WAYNESBURG, Pa. – Destiny Johnson (Baltimore, Md./Western) scored 34 points and corralled 23 rebounds to lead the Thiel College women's basketball team to a 55-53 Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) win on the road Tuesday over the Waynesburg Yellow Jackets.
 
Johnson made 14-of-29 shots from the floor. She went 2-for-9 from three-point range and connected on 4-of-8 shots from the line. She also contributed seven steals, two assists and two blocks.
 
Thiel led 27-24 at halftime. However, the Yellow Jackets outdistanced the Tomcats 13-6 in the third quarter to hold a 37-34 lead heading into the final 10 minutes.
 
The Tomcats went up for good, 49-47, with 4:35 remaining in the fourth quarter when Shayla Foster (East Liverpool, Ohio/East Liverpool) made a layup. Taylor Susany (Struthers, Ohio/Struthers) drained a three-pointer on Thiel's next possession to extend the lead to five points. The Yellow Jackets cut the lead down to a single point twice down the stretch, but the Tomcats held on for their first win of the season.
 
Susany scored 13 points while Foster scored six points and grabbed three rebounds. Jessica Wagner (Tionesta, Pa./West Forest) contributed five rebounds.
 
Avery Robinson led Waynesburg with 16 points. Emma Seto gathered 13 rebounds and scored 11 points.
 
The Tomcats will face the Hiram Terriers on the road Monday. Tipoff for the non-conference game is scheduled for 7 p.m.