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Men's basketball suffers road loss at Thiel

Waynesburg falls behind big early, can't recover in 82-68 defeat

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GREENVILLE, Pa. (Jan. 7) – The Waynesburg men’s basketball team fell into a deep first half hole that they couldn’t dig out of against Thiel on Thursday evening. After racing out to a 52-26 halftime advantage, the Tomcats went on to earn an 82-68 Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) win over the Yellow Jackets.

Waynesburg is now 1-10 on the season and 0-4 in PAC play. Thiel improved to 5-7 overall and 1-2 in conference action.

The home team didn’t take long to establish control of the contest, as they raced out to a 16-0 lead over the first 5:40 of the game. From there, the Tomcats were able to build leads as high as 31 points before halftime. Late in the contest, the Jackets were able to score the last 11 points of the night to make the final score more respectable.

Waynesburg was led by freshman point guard Ben Altmeyer, who recorded team highs in points (10) and rebounds (6). The Tomcats got 19 points each from Blair Rozenblad and Devon Adams in the win.

Waynesburg returns to action on Saturday, when they host Thomas More. Tip-off is scheduled for 3 p.m.

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Athletes of the Week

Amanda Baughman

Softball

Baughman drilled a three-run double in the third inning of Waynesburg's 4-2 win over Trine to break up a scoreless tie and give the Jackets a 3-0 lead. When she was in the field, the native of Washington, Pa. allowed just two hits and a walk, while picking up a pair of strikeouts. She didn’t allow a hit through the first three innings of the seven-inning affair. She was also named PAC Pitcher and Hitter of the Week.

Nick Garber

Wrestling

Garber beat some of the best Division III wrestlers in the country on his way to finishing seventh at this year’s Division III National Wrestling Championships this past weekend in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. After losing his opening match, Garber bounced back by beating Paul Marcello of Johns Hopkins 8-7 and picking up a dominating 13-6 upset win over fourth-seeded Sean White of Augsburg. The Waynesburg native then secured seventh place by beating Corey Brown of Thiel 13-6. He also became the school's first wrestling All-American since 2001.