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Hello Titan Fans,

Thank you for your interest in Westminster College and our Titan Volleyball Team. I hope that you find our 2013 Titan Volleyball Guide extremely informative as you learn about our program and the student- athletes who play and strive to uphold the “Titan Tradition.”

As a coaching staff, we continually challenge our women to strive toward our goal, winning the Presidents Athletic Conference (PAC) Championship, while remaining focused on academics, and meeting degree requirements in four years. We understand and promote the value of working hard in and out of the classroom. Titan volleyball student-athletes are accountable in our daily lives. We recognize and demand discipline and dedication. We are dedicated to building a team that functions as one.

The women who belong and compete in Titan uniforms understand the value of being a student-athlete and gaining the value of a Westminster education. We strive to provide the opportunity to grow each and every day for those who are driven to accept the challenge.

Tammy SwearingenHead Coach

School and AthleticsName of School: ....................... Westminster CollegeCity/Zip: ..........................New Wilmington, PA 16172Founded: ........................................................... 1852Enrollment: ....................................................... 1,470Religious Affliation: .........Presbyterian Church (USA)Nickname:.........................................................TitansSchool Colors: ...................................Blue and WhiteAffiliation: ........................................NCAA Division IIIConference: ...................... Presidents’ Athletic (PAC)President: ..............................Dr. Richard H. DormanAthletics Director: ......................................Jim Dafler Assistant Athletics Director: ........Tammy SwearingenAthletics Department Phone: ...............724-946-7307 Sports InformationSports Information Director:..............Nathan LaRiccaSID Office Phone: ................................724-946-6357SID Email:......................... [email protected] Fax:...............................................724-946-7187Website: .................... www.westminster.edu/athleticsSID Mailing Address: ........ Box 28, 319 S. Market St.Facebook: /westminsterpaTwitter: @westminsterpa, #WCTitans

Volleyball Head Coach:...............................Tammy Swearingen Year: ............................................................... 21st Record: ..........................................452-254 (.640) Alma Mater: .................... Youngstown State, 1983 Phone: .............................................724-946-7320 Email: .......................... [email protected] Coach (Yr.): ..............Brandon Lewis (17th) Email: [email protected] Coach (Yr.): ..................Justine Elliott (2nd) Phone: .............................................724-946-6168 Email: ............................. [email protected] Coach (Yr.): ............ Shannon Liposky (7th) Phone: .............................................724-946-6168 Email: [email protected] Coach (Yr.): ................Bradi Rhoades (3rd) Phone: .............................................724-946-6234 Email: ......................... [email protected] Gymnasium: .................Buzz Ridl GymnasiumCapacity:........................................................... 2,300

Support StaffAthletic Trainer:.................................. Shaun ToomeyAssistant Athletic Trainer: .......................Misty MotterTraining Room Phone: .........................724-946-7314Equipment Manager: .............................. Sam DiVittoEquipment Phone: ...............................724-946-6210

Westminster College Athletics Quick Facts

Table of Contents 2............. Roster3............. Season Outlook4-6 ......... Meet the Team7-8 ......... Coaching Staff9............. PAC Champions10-11 ...... Team Records12........... 2012 Statistics13-15 ..... Athletics Facilities16-17 ..... Titan Tradition18........... The PAC20-21 ..... College Profile

This publication is produced by the Westminster College

Office of Communication Services.

Editor:

Nathan LaRicca

Editorial Assistants:Chelsea Galbraith

On the Cover:2013 Seniors

Photography:Dave Miller

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2013 Titan Volleyball

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Team Quick Facts Overall 2012 Record:.........22-11PAC Record: ........................11-7

2012 Results at Muskingum .................. W, 3-0at Oberlin ........................... L, 2-3at Franciscan ................... W, 3-0at Carlow ......................... W, 3-0at Wooster ......................... L, 1-3at Buffalo State .................. L, 1-3at Baldwin Wallace ........... W, 3-2at Franklin & Marshall ....... W, 3-2vs. Grove City*................. W, 3-0vs. Saint Vincent* ............ W, 3-0at Waynesburg* ................ W, 3-1at Chatham*...................... W, 3-0at Carnegie Mellon ............ L, 2-3at La Roche ..................... W, 3-0at Thomas More* .............. L, 1-3 at Wash. & Jeff.* ............... W, 3-0at Geneva* ....................... L, 0-3at Thiel* ............................ L, 2-3at Chatham*...................... W, 3-0vs. Bethany* ...................... L, 1-3vs. Waynesburg*.............. W, 3-0at RIT ................................ W, 3-0at D’Youville.......................W, 3-0at Fredonia ...... .................W, 3-0at Buffalo State ................. W, 3-1at Bethany* . .................... W, 3-0 vs. Wash. & Jeff.*..............W, 3-1at Saint Vincent*................W, 3-2vs. Geneva*....................... L, 2-3at Grove City* ................... W, 3-1vs. Thiel* ............................ L, 0-3vs. Thomas More* ............. L, 0-3vs. Geneva**..................... W, 3-1vs. Thomas More*** ..........W ,3-2

* PAC game ** PAC quarterfinals*** PAC semifinals

2013 Roster

2013 Westminster Volleyball Roster# Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown/H.S. 2 Lexi Starheim MB 5-10 Sr. Hubbard, OH / Hubbard3 Rebecca Riemer MB 6-0 Sr. Pittsburgh, PA / Mount Lebanon4 Katie Peters S/RS 5-10 Fr. Moon Township, PA / Moon Area5 Megan Little DS 5-5 Fr. Slippery Rock, PA / Slippery Rock6 Erin Kennedy S/RS 5-10 So. Oakmont, PA / Riverview7 Chrissy Volsko DS/L 5-1 Sr. Canfield, OH / Austintown Fitch8 Katie Pricener MB 6-3 Fr. Wilmerding, PA / Serra Catholic9 Julie Powell OH/DS 5-6 Jr. Meadville, PA / Meadville10 Tiffany Jackson S 5-8 So. Las Vegas, NV / Las Vegas12 Claire Ferrando L/DS 5-8 Sr. North Jackson, OH / Western Reserve13 Megan Romocean OH 5-9 Sr. Ravenna, OH / Southeast14 Nicole Luklan OH/MB 6-0 Fr. Boardman, OH / Canfield15 Alaura Hanssen OH 5-8 Jr. New Wilmington, PA / Wilmington17 Kelsey Kilbane DS 5-5 So. Medina, OH / Medina20 Katie Palkovic S 5-10 Sr. Camp Hill, PA / Trinity21 Lauren Slater OH/MB 5-9 Fr. Plum, PA / Oakland Catholic22 Haley Turner MB 5-9 Jr. Petersburg, OH / Hubbard23 Megan Prybyl OH 5-10 So. Mars, PA / North Catholic25 Kassie Freyermuth RS/MB 5-10 Jr. Allison Park, PA / North Allegheny

Head Coach: Tammy Swearingen (21st year)Assistant Coaches: Brandon Lewis (17th), Justine Elliott (2nd), Shannon Liposky (7th), Bradi Rhoades (3rd).

