GREENVILLE, Pa. – Thiel College battled Westminster to a halftime, draw but couldn't weather the Titans' strong second-half effort, as the Tomcat men fell, 74-60, at Beeghly Gymnasium on Saturday.

Thiel rallied to close a six-point opening period deficit, to enter the intermission all knotted up at 35. The Titans', however, went on a 15-3 run to open the second half dashing the Tomcats' hopes of pulling the upset.

Junior Cory Chaffee (Erie, Pa./Villa Maria Academy) scored a game-high 24 points in the loss, as the Tomcats fell to 2-20 overall including a 1-10 mark in the Presidents' Athletic Conference. Chaffee also notched a game high in steals with four, and a team-best three assists.

Senior Keebo Dowe (Martinsburg, W. Va./Edison Twp.) pulled down a game-best-tying seven boards.

Westminster was led by David Richards and Anthony DeFelice, who each tossed in 14 points.

Thiel travels to Geneva on Wednesday, for its final regular-season road game of the 2008-09 campaign. The Tomcats' will celebrate Senior Day next Saturday when they welcome Grove City.