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Senior Taylor Mathers set a school record for blocked shots, along with a career high in rebounds as the Saint Vincent women's basketball team defeated Westminster College on the road in New Wilmington in Presidents' Athletic Conference play.
 
Elle Collins also set a new career high in points (26) as SVC won by a final score of 82-70.
 
Both teams struggled early in the game, combining to hit just one of their first 10 shots. Mathers broke the scoreless tie at the 18:20 mark, then scored again 30 seconds later to give the visiting Bearcats a 4-0 edge.
 
Near the 14 minute mark, Elle Collins hit the first of what would turn out to be four three-pointers in the first half, making the score 13-6.  The lead ran as high as eight points (16-8) after another Collins trey at the 13:10 mark, but the hosts later went on an 8-2 run that made the score 21-19.
 
Jill Kegg then ended the Westminster run with a three-pointer for the Bearcats to extend the lead back to five.
 
Late in the first half, Collins hit another three that once again ran the lead to eight, 36-28, but the final six points of the half belonged to the Titans, cutting the margin to just two, 36-34, at the break.
 
Early in the second half, Jasmine Weems hit a pair of threes to help rebuild the lead to six, 44-38, while Mathers took control of the paint, blocking shots and grabbing several rebounds.
 
With 14:50 to go, Mara Benvenuti hit from outside the arc to run the lead to nine, 51-42, then Mathers followed with a bucket to extend the lead to eleven, 53-42.
 
After the hosts later trimmed the margin back to eight (63-55) following a Courtney Zitt three-point play, Collins scored five straight points to run the lead to thirteen, 68-55, with less than 8 minutes remaining.
 
With just over three minutes left, Mathers tallied her 8th blocked shot of the game, erasing the mark set by Caryn Glassbrenner in 2007.  She later added a 9th block to add to the new record.
 
The Bearcats continued to play well on both sides of the ball through the closing minutes to seal the win.
 
Collins' 26 points led all scorers, while Mathers added 20 points and 16 rebounds, missing a rare triple-double by two blocks.  Weems contributed 13 points and 8 rebounds.  Collins also had 6 assists on the day.

SVC is now 2-0 in the PAC, 4-2 overall.  After final exams this week have been concluded, the team returns to action on Monday, December 16, hosting Washington & Jefferson College at 4:30PM in the Carey Center.