Williams, coming off a 20-point effort in the Tomcats' 87-81 win over Hiram College on December 1, led a trio of Tomcats in double figures Monday. Senior guard Daryl Moore scored 14 points to go with four rebounds, four assists and four steals, while freshman forward Joe Herrmann added 13 points and four boards.
The Lions (0-4) jumped out to a 23-10 lead midway through the opening half before Thiel closed out the half on a 17-6 to close the gap to two (29-27) going into the break.
A Williams' three-pointer with 14:38 remaining put Thiel up by two (37-35). After a 39-39 tie, Thiel rattled off 10 straight points to extend its lead to 10 (49-39) at the 11:22 mark of the second half.
Junior forward Stephen Laird upped the Tomcat lead to 11 (62-51) with 2:45 to play and the Tomcats were able to hold on to record the eight-point win.
Rasheed Bey paced the Lions with 17 points, seven rebounds and four blocked shots. Ethan Stewart-Smith added 11 points in the loss.
Thiel finished the contest with a 39-32 advantage on the glass and hit 43.3 percent (26-60) of its shots.
The Tomcats return to action on Wednesday, December 8 when they will travel to York, Pa. to take on York College at 7:30 p.m.
Newspaper Box Score Penn State Altoona vs Thiel College (Pa.) 12-6-04 7:30 pm at Beeghly Gymnasium, Greenville, Pa. At Beeghly Gymnasium, Greenville, Pa. THIEL COLLEGE (PA.) 67, PENN STATE ALTOONA 59 PENN STATE ALTOONA (0-4) Bey Rasheed 8-20 0-0 17; Stewart-Smith Ethan 4-12 3-3 11; Dusza Doug 4-9 0-1 9; Dziabo Quintin 3-6 2-4 8; Stoltz Jay 3-7 0-0 8; Schriver Will 1-4 2-2 4; Minemyer Barry 1-1 0-0 2; Thompson Evan 0-0 0-0 0; Shepherd Joshua 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-59 7-10 59. THIEL COLLEGE (PA.) (3-3) Damien Williams 8-16 1-1 20; Daryl Moore 4-11 5-6 14; Joe Herrmann 5-12 2-2 13; Henry Passerrello 3-6 1-1 8; Stephen Laird 3-9 0-0 6; Percy Sweeting 3-3 0-1 6; Max Slater 0-3 0-0 0; Nick Mihalik 0-0 0-0 0; CJ Hunt 0-0 0-0 0; Gary Gates 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-60 9-11 67. Penn State Altoona............ 29 30 - 59 Thiel College (Pa.)........... 27 40 - 67 3-point goals-Penn State Altoona 4-13 (Stoltz Jay 2-5; Dusza Doug 1-3; Bey Rasheed 1-4; Stewart-Smith Ethan 0-1), Thiel College (Pa.) 6-19 (Damien Williams 3-7; Henry Passerrello 1-4; Joe Herrmann 1-4; Daryl Moore 1-3; Stephen Laird 0-1). Fouled out--Penn State Altoona-Stewart-Smith Ethan, Thiel College (Pa.)-None. Rebounds-Penn State Altoona 32 (Dziabo Quintin 9), Thiel College (Pa.) 39 (Damien Williams 9). Assists-Penn State Altoona 9 (Stewart-Smith Ethan 3; Stoltz Jay 3), Thiel College (Pa.) 15 (Stephen Laird 6). Total fouls-Penn State Altoona 16, Thiel College (Pa.) 17. A-380