Westminster Collegewww.westminster.edu/athleticsThe Westminster College Athletics Website is your best resource for updated content about the Titans. Daily-updated team pages for all 20 varsity teams include:

• Newsreleases,gamerecapsandgamenotes• Schedulesandresults• Seasonstatistics,boxscoresandlivestats• Interactiverostersthatincludeathletenewsfeedsandcareerstats• Photogalleriesthataresortablebysportandyear• WeeklyTitanSportsPollwhereyoucanvote• Archivedvideohighlightsandliveandarchivedaudiobroadcasts

ofTitanfootballandmen’sandwomen’sbasketballgames• FurthernewsandinsiderinformationontheTitan Sports Blog• Morehelpfullinksandinformation

Titan Sports Blog Features• Newsthatgoesbeyondthenewsreleases• Athletediariesthatprovidefirst-person

accountsoftheWestminsterexperience• Athletequestionandanswers• Featurestories• Weeklyteamrecapstogetup-to-date

Westminster College on Facebook and Twitter• “Like” Westminster on Facebook: facebook.com/westminsterpa• Follow Westminster on Twitter: @westminsterpa

2012 Titan Soccer

• Scan the QR Code with your smartphone to access the most recent information on Westminster Soccer.

3westminster.edu/athletics

Greetings,

ThankyouforyourinterestinWestminsterCollegeandourTitansoccerteams.Ihopethatyouwillfindthe2012TitanSoccerGuidebeneficialasyoulearnaboutourteam.

Westminstersoccerplayersbenefitfromtheopportunitytocom-peteataregionallevel.Ourteamshavewoneightconferencechampionships(5women’s,3men’s)since2002andmadeeighttripstotheNCAADivisionIIItournamentduringthatspan.Sixteenplayers(9women,7men)haveearned22all-regionselectionssince1998.

Ourregionalsuccessisatestamenttoourchallengingnon-conferenceschedulesthatoftenincludemultipleteamsrankedintheTop10inourregion.

Wedon’tjustrecruitplayerslocally.Manystudent-athletesreal-izethevalueofahigh-levelsoccerprogramandaWestminstereducationandtravelgreatdistancestocontributetooursuc-cess.Thetypeofstudent-athletewerecruitexcelsonthefieldandintheclassroomwithmanyplayersearningrecognitionontheAcademicAll-DistrictandAcademicAll-Americateams.

Ourschoolanditsadministrationhaverecognizedtheimportanceofoursoccerprograms.Sinceaddingourwomen’steamin1998,theyhavemadepositivestridesinimprovingbothourmen’sandwomen’ssoccerfacilitiesincludingnewlockerrooms,anewinternationalsizegrassfield,andafieldwithartificialturfandlightsfornightgames.

WeareproudofoursoccerprogramshereatWestminsterandwechallengemorequalitystudent-athletestohelpcontinueoursuccess.

Girish ThakarHead Coach, Men’s and Women’s Soccer

School and AthleticsNameofSchool:.......................WestminsterCollegeCity/Zip:..........................NewWilmington,PA16172Founded:........................................................... 1852Enrollment:....................................................... 1,470ReligiousAffliation:.........PresbyterianChurch(USA)Nickname:.........................................................TitansSchoolColors:...................................BlueandWhiteAffiliation:........................................NCAADivisionIIIConference:...................... Presidents’Athletic(PAC)President:..............................Dr.RichardH.DormanAthleticsDirector:...................................... JimDaflerAssistantAthleticsDirector:........TammySwearingenAthleticsDepartmentPhone:...............724-946-7307Sports InformationSportsInformationDirector:.............NathanLaRicciaSIDOfficePhone:................................724-946-6357SIDEmail:......................... lariccnj@westminster.eduSIDFax:...............................................724-946-7187Website:.................... www.westminster.edu/athleticsSIDMailingAddress:........ Box28,319S.MarketSt.

Soccer Staff HeadCoach:.........................................GirishThakar YearatWestminster:....14th(men),10th(women) AlmaMater:...........................SlipperyRock,1991 Phone:.............................................724-946-7316 Email:.........................thakargs@westminster.eduMen’sAssistantCoach:....................StephenEngels YearatWestminster:........................................ 3rdAlmaMater:........................................... Calvin,2010 Phone:.............................................724-946-7022 Email:.........................engelssr@westminster.eduWomen’sAssistantCoach:.......... StephanieRicketts YearatWestminster:........................................ 3rdAlmaMater:........................................Goucher,2007 Phone:.............................................724-946-6165 Email:.......................... ricketsn@westminster.edu

Support StaffAthleticTrainer:.................................. ShaunToomeyAssistantAthleticTrainer:.......................MistyMotterTrainingRoomPhone:.........................724-946-7314EquipmentManager:.............................. SamDiVittoEquipmentPhone:...............................724-946-6210

Westminster College Athletics Quick Facts

Table of Contents 4...........CoachingStaff5...........Men’sOutlook6...........Men’sRoster7-8.......Men’sReturners9...........Men’sNewcomers10.........Women’sOutlook11.........Women’sRoster12-13...Women’sReturners14.........Women’sNewcomers15.........SoccerHistory16-17...TitanTradition18-20...AthleticsFacilities21.........ThePAC22-23...CollegeProfile

This publication is produced by the Westminster College

Office of Communication Services.

Editor:

NathanLaRiccia

On the Cover:JennCantella(left)DavidOsae(right)

Photography:DaveMillerJustinZackal

Westminsterarchives

Westminster College does not discriminate, and will not tolerate discrimination, on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, or handicap or disability as those terms are defined under applicable law, in the administra-tion of any of its educational pro-grams, activities, or with respect to admissions and employment. In its employment practices, the College may consider the indi-vidual’s support of the philosophy and purposes of Westminster as stated in the Undergraduate Catalog. Otherwise, Westminster does not discriminate, and will not tolerate discrimination, on the basis of religion or creed. Inqui-ries may be directed to the Equal Opportunity Officer, Westminster College, New Wilmington, PA 16172-0001, (724) 946-7247.

2012 Titan Soccer

westminster.edu/athletics4

StephenEngelsentershisthirdyearatWestminsterasthemen’ssoccerassistantcoachin2012.

Engels,anativeofDesMoines,Iowa,cametoWest-minsteraftergraduatingfromCalvinCollegeinGrandRap-ids,Mich.,inthespringof2010whereheearnedadegreeasadualmajorinmediaproductionandfilmstudies.

Heispursuingamaster’sdegreeineducationatWest-minsterwhilecoachingthemen’steam.HeholdsaUSSF“D”CoachingLicenseandisintheprocessofattainingadditionalUSSFandNSCAAcertification.

Heandhiswife,Rachel,currentlyresideinNewWilm-ington.

StephanieRickettsbeginsherthirdseasonastheassistantcoachfortheWestminsterwomen’ssoccerteamin2012.ShecametoWestminsterfromAdrianCollegewhereshewasanassistantwomen’ssoccercoachforthreeseasons,includingtheteam’sinterimheadcoachforsixmonthsduringthespringof2008.

DuringherthreeyearsasanassistantsoccercoachatAdrian,theBulldogsimprovedtheirrecordeachseasonincludingthe2009teamthatwent11-6-2andplacedsecondintheMIAAconferenceandranked10thintheCentralRegionbytheNSCAA.Thatteamalsoproducedfourall-conferenceplayers,oneall-regionplayeranditsstartinggoalkeeper,Rickett’sareaofexpertise,ranked25thinthenation.

