(CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky.) - Senior shooting guard Aaron Miller (Lexington, Ky./Herny Clay) scored a game-high 18 points to lead the Thomas More College men's basketball team to a 57-52 win over Washington & Jefferson College tonight (Wednesday, January 5, 2011) in a President's Athletic Conference (PAC) game at the Connor Convocation Center in Crestview Hills, Kentucky.

With the win, the Saints improve to 7-6 overall and 3-0 in the PAC.  With the loss, the Presidents fall to 4-10 overall and 1-3 in the PAC.

The Saints jumped out to an 18-7 lead with 10:42 to play in the opening half when junior shooting guard Todd Krohman (Florence, Ky./Boone County) made a three-pointer.  W&J answered with a 6-0 run to cut the lead to 18-17 on a Max Hoster three-pointer with 7:21 to play in the opening half.  Thomas More responded with a 9-0 run to extend the lead to 27-17 when freshman point guard D'Carlo Hayes (Louisville, Ky./Male) made two free-throws with 2:25 to play before halftime.  The Presidents closed out the game on 6-0 run to cut the lead to 27-23 at halftime when Paul Matthews made a three-pointer with 33-seconds to play in the half.   

W&J opened the second half on a 7-3 run capped by a lay-up by Nick Morelli to tie the game at 30-30 with 15:36 to play in the game. The Saints answered with a 14-5 lead to take a 44-35 lead with 8:29 to play in the game when senior shooting guard Brian Muse (Bethel, Ohio/Bethel) made a lay-up.  The Presidents responded with a 13-4 run to tie the game at 48-48 with 2:51 to play in the game when Matthews made a lay-up.  Thomas More closed out the half on a 9-4 run capped by two-free-throws by freshman point guard Spencer Berlekamp (Cincinnati, Ohio/Kings) with eight-seconds to play in the game for the final score of 57-52.

Joining Miller in double-figures for the Saints was Berlekamp with 16 points.  Miller led the team on the boards with eight rebounds, while junior point guard Daniel Whelan (Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Xavier) led the team in assists with three and junior center Colt Stafford (Groveport, Ohio/Bishop Hartley) led the team in steals with three.

Thomas More returns to action on Saturday (December 8) when it travels to Waynesburg, Pennsylvania to play Waynesburg University at 3:30 p.m.