GREENVILLE, Pa. – Jess Vormelker (Orwell, Ohio/Grand Valley) scored 32 points to lead the Thiel College women's basketball team to its second straight Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) win with a 77-69 victory over the Bethany Bison Monday at Beeghly Gymnasium.
 
Bethany held a 19-14 lead over Thiel after one quarter of play and led 31-24 with 2:18 remaining before halftime. However, the Tomcats closed out the first half on an 8-0 run to take a 32-31 lead at halftime. Freshman guard Rachel Breckenridge (Burton, Ohio/Berkshire) scored Thiel's last five points in the first half on a 3-pointer with 34 seconds remaining and on a long jumper just before the buzzer.
 
The Bison edged the Tomcats 19-18 in the third quarter but Vormelker's 3-pointer at the buzzer tied up the game (50-50) heading into the fourth.
 
The Tomcats, who opened the final frame on a 7-0 run, never trailed in the fourth quarter and led by as many as 13 points down the stretch.
 
Vormelker scored a game-best and season-high 32 points while also recording five rebounds, five assists, three steals and a pair of blocks. She made 11 shots on the night, including three from beyond the 3-point line, and went 7-for-7 at the charity stripe.
 
Freshman forward Destiny Johnson (Baltimore, Md./Western) scored 18 points while also registering six steals, four assists, four blocks and three rebounds. Breckenridge scored 11 points off the bench while Courtney Harriman (Geneva, Ohio/Geneva) scored seven points and recorded three assists.
 
Alivia Sidley (Thompson, Ohio/Ledgemont) recorded a game-best nine rebounds and scored six points for the Tomcats.
 
Sammie Weiss led the Bison with 24 points while Makayla Reynolds scored 17 points. Weiss and Reynolds also recorded six rebounds apiece.
 
The Tomcats will host the Chatham Cougars Wednesday at Beeghly Gymnasium. The PAC game will begin at 5:30 p.m.