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Thiel Splits At Lancaster
LANCASTER, Pa. -- The Tomcat men's volleyball team split a pair
of games on Saturday in Lancaster, Pa. Thiel defeated Lancaster
Bible College 3-0 in the first game of the day and fell to
Wentworth 3-1 in game two.
Thiel ended a six-game losing streak in their first game of the
day as they defeated the Chargers of Lancaster Bible straight sets.
Thiel got off to a quick start as they came out with a 25-19 win in
the first set. They would then continue to roll as they held the
Chargers to just 13 points and 10 points in the final two sets to
pick up their second win of the season.
Sophomore outside hitter Dante
McCoy (Reading, Pa., Holy Name) led the way on the
offensive end with 11 kills and freshman setter Corey
Hamilton (Meadville, Pa., Maplewood) had 31 assists.
Defensively, Thiel was led by Andrew
Pohlod (Gibsonia, Pa., Pine-Richland) who had 12 digs,
and he also had six kills on the offensive end.
In the second game of the day, Thiel ran into some stiffer
competition as they fell to Wentworth College 3-1. The Leopards
jumped out quickly as the won the first two games 25-21 and 25-18,
respectively. Thiel then bounced back and won game three 25-18.
However, the Tomcats could not take another game as they fell 25-21
to fall to a 2-7 record on the season.
McCoy once again led the Tomcats with 23 kills and also had ten
digs on the day. Hamilton also played very well in the game as he
had 51 assists for the day. Defensively, Thiel had seven team
blocks and junior outside hitter John
Kahoohanohano (Wailuku, Hawaii, King Kekaulike) had 11
digs to lead the team.
"Everything is starting to come together like we'd planned...the
boys just need to start executing with a few less unforced errors.
When that happens - we're going to start winning some matches,"
said head coach Steve Brewer.
Thiel will play again tomorrow at Stevenson College in Stevenson,
Maryland. The game is scheduled for an 11 a.m. start time.