Season Outlook


2013 Roster Season OutlookThe Westminster College volleyball team

brings experience in 2013 as it returns 10 letterwinners, including six seniors who have competed every year since they arrived as newcomers.

Four of the five All-PAC honorees from a season ago return for the Titans, including seniors Megan Romocean, Lexi Starheim, Rebecca Riemer, and Katie Palkovic.

“I am looking for all four to step up a great deal this year, said veteran head coach Tammy Swearingen.“ “Megan, Lexi, and Rebecca have the ability to do very well both defensively and offensively. They will be huge at the net and all three will be a main part of the offense. Katie will be looking to run the offense again as she did a great job last year and gained a great deal of confidence in doing so. If these four play to their ability, it will be a good season for the Titans. However, we have to play as a team. No one player will win it. It will take all of the Titan squad.”

Romocean ranked sixth in the league averaging 2.78 kills per set and was fifth

in service aces per set with 0.44. Romocean was also fifth in the PAC with an average of 3.36 points per set. For Westminster, Romocean ranked first on the team in kills (325) and aces (51). Starheim tied fourth in the PAC with .98 blocks per set. Starheim’s 118 total blocks ranked second in the league, while her hitting percentage of .267 stood eighth-best. Riemer ranked third in the conference with a .313 hitting percentage. Riemer was also second on the team with 253 kills and third with 88 blocks. Palkovic, a one-year starter, was third in the PAC averaging 10.36 assists per set. Her 1,129 total assists stood second-best in the conference.

The Titans are loaded with returning players vying for starting and playing time this year. Returning letter winners Julie Powell and Megan Prybyl will be fighting for starting time on the outside. Kassie Freyermuth, who started on the right side the past two years, will be competing with Alaura Hanssen and Hayley Turner. On the defensive side, Claire Ferrando and Chrissy Volsko bring a wealth of experience and energy to the Titan line-up along with Erin Kennedy, Kelsey Kilbane and Tiffany Jackson.

Newcomers Katie Peters, Megan Little, Katie Pricener, Nicole Luklan, and Lauren Slater are all athletic and can vie for playing time.

“There will be a great deal of competition for playing time this year, maybe the most internal competition that we have ever had,” Swearingen said. “It will take a team to be successful, not just one or two players. We are much deeper this year and can expect to see many contribute.”

The Titans made a significant stride in 2012 as they finished 22-11 overall, which was the most wins since 2008; the same year that Westminster last won the PAC Championship.

“There are many contenders for the conference title, Swearingen said. “I expect more than a few teams to be strong again this year. Every match will be extremely important. We are definitely aiming to regain the PAC Title. We will need to improve our ball control from last season and work harder defensively.”

Aug. 30 ....PENN STATE-BEHREND$ ... 4:00 PMAug. 30 ....BALDWIN-WALLACE$ ......... 8:00 PMAug. 31 ....OBERLIN$ ...........................11:00 AMAug. 31 .....CARNEGIE MELLON$ ......... 3:00 PMSept. 6 ......Marcia French Memorial InvitationalSept. 7 .....Marcia French Memorial InvitationalSept. 14 ....at Thomas More* ................... 1:00 PM Sept. 14 ....at Saint Vincent* .................... 3:00 PM Sept. 18 ....at Waynesburg* ..................... 6:00 PM Sept. 18 ....at Chatham* .......................... 8:00 PM Sept. 21 ....at Ohio Wesleyan .................. 1:00 PM Sept. 21 ....at Allegheny .......................... 3:00 PM Sept. 24 ....CHATHAM* ........................... 4:30 PM Sept. 24 ....GENEVA* .............................. 7:30 PM Sept. 26 ....at Wash. and Jeff.* ............... 7:00 PMOct. 1 ........BETHANY* ............................ 7:00 PM Oct. 3 ........at Grove City* ........................ 7:00 PM Oct. 4 ........Fredonia Invitational TournamentOct. 5 ........Fredonia Invitational TournamentOct. 9 ........at Bethany* ........................... 7:00 PM Oct. 12 ......at Waynesburg* ..................... 1:00 PM Oct. 12 ......at Thiel* ................................. 3:00 PM Oct. 15 ......WASH. AND JEFF.* .............. 7:00 PM Oct. 17 ......GROVE CITY* ...................... 5:00 PM Oct. 17 ......FRANCISCAN ....................... 8:00 PM Oct. 23 ......THIEL* .................................. 7:00 PM Oct. 26 ......at Geneva* ...........................11:00 AM Oct. 29 ......SAINT VINCENT* ................. 7:00 PMNov. 2 .......at Thomas More* .................. 2:00 PM

* Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) matchHome matches in ALL CAPS$ Westminster Invitational Tournament

2013 Volleyball Schedule


Returners

SR Claire Ferrando

JR Kassie Freyermuth

Rebecca RiemerSenior | MB 6-0 Pittsburgh, Pa.Mount Lebanon H.S.Biology

• 3-year letter winner, 2nd Team All-PAC (‘11, ‘12) • PAC Academic Honor Roll (‘10, ‘11, ‘12) • Match Highs: 8 blocks (’12); 18 kills, 9 digs (’11) • Season Highs: 334 kills, 48 digs, 100 blocks (’11)•

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Chrissy VolskoSenior | DS/L5-1 Austintown, OhioAustintown Fitch, H.S.Biology

• 3-year letter winner • Match Highs: 16 digs, 3 assists, 3 aces (’11, ’12)• Season Highs: 221 digs (’12); 13 assists, 9 aces (‘11)

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Megan Romocean Senior | OH 5-9 Ravenna, OhioSoutheast H.S.Public Relations

• 3-year letter winner, 1st Team All-PAC (‘12)• 2nd Team All-PAC (‘11) • Match Highs: 25 kills, 18 digs, 7 aces (’12)• Season Highs: 325 kills, 259 digs, 51 aces (’12)

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Lexi StarheimSenior | MB 5-10Hubbard, OhioHubbard H.S.Early Child/Special Ed.

• 3-year letter winner, 2nd Team All-PAC (‘12)• PAC Academic Honor Roll (‘11, ‘12) • Match Highs: 15 kills, 9 blocks, 14 digs (‘12)• Season Highs: 229 Kills, 118 blocks, 86 digs (’12)

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Kassie FreyermuthJunior | RS/MB5-10 Allison Park, Pa.North Allegheny H.S.Early Child/Special Ed.

