Box Score

GREENVILLE, Pa. – AJ Forbes piloted a balanced Tomcat scoring attack in Saturday's 63-48 Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) victory over visiting Washington & Jefferson College.

Forbes finished with 13 points, nine rebounds, four assists, and three steals for Thiel (4-2, 2-0) while Blair Rozenblad (Youngstown, Ohio/Kennedy Catholic), recognized prior to the start of the contest for notching his 1,000th career point earlier this week, added 13 points, six rebounds, and three assists. Anthony Harvey (New Castle, Pa./New Castle) added 11 points, six assists, and three steals while Chace McKinney (Boardman, Ohio/Kennedy Catholic) chipped in with 10 points and five rebounds. Ladell Trotty (Cleveland, Ohio/Lutheran East) added six points and nine rebounds in 27 minutes off of the Tomcat bench.

Thiel shot a season-high 54.9 percent (28-51) from the floor and maintained a commanding 38-23 advantage on the glass.

Zach Bellhy scored a game-high 27 points on 10-of-18 shooting to lead W&J (3-4, 0-1). Andy Carter was the only other President to register double figures, finishing with 10 points and four rebounds. The visitors shot just 35.3 percent (18-51) from the floor.

The visiting Presidents jumped out to an 11-4 lead just over five minutes into the first half. Thiel responded with a 17-2 run covering the next 5:54 to assume a 21-13 advantage with just under nine minutes to go in the first. A Bellhy jumper with 3:22 remaining cut the Tomcat lead to just one, 25-24, but Thiel managed to carry a 33-29 lead into the half.

The Tomcats wasted little time asserting themselves offensively in the second, using a 17-1 run that covered the first 5:48 to extend their lead to 20, 50-30. The Presidents where able to whittle the lead down to just 12, 52-40, with just over ten minutes to play, but the Thiel bench finished the game off and helped secure the 15-point win.

Thiel returns to PAC action on Wednesday, Dec. 7 when they travel to New Wilmington to take on Westminster College. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.