GREENVILLE, Pa. – The Thiel College men's volleyball team closed out the regular season with a thrilling five-set victory as they defeated the Soaring Eagles of Elmira College 3-2 on Tuesday in Greenville.

Thiel won the first two sets by scores of 29-27 and 26-24 before Elmira fought back to take set three and four by scores of 25-23 and 25-12 respectively. Thiel then closed out the Soaring Eagles with a 15-11 fifth-set win to get the 3-2 victory and improve their record to 9-19 overall.

A total team effort helped the Tomcats secure the victory as four different players recorded double-digit kills on the day. Andrew Pohlod (Gibsonia, Pa., Pine-Richland) led the way with 16, Grant Kocher (Venetia, Pa., Peters Township) had 14, Kyle Turkalj (Greensburg, Pa., Hempfield) added 13 and Morgan Carson (Winter Springs, Fla., Winter Springs) ended the day with 12. Setter Corey Hamilton (Meadville, Pa., Maplewood) set the table nicely on the day as he registered 59 assists in the victory.

Defensively, Jacob Schultz (Cochranton, Pa., Cochranton) recorded 24 digs and Carson added 15.

Thiel will continue their season as they host the Midwest-III Championships on Friday April 1 and Saturday April 2. The Tomcats will play in the first game on Friday as they will compete against the Milwaukee School of Engineering. First Serve is scheduled for 6 p.m.