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GREENVILLE, Pa. (January 31) - — SECOND HALF SURGE PROPELS TOMCATS TO 67-50 CONFERENCE WIN OVER WAYNESBURG
GREENVILLE, Pa. (January 31) - After squandering a 10-point halftime lead, the Thiel College men's basketball team outscored Waynesburg College 25-9 over the final 13:53 en route to a 67-50 Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) victory Saturday afternoon at Rissell-Beeghly Gymnasia.
The Tomcats (7-13, 1-4), behind a 10-point, four-rebound, three-block effort by senior forward Mike Banach in the first half, went into the break leading the Yellow Jackets by 10, 31-21.
Waynesburg (6-12, 1-4) closed the gap quickly in the second, outscoring the Tomcats 20-8 over the first 5:21 of the half to take a 41-39 lead. Mike King had seven points for the Yellow Jackets during the run.
Banach quickly tied the game at 41-41 and from there Thiel was able to run off seven-straight points as they pulled away late to record their first PAC win of the season.
King had 15 points to lead the Yellow Jackets. Beau Wilson added 14 while Phil McLaughlin chipped in with 10 points and seven boards off of the bench.
Banach had a terrific outing for the Tomcats, finishing with 15 points, nine rebounds and a career-best five blocked shots. Senior forward D.J. Gambridge added 14 and seven rebounds and junior guard Ryan Singleton contributed 12 points and five rebounds off of the bench. Singleton was perfect from the charity stripe, making all 10 of his attempts. Sophomore forward Percy Sweeting added 10 points off of the bench.
Saturday's game was the first in over two seasons that Thiel has failed to record a made three-pointer. The Tomcats were 0-for-12 from beyond the arc on the afternoon.
Thiel returns to action at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7 when they host PAC rival Westminster College at Rissell-Beeghly Gymnasia.

Newspaper Box Score
Waynesburg College vs Thiel College
1-31-04 3 p.m. at Rissell-Beeghly Gym - Greenville, PA
At Rissell-Beeghly Gym - Greenville, PA
THIEL COLLEGE 67, WAYNESBURG COLLEGE 50
WAYNESBURG COLLEGE (6-12, 1-4)
Mike King 6-17 1-2 15; Beau Wilson 5-8 3-4 14; Phil McLaughlin 4-7 2-3 10;
Marc Lodovico 1-6 0-0 2; Jeff Nero 0-6 2-2 2; Ryan Bujnowski 1-2 0-0 2;
George Wasik 0-2 2-3 2; Ray Gillespie 1-3 0-1 2; Nick Tomsko 0-5 1-2 1;
Shawn Coleman 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 18-58 11-17 50.
THIEL COLLEGE (7-13, 1-4)
Mike Banach 5-6 5-7 15; D.J. Gambridge 6-11 2-4 14; Ryan Singleton 1-4 10-10
12; Percy Sweeting 5-7 0-0 10; Daryl Moore 2-7 2-2 6; Henry Passerello 1-3
3-5 5; Phil Canfield 1-3 1-1 3; Joe Link 1-2 0-0 2; Damien Williams 0-2 0-1
0; Chris Kwolek 0-5 0-0 0; Justin Townsend 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 22-53 23-30 67.
Waynesburg College............   21   29  -   50
Thiel College.................   31   36  -   67
3-point goals-Waynesburg College 3-18 (Mike King 2-8; Beau Wilson 1-3; Marc
Lodovico 0-2; Jeff Nero 0-2; Nick Tomsko 0-3), Thiel College 0-12 (; Ryan
Singleton 0-2; Daryl Moore 0-1; Henry Passerello 0-1; Phil Canfield 0-1; Joe
Link 0-1; Damien Williams 0-1; Chris Kwolek 0-4; Justin Townsend 0-1).
Fouled out--Waynesburg College-Phil McLaughlin, Thiel College-None.
Rebounds-Waynesburg College 36 (Phil McLaughlin 7; Marc Lodovico 7), Thiel
College 44 (Mike Banach 9). Assists-Waynesburg College 5 (Mike King 2),
Thiel College 12 (Justin Townsend 3). Total fouls-Waynesburg College 25,
Thiel College 18. A-700