The mood going into Saturday’s game against Thiel at the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse was different for the men’s basketball team. When the campus went on Christmas break, the team had yet to win a game. When Waynesburg took the floor under the hot fieldhouse lights for the first time in the spring semester, the team … Continue reading
From opening night through the first week of Christmas break, it looked like the men’s basketball season would fall in the line of disappointments that has been a common theme for most Waynesburg University sports in recent years. After an ugly non-conference loss at Malone in which the Jackets failed to break 40 points, Waynesburg … Continue reading
After a thrilling, but grueling overtime upset win at St. Vincent Wednesday night, one could make the argument that the men’s basketball team deserves a break. It won’t be getting one this weekend. Just three days after the win, a shorthanded Yellow Jackets [3-12, 3-3] squad that is only playing eight men at the moment, … Continue reading
After 40 minutes, overtime was necessary to determine a winner between Waynesburg University and St. Vincent last night. Although the teams were even on the scoreboard, the Bearcats [9-6, 4-2] seemed to have the edge. The already shorthanded Yellow Jackets [3-12, 3-3] had lost 6’10 center Isaiah Alonzo after he succumbed to foul trouble in … Continue reading
On the surface, Saturday’s men’s basketball game against Washington & Jefferson was a classic “tale of two halves” style of contest. After 20 minutes, the Presidents [8-6, 3-3] were in command, holding a 47-33 lead. In the second half, however, Waynesburg [2-12, 2-3] dominated, outscoring its I-79 rival 52-23 to pull away with an 85-70 … Continue reading
It was a long time coming. For the first time in nearly 11 months, the Waynesburg University women’s basketball team won a Presidents’ Athletic Conference contest, and did so in exciting fashion, beating Geneva, 93-76, in Beaver Falls. It was the first time the Yellow Jackets [2-10, 1-3] won a game of any sort since … Continue reading
In the women’s basketball team’s last game before Christmas, the Yellow Jackets lost easily, 86-54 at the hands of Ohio Wesleyan. Although Waynesburg [1-10] fell short in Monday’s game at Allegheny, this time, head coach Sam Jones saw positive things to take away from the 85-74 loss. “There were some improvements from our last time … Continue reading
Monday night’s game against Penn State Behrend was the closest the Waynesburg University men’s basketball team has come to getting a win in the Tim Fusina era. Unfortunately, the Yellow Jackets [0-12] are still searching for that first victory, as a gritty effort ended in a 62-57 loss. It was the first time this season … Continue reading
Although Monday’s game against Westminster ended in another defeat, Waynesburg University head basketball coach Tim Fusina was pleased with his team’s effort. The Yellow Jackets lost and fell to 0-9 on the season, but hung in there with one of the best teams in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference in the 85-74 setback. The same could … Continue reading
Dylan O’Hara’s last appearance at Waynesburg University as a Westminster Titan was far different from his first. After spending his freshman year of college with the Yellow Jackets, O’Hara transferred to Westminster, where he was ineligible for the 2016-17 season due to NCAA regulations. The next year, O’Hara returned to the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse, but … Continue reading