Asaplayer,Rickettswasafour-yearstartinggoal-keeperatGoucherCollegeinherhometownofBaltimore,Md.,whereshegraduatedwithhonorsinpsychologyin2007.Shepostedthesecond-highestsavepercentageintheCACconferencein2006andbecamejustthefourthgoalkeeperinschoolhistorytoreach300careersaves.

Sheispursuingamaster’sdegreeineducationatWestminsterwhilecoachingthewomen’steam.SheholdsaUSSFNational“D”CoachingLicenseandanNSCAANationalGoalkeepingDiploma.

HavingcoachedtheWestminsterCollegemen’sandwomen’ssoccerteamsconcurrentlysince2002andthemen’steamsince1998,GirishThakarhaswonacombined283winsandeightconferencechampionships,whilemaking12postseasonappearances.

SinceThakartookoverbothteamstenyearsago,WestminsterhasqualifiedfortheNCAAChampionshipseighttimes,includingthreeforthemen(2002,2004,2008)andfiveforthewomen(2002-05,2007).Inaddition,theeightPresidents’AthleticConference(PAC)titlestheTitanshavecollectedincludesthreeforthemen(2002,2006,2008)andfiveforthewomen(2002-04,2006-07).ThakarwasnamedPACCoachoftheYearfourtimes,threeforwomen’ssoccer(2002,2005,2006)andoneformen’s(2008).

BothteamswonthePACtitleinthesameyearin2002and2006,withthelatterconsideredThakar’sfinestyearofcoachingasbothteamswontheleaguecrownsasunderdogsandqualifiedforthepostseasonintheECACDivisionIIISouthChampionships.

Thakarentershis15thseasonwiththemenand11thwiththewomenin2012foracombinedrecordof283-184-34(.599).

Thakar’s14-yearrecordasWestminster’smen’scoachis146-118-16(.550),includingateam-record17-6markin2008aftertheTitanswonthePACtitleandadvancedtothesecondroundoftheNCAAtournament.

ThakartookthereinsoftheWestminsterwomen’sprogramonaninterimbasisin2002,thenwasnamedpermanentheadcoachpriortothe2003season.Duringthepast10seasons,theTitanwomenareacombined137-66-18(.661)withfivePACchampionshipsandfour-straightNCAAtournamentappearancesfrom2002-05.

PriortocoachingatWestminster,Thakarwastheheadmen’scoachathisalmamater,SlipperyRockUniversity,from1993-96,aftergraduatingfromSRUin1991.Asaplayerat

SlipperyRock,Thakarwasafour-yearstarterwhoearnedall-PennsylvaniaStateAthleticConfer-encehonors.

ThakarearnedaMaster’sDegreeinEducationfromWestminsterinMayof2012.HisyouthcoachingexperienceincludesstintsasastaffcoachwithUnitedStatesSoccerFederation(USSF)andtheNationalSoccerCoachesAssociationofAmerica(NSCAA).

Girish ThakarHead CoachMen’s and Women’s Teams724-946-7316thakargs@westminster.edu

As Westminster Men’s Coach2011..........4-142010..........3-12-32009..........10-102008..........17-6-0 PAC/NCAA2007..........11-7-3 ECAC2006..........12-7-2 PAC/ECAC2005..........8-12-02004..........16-5-0 NCAA2003..........9-10-22002..........16-4-2 PAC/NCAA2001..........14-5-12000..........14-4-11999..........5-11-21998..........7-11-0Totals .......146-118-16 (.550)

As Westminster Women’s Coach 2011..........7-10-12010..........10-10-22009..........13-7-12008..........15-5-2 ECAC2007..........15-5-3 PAC/NCAA2006..........14-5-3 PAC/ECAC2005..........17-5-1 NCAA2004..........14-6-3 PAC/NCAA2003..........16-7-0 PAC/NCAA2002..........16-6-2 PAC/NCAATotals .......137-66-18 (.661)

Combined: 283-184-34 (.599)

PAC=PACChampionsNCAA=NCAADiv.IIITournamentECAC=ECACDiv.IIITournament

Stephen EngelsMen’s Assistant Coach724-946-7022engelssr@westminster.edu

Coaching Staff

Stephanie RickettsWomen’s Assistant Coach724-946-6165ricketsn@westminster.edu

Men’s Season Outlook

5westminster.edu/athletics

Coaching Staff Men’s Season OutlookTheWestminsterCollegemen’s

soccerteamlookstobouncebackin2012fromlastsea-sonwheretheymissedthe

Presidents’AthleticConferenceplayoffsforonlythesecondtimesincetheyjoinedtheleaguein2002.TheTitans,whoposteda4-14recordedin2011anda2-6markinthePAC,arereadytocontendintheconfer-encewithsomenewfacesandahandfulofreturners.Westminsterbringsbackninelettermen,sixstartersand16newcomers.

JuniorforwardDavid Osae (Arlington, Texas/Lawrence D. Bell)istheonlyreturn-ingAll-PAChonoreefortheTitans.Osaeisalsothetopreturninggoal-scorerwiththreeinhissecondyearasastarter.

“AlthoughDavidisoneofthemosttalentedplayersinourleague,I’mnotsurehowanysolidprogramcanworktheirwholeoffensearoundoneplayer,”saidGirish Thakar,whoentershis15thyearasheadcoachin2012.”“OnethingIknowisweneedDavidonthepitchandplayingcon-sistentlyoverthewholeseason.Ithinkwewillhavesomeplayersthatwillsurpriseouropponents.”

WestminsterhassixreturningstartersincludinggoalieAdam Kephart (Beaver Falls, PA / Beaver County Christian) andmidfielderJosh Cantella (Freedom, PA / Freedom) whojoinmidfielderZach Meluch

(Newton Falls, OH / Southeast)asthetrioofseniors.SophomoredefenderShane Noteboom (Hurst, TX / The Oakridge School),sophomoremidfieldersDan Bishop (Burlington, NJ / Holy Cross)andRyan Francis (Harwick, PA / Springdale),andjuniorgoalkeeperJoe Bonish (New-port News, VA / Woodside)roundoutthereturningstartersfortheTitans.

Duetograduation,Westminsterlostthreeoftheirtopscorersfrom2011,whichwereJake Huey(6goals),Coty Hainsey (4goals),andJames Gross(4goals).Theirgoalsaccountedfor64percent(14of22)ofthegoalsscoredlastseason,howevercoachThakerisoptimisticforthe2012of-fense.

“Ithinkwewouldliketohaveabalancedattackfrombothourforwardsandmidfielders,howeverIfeelthatinordertohaveasuc-cessfulseasonsomeonewillhavetoscore13to15goals,”addedThakar.“Iamveryhappywiththisyear’sforwardsandIbelievethereissomeoneinthisgroupthatisgoingtohaveanoutstandingseason.”

TitangoaliesKephartandBonishwillbothbevy-ingforthestartingpositionbetweenthepipes.Theduosplitdutiesaseasonagoforacombined112saves,withKephartleadingwith58.Bonishhadthewinningedgewiththreewinsincludingashutout,whileKepharthadonevictory.

EightypercentofWestminster’s2012teamisunderclassmenwithsomecom-petingtomakeanimmediateimpact.SophomoreAnthony Humes (Darlington, England, / The Hummersknott Academy)providedasparkinhisfirstyearasheplayedin13gameswiththreestartsandtotaledfivepoints(2goals,1assist).

