NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. -- The Capital University men's basketball team bounced back on Saturday evening, defeating Thiel College by a final score of 74-63. The win comes just one day after Cap suffered their first loss of the season last night to Westminster College. 

After their first complete week of the season, Capital now holds a 2-1 record. Thiel fell to 0-3 with the loss. 

Leading all scorers on the floor and leading Capital for the second straight game was David Sanford who scored 17 points off the bench. Sanford shot an extremely efficient 7-for-12 from the floor. He also has a team-high six assists. 

Two players netted 14 points for Capital in the likes of Keandre Graves and Tyler Schreck. Graves also added to his statline with five rebounds and a pair of assists. Schreck stuffed his statline for the game, helping to lead the team to the win. Overall, Schreck posted a double-double with his 14 points and 10 rebounds. Additionally, the senior had five assists, five blocks and three steals. 

Both Ryan Roth and Joe Thompson also contributed heavily off the bench combining for 25 points between the two of them. Roth turned into a three-point machine, taking just eight shots, with all eight of them coming from deep. He cashed in on five of those efforts for 15 points. Thompson used a more well-rounded approach and scored 10 points. 

HOW IT HAPPENED
Thiel controlled the tempo for much of the first half of play, keeping Capital at bay for most of play. Capital found themselves trailing by seven with 1:40 remaining in the half after A.J. Green hit a jumper from the paint. 

The Purple and White responded in that final 1:40 by outsourcing Thiel 8-2 to close the gap to just one point at halftime. Ryan Roth bagged two of his five 3-pointers in the run, including one at the buzzer. David Sanford netted a jumper in between Roth's two threes. 

Cap didn't waste much time out of the halftime intermission grabbing a lead that they would hold onto. With 4:54 gone in the half, Ryan Roth splashed home yet another 3-ball that gave the team yet another lift. The bucket gave the team a lift, but ultimately it would be Tyler Schreck's jumper with 12:10 remaining that would essentially put the game out of reach for Thiel. 

A huge run late in the game pushed Capital's lead out to as many as 14 points with 2:36 left, on what would be Roth's fourth three of the game. A late layup from Thiel's Gudner Jean-Francois brought the final to 74-63. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
Schreck's double-double was the first for anyone on the team this season. It was also Schreck's first since February 6th of last season when he had 12 points and 13 rebounds against Wilmington. 

Three Cap players are now averaging double figures in scoring -- David Sanford (13.7), Keandre Graves (11.3) and Joe Thompson (10.7). 

So far this season, four freshmen have worked into the rotation seeing minutes. Both Alex Eyink and Ryan Suever have started all three games, while Dom Moegerle and Justin Nixon have seen time off the bench. 

THE OPPONENT
Marlon Ellerbee scored a team-best 19 points. Daquan Simmons had 10 points as well. Ahmad Tejumola had a double-double for Thiel with 10 points and 16 rebounds. 

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Capital's Tyler Schreck and David Sanford were both named to the All-Tournament team for the Buzz Ridl Classic. Schreck averaged 10 points per contest, recorded 15 rebounds, 11 assists, five blocks and six steals in the two-game affair. Sanford averaged 18.5 points per game at the tournament. He also handed out nine assists in the two games. 

UP NEXT
Capital will head home for their next game, opening up their home schedule with a non-conference game vs. Denison on Wednesday, November 17th. Tip in the Capital Center is scheduled for 7 p.m.