Jon Koch had a game-high 38 points to go along with five rebounds to lead the Presidents (6-12, 4-1). Brandon Studer finished with 15 points and four assists while Josip Lucic-Jozak added 12 points, eight rebounds, three blocks and three steals.
Junior forward Geno Bianco was the lone Tomcat to get into double figures, finishing with career highs in both points (21) and rebounds (9) for Thiel (2-15, 0-5). Senior forward Stephen Laird added eight points while senior forward Damien Williams, junior forward Brad Bowman and freshman guard Andre Jones each finished with seven.
Up five (17-12) with just under 12 minutes to go in the first, W&J put together a 16-4 run to extend their lead to 17 (33-16) with 5:30 in the opening half. The Presidents went into the half with a 47-30 lead.
Thiel was able to cut the W&J lead to 14 (61-47) with 10:48 remaining in the contest, but the Presidents used an 18-7 run to psh their second-half lead to 25 (79-54) with 4:36 remaining before going on to record the 12-point conference win.
Thiel finished with a 45-43 advantage on the glass and had a season-high 11 blocks as a team.
The Tomcats will return to action on Wednesday, Jan. 25 when they host PAC rival Bethany College. Tip off is scheduled for 8 p.m.
Newspaper Box Score Wash. & Jeff. College vs Thiel College 1-21-06 3 p.m. at Greenville, Pa. - Beeghly Gym At Greenville, Pa. - Beeghly Gym WASH. & JEFF. COLLEGE 83, THIEL COLLEGE 71 WASH. & JEFF. COLLEGE (6-12, 4-1) Jon Koch 14-23 7-9 38; Brandon Studer 6-12 2-2 15; Josip Lucic-Jozak 4-8 4-6 12; Tony Lewis 4-9 1-1 9; Kevin Bringman 0-3 3-4 3; Scott Oklin 1-3 1-2 3; Greg Stuckey 0-4 2-2 2; Derek Syrylo 0-1 1-2 1; Wahab Owolabi 0-1 0-0 0; Matt Vorndran 0-2 0-0 0; Mike Gutowski 0-0 0-0 0; Nate Burton 0-3 0-0 0; Chris Sheehan 0-0 0-0 0; Raul Sandoval 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-70 21-28 83. THIEL COLLEGE (2-15, 0-5) Geno Bianco 7-10 4-4 21; Stephen Laird 3-5 1-4 8; Andre Jones 2-3 3-4 7; Damien Williams 2-5 1-4 7; Brad Bowman 2-5 3-6 7; Gary Gates 2-9 2-2 6; James Beedle 0-7 5-6 5; Steffon Radcliff 2-4 0-2 4; Tony White 1-6 1-4 4; Dan Quiring 0-0 2-2 2; Jeffrey Zelonka 0-0 0-0 0; Mike Quaglia 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-54 22-38 71. Wash. & Jeff. College......... 47 36 - 83 Thiel College................. 30 41 - 71 3-point goals-Wash. & Jeff. College 4-14 (Jon Koch 3-5; Brandon Studer 1-4; Kevin Bringman 0-2; Greg Stuckey 0-1; Derek Syrylo 0-1; Raul Sandoval 0-1), Thiel College 7-19 (Geno Bianco 3-4; Damien Williams 2-4; Stephen Laird 1-2; Tony White 1-2; James Beedle 0-2; Steffon Radcliff 0-1; Gary Gates 0-2; Brad Bowman 0-1; Andre Jones 0-1). Fouled out--Wash. & Jeff. College-None, Thiel College-None. Rebounds-Wash. & Jeff. College 43 (Josip Lucic-Jozak 8; Tony Lewis 8), Thiel College 45 (Geno Bianco 9). Assists-Wash. & Jeff. College 14 (Brandon Studer 4), Thiel College 10 (Tony White 4). Total fouls-Wash. & Jeff. College 21, Thiel College 24. A-350