“Iexpecttheunderclassmentochal-lengeforstartingpositionsandtobringourteamthecompetitionneededtogetthebestoutofeveryone,”saidThakar.“Iamnotsurewhoisgoingtostepupandlead,howevertheplayersthatwillstandoutwillhavetheleadershipqualitiesIwillbelook-ingfor.”

08/31.......MOUNT ALOYSIUS ....... 7:30 PM09/01 ......SALEM INTL. ................ 1:00 PM09/05.......atD’Youville.....................7:00PM09/07.......atPenn.St.-Altoona.......7:00PM09/11 .......FRANCISCAN ................ 3:00 PM 09/15.......atPenn.St.-Behrend......3:30PM09/18.......atLaRoche....................4:00PM09/22.......atBaldwinWallace.........3:00PM09/25.......SUNY-FREDONIA ......... 5:00 PM9/29.........atSaintVincent*.............3:00PM10/03.......WAS. & JEFF.* .............. 4:00 PM 10/06.......GENEVA* ...................... 8:00 PM 10/10.......atThomasMore*............4:00PM10/13.......WAYNESBURG* ........... 1:00 PM10/17.......atBethany*.....................4:00PM10/22.......atPointPark...................8:30PM10/23.......THIEL* ........................... 7:30 PM10/27.......atGroveCity*................12:00PM

*Presidents’AthleticConference(PAC)gameHomegamesinALLCAPSandbold.+HomegameatHaroldBurryStadium

2012 Men’s ScheduleDavid Osae

westminster.edu/athletics6

2012 Westminster Men’s Soccer Roster# Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/High School0 JoeBonish GK 6-0 Jr. NewportNews,VA/Woodside1 AdamKephart GK 6-3 Sr. BeaverFalls,PA/BeaverCountyChristian2 CarlosRodriguez D/M 5-10 So. Bayamon,PR/AcademiaBautistadePuertoNuevo3 RichardBeaudoin M 5-9 Fr. Adamstown,MD/Tuscarora4 BobCessar M 5-10 Fr. Glenshaw,PA/CentralCatholic5 AustinEwers M/F 6-2 Fr. NewWilmington,PA/WilmingtonArea6 ShaneNoteboom D 5-11 So. Hurst,TX/Oakridge7 JoshCantella M 5-8 Sr. Freedom,PA/Freedom8 StephenMcDaniel M/F 5-10 Fr. Jamestown,NC/SouthwestGuilford9 DavidOsae M/F 5-10 Jr. Bedford,TX/LawrenceD.Bell10 EthanMcCarthy M/F 5-10 Fr. NewCastle,PA/Neshannock12 MatthewRomeo M/D 6-0 Fr. Laurel,MD/Atholton13 RyanFrancis D 5-10 So. Harwick,PA/Springdale14 JakeMichalski M/F 5-9 Fr. Pittsburgh,PA/Brentwood15 EricMichalski D 6-2 Fr. Pittsburgh,PA/Baldwin16 MarcelHoward D 5-6 Fr. NewportNews,VA/Heritage17 AlecFisanick F 6-0 Fr. Nicktown,PA/NorthernCambria18 BevanBish D 5-8 Fr. DuBois,PA/DuBoisArea19 NickHarris M 5-8 So. Washington,PA/Trinity20 MatthewKiernan M 5-10 Fr. Pittsburgh,PA/UpperSt.Clair21 JeffGenter D 5-5 So. Pittsburgh,PA/UpperSt.Clair22 MarcusGurgiolo F 5-10 Fr. Edinburg,PA/MohawkArea23 ZachMeluch M 5-11 Sr. NewtonFalls,OH/Southeast24 JoshAuden F 6-1 Jr. LakeMilton,OH/JacksonMilton25 AdamMontowski D 6-1 So. DuBois,PA/DuBois28 CodyPostupac M 5-10 Fr. Export,PA/PennTrafford29 AdamStahon D 5-11 So. Erie,PA/ErieCathedralPrep30 JoshMackin F 5-9 Fr. WhiteOak,PA/Brentwood32 JustinJackovic D 6-2 Fr. Aliquippa,PA/Hopewell33 DanBishop D/M 5-8 So. Burlington,NJ/HolyCross34 AnthonyHumes F 6-5 So. Darlington,England,/TheHummersknottSchool

Team Quick Facts Overall2011Record:.......... 4-14PACRecord:......................... 2-6PACFinish:........................ 8th/9

2012 Player SplitsLettermenReturning/Lost:...... 9/7StartersReturning/Lost:........ 6/5

2011 ResultsatSalemInternational.....W,3-1MOUNTUNION............... L,0-3POINTPARK................... L,0-2atCarnegieMellon.......... L,0-3PENN.ST.BEHREND..... L,0-2atPitt-Bradford...............W,2-1LAROCHe....................... L,1-3BALDWIN-WALLACE...... L,1-3atSUNYFredonia........... L,1-2SAINTVINCENT*...........W,4-0atWash.&Jeff.*.............. L,1-4atGeneva*...............L,2-3(OT)THOMASMORE*............ L,0-1atWaynesburg*............... L,0-3BETHANY*..............L,1-2(OT)CASEWEST.RES.......... L,1-6atThiel*..........................W,3-0GROVECITY*........L,2-3(2OT)

*PACgame2011 Goals-Assists-PointsJakeHuey........................ 6-0-12JamesGross................... 4-2-10CotyHainsey..................... 4-1-9

2011 Goalkeeper Saves (Pct.)JoeBonish................... 53(.768)AdamKephart.............. 58(.690)

2011 Goals Against Avg. (G)JoeBonish................... 1.83(16)AdamKephart.............. 2.72(26)

Men’s Roster

More Stats ... Seasonstatisticsandgameboxscoresareavailableonlineatwestminster.edu/athleticsbyclickingonthelinkfor“Statistics”ontheleftcolumnofeachteam’shomepage.

Returning Players

7westminster.edu/athletics

Men’s Roster Returning Players

• 4thyearontheteam• 5careergames,allin2010

Josh Auden#24 | FSenior | 6-1Lake Milton, OhioJackson Milton H.S.Business Administration

• 2ndyearontheteam,1-yearletterman• 18games(14starts),1careergoal

Daniel Bishop#33 | D/MSophomore | 5-8Burlington, N.J. Holy Cross H.S.Accounting

• 3rdyearontheteam,1-yearletterman• 14careergames(7startsin2011)• ‘11stats:1.83goalsallowedaverage,53saves

Joe Bonish#0 | GKJunior | 6-0Newport News, Va.Woodside H.S.Political Science

• 2-yearstarter(2010,2011),3-yearletterman• 56careergames(35starts),1assist(‘10,‘11)

Joshua Cantella#7 | MSenior | 5-8Freedom, Pa.Freedom Area H.S.Biology

• 2ndyearontheteam,1-yearletterman• 14careergames(9starts),1assist,1shot

Jeffrey Genter#21 | DSophomore| 5-5Pittsburgh, Pa. Upper St. Clair H.S.Early Child. Ed./Special Ed.