• 2-year letter winner • PAC academic Honor Roll (‘12)• Match Highs: 16 kills, 9 blocks (‘12); 10 digs (’11) • Season Highs: 231 kills (’12); 90 blocks (‘11)

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Katie PalkovicSenior | S5-10Camp Hill, Pa.Trinity H.S.Biology

• 3-year letter winner, Honorable Mention All-PAC (‘12)• PAC academic Honor Roll (‘10, ‘12)• Match Highs: 62 assists, 28 digs (’12); 4 aces (’11)• Season Highs: 1129 assists, 326 digs, 23 aces (’12)•

20ClaireFerrandoSenior | L/DS5-8 North Jackson, OhioWestern Reserve H.S.Communications

• 3-year letter-winner• PAC academic Honor Roll (‘12)• Match Highs: 8 assists (’11); 21 digs, 4 kills (’10)• Season Highs: 304 digs (’12); 31 asst., 23 kills (’10)

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Alaura HanssenJunior | OH5-8 New Wilmington, Pa.Wilmington H.S.Sociology

• 2nd year on team• Match Highs: 7 kills, 3 digs (‘11)• Season Highs: 23 kills, 6 digs (’11)

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Returners

SR Chrissy Volsko

JR Julie Powell

2013 Stats ... Season statistics and game box scores areavailable online at westminster.edu/athleticsby clicking on the link for “Statistics” on the left column of each team’s home page.

Julie PowellJunior | OH/DS5-6 Meadville, Pa.Meadville H.S.Accounting

• 2-year letter winner • PAC Academic Honor Roll (‘11, ‘12) • Match Highs: 8 kills, 16 digs, 2 aces (‘11)• Season Highs: 150 digs (’12); 61 kills, 13 aces (‘11)

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Megan PrybylSophomore | OH 5-10Mars, Pa.North Catholic H.S.Exploratory

• 1-year letterwinner• Match Highs: 13 kills, 17 digs, 8 service aces (’12) • Season Highs: 232 kills, 189 digs, 48 service aces (’12)

23Kelsey KilbaneSophomore | DS 5-5Medina, OhioMedina H.S.Biochemistry

• 2nd year on team• Match Highs: 2 digs (’12) • Season Highs: 2 digs (’12)

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Erin KennedySophomore | S/RS 5-10Oakmont, Pa.Riverview H.S.English

• Match Highs: 6 digs, 3 service aces, 1 kill (’12) • Season Highs: 30 digs, 6 service aces, 1 kill (’12)

6Tiffany JacksonSophomore | S 5-8Las Vegas, NVLas Vegas H.S.Broadcast Communications

• 1-year letter winner• Match Highs: 40 assists, 19 digs, 7 kills (‘12)• Season Highs: 150 assists, 17 kills, 45 digs (‘12)

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Haley TurnerJunior | MB5-9Hubbard, OhioHubbard H.SNeuroscience

• 3rd year on team • Match Highs: 7 kills, 2 digs (‘11)• Season Highs: 8 kills, 2 digs (‘11)

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NewcomersNicole LuklanFreshman | OH/MB6-0 Boardman, OHCanfield H.S. Early Child/Special Edu.

14 Megan LittleFreshman | DS5-5 Slippery Rock, PASlippery Rock H.S. Exploratory

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Katie PetersFreshman | S/RS5-10 Moon Township, PAMoon Area H.S. Ed.Early Child/Special Edu.

4 Katie PricenerFreshman | MB6-3 Wilmerding, PASerra Catholic H.S. Exploratory

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Lauren SlaterFreshman | OH/MB5-9 Plum, PAOakland Catholic H.S. Exploratory

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Barbados Trip ... The NCAA allows teams to travel abroad once every four years. For the first time in team his-tory, the Westminster volleyball team commit-

ted to the oppor-tunity. The Titans spent a week in the Barbados Aug. 6-12, 2011, during which the team played the Barbados Nation-al Team and two other club teams.


NewcomersWhen Tammy Swearingen won her 400th career match as the head

coach of the Westminster College volleyball team in 2010 she became one of only 32 active NCAA Division III volleyball coaches to reach the milestone. Swearingen enters her 21st season as head coach in 2013 including her 14th season serving as Westminster’s assistant director of athletics.

Swearingen boasts an 20-year career record of 452-254 (.640) including 14 seasons with 20 or more wins and a pair of 30-win seasons.

Swearingen was named Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Coach of the Year for three straight years from 2006-08 while guiding Westminster to back-to-back PAC titles and the school’s first two automatic bids to the NCAA Division III Tournament in 2007 and 2008. The Titans won three PAC titles

under Swearingen since becoming eligible for the league crown in 2002. Prior to joining NCAA Division III and the PAC, Swearingen led the Titans to the ECAC Division

II Championship in 2001 and the NAIA’s Keystone-Empire Collegiate Conference (KECC) title in 1997 and 1994. The 1997 team also won the NAIA Northeast Region tournament title and went to the NAIA national tournament for the first time.

Prior to coming to Westminster in 1992, she was head volleyball coach at Mineral Ridge (1988-90) and Columbiana (1986-88) High Schools in her native Ohio. She was head women’s swimming coach at her alma mater, Youngstown State University, from 1984-87 (producing five All-Americans) after graduating from YSU in 1983.

Tammy SwearingenHead [email protected]

Career Record: . 452-254 (.640) Year: ..............................20th Record at WC: .. 452-254 (.640) Year: ..............................20th Alma Mater: . Youngstown State Year: .............................1983

Coaching Staff

The Swearingen File2012....... 22-112011........20-122010....... 18-142009....... 13-232008....... 24-11 ..... PAC Champion NCAA Div. III Tournament2007....... 23-12 ..... PAC Champion NCAA Div. III Tournament2006 24-12 ECAC Div. III South Region Tournament2005....... 19-162004....... 20-13 ..... PAC Runner-Up2003....... 12-21 ..... PAC Runner-Up2002....... 26-10 ..... PAC Champion ECAC Div. III South Region

Tournament2001....... 27-8 ....... ECAC Div. II Champion2000....... 27-71999....... 15-201998....... 11-151997....... 31-8 ....... KECC Champion NAIA Northeast Region Champion NAIA National Tournament1996....... 28-14 ..... KECC Runner-Up1995....... 28-13 ..... KECC Runner-Up1994....... 36-7 ....... KECC Champion1993....... 28-7 ....... KECC Runner-UpCareer .. 452-254 (.640) - 20 years


Shannon Liposky begins her seventh year as an assistant coach in 2013.Liposky, formerly Shannon Simmons, played at Westminster before

graduating in 2002 with a degree in elementary education. She then stayed on with the program for an additional year as a graduate assistant coach before finishing her master’s degree in education in 2005.

A three-year starter at right side hitter for the Titans from 1998-2001, Liposky was team MVP as a senior while leading the Titans to a 27-8 record. In 2011, she was inducted into the Titan Sports Hall of Fame.

She and her husband, Rob, and daughter, Claire, reside in her hometown of East Palestine, Ohio.

