, winning the first game 2-1 in 10 innings and the second game 9-1 in five innings.

Track and Field: Titans Take Eight Events, Two Records at Home Invitational

2008-04-19 00:00:00 EST

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College men's and women's track and field teams hosted their only meet of the season on Saturday at Harold Burry Stadium for the 2008 Westminster Invitational. Athletes representing 11 schools took part in the unscored meet.

Golf: Westminster Men and Women Compete at Saint Vincent on Thursday

2008-04-18 00:00:00 EST

LATROBE, Pa. - The Westminster College men's and women's golf teams competed at events hosted by Saint Vincent College on Thursday. The Titan men's team placed 10th out of 18 teams with a 338 in the Saint Vincent Invitational held at the Latrobe Country Club, while the Titan women placed second out of three teams with a 428 at the Glengarry Golf Links in Latrobe.

Softball: Westminster Splits Twin Bill at Home vs. Saint Vincent

2008-04-16 00:00:00 EST

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College softball team split a non-conference doubleheader at home against Saint Vincent, winning the first game 12-7 and losing the second game 3-2.

Baseball: Evans Keys in Win as Titans Split with Gators

2008-04-16 00:00:00 EST

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College baseball team split a non-conference doubleheader against Allegheny at home Wednesday. The Titans came back to win the first game 4-3 in eight innings before losing the second game 6-4.

Softball: Schulz and Woodward Homer as Titans Split with Behrend

2008-04-14 00:00:00 EST

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College softball team split a non-conference doubleheader at home against Penn State Behrend on Monday, winning the first game 7-4 and losing the second game 3-2.

Women's Golf: Titans Runners-Up as Hosts of Eckles Invitational

2008-04-14 00:00:00 EST

NEW CASTLE, Pa. - The Westminster College women's golf team placed second out of five teams as hosts of the M.L. Cleland Eckles Invitational on Monday at the New Castle Country Club.

Men's Tennis: Westminster Wins at Thomas More on Sunday

2008-04-14 00:00:00 EST

CINCINNATI, Ohio. - The Westminster College men's tennis team won its third match of the season Sunday with a 6-3 win at Thomas More in a match held at the Western Tennis & Fitness Club in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Titans improve their record to 3-9 and 2-3 in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC), while the Saints drop to 3-7 and 1-4 in league matches.

Track and Field: Three School Records and Two NCAA Times Set by Titans at SRU

2008-04-13 00:00:00 EST

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. - Another successful meet for the Westminster College men's and women's track and field teams took place at the Slippery Rock University Invitational on Saturday in an unscored meet. The Titan women's team broke three school records and posted two NCAA Division III Championship provisional qualifying times.

Baseball: Westminster Loses Two Games at Geneva on Saturday

2008-04-12 00:00:00 EST

BEAVER FALLS, Pa. - The Westminster College baseball team lost two games of a non-conference doubleheader at Geneva on Saturday, losing the first game 11-7 and the second game 4-3.

Softball: Titans Collect Two PAC Wins Over Grove City

2008-04-12 00:00:00 EST

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College softball team took both games of a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) doubleheader at home vs. Grove City on Saturday afternoon. The Titans won the first game 5-2 and ran away with the second game 10-0 in five innings.

Softball: Westminster Sweeps CWRU at Home Friday

2008-04-11 00:00:00 EST

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College softball team swept a non-conference doubleheader vs. Case Western Reserve at home on Friday by scores of 4-2 and 10-1. The make-up games were originally scheduled to be played at Case; however, field conditions allowed for Westminster to host the twin bill instead.

Men's Tennis: Titans Lose Close PAC Match vs. Waynesburg

2008-04-10 00:00:00 EST

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College men's tennis dropped a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) match at home against Waynesburg, 5-4, on Thursday. The Titans fall to 2-9 on the season and 1-3 in the PAC, while the Yellow Jackets improve to 5-4 and 3-0 in the league.

Women's Golf: Titans Place Third at Grove City on Thursday

2008-04-10 00:00:00 EST

GROVE CITY, Pa. - The Westminster College women's golf team placed third out of four teams at the Grove City College Invitational on Thursday at the Grove City Country Club.

Men's Golf: Amina Leads Fourth-Place Titans at CMU on Thursday

2008-04-10 00:00:00 EST

PITTSBURGH - The Westminster College men's golf team placed fourth out of five teams at the Carnegie Mellon Invitational held at the Longue Vue Club near Pittsburgh.

Track and Field: Eleven Event Wins and Two School Records for Titans at Grove City

2008-04-10 00:00:00 EST

GROVE CITY, Pa. - The Westminster College men's and women's track and field teams competed in the PAC North Quad Meet on Wednesday evening at Grove City College. The unscored meet consisted of Westminster, Grove City and Thiel for men and women and Saint Vincent for men only.