Joshua Cantella

• 1-yearstarter,1-yearletterman• 18careergames(14starts),2careershots

Ryan Francis#13 | DSophomore | 5-10Harwick, Pa. Springdale H.S.Mathematics

• 2ndyearontheteam• 2careergames,1start

Nicholas Harris#19 | MSophomore | 5-8Washington, Pa.Trinity H.S.History

westminster.edu/athletics8

Returning Players

• 3rdyearontheteam,1-yearletterman• 15careergames(1startin2011)• 3careershots(2in2011)

Zachary Meluch#23 | MSenior | 5-11Newton Falls, Ohio Southeast H.S.Business Administration

• 2-yearstarterandletterman,32games(28starts),8careergoals• Career-best:12points(5goals,2assists)in2010• Secondteamall-PAC(2010),HonorableMention(2011)• PACAcademicHonorRoll(2011)

David Osae#9 | M/FJunior | 5-10Bedford, TexasLawrence D. Bell H.S.Biology

• 2-yearstarterandletterman• 36games(29starts)• Career-best12shotsin2011

Shane Noteboom#6 | DJunior | 5-11Hurst, TexasThe Oakridge SchoolSoc-Criminal Justice

• 2ndyearontheteam• 1careergame

Adam Stahon#29 | DSophomore | 5-11Erie, Pa. Erie Cathedral Prep. School History

• 2ndyearontheteam

Carli Rodriguez#2 | D/MSophomore | 5-10Bayamon, Puerto Rico Academia Bautista de Puerto Nuevo

Biology

• 2ndyearontheteam• 1careergame

Adam Montowski#25 | DSophomore | 6-1Du Bois, Pa.DuBois H.S.Physics

• 4thyearontheteam• 13careergames(8startsallin2011)• ‘11stats:2.72goalsallowedaverage,58saves

Adam Kephart#1 | GKSenior | 6-3Beaver Falls, Pa.Beaver County Christian H.S.Economics

• 2ndyearontheteam,1-yearletterman• 13careergames(3starts)• 5pointsin2011(2goals,1assist)

Anthony Humes#35 | FSophomore | 6-5Darlington, EnglandThe Hummersknott AcademyBroadcast & Digital Comm.

Newcomers

9westminster.edu/athletics

Returning Players NewcomersRichard Beaudoin#3 | MFreshman | 5-9Adamstown, Md.Tuscarora H.S.Mathematics

Bevan Bish#18 | DFreshman | 5-8DuBois, Pa.DuBois Area H.S.Exploratory

Stephen McDaniel#8 | M/FFreshman | 5-10Jamestown, N.C. Southwest Guilford H.S.

Business Administration

Ethan McCarthy#10 | M/FFreshman | 5-10New Castle, Pa.Neshannock H.S.Exploratory

Matthew Romeo#12 | M/DFreshman | 6-0Laurel, Md.Atholton H.S.Early Child. Ed./Special Ed.

Jake Michalski #14 | M/FSophomore | 5-9Pittsburgh, Pa.Brentwood H.S.Exploratory

Eric Michalski #15 | DFreshman | 6-2Pittsburgh, Pa.Baldwin H.S.Business Administration

Marcel Howard #16 | DFreshman | 5-6Newport News, Va.Heritage H.S.Environmental Science

Alec Fisanick #17 | FFreshman | 6-0Nicktown, Pa.Northern Cambria H.S.History

Matthew Kiernan#20 | MFreshman | 5-10Pittsburgh, Pa.Upper St. Clair H.S.Physics

Marcus Gurgiolo#22 | FFreshman | 5-10Edinburg, Pa.Mohawk Area H.S.Business Administration

Cody Postupac #28 | MFreshman | 5-10Export, Pa. Penn Trafford H.S.Physics

Joshua Mackin #30 | FFreshman | 5-9White Oak, PA Brentwood H.S.Broadcast & Digital Comm.

Justin Jackovic#32 | DFreshman | 6-2Aliquippa, Pa. Hopewell H.S.Business Administration

Bob Cessar#4 | MFreshman | 5-10Glenshaw, Pa. Pitt. Central Catholic H.S.

Exploratory

Austin Ewers#5 | M/FFreshman | 6-2New Wilmington, Pa.Wilmington Area H.S.Pre-Law

westminster.edu/athletics10

Women’s Season OutlookWestminster’swomen’s

soccerteamabsorbedarare7-10-1recordin2011.Afive-timePresi-

dents’AthleticConferencechampion,theTitans’losingrecordayearagoisonlythesecondoccurrenceinits14yearsofexistence.Despitethis,Westminsterwonthreeofitslastfourcontestsandwasonewinawayfrommakingthepostsea-sonwhichprovidesmotivationforthis

year.“Thekeytothis

yearisconsistency,”said11thyearheadcoachGirish Thakar.“Weneedenoughwinstobeinthetopfourwithintheconferencesowecanmaketheplayoffs.TherearealotofgoodteamsinthePACandalotgamescanbedecidedbyonegoal.”

Westminster’s2011all-PAChonorees,Ty-ler Dever(firstteam),Samantha Killmeyer (secondteam),Kelli Michanowicz(hon-orablemention)andShanay Phillian(hon-orablemention),havegraduated,thereforetheTitanswillrelyontheir13returningletter-winners,thatincludes

sixstarters,tocarrythemtothesuccessthattheprogramisaccustomedto.

TeamcaptainandseniorgoalieJenn Cantella (Freedom, PA / Freedom)leadsthewaywithtwoyearsofstartingexperienceinthenet.In2011,Cantellawastopfivewithintheconferenceinfivedifferentcategoriesincludingsavepercentage(2nd/.817),saves(2nd/107),savespergame(3rd/5.94),shutouts(3rd/4.5),andgoalsagainstaverage(5th/1.35).

“Cantella’sexperiencereallyhelps,”saidThakar.“Iexpectevenmorefromherthisyear.”

Theotherfivereturningstartersin-

cludejuniorforwardAmanda Turi (Mon-roeville, PA / Gateway),juniormidfielderJordan Steele (Falconer, NY / Falconer Central),juniormidfielder Maggie Niki-tuk (Pittsburgh, PA / North Allegheny),juniordefenderKatie Brown (Gibsonia, PA / Pine-Richland),andsophomoresforwardKerri Inzinga (Monroeville, PA / Gateway) andmidfielderRachael Boyes (Smithville, OH / Smithville).Turiisthetop-scorerofthereturningstarterswithtwogoalsinherfirstyearastarter.

SeniormidfielderMaura Miglioretti (Monroeville, PA / Gateway)addsexpe-riencesincesheplayedin16gameswithtwogoalsasakeyreservein2011.Ju-niormidfielder Kristina Tissue (Coraop-olis, PA / West Allegheny)alsoplayedapivotalroleoffthebenchayearagowithtwogoalsin15gamesplayed.

Westminsterisexcitedtoseewhatits18newcomershavetoofferonthefieldin2012.

“Thefreshmanseementhusiasticandwillcontributeinonewayoranother,”saidThakar.“Untiltheyplayagainstothercollegeplayers,wewon’tknowexactlywhowillseparatethemselvesfromthepack,butI’mexcitedseewhowillstepup.”