Shannon LiposkyAssistant [email protected]

Brandon Lewis enters his 17th season as an assistant coach in 2013. Lewis is a 1998 graduate of Westminster College where he earned a

degree in mathematics. Lewis also earned a teaching degree from Thiel College in 2006 and a master’s degree in education from Gannon University in 2011. Lewis currently teaches in the math department at his alma mater Farrell H. S. Lewis played collegiately as a setter at The Ohio State University and scholastically for Farrell. He also coached at Hubbard H.S. (Ohio) and works at several summer camps in the region.

Lewis and his wife, Katie, and daughter, Rogen, reside in Farrell, PA.

Brandon LewisAssistant [email protected]

Justine Elliott begins her second year as an assistant coach in 2013.Elliott played middle blocker at the University of New Hampshire, an

NCAA Division I school. She earned a full NCAA athletic scholarship and graduated in 2011 with a degree in English/journalism and a minor in Spanish. A two-time team captain, Elliott competed in two American East Conference Championships and was also tabbed on the all-tournament team in 2009.

A three-year starter at middle blocker for the Wildcats from 2007-2011, Elliott led the team in blocks three-straight years. Her career-best 264 blocks during her sophomore season stands 10th all-time in school history. Elliott also was the recipient of the Ed Jentes Coaches’ Award and was named to the conference honor roll during her career. A Mitchellville, Md. native, Elliott is

currently working on her master’s degree in counseling at Westminster.

JustineElliottAssistant [email protected] 724-946-6168

Coaching Staff

Bradi Rhoades enters his third year on the Titan volleyball staff in 2013. Rhoades is also entering his seventh year on the track and field staff as jumps coordinator and pole vault coach.

A Slippery Rock University graduate, Rhoades was a six-time all-confer-ence pole vaulter from 2002-04. He most recently served as an assistant track and field coach at Wilmington High School.

A Waynesburg, Pa. native, Rhoades earned a master’s degree in second-ary education and bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Slippery Rock.

Rhoades resides in New Castle with his wife Katie and daughter Lyndlea.

Bradi RhoadesAssistant [email protected]


PAC ChampionshipsConsistent Success Westminster is always a contender for the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Championship. Since joining the PAC in 2002, the Titans advanced to at least the semifinal round of the league tournament in all 10 years including championships in 2002, 2007 and 2008.

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Team Records

Career Records

Top: Westminster’s first varsity team in 1976. Bottom: The 1997 team that qualified for the NAIA national tournament.

National Tournament Appearances• 2008 (NCAA)• 2007 (NCAA)• 1997 (NAIA)

3By the Numbers

PAC Championships• 2008 • 2007 • 2002

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All-Time Winning Percentage

(720-451 since 1976)

61%

Wins Per Season Since 2000

23Winning Seasons in the

last 23 Years

20

Consecutive Seasons Advancing to at Least

the PAC Semifinals

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Suzanne Fitz Carolee Reed

Career Kills1. Suzanne Fitz (1999-2002) .................1,468 2. Heidi Jorgensen (1991-94) ................1,325 3. Erin Hinks (2002-05)..........................1,300 4. Carrie Gorda (1994-97) .....................1,297 5. Katie McDermott (2003-06) ...............1,0696. Jessica Faflik (1995-98) ....................1,0487. Sam Botzum (2006-09) .....................1,0478. Janie Cebula (1993-96) .....................1,0019. Diana Barnes (2000-03) .......................97610. Jen McNatt (1990-93) .........................959

Career Assists1. Carolee Reed (1999-2002) ....................3,6892. Traci Hassell (2006-08) .........................3,0983. Wendy Wissinger (1988-91) ..................2,9174. Jessie Szakacs (2008-present) ...........2,3935. Danielle Kean (1996-99)........................2,3246. Heidi Jorgensen (1991-94) ....................2,2967. Missy Miller (1991-94) ...........................2,2818. Anna Bestwick (1996-99).......................2,146

All-Time RecordsYear Record Coach2012...............22-11.................Tammy Swearingen2011...............20-12.................Tammy Swearingen2010..............18-14 ................ Tammy Swearingen2009..............13-23 ................ Tammy Swearingen2008..............24-11 ................. Tammy Swearingen2007..............23-12 ................ Tammy Swearingen2006..............24-12 ................ Tammy Swearingen2005..............19-16 ................ Tammy Swearingen2004..............20-13 ................ Tammy Swearingen2003..............12-21 ................ Tammy Swearingen2002..............26-10 ................ Tammy Swearingen2001..............27-8 .................. Tammy Swearingen2000..............27-7 .................. Tammy Swearingen1999..............15-20 ................ Tammy Swearingen1998..............11-15 ................. Tammy Swearingen1997..............31-8 .................. Tammy Swearingen 1996..............28-14 ................ Tammy Swearingen1995..............28-13 ................ Tammy Swearingen1994..............36-7 .................. Tammy Swearingen1993..............28-7 .................. Tammy Swearingen1992..............29-12 .......................Marjorie Walker1991..............22-15 .......................Marjorie Walker1990..............29-13 .......................Marjorie Walker1989..............27-13 .......................Marjorie Walker1988..............22-11 ........................Marjorie Walker1987..............18-20 .......................Marjorie Walker1986..............14-20 .......................Marjorie Walker1985..............17-19 .......................Marjorie Walker1984..............17-13 .......................Marjorie Walker1983..............8-17 .........................Marjorie Walker1982..............15-15 .......................Marjorie Walker1981..............17-8 .........................Marjorie Walker1980..............10-7 .........................Marjorie Walker1979..............10-8 .........................Marjorie Walker1978..............5-7 ...........................Marjorie Walker1977..............13-4 .........................Marjorie Walker1976..............11-7 ..........................Marjorie WalkerTotal: 720-451 (.615)36 years





Team Records

Career Kills 1. Suzanne Fitz (1999-2002)...............1,468 2. Heidi Jorgensen (1991-94)..............1,325 3. Erin Hinks (2002-05) .......................1,300 4. Carrie Gorda (1994-97) ...................1,297 5. Katie McDermott (2003-06) .............1,069 6. Jessica Faflik (1995-98) ..................1,048 7. Sam Botzum (2006-09) ...................1,047 8. Janie Cebula (1993-96)...................1,001 9. Diana Barnes (2000-03) .....................976 10. Tara Ott (2008-11) ..............................968 11. Jen McNatt (1990-93) ........................959

Career Assists1. Carolee Reed (1999-2002) ....................3,6892. Jessie Szakacs (2008-2011) .................3,3093. Traci Hassell (2006-08) .........................3,0984. Wendy Wissinger (1988-91) ..................2,9175. Danielle Kean (1996-99)........................2,3246. Heidi Jorgensen (1991-94) ....................2,2967. Missy Miller (1991-94) ...........................2,2818. Anna Bestwick (1996-99).......................2,146


