DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Thiel College women's basketball team concluded play in the Mauro Panaggio Tournament with a loss to Elmhurst, 70-53, Tuesday afternoon.
 
Elmhurst led 20-5 at the end of the first quarter, and would not surrender the lead. The Tomcats would allow only nine points in the final frame, but the lead was too much.
 
The Tomcats were led by senior forward Destiny Johnson (Baltimore, Md./Western) who recorded a team-high 20 points. This is her seventh game this season with 20 or more points. Johnson also recorded a team-high seven rebounds and three assists. Senior forward Destiny Merriwether (Youngstown, Ohio/East) recorded eight points and four rebounds, while sophomore Giana Arnese (Carbondale, Pa./Carbondale) recorded seven points. Freshman Shayla Foster (East Liverpool, Ohio/East Liverpool) recorded a team-high four assists.
 
For Elmhurst, Taylor Harazin recorded a double-double, scoring a game-high 32 points to go along with 15 boards. Anna Kleszynski recorded 19 points, and MC Brown had a game-high five assists.
 
The Tomcats are back in action January 3, 2023 when they travel to Saint Vincent for a Presidents' Athletic Conference game. The game is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.