09/01 SALEMINTL...................3:00PM09/04 SUNY-FREDONIA..........7:30PM09/06 PITT-JOHNSTOWN........7:30PM09/08 atMarietta!.......................5:00PM09/09 atDefiance!.....................1:00PM09/11 FRANCISCAN................5:00PM09/15 atPenn.St.-Behrend......1:00PM09/18 atLaRoche....................2:00PM09/22 atBaldwinWallace.........1:00PM09/24 atJuniata........................4:00PM09/29 atSaintVincent*.............1:00PM10/02 WASH.&JEFF.*.............4:00PM10/06 GENEVA*.......................6:00PM10/10 atThomasMore*............2:00PM10/13 WAYNESBURG*.............3:00PM10/17 atBethany*.....................7:00PM10/19 atChatham*....................4:00PM10/22 atPointPark...................6:30PM10/23 THIEL*............................7:30PM10/27 atGroveCity*................2:30PM*Presidents’AthleticConference(PAC)gameHomegamesinALLCAPSandbold.!MariettaTournament

2012 Women’s Schedule

Senior Jenn Cantella

Women’s Roster

11westminster.edu/athletics

Women’s Season Outlook Women’s RosterTeam Quick Facts Overall2011Record:..... 10-10-2PACRecord:......................... 5-4PACFinish:........................ 5th/9

2011 Player SplitsLettermenReturning/Lost:.... 13/6StartersReturning/Lost:........ 6/5

2011 ResultsCASEWES.RES............ L,0-2MOUNTUNION..... T,0-0(2OT)atJohnCarroll................. L,0-1PENNSTATEBEHRENDL,0-1atSUNYGeneseo........... L,0-2LAROCHE......................W,1-0BALDWIN-WALLACE...... L,0-2atSUNYFredonia........... L,0-5JUNIATA.........................W,1-0SAINTVINCENT*...........W,1-0atWash.&Jeff.*.............. L,0-2atGeneva*..............W,2-1(OT)THOMASMORE*............ L,1-4atWaynesburg*............... L,0-1BETHANY*......................W,2-0CHATHAM*...................W,10-0atThiel*..........................W,2-1GROVECITY*........................ L,0-2............................................

*PACgame2011 Goals-Assists-PointsSamanthaKillmeyer........ 5-1-11TylerDever........................ 3-3-9ShanayPhillian.................. 2-3-7

2011 Goalkeeper Saves (Pct.)JennCantella............. 107(.817)

2011 Goals Against Avg. (G)JennCantella............... 1.35(24)

More Stats ... Seasonstatisticsandgameboxscoresareavailableonlineatwestminster.edu/athleticsbyclickingonthelinkfor“Statistics”ontheleftcolumnofeachteam’shomepage.

2012 Westminster Women’s Soccer Roster# Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/High School0 RachaelLetscher GK 5-4 Fr. Canfield,OH/CardinalMooney01 MaddyFrech GK 5-4 Fr. Leechburg,PA/KiskiArea1 JennCantella GK 5-4 Sr. Freedom,PA/Freedom2 KatieBrown D 5-6 Jr. Gibsonia,PA/Pine-Richland3 KristinaTissue M 5-3 Jr. Coraopolis,PA/WestAllegheny4 KerriInzinga F 5-3 So. Monroeville,PA/Gateway5 RaechelPusateri F/M 5-7 Fr. Volant,PA/Wilmington6 SelenaDasari D 5-4 Fr. Canfield,OH/Canfield7 MereMishler M 5-4 Fr. Johnstown,PA/BishopMcCort8 AmandaTuri F 5-5 Jr. Monroeville,PA/Gateway9 AlyssiaSpringer F/M 5-4 Fr. Petersburg,OH/SpringfieldLocal10 RebeccaBradnam M 5-2 Fr. Irwin,PA/Hempfield11 MaggieNikituk M 5-4 Jr. Pittsburgh,PA/NorthAllegheny12 KristaEdwards M 5-5 Fr. Summerville,PA/Springdale13 RachelSimko F/D 5-7 Fr. NewCastle,PA/Laurel14 LizzieBarnhart F 5-8 Fr. Meadville,PA/Saegertown15 AliStark D 5-6 Jr. Pittsburgh,PA/Baldwin16 MauraMiglioretti M 5-5 Sr. Monroeville,PA/Gateway17 AlleeOskin D 5-4 Fr. Butler,PA/Knoch18 KelseyRogers D 5-6 Fr. Pittsburgh,PA/UpperSaintClair19 JulieBearer F 5-5 Jr. Acme,PA/MountPleasant21 JohannaAnderson M 5-4 Jr. Erie,PA/Fairview22 RachaelBoyes F/M 5-2 So. Smithville,OH/Smithville24 JordanSteele M 5-4 Jr. Falconer,NY/FalconerCentral25 HaleyCasuccio D 5-5 Jr. Coraopolis,PA/WestAllegheny26 LaurenGezo M 5-2 Fr. NatronaHeights,PA/Highlands28 RachelSharbaugh M/D 5-4 Fr. MountLebanon,PA/MountLebanon29 JaclynMoore M/D 5-7 Fr. Meadville,PA/Meadville31 GretchenSchwarz D 5-8 Fr. Hudson,OH/Hudson33 JaclynBrown D/M 5-6 Fr. Acme,PA/MountPleasant34 AliciaNuzzo F 5-7 Fr. NewCastle,PA/Neshannock

westminster.edu/athletics12

Returning Players

• 2-yearstarterandletter-winner• 35games(22starts),1assistin2010• ConverteddecidingpenaltykicktoeliminateThomasMore

inPACsemifinal(11/3/10)

Katie Brown#2 | DJunior | 5-6Gibsonia, Pa.Pine-Richland H.S.Political Science

• 2-yearstarter,2letters,3rdyearontheteam• 46games,42starts(21/19in’09,7/5in’10,18/18in‘11)• 260saves(121in’095th-mostinteamhistory)• 14shutouts(5in2010beforeinjury)

Jenn Cantella#1 | GKSenior | 5-4Freedom, Pa.Freedom H.S.Soc.-Criminal Justice

Katie Brown

• 2ndyearontheteam,1-yearletter-winner• 12games(8in2011)• 1shotin2011

Julie Bearer#19 | FJunior | 5-5Acme, Pa.Mount Pleasant H.S.Mathematics

• 2-yearletter-winner• 26games(5startsallin2011• 1shot(2010,2011),1assistin2011

Johanna Anderson#21 | MJunior | 5-4Erie, Pa.Fairview H.S.Chemistry

• 1-yearstarterandletter-winner• startedin18gamesin2011• 3careerpoints(1goal,1assist)

Rachael Boyes#22 | FSophomore | 5-2Smithville, OhioSmithvilleExploratory

• 2-yearletter-winner• 24games(4startsin2010),3shotsin‘10• PACAcademicHonorRoll(‘10,‘11)

Haley Casuccio#25 | DJunior | 5-5Coraopolis, Pa.West Allegheny H.S.French

• 1-yearstarterandletter-winner• 18careergames(13starts)• 1assistin2011

Kerri Inzinga#4 | FSophomore | 5-3Monroeville, Pa.Gateway H.S.Early Child. Ed./Special Ed.

Returning Players

13westminster.edu/athletics

Returning Players Returning Players

Non-Conference Schedule ... Westminster’sregionalsuccessisatestamenttoitschallengingnon-conferenceschedule.Inrecentyears,theteams’scheduleshaveincludedatleastthreeorfourteamsrankedintheTop10intheregion.West-minstertravelstoplayteamsinWesternNewYorkandtheCincinnatiandClevelandareasofOhio.

• 2-yearletter-winner• 34games(1startin‘10and‘11),• 4careergoals,Career-best2goals,2assistsin2010• Madeonestartasagoalkeeperin2010

Maura Miglioretti#16 | MSenior | 5-5Monroeville, Pa.Gateway H.S.Neuroscience.