Baseball: Big Win and a Comeback Win for Titans Over Saint Vincent

2008-04-09 00:00:00 EST

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College baseball team took both games of a doubleheader at home Wednesday against Saint Vincent. The Titans (13-7) throttled the Bearcats (9-11) in the first game, 16-3, before staging a dramatic comeback in game two with an 8-7 win in 10 innings.

Softball: Geneva Takes Both Games Over Titans on Tuesday

2008-04-08 00:00:00 EST

BEAVER FALLS, Pa. - The Westminster College softball team lost both games of a non-conference doubleheader at Geneva on Tuesday by scores of 7-1 in game one and 8-0 in game two.

Women's Track & Field: Harding Honored by PAC for Third Straight Week

2008-04-08 00:00:00 EST

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - For the third straight week, the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) has named Westminster College junior Megan Harding (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Hills) as its PAC Women's Track Athlete of the Week, for the week of March 31-April 6.

Women's Golf: Westminster Takes Third at W&J in First Spring Event

2008-04-08 00:00:00 EST

CANONSBURG, Pa. - The Westminster College women's golf team played its first event of the spring semester on Monday by placing third out of five teams at the Southpointe Invitational hosted by Washington & Jefferson.

Men's Golf: Titans Place Third at Thiel Invitational on Monday

2008-04-08 00:00:00 EST

GREENVILLE, Pa. - The Westminster College men's golf team placed third out of six teams at the Thiel Invitational held Monday at The Greens of Greenville. The Titans posted a team score of 340 and trailed only Notre Dame (Ohio), 316, and Waynesburg, 338, in the event. Grove City (341), Bethany (353) and Thiel (358) placed fourth, fifth and sixth.

Men's Tennis: Titans Earn Second Win by Beating Bethany

2008-04-06 00:00:00 EST

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College men's tennis team picked up its second win of the season and its first in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) action with a 7-2 win at home over Bethany on Sunday in a match that was rescheduled from a March 26 rainout. The Titans are now 2-8 overall and 1-2 in the league, while the Bison are 0-7 and 0-3 in the league. Westminster returns to action Thursday when it hosts Waynesburg at 4 p.m.

Baseball: Titans Take Two Over Hiram at Home Sunday

2008-04-06 00:00:00 EST

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College baseball team took both games of a non-conference doubleheader against Hiram on Sunday afternoon, winning 3-1 in the first game and 11-1 in the second game. The twin bill was added to the Titans' schedule late last week.

Track and Field: More School Records Fall for Titans at Malone on Saturday

2008-04-06 00:00:00 EST

CANTON, Ohio - The Westminster College men's and women's track and field teams competed in the Jack Hazen Open hosted by Malone College on Saturday. The meet was unscored.

Softball: Titans Hit Three Homers in Split with Chatham

2008-04-05 00:00:00 EST

NEW WILMIINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College softball team split a doubleheader at home against Chatham on Saturday in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) action. The Titans took the first game, 6-2, and gave up a five-run fourth inning en route to a 5-4 loss in game two.

Baseball: Titans and Tomcats Split Two Close PAC Games

2008-04-05 00:00:00 EST

GREENVILLE, Pa. - The Westminster College baseball team split a tightly-contested doubleheader at Thiel on Saturday in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) action. The Titans dropped the first game, 7-6, before capturing the second game, 9-8, in 10 innings.

Men's Tennis: Titans Lose Two Matches at Grove City

2008-04-05 00:00:00 EST

GROVE CITY, Pa. - The Westminster College men's tennis team dropped two matches at Grove City on Saturday. The Titans lost to host Grove City, 9-0, in a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) match and also lost to Penn State-Altoona, 6-3, in non-conference action. The Titans are now 1-8 overall and 0-2 in the PAC, while Grove City improves to 8-4 and 2-0 and Penn State-Altoona is 6-1. The Titans will host Bethany Sunday at 1 p.m. in a make-up game.

Softball: Emery Homers, Pitches Shutout as Titans Sweep Bobcats

2008-04-03 00:00:00 EST

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College softball team took both games of a non-conference doubleheader at home Thursday against Pitt-Greensburg, winning the first game 8-0 and the second game 12-7.

Softball: Westminster Loses Two at Thiel in PAC Opener

2008-04-02 00:00:00 EST

GREENVILLE, Pa. - The Westminster College softball team lost both games of a doubleheader at Thiel Wednesday by scores of 5-2 and 2-1 in both teams' Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) openers.

Men's Tennis: W&J Edges Westminster in Titans' PAC Opener

2008-04-02 00:00:00 EST

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College men's tennis team lost its Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) opener against visiting Washington & Jefferson, 5-4, on Wednesday. The Titans are 1-6 overall and 0-1 in the PAC while the Presidents are 3-2 overall and 2-2 in the league.