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Waynesburg men's hoopsters fall to Thiel

Yellow Jackets drop PAC contest to Tomcats by 78-54 final

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WAYNESBURG, Pa. (Feb. 8) – The Waynesburg men’s basketball team fell to Thiel by the final of 78-54 on Wednesday night at the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse.

The Tomcats (12-9, 5-4) opened up a 37-25 lead at halftime, before out-scoring Waynesburg by 12 points (41-29) in the second half to clinch the win. The Yellow Jackets fell to 2-17 on the year and 0-10 in PAC play.

Waynesburg got a team-high 10 points from freshman point guard Ben Altmeyer, who was the team’s leading scorer. Junior guard Erik Noone and senior guard Ryan Courneen added eight points each in the loss. Noone added a game-high three steals on the night.

The Tomcats, which out-shot Waynesburg 44 percent (28-of-64) to 32 percent (19-of-60), saw four of their starting five reach double-digit scoring on the night. Senior guard Sean Devinney led the quartet with a game-high 17 points. Thiel also held a 47-35 advantage in rebounding.

The Jackets return to the court on Wednesday, Feb. 10, when they travel to Thomas More to face the Saints in a PAC showdown.

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Athletes 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.

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.