• 1-yearstarterandletterwinner• 18careergames(17starts),allin2011• 1assist

Margaret Nikituk #11 | MJunior | 5-4Pittsburgh, Pa.North Allegheny H.S.Biology

• 3rdyearonteam,1-yearletterwinner• 15careergames• 1shotin2010,1goalin2011

Ali Stark#15 | DJunior | 5-6Pittsburgh, Pa.Baldwin H.S.Neuroscience

• 1-yearstarter,2-yearletter-winner• 34games(19starts,15in2011),2shotsin2010• PACAcademicHonorRoll(‘10,‘11)

Jordan Steele#24 | MJunior | 5-4Falconer, N.Y.Falconer Central H.S.Psychology

• 2-yearletter-winner• 32games,2goals(1game-winning)in2011• 3assists,14shotsin2010• PACAcademicHonorRoll(‘11)

Kristina Tissue#3 | MJunior | 5-3Coraopolis, Pa.West Allegheny H.S.Early Child. Ed./Special Ed.

• 1-yearstarter,2-yearletter-winner• 37games(12starts,9in2011),3careergoals• Career-best:6pointsin2011(2goals,2assists)• PACAcademicHonorRoll(‘11)

Amanda Turi#8 | FJunior | 5-5Monroeville, Pa.Gateway H.S.Early Child. Ed./Special Ed.

Amanda Turi

westminster.edu/athletics14

NewcomersLizzie Barnhart#14 | FFreshman | 5-8Meadville, Pa.Saegertown H.S.Biology

Rebecca Bradnam#10 | MFreshman | 5-2Irwin, Pa.Hempfield H.S.Biochemistry

Allee Oskin#17 | DFreshman | 5-4Butler, Pa. Knoch H.S.Biology

Alicia Nuzzo#34 | FFreshman | 5-7New Castle, Pa.Neshannock H.S.Psychology

Rachel Sharbaugh#28 | MFreshman | 5-4Mount Lebanon, Pa.Mount Lebanon H.S.Early Child. Ed./Special Ed.

Kelsey Rogers#18 | DFreshman | 5-6Pittsburgh, PAUpper Saint Clair H.S.Early Child. Ed./Special Ed.

Raechel Pusateri#5 | FFreshman | 5-7Volant, Pa.Wilmington H.S.Exploratory

Lauren Gezo #26 | MFreshman | 5-2Natrona Heights, Pa.Highlands H.S.Molecular Biology

Krista Edwards#12 | MFreshman | 5-5Summerville, Pa.Springdale H.S.Neuroscience

Mere Mishler#20 | MFreshman | 5-4Johnstown, Pa.Bishop McCort H.S.Biology

Maddy Frech#01 | GKFreshman | 5-4Leechburg, Pa.Kiski Area H.S.Chemistry

Gretchen Schwarz#31 | DFreshman | 5-8Hudson, Ohio Hudson H.S.Psychology

Jaclyn Moore #29 | MFreshman | 5-7Meadville, Pa. Meadville H.S.Biology

Rachael Letscher#0 | GKFreshman | 5-4Canfield, Ohio Cardinal Mooney H.S.Environmental Science

Jaclyn Brown#33 | DFreshman | 5-6Acme, Pa. Mount Pleasant H.S.Computer Science

Selena Dasari#6 | DFreshman | 5-4Canfield, OhioCanfield H.S.Neuroscience

Rachel Simko#13 | FFreshman | 5-7New Castle, PALaurel H.S.Physics

Alyssia Springer#9 | FFreshman | 5-4Petersburg, Ohio Springfield Loca H.S.Biology

Team Records

15westminster.edu/athletics

NewcomersWestminster Men’s Team2011....................4-142010................... 3-12-32009................... 10-102008................... 17-6(P)(N)2007................... 11-7-32006................... 12-7-2(P)2005................... 8-122004................... 16-5(N)2003................... 9-10-22002................... 16-4-2(P)(N)2001................... 14-5-12000................... 14-4-11999................... 5-11-21998................... 7-111997................... 9-101996................... 7-6-21995................... 8-6-11994................... 8-7-11993................... 6-9-21992................... 4-11-11991................... 7-81990................... 8-8-11989................... 7-8-21988................... 3-10-11987................... 1-131986................... 1-101952-85.............NOPROGRAM1951................... 1-4-11950................... 5-21949................... 4-2-21948................... 4-2-11947................... 6-11946................... 1-630-year total:224-234-29(.490)

Westminster Women’s Team 2011................... 7-10-12010................... 10-10-22009................... 13-7-12008................... 15-5-22007................... 15-5-3(P)(N)2006................... 14-5-3(P)2005................... 17-5-1(N)2004................... 14-6-3(P)(N)2003................... 16-7(P)(N)2002................... 16-6-2(P)(N)2001................... 15-52000................... 12-81999................... 6-10-11998................... 15-313-year total: 185-92-42(.646)

(P)=PACchampions(N)=NCAADiv.IIITournament

Yearly Records

Ashley Pyle

More Records ... Acompleterecordbookwithrankingsandmorecategoriesisonlineatwestminster.edu/athleticsbyclickingonthelinkfor“RecordBook”ontheleftcolumnfromeachteam’shomepage.

Ashley Pyle, 1998-2001•80 career goals (second most is 53)•39 career assists•199 career points (second most is 140)•30 goals in 1998 (also 25 in 2001, 2nd)•73 points in 1998 (also 59 in 2001, 2nd)•4 goals in a game (4 times), tied•10 points in a game (2 times) First Team All-GLIAC (1998, 2001) GLIAC Player of the Year (1998) NSCAA Division II All-Region (1998)

Sarah Morrison(1998-2001)

• 498 career saves (second most is 290)

• 23 career shutouts (second most is 17)

• 8 shutouts in 2000 is third

Samantha Killmeyer• 20 assists in 2008

WhitneyGriffin• 12 shutouts in 2005

Men’s Record Holders

Women’s Record Holders

Matt Roser, 2000-03•37 career goals•98 career points

Kevin Humberston(1999-2003)

• 411 career saves• 21 career shutouts

(second most is 11)• 10 shutouts in 2002• 1.20 career goals against avg.• 0.90 goals against avg. (2002)

Jason O’Connell• 27 career assists (1993-95)

Bill Van Ormer• 15 goals in 1996

Derek Baumgartner• 16 assists in 2000

Andrew Saporito• 35 points in 2006

Matt Roser

In the team’s second year of existence, the 1947 Westminster men’s soccer teampostedtheteam’sfirstwinningrecordat6-1.LedbycoachHaroldBurry,theTitanswonalltheirgamesexceptfora1-0setbackagainstSlippery Rock. Paul Sheaffer, #64 in the middle of the front row, led the Titans in scoring with 11 goals.

