GREENVILLE, PA (Sept. 17, 2009) – The men of Thiel College suffered their fourth loss of the season as the Hiram Terriors posted a 6-1 victory at Alumni Stadium.  The first half was equally played as neither team scored in the period.

Junior forward Chad Swisher (Alliance, Ohio/Alliance) (Alliance, Oh./Alliance) pulled his groin just minutes before gametime.  Swisher has been named All-PAC twice, and was unable to play in Thursday's big matchup.

Senior goalkeeper David Rafle (Edinboro, Pa./General McLane) (Edinboro, Pa./General McLane) faced a barrage of shots by the Terrior offense.  Rafle recorded 15  saves in the game, as Thiel was outshot a total of 29-3.  Rafle had many timely saves but the Tomcat defense was not able to overcome the speed of the Hiram's front line.

The lone goal from the Tomcats came off a corner kick from freshman forward Stephen Melfi (Aurora, Ohio/Aurora) (Aurora, Oh./Aurora) as he angled the shot past the Hiram goalie.  Melfi recorded his fifth goal of the season, which is also a Tomcat high.

The men return to the field Saturday as they travel to Bluffton University for a 4 PM start.