Thomas More MBB Defeats Geneva, 76-59

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Thomas More College took on President Athletic Conference (PAC) opponent Geneva College and came away with a 76-59 victory. The Saints improve to 15-6 overall and 11-3 in the PAC and remain in second place in the conference.

The Saints had eight players reach the scoring column today and shot 47.7 percent from the field after 40 minutes of play. Leading the Saints was sophomore guard Damion King (Winchester, Ky./George Rodgers Clark), who finished the game with 14 points and eight assists. Other scorers who reached double-digits were Ryne Callahan (Morehead, Ky./Rowan County) with 13 points and five rebounds, Sawyer Pauly (Crescent Springs, Ky./Covington Catholic) with 11 points and four rebounds and junior center Simon Clifford (Louisville, Ky./DuPont Manual) with 11 points.

Talking with player of the game, Damion King, we asked him what has brought this team together the last couple games to get such big victories over some tough opponents and he told us, “Honestly, togetherness and enthusiasm. I really think this team can do something special if we all just stick together through these last few games and throughout the tournament.”

The Golden Tornados of Geneva College finished the game with seven players reaching the scoring column. Finishing with the game-high was Jimmy Leichliter who finished with 17 points, while Tyler Crenshaw who finished with 11 points.

The Saints will hit the hardwood again on Wednesday (February 8) when they host Westminster College inside the Connor Convocation Center. Tip-off will be at 7:30 p.m.

Newspaper Box Score
Thomas More vs Geneva
2/4/17 4:00 PM at Beaver Falls, PA
At Beaver Falls, PA
THOMAS MORE 76, GENEVA 59
THOMAS MORE (15-6, 11-3)
Damion King 6-12 1-2 14; Ryne Callahan 5-8 0-0 13; Sawyer Pauly 5-9 0-1 11;
Simon Clifford 5-7 0-1 11; Brandon Horne 4-8 0-0 9; Ralph Stone 2-7 3-4 7;
Junior Stockwell 2-5 2-2 6; Austin Young 2-6 0-0 5; Brandon Klefot 0-1 0-0
0; Ryan Baker 0-0 0-0 0; Jacob Hall 0-1 0-0 0; Michael Griffin 0-0 0-0 0;
Gavin Jameson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-65 6-10 76.
GENEVA (9-12, 6-8)
Jimmy Leichliter 5-17 5-6 17; Tyler Crenshaw 4-8 2-2 11; Noah Damazo 4-6 2-2
10; Ethan Moose 3-10 3-5 9; David Oliver 2-10 0-1 5; Nick Rusyn 2-4 0-1 4;
Joey Jou 1-3 1-3 3; Greg Beachaum 0-0 0-0 0; Chase Vaudrin 0-4 0-0 0; Aaron
Channing 0-0 0-0 0; Matt Dragan 0-0 0-0 0; Zach Burns 0-0 0-0 0. Totals
21-62 13-20 59.
Thomas More………………. 33 43 – 76
Geneva…………………… 24 35 – 59
3-point goals–Thomas More 8-19 (Ryne Callahan 3-6; Damion King 1-2; Brandon
Horne 1-2; Simon Clifford 1-1; Austin Young 1-3; Sawyer Pauly 1-3; Brandon
Klefot 0-1; Ralph Stone 0-1), Geneva 4-15 (Jimmy Leichliter 2-9; David
Oliver 1-4; Tyler Crenshaw 1-1; Noah Damazo 0-1). Fouled out–Thomas
More-None, Geneva-None. Rebounds–Thomas More 40 (Damion King 8), Geneva 42
(Jimmy Leichliter 8; Ethan Moose 8). Assists–Thomas More 9 (Brandon Horne
2; Austin Young 2; Damion King 2), Geneva 11 (Chase Vaudrin 4). Total
fouls–Thomas More 17, Geneva 12. Technical fouls–Thomas More-None,
Geneva-None. A-292

Cory Blackson
Director of Athletic Communications and Compliance
Thomas More College