Team Records

westminster.edu/athletics16

National Champion Swimmers

•MyronLuthringer,1981•KristinZukowski,1991•DrewDugan,1994•DaveGesacion,2000

Academic All-Americans• 9football• 3track&field• 2men’sbasketball• 2women’ssoccer• 2softball• 2swimming&diving• 2men’stennis• 1baseball• 1women’sbasketball• 1men’ssoccer

25By the Numbers

All-Americans• 47swimming&diving• 42football• 15men’sbasketball• 3baseball• 4track&field• 1volleyball

112

Titans in the College FootballHallofFame•HaroldBurry,Coach• JoeFusco,Coach•HaroldDavis,QB• LarryPugh,G/LB

4

4

Titan Tradition Titan TraditionWestminsterCollegehas

aproudathleticsheri-tagethatissteepedwith

atraditionofwinning.AlthoughtheCollegewasfoundedin1852,varsityathleticsatWestminsterdidnotbecomeprevalentuntil1884.Beginningin1926,thesportsteamsatWestminsterbecameknownasthe“Titans,”afterasportswriterforthestudentnews-paper,The Holcad,nicknamedtheresurgentbasketballteamthe“ToweringTitans”becauseofyounger,tallermenthatmadeupthestartinglineup.TheathleticsprogramatWestminsterbecamebestknownforthesuccessofitsfootballandmen’sbasketballteams.TheTitanfootballteamwonsixNAIANationalChampionshipsfrom1970-94and71%(398-157-10)ofitsgamessince1952.Themen’sbasketballteam,honoredbytheAssociated Pressasthenation’stopsmallcollegeteamin1962,wastheall-timewinningestNAIAteambeforeWestmin-sterjoinedtheNCAAin1998.

The Original “Towering Titans” of 1926-27

Lefttoright:Kristin Zukowski,the1991NAIAchampioninthe100-yardbutterfly;Phil Rice,Westminster’sfirst-everAll-Americanin1932;Harold Davis,aCollegeFootballHallofFamein-

ducteein2004whowasthefootballteam’sonlythree-time,first-teamAll-Americanfrom1954-56.

17westminster.edu/athletics

32By the Numbers

(since 2002-03)

424

PAC Team Championships

•5women’ssoccer•4men’sswimming•4women’sswimming•4women’strack&field•3men’sgolf•3men’ssoccer•3volleyball•2baseball•2men’strack&field•2women’sgolf•1men’sbasketball•1women’sbasketball•1softball

35

PAC All-Sports Trophies• 7forwomen’ssports• 2formen’ssports

9

Appearancesbyteamsin NCAA Championships•6women’sswimming•5women’ssoccer•5men’sswimming•3men’ssoccer•2women’sbasketball•3men’strack&field•3women’strack&field•2volleyball•1baseball•1men’sbasketball•1men’sgolf•1men’ssoccer

Titan Tradition Titan Tradition

2008 Men’s Soccer

2005 Women’s Soccer

Nine-time All-American Swimmer CaitlinLehberger’12

Inthe2011-12academicyeartherewere424varsityathletesatWestminster,including45multi-sportathletes.Thereare

currently20varsitysportsteamsatWestminsterthatcompeteinPresidents’AthleticConference(PAC)andNCAADivisionIII.Inthelasteightyears,11Westmin-sterteamshaveeitherqualifiedfortheNCAATournamentorsentathletestotheNCAAChampion-shipmeet.WestminsterjoinedtheNCAADivisionIIIandthePACin2000-01andbecameeligibleforchampionshipsandawardsin2002-03.

Two-time All-American ThrowerRyan Bell ’12

32By the Numbers(since 2002-03)

2008Volleyb

all

2008 Men’s Soccer

westminster.edu/athletics18

Inthiswide-angleviewofWestminster’sathleticsfacilities,youcansee,fromlefttoright,thefieldhouse,natatorium,footballstadiumandtrack,andthebaseballfieldintheforeground.Thesoftballfieldandstartinglineforthecrosscountrycourseislocatedslightlytotheleftofthisviewandthetenniscourtsandsoccerfieldsarelocatedjusttotherightofthisview.

Westminsterstudent-athletesenjoyaccesstooutstand-ingathleticsfacilitieson

campus.Withtheexceptionofthegolfteams,alloftheTitanscompeteandpracticeoncampusinonecentralizedlocation.EachteamhasaccesstoitsownlockerroomintheMemorialFieldHouse,whichisalsoashortwalkingdistancetoallvenues.

MemorialFieldHouse•EightLockerRooms•HospitalityRoom•“Smart”Classrooms•LargeLobbyArea•FitnessCenter•TrainingRoom

Buzz Ridl Gymnasium•TwoFull-SizedCourts•AuxiliaryGym•Seatingfor2,300

Natatorium•45’x75’SwimmingArea•Six7-footLanes• BalconySeatingfor300

Old 77•HistoricHomeofTitan

BasketballUntil1951•Renovatedin2003•PracticeGymnasium•IndoorRunningTrack•FitnessCenter•DanceStudio

HaroldBurryStadium•Renovatedin2008,’01•All-WeatherTrack•FieldTurf,Lighting•Seatingfor3,000•Two-LevelPressBox•Plaza,ConcessionArea

Amenities

Athletics Facilities Soccer Fields

19westminster.edu/athletics

Athletics Facilities Soccer Fields

Westminster soccer plays its home games at two on-campus facilities. The naturalgrasssoccerfield(below)openedfor the 2000 season. It is located east of BrittainLake.Anewscoreboard(right)was installed prior to the 2004 season. The soccer teams also play home games –mostlynightgames–atHaroldBurryStadium(above)beginningforthe2008seasonwhennewartificialFieldTurfandlighting was installed.

westminster.edu/athletics20

Fitness Center Amenities•Twofitnesscentersoncampus:oneinMemorialField

HouseandtheMargeWalkerCenterinOld77

•TwospaciousroomsinFieldHousefitnesscenterforfreeweights(topleft)andmachines(middleright)

•SixLegendFitnessMulti-PurposeStationsallowinglargerteamstorotatequicklythroughworkouts

•$30,000equipmentupgradecompletedfor2010

•MargeWalkerCenter(middleleft)includesStairmasters,treadmills,rowers,bikes,ellipticalmachines,andArcTrainers

•Accommodatinghours:openmostdaysaslateas9:30p.m.andasearlyas6:30a.m.

Training Room AmenitiesWestminstervarsityathleteshaveaccesstocareandfacilitiesthatrivalthoseofmuchlargerinstitutions.

•Fourfull-timeATC-certifiedathletictrainersonstaff,includingHeadAthleticTrainerShaun Toomey,whojoinedWestminsterin1987afterworkingfortheBuffaloBillsandCentralMichiganUniversity

•Collegealsohastwoteamphysicians,anorthopae-dicandorthopaedicsurgicalconsultant

•Varsityathleteshaveaccesstotrainingroomandsupervisedcaredailyfrom9a.m.untilallpracticesandcompetitionarecompleted

•Therapeuticlaser,electricalmusclestimulationandultrasoundmodalities

•Twowhirlpool/coldimmersiontanks• Impactconcussionassessmentcomputersoftware•Formoreinformationclickonthe“SportsMedicine”

linkonlineatwestminster.edu/athletics.

Athletics Facilities The PAC

21westminster.edu/athletics

Athletics FacilitiesFoundedin1955,

thePresidents’AthleticConfer-encecontinues

itsmissionofpromotingintercollegiateathlet-icsandthepursuitofacademicexcellence.Consistingof10selectprivateinstitutionsinPennsylvania,WestVir-ginia,andKentucky,thePACremainsauniqueorganizationinthisdayofhighpressureintercol-legiateathletics.Withacademicsatthecenterofeachmember’sphi-losophy,thePACisbuiltontheprinciplethatanathleticprogramisapartofcollegelife,butnotanentityinitself.ThePACannuallycrownschampi-onsin19sports(10men,ninewomen).

