WASHINGTON, Pa. – The Thiel College wrestling team defeated the Washington & Jefferson Presidents 16-15 via criteria tiebreaker in a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) contest Wednesday.

W&J won four of the first five matches to open up a 12-3 lead. Junior 141-pounder Nick Sutton (Butler, Pa./Butler) picked up Thiel's first win of the match, earning an 8-2 decision over Daniel Pommerer.

After a close loss at 157 pounds the Tomcats rifled off wins in four of the final five matches. Brandon Collins (Hadley, Pa./Commodore Perry) (165), Marco Crivelli (Clinton, Pa./Hopewell) (184), Jerrold Roosa (Randolph, N.Y./Randolph Central) (197) and Blake Heim (Greenville, Pa./Reynolds) (285) all won by decision.

With the final score being tied (15-15), the Tomcats won the match by bonus points (combined total points scored from decisions).

Complete results from the Thiel-W&J match are included below.

The Tomcats (11-6, 1-0 PAC) will take on the Waynesburg Yellow Jackets in a PAC match on Friday. The match is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.

Thiel 16, Washington & Jefferson 15

125 – Carr (W&J) dec. Vahaly (THI), 5-1

133 – Spearman (W&J) dec. Wood (THI), 6-2

141 – Sutton (THI) dec. Pommerer (W&J), 8-2

149 – Powell (W&J) dec. Hart (THI), 11-6

157 – Carr (W&J) dec. Byham (THI), 6-3

165 – Collins (THI) dec. Haggerty (W&J), 10-3

174 – Blanco (W&J) dec. Powell (THI), 4-3

184 – Crivelli (THI) dec. Oberschelp (W&J), 4-1

197 – Roosa (THI) dec. Ezekiel Stroupe (W&J), 3-0

285 – Heim (THI) dec. Antonio Santoro (W&J), 6-2

* Thiel wins via tiebreaker (46 total points vs. 40 total points)