Stacy Grady paced the Redhawks (2-4) with a game-high 23 points and nine rebounds, knocking down five-of-six three-point attempts. Nate Davis added 18 points and eight boards off of the bench while Frank Davis chipped in with 12 points and six rebounds.
Sophomore forward Joe Herrmann topped the Tomcats with his 20-point, eight-rebound effort. Sophomore forward Ross Watson added 13 points and five rebounds while sophomore guard Gary Gates totaled 12 points and five steals.
The Tomcats (2-5) took an early 11-3 lead but La Roche, fueled by a 15-7 run over the next 8:19, tied the game at 18-18 with just under 10 minutes in the first. After a 24-24 tie with just under five minutes to play in the first the Red Hawks outscored the Tomcats 16-2 to go into the locker room with a 40-26 lead.
La Roche extended their second-half lead to as many as 22 (50-28) early before Thiel pulled back to within seven (53-46) with 11:40 in the game. With La Roche up 12 (74-62) with 1:37 remaining the Tomcats used the next 1:21 to pull back to within four (75-71) with 16 seconds to play. The Redhawks knocked down four-of-five free throws down the stretch to seal the seven-point win.
The Redhawks finished with a 40-33 edge on the boards and shot 50.9 percent (28-55) from the field. The Tomcats forced 23 turnovers and finished shooting 38.7 percent (24-62) from the floor.
Thiel will return to action on Wednesday, Dec. 14 when they play host to Allegheny College. Tip off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
Newspaper Box Score La Roche College vs Thiel College 1-10-05 3 p.m. at Greenville, Pa. - Beeghly Gym At Greenville, Pa. - Beeghly Gym LA ROCHE COLLEGE 78, THIEL COLLEGE 71 LA ROCHE COLLEGE (2-4) Grady Stacy 8-12 2-3 23; Davis Nate 7-12 4-5 18; Davis Frank 4-8 3-5 12; Kostewicz Adam 3-5 2-5 8; Rulnick Josh 2-6 1-2 7; Kostorick Zack 2-7 0-0 6; Mbana Ismael 1-4 0-0 2; Lucas Steve 1-1 0-0 2; Clark Roy 0-0 0-1 0. Totals 28-55 12-21 78. THIEL COLLEGE (2-5) Joe Herrmann 7-17 3-5 20; Ross Watson 5-10 3-6 13; Gary Gates 4-8 3-4 12; James Beedle 2-5 2-2 7; Stephen Laird 1-3 3-4 5; Damien Williams 2-6 0-0 4; Pete Farley 1-5 1-2 3; Jason Manningham 1-2 0-0 3; Andre Jones 0-1 2-2 2; Brad Bowman 1-5 0-0 2; Tony White 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-62 17-25 71. La Roche College.............. 40 38 - 78 Thiel College................. 26 45 - 71 3-point goals-La Roche College 10-20 (Grady Stacy 5-6; Kostorick Zack 2-4; Rulnick Josh 2-5; Davis Frank 1-4; Mbana Ismael 0-1), Thiel College 6-18 (Joe Herrmann 3-6; Gary Gates 1-2; James Beedle 1-3; Jason Manningham 1-1; Andre Jones 0-1; Brad Bowman 0-2; Damien Williams 0-2; Stephen Laird 0-1). Fouled out--La Roche College-None, Thiel College-None. Rebounds-La Roche College 40 (Grady Stacy 9), Thiel College 33 (Joe Herrmann 8). Assists-La Roche College 17 (Kostorick Zack 5), Thiel College 14 (Pete Farley 5). Total fouls-La Roche College 19, Thiel College 21. A-308