Titans in the PACSince 2002-03

•35TeamChampionships

•9All-SportsTrophies

•6TeamSportsmanshipAwards(since2008-09)

•20PlayeroftheYear/MostValuablePerformerAwards

•37CoachofYearAwards

•787PACAcademicHonorRollSelections(36.9persemesterwith3.6+GPAs)

On the Web...Visit pacathletics.org

The PAC

Men’s Standings PAC Overall1.)ThomasMore 8-0 16-2-12.)Geneva 6-1-1 16-6-33.)GroveCity 6-1-1 12-6-14.)Bethany 4-4 6-125.)Waynesburg 3-5 8-96.)Wash.&Jeff. 3-5 6-117.)SaintVincent 3-5 4-12-18.)Westminster 2-6 4-149.)Thiel 0-8 5-13-1

*NCAADivisionIIIprovsionalmembernoteligibleforPACchampionship+FirstandsecondplacedeterminedbyteamsthatadvancedtothePACtournamentfinals.

2011 PAC Soccer StandingsWomen’s Standings PAC Overall1.)Wash.&Jeff. 8-0-1 14-4-1ThomasMore 7-1-1 12-5-1GroveCity 7-2 10-8-2Waynesburg 5-3-1 15-5-1Westminster 5-4 7-10-1Bethany 4-4-1 8-8-1SaintVincent 4-5 8-9-1Geneva 2-7 6-12-1Thiel 1-8 5-13-2Chatham 0-9 1-14

*PAC All-Sports Trophy Standings determined by points system awarded to schools’ order of finish in each sports standings.

2011-12 All-PAC Sports Trophy StandingsMen’s Standings*1.Wash.&Jeff.-60.52.SaintVincent-583.GroveCity-52.54. Westminster - 525.Thiel-45.56.ThomasMore-457.Waynesburg-38.58.Bethany-37.59.Geneva-25.5

Women’s Standings*1. Westminster - 722.GroveCity-61.53.SaintVincent-534.ThomasMore-50.55.Wash.&Jeff.-50.56.Bethany-467.Waynesburg-458.Geneva-439.Thiel-31.510.Chatham-14

2011-12 Men’s ChampionsBaseball - WestminsterBasketball-BethanyCrossCountry-SaintVincentFootball-ThomasMoreGolf-Wash.&Jeff.Soccer-ThomasMoreSwimming/Diving-GroveCityTennis-GroveCityTrack & Field - WestminsterWrestling-Thiel

2011-12 Women’s ChampionsBasketball-ThomasMoreCrossCountry-GroveCityGolf - WestminsterSoccer-ThomasMoreSoftball-GenevaSwimming/Diving-GroveCityTennis-GroveCityTrack & Field - Westminster Volleyball-Geneva

westminster.edu/athletics22

• Westminsterissmallbychoice. Undergraduate enrollment:1,470(41%men,59%women)

• ThedemandforaWestminstereducationhasneverbeenhigher. Applications:Westminsterreceivednearly4,000applicationsforadmissionfortheclassof2015.Theprospectivestudentshad3.5highschoolgradepointaverageandanearly1100SAT(about100pointsabovethenationalaverage).

• Westminsterstudentsreceivepersonalattentiontheydeserve. 12:1 Student to Faculty ratio:104full-timefacultyfocusoneducatingstudents(90%offacultyhavedoctorateorequivalent).That’soneofthereasonsWestminsterisanationalleaderingraduationrateperformance.

• Greatteachingcombinedwithgreatlearningleads to endless opportunities. Majors:Westminsterstudentscanchoosefrom42majorsand10pre-professionalprograms.Doublemajors,minorsandindividualinterdisciplinaryprogramsarealsopossible.

• Westminstergraduatesareindemand. Placement Rate:TheWestminsterCareerCenterworkswithstudentsduringtheirfouryearsoncampusandhelpsWestminstergraduatesembarkonsatisfyingcareers.Theliberalartspreparestudentsforlife…anotherreasonwhy96%ofWestminstergraduatesareemployedorattendinggraduateschoolwithinsixmonthsofgraduation.

• Westminsterforlife. Alumni:Over18,000WestminsteralumniprovideaTitannetworkofsupportthroughouttheworld.WelcometotheWestminsterfamily.

About Westminster College …Foundedin1852andrelatedtothePresbyterian

Church(U.S.A.),WestminsterCollegeranksfirstinthenationas“BestCollegeforWomeninScience,Technology,EngineeringandMath,”accordingtoForbes.com.Westminsterisatoptierliberalartscollege,anationalleaderingraduationrateperformance,anda“GreatSchool,GreatPrice,”accordingtoU.S. News Best Collegesguide.Westminsterranked38thamongliberalartscolleges,accordingtotheWashington Monthly College Guide,andisoneofthemostaffordablenationalliberalartscollegesinPennsylvania.Westminsterisalsohonoredasoneof“TheBest373Colleges”and“BestintheNortheast”byThe Princeton Review,andisnamedtothePresident’sHonorRollforexcellenceinservicelearning.Nearly1,600undergraduateandgraduatestudents

benefitfromindividualizedattentionfromdedicatedfacultywhilechoosingfrom42majorsandnearly100organizationsontheNewWilmington,Pa.,campus.

Westminster College

23westminster.edu/athletics

Westminster CollegeContacttheAdmissionsOfficetolearnmoreaboutoneof the nation’s best liberal arts colleges.• website:www.westminster.edu

• e-mail:admis@westminster.edu

• phone:1-800-942-8033

• Location:NewWilmington,Pennsylvania,60milesnorthofPittsburgh,90milessouthofErie,90milessoutheastofCleveland

• Undergraduate Enrollment:1,470(41%men,59%women)

• Financial Aid: 98%ofstudentsreceivefinancialaid.Aidawardedincludesscholarships,grants,low-interestloans,andstudentemployment

• Cost: Totalcostfortuitionandfees-$30,310;roomandboard-$9,200

• Student-Faculty Ratio:12:1;90%offacultyhavetheirdoctorateorterminaldegreeintheirfield

• Class Size: 18-20

• Placement Rate:96%ofWestminster’salumniareemployedorattendinggraduateschoolwithinsixmonthsofgraduation

• Accounting• Biochemistry• Biology• Broadcast&DigitalCommunications

(SportsBroadcasting)• BusinessAdministration(Finance,

HumanResourcesManagement,InternationalBusiness,Marketing)

• Chemistry(ForensicScience)• ChristianEducation• CommunicationStudies• ComputerInformationSystems • ComputerScience• CriminalJusticeStudies• EarlyChildhoodEducation/

SpecialEducation+• Economics• English• EnvironmentalScience*• FinancialEconomics*• FineArt• French• History • HumanResources,Psychology*• InterculturalStudies*• InternationalBusiness*• InternationalPolitics*• Latin• Mathematics• MediaArt• MolecularBiology• Music • MusicEducation• MusicPerformance• Music,Sacred• Neuroscience*• Philosophy• Physics• PoliticalScience• Psychology• PublicRelations• QuantitativeEconomics*• Religion• Sociology(SocialPolicy)• Spanish• Theatre

• Dentistry• Engineering• EnvironmentalScience• Law• Medicine• Ministry• OccupationalTherapy• PhysicalTherapy• PhysicianAssistant• Veterinary

Westminster College at a Glance*InterdisciplinaryMajors+Certificationwithamajorinanacademicdiscipline

Programs of Study

Pre-Professional Programs