After a big win over next-door neighbor Washington & Jefferson College, there were high hopes for the Waynesburg University men’s basketball team heading into its contest with the Saint Vincent College Bearcats, who dropped two straight games before hosting the Jackets. That is, until Saturday’s opening tip. Any hopes for an upset over the regular … Continue reading
To begin the semester, they were 4-12. Ever since, the Waynesburg University women’s basketball team has rattled off four wins in its last six contests and are now competing for a home playoff game. Most recently, the Jackets picked up a 76-62 win over Geneva College. “We’ve been paying more attention to the little details,” … Continue reading
From 2005-2018, Thomas More University (formerly Thomas More College) was in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. Out of those 13 years, 12 featured Thomas More’s women’s basketball team claiming the PAC championship. Even in the one year Thomas More didn’t win it all, it still appeared in the championship game. The ludicrously one-sided women’s basketball bracket … Continue reading
The first two games of the women’s basketball campaign didn’t begin the way that head coach Sam Jones wanted. His team squandered an early lead against Carnegie Mellon before falling in overtime and lost by 20 points to Allegheny. Jones summed up his thoughts in six words. “Game one good,” said Jones. “Game two unacceptable.” … Continue reading
It was a tale of two halves. In the first half, Waynesburg University was able to hang with No. 20 Case Western Reserve University, only trailing by seven points at the break. However, the second half was a different story. The Yellow Jackets were outscored 24-7 in the latter 30 minutes of the game thanks … Continue reading
Eleven. That number represents the combined margin of victory in Waynesburg football’s four wins thus far in the 2018 campaign. Now sitting at a 4-4 mark after the bye week with a 4-3 conference record, the Yellow Jacket football team is just one win away from becoming eligible for a bowl game. The two teams … Continue reading
After coming off of another come-from-behind victory, this time over the Carnegie Mellon University Tartans, optimism is high for the Yellow Jackets heading into the rest of the season. “It finally seems like we’ve got some guys stepping up and we’re finally starting to click together,” said junior quarterback Tyler Perone. “Over the past couple … Continue reading
On paper, most would believe the Waynesburg University football team would come out victorious last week. Although it did, it did not happen as easy as most people might have expected. Waynesburg trailed 14-3 after the first quarter, but would go on to score the next 21 points in the 24-21 victory over the Thiel … Continue reading
For the first time since 2014, the Waynesburg volleyball team is on the upswing thanks in part to a brand-new coaching regime. Head coach Hayley Kirby and assistant coach Kate McCullough are brand new to the coaching staff but are no strangers to the sport. Kirby spent the first three years of her coaching career … Continue reading
John F. Wiley Stadium is no stranger to floods. In the last three years, the field has flooded four times. Tropical Storm Gordon just so happened to be the latest storm to swamp the stadium used for the Waynesburg University soccer and football events. As a result, both soccer teams, as well as the football … Continue reading