Team Records2012 Tara Incerpi ..........................1st Team All-PAC Megan Romocean ................1st Team All-PAC Lexi Starheim ......................2nd Team All-PAC Rebecca Riemer .................2nd Team All-PAC Katie Palkovic .......Honorable Mention All-PAC

2011 Jessie Szakacs......................1st Team All-PAC Rebecca Riemer...................2nd Team All-PAC Tara Incerpi..........................2nd Team All-PAC Megan Romocean................2nd Team All-PAC

2010 Jessie Szakacs ....................1st Team All-PAC Lindsay Speidel ....................1st Team All-PAC Tara Ott ...............................2nd Team All-PAC

2009 Jessie Szakacs 1st Team All-PAC Sam Botzum ........................2nd Team All-PAC

2008 Traci Hassell .........................1st Team All-PAC Hannah Parker .....................1st Team All-PAC Lindsay Speidel ...................2nd Team All-PAC

2007 Jess Cooper 1st Team All-PAC PAC Player of the Year Traci Hassell .........................1st Team All-PAC

2006 Katie McDermott 1st Team All-PAC PAC Player of the Year Rachael Cooper ...................1st Team All-PAC Kylene Hoch ........ PAC Def. Player of the Year

2005 Erin Hinks .............................1st Team All-PAC Rachael Cooper ..................2nd Team All-PAC

2004 Sara Miller ........... PAC Def. Player of the Year Erin Hinks .............................1st Team All-PAC Sarah McKain ......................2nd Team All-PAC Katie McDermott .................2nd Team All-PAC

2003 Diana Barnes .......................1st Team All-PAC Erin Hinks ............................2nd Team All-PAC Rachael Cooper ..................2nd Team All-PAC PAC Freshman of theYear

2002 Katie Spehar ...............PAC Player of the Year 1st Team All-PAC Suzanne Fitz ........................1st Team All-PAC Carolee Reed .......................1st Team All-PAC

2001 Suzanne Fitz ................ PAC Coaches Honors Carolee Reed ............... PAC Coaches Honors Shannon Simmons ....... PAC Coaches Honors

2000 Meredith Etcher ............ PAC Coaches Honors Carolee Reed ............... PAC Coaches Honors Shannon Simmons ....... PAC Coaches Honors

1998 Shadra Kendall ................2nd Team All-GLIAC1997 Carrie Gorda ........ 1st Team All-KECC/Region Jessica Faflik ........ 1st Team All-KECC/Region Anna Bestwick ..................2nd Team All-KECC

1996 Carrie Gorda ........ 1st Team All-KECC/Region Carrie Banaszak ...............2nd Team All-KECC Jessica Faflik ....................2nd Team All-KECC Leigh O’Shane .................2nd Team All-KECC

Career Records

All-District / All-Conference / All-America Honors1995 Janie Cebula ........ 1st Team All-KECC/Region KECC Player of the Year, NAIA All-America Honorable Mention Carrie Banaszak ...............2nd Team All-KECC KECC Freshman of the Year Carrie Gorda ....................2nd Team All-KECC

1994 Heidi Jorgensen ........ KECC Player of the Year NAIA All-America, 1st Team All-KECC/Region Janie Cebula ............. 1st Team KECC/Region

1993 Lisa Legarsky ...................1st Team All-District Heidi Jorgensen .........................1st All-District District Player of theYear

1992 Lisa Legarsky ...................1st Team All-District Heidi Jorgensen ...............1st Team All-District District Player of theYear

1991 Carolyn Long ....................1st Team All-District Heidi Jorgensen ..............2nd Team All-District District Freshman of the Year

1990 Wendy Wissinger .............1st Team All-District Carolyn Long ....................1st Team All-District

1989 Jody McMeans .................1st Team All-District Colleen Currie .................2nd Team All-District Carolyn Long ...................2nd Team All-District Wendy Wissinger ............2nd Team All-District

Hannah Parker

Rachael CooperCarrie Gorda

Team Records

Career Blocks 1. Carrie Gorda (1994-97) ............ 869 2. Suzanne Fitz (1999-2002) ........ 578 3. Katie Spehar (1999-2002) ........ 559 4. Katie McDermott (2003-06) ...... 408 5. Carolyn Long (1989-92) ............ 391 6. Jessica Furman (1996-99) ........ 381 7. Carrie Banaszak (1995-96)....... 326 8. Lindsay Speidel (2008-11) ........ 267 9. Shannon Simmons (1998-2001)....262 10. Traci Hassell (2006-08) ............ 26011. Danielle Hogue (2004-07)......... 244

Career Digs 1. Hannah Parker (2004-08) ...... 2,285 2. Tara Incerpi (2009-12) ........... 2,161 3. Leigh O’Shane (1993-96) ...... 1,791 4. Kylene Hoch (2005-08) .......... 1,635 5. Danielle Kean (1996-99) ........ 1,537 6. Jessica Faflik (1995-98)......... 1,475 7. Anna Bestwick (1996-99)....... 1,407 8. Sarah Verhoff (1997-2000) .... 1,337 9. McKenzie Crowell (2000-03) . 1,316 10. Shannon Simmons (1998-2001) 1,248 11. Sara Miller (2001-04) ............. 1,245

Career Service Aces 1. Rachael Cooper (2003-06) ....... 256 2. Jessica Faflik (1995-98)............ 215 3. Anna Bestwick (1995-98).......... 173 Tara Incerpi (2009-12) .............. 173 5. Sarah Verhoff (1997-2000) ....... 163 6. Danielle Kean (1996-99) ........... 154 7. Hannah Parker (2004-08) ......... 149 8. Erin Hinks (2002-05) ................. 143 9. Diana Barnes (2000-03) ........... 140 10. Brooke Engles (1996-99) .......... 138 11. Kylene Hoch (2005-08) ............. 125


