BEAVER FALLS, Pa. – The Thiel College men's basketball team lost a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) game on the road Wednesday to the Geneva Golden Tornadoes, 69-64.
 
Thiel led at the break (34-26) but Geneva took the lead (45-44) seven minutes into the second half and never trailed the rest of the game.
 
Thiel guard Tyreik Burton (Lewes, Del./Cape Henlopen) led all players with 26 points. Mert Ozkaynak (Izmir, Turkey/T.C. Williams) scored 10 points while freshman forward Tyrese Robinson (Pittsburgh, Pa./Woodland Hills) secured a game-best 12 rebounds.
 
Ethan Moose led Geneva with 23 points and also pulled down nine rebounds. Jimmy Leichliter also contributed 20 points for the Golden Tornadoes.
 
The Tomcats will face the Bethany Bison Saturday on the road. The PAC game is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m.