GREENVILLE, Pa. – The Thiel College men's basketball team won a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) game against the Westminster Titans, 83-70, Saturday afternoon.
 
The Tomcats opened the game on an 11-4 run before Westminster had a 9-2 run of their own to tie the score at 13. The Tomcats the broke off a 7-0 run, forcing the Titans to take a timeout.
 
The Tomcats took a 45-31 lead into halftime, shooting 55% from the floor and 78% from three-point range.
 
The Tomcats never trailed in the second half, having a lead of at least seven points for the entirety of the half.
 
Thiel was led by freshman Elijah Harden (Sharon, Pa./Kennedy Catholic) who recorded a game-high 22 points, including five three-pointers. Harden also added three rebounds and two assists. Junior's Rayshod Hooper (Baltimore, Md./St. Frances Academy) and Marlon Ellerbee (Temple Hills, Md./Oxon Hill) recorded 14 and 12 points each, respectively. Hooper also added a game-high 11 rebounds to give him his first double-double of the season, while Ellerbee added a game-high five assists. Senior Beni Lavodrama (Washington, D.C./Phelps ACE) recorded 14 points to go along with six boards and four steals. Freshman Rudy Hyppolite (Lauderhill, Fla./Boyd Anderson) added nine points and seven rebounds. 
 
Westminster was led by Andrew Clark who recorded a team-high 19 points. Clark also had a game-high four blocks. Reese Leone recorded 17 points, while Tyler James added 12 points and eight rebounds.
 
The Tomcats are back in action Wednesday night when they travel to Waynesburg for a Presidents' Athletic Conference game. The game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.