2012 StatisticsWestminster Volleyball 2012

Westminster Combined Team Statistics (FINAL)All matches

Overall record: 22-11 Conf: 11-7 Home: 6-4 Away: 6-2 Neutral: 10-5

Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points22 Haley Turner 9 5 0.56 0 11 . 4 5 5 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 1 0 0.00 0 1 1 0.11 0 0 -10 Tiffany Jackson 21 17 0.81 2 33 . 4 5 5 150 7.14 3 4 0.14 0 45 2.14 0 2 2 0.10 1 3 -3 Rebecca Riemer 121 253 2.09 70 584 . 3 1 3 2 0.02 6 4 0.05 0 39 0.32 36 52 88 0.73 6 1 -2 Lexi Starheim 121 229 1.89 66 610 . 2 6 7 5 0.04 13 12 0.11 0 86 0.71 26 92 118 0.98 10 2 -20 Katie Palkovic 109 90 0.83 25 261 . 2 4 9 1129 10.36 23 26 0.21 0 326 2.99 3 12 15 0.14 5 14 -25 Kassie Freyermuth 120 231 1.92 88 627 . 2 2 8 28 0.23 3 2 0.03 8 98 0.82 10 79 89 0.74 17 0 -13 Megan Romocean 117 325 2.78 136 878 . 2 1 5 6 0.05 51 49 0.44 19 259 2.21 4 27 31 0.26 9 0 -23 Megan Prybyl 111 232 2.09 118 703 . 1 6 2 7 0.06 48 25 0.43 11 189 1.70 4 23 27 0.24 7 1 -7 Chrissy Volsko 118 5 0.04 4 24 . 0 4 2 3 0.03 3 3 0.03 12 221 1.87 0 0 0 0.00 0 3 -9 Julie Powell 73 28 0.38 25 138 . 0 2 2 4 0.05 2 2 0.03 21 150 2.05 0 5 5 0.07 0 0 -6 Erin Kennedy 18 1 0.06 1 4 . 0 0 0 2 0.11 6 0 0.33 0 30 1.67 0 1 1 0.06 0 0 -12 Claire Ferrando 112 11 0.10 11 75 . 0 0 0 28 0.25 18 15 0.16 23 304 2.71 0 1 1 0.01 0 1 -17 Kelsey Kilbane 2 0 0.00 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 2 1.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 -14 Erica Braunsberg 2 0 0.00 0 1 . 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 -5 Tara Incerpi 115 13 0.11 21 153 - . 0 5 2 21 0.18 40 16 0.35 44 654 5.69 0 1 1 0.01 0 5 -

WESTMINSTER 121 1453 12.01 571 4132 . 2 1 3 1386 11.45 216 158 1.79 147 2405 19.88 83 297 231.5 1.91 55 30 -Opponents 121 529 4.37 273 1813 . 1 4 1 482 3.98 67 97 0.55 82 803 6.64 32 90 77.0 0.64 10 27 -

Team Statistics WES OPPATTACK K i l l s 1453 529 E r r o r s 571 273 Total Attacks 4132 1813 Attack Pct . 2 1 3 . 1 4 1 K i l l s / S e t 12.0 4.4SET A s s i s t s 1386 482 A t t e m p t s 1079 1221 Assist Pct 1.285 . 3 9 5 A s s i s t s / S e t 11.5 4.0SERVE A c e s 216 67 E r r o r s 158 97 A t t e m p t s 2652 846 Serve Pct . 9 4 0 . 8 8 5 A c e s / S e t 1.8 0.6SERVE RECEPTIONS E r r o r s 147 82 E r r o r s / S e t 1.2 0.7 A t t e m p t s 2075 748 Reception Pct . 9 2 9 . 8 9 0DEFENSE D i g s 2405 803 D i g s / S e t 19.9 6.6BLOCKING Block Solo 83 32 Block Assist 297 90 Total Blocks 231.5 77.0 B l o c k s / S e t 1.9 0.6 Block Errors 55 10Ball handling errors 30 27ATTENDANCE T o t a l 1128 221 Dates/Avg Per Date 10/113 8/28 Neutral site #/Avg 15/5 Current win streak 0 - Home win streak 0 -

Date Opponent Score Score by set Att.Aug 31 vs Muskingum University W 3-0 25-13,25-21,25-16 0Aug 31 vs Oberlin L 2-3 23-25,25-22,25-22,18-25,14-16 0Sep 01 vs Franciscan W 3-0 25-11,25-20,25-18 0Sep 01 vs Carlow W 3-0 25-16,25-21,25-17 0Sep 7 vs Wooster L 1-3 16-25,23-25,25-20,21-25 0Sep 7 vs Buffalo State L 1-3 32-34,23-25,27-25,13-25 0Sep 8 vs Baldwin-Wallace W 3-2 25-21,25-23,23-25,15-25,15-7 0Sep 08 vs F&M W 3-2 16-25,22-25,25-10,25-21,15-10 0

*Sep 15 GROVE CITY W 3-0 26-24,25-23,25-15 51*Sep 15 SAINT VINCENT W 3-0 25-20,25-9,25-18 0*Sep 18 at Waynesburg W 3-1 25-13,21-25,25-18,25-14 0*Sep 21 at Chatham W 3-0 25-16,25-15,25-7 0Sep 21 vs La Roche W 3-0 25-6,25-8,25-20 0

*Sep 24 vs Thomas More L 1-3 26-28,25-22,11-25,15-25 0*Sep 24 vs Wash. & Jeff. W 3-0 25-17,25-16,25-11 0*Sep 26 at Geneva L 0-3 17-25,16-25,23-25 0*Sep 29 vs Thiel L 2-3 18-25,21-25,25-19,25-23,10-15 0*Sep 29 vs Chatham W 3-0 25-14,25-11,25-16 0*Oct 02 BETHANY L 1-3 22-25,25-22,23-25,22-25 250*Oct 04 WAYNESBURG W 3-0 25-12,25-18,25-21 44Oct 05 vs Rochester Inst. W 3-0 25-8,25-18,25-18 0Oct 05 vs D'Youville W 3-0 25-15,25-16,25-14 75Oct 06 at Fredonia State W 3-0 25-18,25-15,25-19 0Oct 06 BUFFALO STATE W 3-1 10-25,25-12,27-25,25-12 0

*Oct 10 at Bethany W 3-0 31-29,25-18,25-23 0*Oct 11 WASH. & JEFF. W 3-1 22-25,25-18,25-19,25-9 207*Oct 15 at Saint Vincent W 3-2 28-26,25-20,16-25,16-25,15-12 0*Oct 17 GENEVA L 2-3 20-25,25-16,21-25,25-20,7-15 201*Oct 20 GROVE CITY W 3-1 22-25,25-23,25-20,25-16 0*Oct 25 THIEL L 0-3 21-25,19-25,21-25 375*Oct 27 THOMAS MORE L 0-3 18-25,20-25,22-25 0Oct 30 at Geneva W 3-1 15-25,25-14,25-23,25-23 0Nov 02 at Thomas More L 1-3 17-25,17-25,25-22,11-25 221

Record in 3-set matches:14-3 • Record in 4-set matches:5-5 • Record in 5-set matches:3-3

Athletics Facilities


In this wide-angle view of Westminster’s athletics facilities, you can see, from left to right, the field house, natatorium, football stadium and track, and the baseball field in the foreground. The softball field and starting line for the cross country course is located slightly to the left of this view and the tennis courts and soccer fields are located just to the right of this view.

Westminster student-athletes enjoy access to outstand-ing athletics facilities on

campus. With the exception of the golf teams, all of the Titans compete and practice on campus in one centralized location. Each team has access to its own locker room in the Memorial Field House, which is also a short walking distance to all venues.

