Dec 16, 2018 3 min read

Senior forward Danielle Parker, a graduate of Canon-McMillan High School, produced her third double-double of the season to lead the Washington & Jefferson women’s basketball team to a 63-49 victory over Westminster in Presidents’ Athletic Conference play at the Henry Memorial Center.

The win improved the Presidents to 3-1 in the PAC and 5-5 overall. The Titans fell to 2-2 in conference play and 4-5 overall.

Parker poured in a game-high 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Presidents to their third straight conference win.

W&J used a 13-0 run to surge into the lead at 15-6 with 4:12 to play in the opening quarter and controlled the game from that point. Sophomore guard Lauren Gilbert sparked the run, draining three-pointers on three straight possession for the Presidents. The Presidents carried a 23-10 lead into the second quarter and took a 38-26 lead into halftime.

Defense played a major role in the victory for W&J, as the Presidents limited Westminster to 32.1 percent from the field, including just 3 of 16 from behind the three-point line. The Presidents also forced the Titans into 18 turnovers. W&J outrebounded Westminster by a 49-34 margin.

Gilbert joined Parker in double figures, with 13 points. Maria Lawhorne provided a lift off of the bench with eight points and eight rebounds. Sophomore forward Alie Seto also had eight points and eight rebounds.

Magen Polczynski led the Titans with 10 points, marking the fifth time this year she has scored in double-figures.

Men’s result

Wash & Jeff 78, Westminster 74, OT: Washington & Jefferson sank three free throws in the final 19 seconds of overtime to secure a 78-74 victory over Westminster at the Henry Memorial Center.

Primo Nini made two and Nick Campalong one for the Presidents, who improved to 5-5 on the season and 3-1 in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. The win gave W&J its first three-game win streak since the 2012-13 season and snapped an eight-game losing streak against the Titans.

W&J led by nine midway through the second half but a jumper by Westminster’s A.J. Grant tied it at 66-66 with 2:53 to play. Amazingly, no one scored the rest of the way, combining for six missed shots.

Cameron Seemann led the way for the Presidents with 18 points on 7 of 11 (63.6 percent) shooting from the floor and 4 of 6 from behind the arc. Seemann has scored in double-digits in each of the last five games.

Anthony Ritter led all scorers with a career-high 19 points. Junior Ricky Roth also scored in double figures for the Titans with a career-high 13 points.