Memorial Field House• Eight Locker Rooms• Hospitality Room• “Smart” Classrooms• Large Lobby Area• Fitness Center• Training Room

Buzz Ridl Gymnasium• Two Full-Sized Courts• Auxilliary Gym• Seating for 2,300

Natatorium• 45’x75’ Swimming Area• Six 7-foot Lanes• Balcony Seating for 300

Old 77• Historic Home of Titan

Basketball Until 1951• Renovated in 2003• Practice Gymnasium• Indoor Running Track• Fitness Center• Dance Studio

Harold Burry Stadium• Renovated in 2008, ’01• All-Weather Track• FieldTurf, Lighting• Seating for 3,000• Two-Level Press Box• Plaza, Concession Area

Amenities



Jim DaflerDirector of Athletics

Jim Dafler enters his 15th year as di-rector of athletics at Westminster College in 2013-14. Dafler was selected as the chair-man of the NCAA Division III Men’s Basket-ball Committee for the 2008-09 season, the final year of a four-year term as a commit-

tee member. Dafler was Westminster’s head men’s basketball coach from 1998-2003 after spending nine years as an assistant coach. He was also the Titans’ track and field coach for nine years. A 1971 graduate of Capital University, Dafler earned his master’s from Ohio University.

Dr. Richard H. DormanCollege President

Dr. Richard H. Dorman took office as the 14th President of Westminster Col-lege in 2008. President Dorman previously served as vice president for institutional advancement at Otterbein College since 1996. He served as assistant vice presi-

dent for development (1994-96) and director of health sciences development at the University of Louisville (1990-94) following four years as an executive with the Penn State Alumni Association. A 1975 graduate of Susquehanna University, Dorman earned his master’s and his doctorate from Penn State University.

Towering Titan OrganizationProviding support for Westminster’s athletic programs is the

Towering Titan Organization (TTO), formed in 1976 around a core of devoted, loyal and intensely interested alumni, parents and friends. The organization purposes itself to help maintain, improve and endow Westminster College’s athletic programs.

Over $3 million in gifts have been contributed to the Towering Titan Fund since its inception.

The annual income is distributed in this manner: 90 percent of all donations go directly to the sport(s) chosen (donations can be designat-ed to a specific sport for men or women), with 10 percent going towards the operation and promotion of the fund. All 20 varsity sports for men and women benefit from the fund.

A minimum gift of $30 qualifies a donor for membership. Members receive a membership card, issues of the Towering Titan Newsletter and invitations to social events such as golf outings each July, and recogni-tion dinners and ceremonies that are scheduled periodically. Qualifying gifts are also recognized through membership in Westminster’s Giving Clubs. For more information or to join the Towering Titans, contact Westminster Director of Athletics Jim Dafler at (724) 946-7313.

President: Jack Marshall ’67

Vice President: Richard Mills ’76

Secretary:Henry Klinar ’01

Committee Members:Janie Cebula Hale ‘97Jodi Chmielewski ’98Joe Fusco ’60David Gooch ’75Bill Hazen ’65Peter Horne ’76Nanci Kleese Hosick ’95

Buzz Ridl Gymnasium

Bob LattaLou Perrotta ’94Robert Power Jr. ’70Rick Reiber ’74David Richards ’84Brenda Rodgers Briggs ’86


Fitness Center Amenities• Two fitness centers on campus: one in Memorial Field

House and the Marge Walker Center in Old 77

• Two spacious rooms in Field House fitness center for free weights (top left) and machines (middle right)

• Six Legend Fitness Multi-Purpose Stations allowing larger teams to rotate quickly through workouts

• $30,000 equipment upgrade completed for 2010

• Marge Walker Center (middle left) includes Stairmasters, treadmills, rowers, bikes, elliptical machines, and Arc Trainers

• Accommodating hours: open most days as late as 9:30 p.m. and as early as 6:30 a.m.

Training Room AmenitiesWestminster varsity athletes have access to care and facilities that rival those of much larger institutions.

• Four full-time ATC-certified athletic trainers on staff, including Head Athletic Trainer Shaun Toomey, who joined Westminster in 1987 after working for the Buffalo Bills and Central Michigan University

• College also has two team physicians, an orthopae-dic and orthopaedic surgical consultant

• Varsity athletes have access to training room and supervised care daily from 9 a.m. until all practices and competition are completed

• Therapeutic laser, electrical muscle stimulation and ultrasound modalities

• Two whirlpool/cold immersion tanks• Impact concussion assessment computer software• For more information click on the “Sports Medicine”

link online at westminster.edu/athletics.



Titan Tradition Titan Tradition

National Champion Swimmers

• Myron Luthringer, 1981• Kristin Zukowski, 1991• Drew Dugan, 1994• Dave Gesacion, 2000

National Champion Swimmers

• Myron Luthringer, 1981• Kristin Zukowski, 1991• Drew Dugan, 1994• Dave Gesacion, 2000

Academic All-Americans• 9 football• 3 track & field• 2 men’s basketball • 2 women’s soccer• 2 softball• 2 swimming & diving • 2 men’s tennis • 1 baseball• 1 women’s basketball• 1 men’s soccer

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All-Americans• 49 swimming & diving• 42 football• 15 men’s basketball• 3 baseball• 7 track & field• 1 volleyball

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Titans in the College Football Hall of Fame• Harold Burry, Coach• Joe Fusco, Coach• Harold Davis, QB• Joe Micchia, QB• Larry Pugh, G/LB

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Westminster College has a proud athletics heri-tage that is steeped with

a tradition of winning. Although the College was founded in 1852, varsity athletics at Westminster did not become prevalent until 1884. Beginning in 1926, the sports teams at Westminster became known as the “Titans,” after a sportswriter for the student news-paper, The Holcad, nicknamed the resurgent basketball team the “Towering Titans” because of younger, taller men that made up the starting lineup. The athletics program at Westminster became best known for the success of its football and men’s basketball teams. The Titan football team won six NAIA National Championships from 1970-94 and 71% (398-157-10) of its games since 1952. The men’s basketball team, honored by the Associated Press as the nation’s top small college team in 1962, was the all-time winningest NAIA team before Westmin-ster joined the NCAA in 1998.

The Original “Towering Titans” of 1926-27

Left to right: Kristin Zukowski, the 1991 NAIA champion in the 100-yard butterfly; Phil Rice, Westminster’s first-ever All-American in 1932; Harold Davis, a College Football Hall of Fame in-

ductee in 2004 who was the football team’s only three-time, first-team All-American from 1954-56.

National ChampionSwimmers

• Myron Luthringer, 1981• Kristin Zukowski, 1991

• Drew Dugan, 1994• Dave Gesacion, 2000

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Titan Tradition Titan Tradition

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(since 2002-03)

PAC Team Championships

• 6 men’s swimming• 5 women’s soccer• 4 women’s swimming• 4 women’s track & field• 3 men’s golf• 3 men’s soccer• 3 men’s track & field• 3 volleyball• 2 baseball• 2 women’s golf• 1 men’s basketball• 1 women’s basketball• 1 softball• 1 women’s tennis

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PAC All-Sports Trophies• 7 for women’s sports • 2 for men’s sports

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Appearances by teams in NCAA Championships

• 7 women’s swimming• 6 men’s swimming • 6 women’s track & field• 5 women’s soccer• 3 men’s soccer• 3 men’s track & field• 2 women’s basketball• 2 volleyball• 1 baseball• 1 men’s basketball• 1 men’s golf• 1 men’s soccer

Nine-time All-American Swimmer Caitlin Lehberger ’12

There are currently 20 varsity sports teams at Westminster that compete in Presidents’ Athletic

Conference (PAC) and NCAA Division III. In the last nine years, 11 Westminster teams have either qualified for the NCAA Tournament or sent athletes to the NCAA Championship meet. Westminster joined the NCAA Division III and the PAC in 2000-01 and became eligible for championships and awards in 2002-03.

Two-time All-American ThrowerRyan Bell ’12

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In 2008, Westminster baseball player Brandon Drespling became the first Titan since 1972 to sign with a Major League organization when the Milwau-kee Brewers signed him as a free agent.


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

Founded in 1955, the Presidents’ Athletic Confer-ence continues

its mission of promoting intercollegiate athlet-ics and the pursuit of academic excellence. Consisting of 10 select private institutions in Pennsylvania, West Vir-ginia, and Kentucky, the PAC remains a unique organization in this day of high pressure intercol-legiate athletics. With academics at the center of each member’s phi-losophy, the PAC is built on the principle that an athletic program is a part of college life, but not an entity in itself. The PAC annually crowns champi-ons in 19 sports (10 men, nine women).

2012 PAC Volleyball Standings PAC Overall Thomas More 17-1 26-6 Thiel 15-3 23-8 Bethany 14-4 31-8 Geneva 13-5 24-13 Westminster 11-7 22-11 Grove City 7-11 14-17 Saint Vincent 6-12 11-16 Wash. & Jeff. 4-14 10-16 Waynesburg 3-15 8-19 Chatham 0-18 0-29

2012-13 All-PAC Sports Trophy StandingsMen’s Standings*1. Wash. & Jeff. - 662. Grove City - 563. Saint Vincent - 534. Thomas More - 49.55. Waynesburg - 496. Thiel - 45.57. Westminsterv- 41.58. Bethany - 30.59. Geneva - 26

Women’s Standings*1. Grove City - 67.52. Westminster - 63.53. Wash. & Jeff. - 614. Thomas More - 495. Waynesburg - 456. Geneva - 44.57. Saint Vincent - 42.58. Thiel - 389. Bethany - 33.510. Chatham - 18.5

2011-12 Men’s ChampionsBaseball - Wash. & Jeff.Basketball - Saint VincentCross Country - Saint VincentFootball - Wash. & Jeff.,WaynesburgGolf - Saint VincentSoccer - Thomas MoreSwimming/Diving - WestminsterTennis - Grove CityTrack & Field - WestminsterWrestling - Waynesburg

2011-12 Women’s ChampionsBasketball - Thomas MoreCross Country - Grove CityGolf - Grove CitySoccer - Thomas MoreSoftball - Thomas MoreSwimming/Diving - Grove CityTennis - Westminster, Saint VincentTrack & Field - WaynesburgVolleyball - Thomas More

Titans in the PACSince 2002-03

• 38 Team Championships

• 9 All-Sports Trophies

• 7 Team Sportsmanship Awards (since 2008-09)

• 21 Player of the Year/ Most Valuable Performer Awards

• 39 Coach of Year Awards

• 877 PAC Academic Honor Roll Selections (36.9 per semester with 3.6+ GPAs)

On the Web...Visit pacathletics.org

The PAC


• Westminster is small by choice. Undergraduate enrollment: 1,470 (41% men, 59% women)

• The demand for a Westminster education has never been higher. Applications: Westminster received nearly 4,000 applications for

admission for the class of 2015. The prospective students had 3.5 high school grade point average and a nearly 1100 SAT (about 100 points above the national average).

• Westminster students receive personal attention they deserve. 12:1 Student to Faculty ratio: 104 full-time faculty focus on

educating students (90% of faculty have doctorate or equivalent). That’s one of the reasons Westminster is a national leader in graduation rate performance.

• Great teaching combined with great learning leads to endless opportunities. Majors: Westminster students can choose from 42 majors and 10

pre-professional programs. Double majors, minors and individual interdisciplinary programs are also possible.

• Westminster graduates are in demand. Placement Rate: The Westminster Career Center works with

students during their four years on campus and helps Westminster graduates embark on satisfying careers. The liberal arts prepare students for life … another reason why 96% of Westminster graduates are employed or attending graduate school within six months of graduation.

• Westminster for life. Alumni: Over 18,000 Westminster alumni provide a Titan network of

support throughout the world. Welcome to the Westminster family.

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 is a top tier liberal arts college, a national leader in graduation rate performance, and a “Great School, Great Price,” according to U.S. News Best Colleges guide. Westminster ranked 38th among liberal arts colleges, 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 373 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 42 majors and nearly 100 organizations on the New Wilmington, Pa., campus.

Westminster College

Westminster CollegeContact the Admissions Office to learn more about one of the nation’s best liberal arts colleges.

• website: www.westminster.edu

• e-mail: [email protected]

• phone: 1-800-942-8033

• Location: New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, 60 miles north of Pittsburgh, 90 miles south of Erie, 90 miles southeast of Cleveland

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

• Financial Aid: 98% of students receive financial aid. Aid awarded includes scholarships, grants, low-interest loans, and student employment

• Cost: Total cost for tuition and fees - $30,310; room and board - $9,200

• Student-Faculty Ratio: 12:1; 90% of faculty have their doctorate or terminal degree in their field

• Class Size: 18-20

• Placement Rate: 96% of Westminster’s alumni are employed or attending graduate school within six months of graduation

• Accounting• Biochemistry• Biology• Broadcast & Digital Communications

(Sports Broadcasting)• Business Administration (Finance,

Human Resources Management, International Business, Marketing)

• Chemistry (Forensic Science)• Christian Education• Communication Studies• Computer Information Systems • Computer Science• Criminal Justice Studies• Early Childhood Education/

Special Education+• Economics• English• Environmental Science*• Financial Economics*• Fine Art• French• History • Human Resources, Psychology*• Intercultural Studies*• International Business*• International Politics*• Latin • Mathematics• Media Art• Molecular Biology• Music • Music Education• Music Performance • Music, Sacred• Neuroscience*• Philosophy• Physics• Political Science• Psychology• Public Relations• Quantitative Economics*• Religion• Sociology (Social Policy)• Spanish• Theatre

• Dentistry• Engineering• Environmental Science• Law• Medicine• Ministry• Occupational Therapy• Physical Therapy• Physician Assistant• Veterinary

Westminster College at a Glance* Interdisciplinary Majors + Certification with a major in an academic discipline

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