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
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
Seven times this season, the Waynesburg University men’s basketball team had trailed by ten points or more at halftime. They lost each one of those games. All of those losses, however, were in 2019, and Saturday’s game was the first for the Jackets in 2020. This time the result was different. Waynesburg [1-12, 1-3] picked … 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
The Waynesburg University men’s basketball team continued its search for its first win of the season as it took on the Chatham Cougars Saturday. After 40 minutes, the Yellow Jackets [0-8, 0-2] are still searching. The game got off to a rough start for Waynesburg. The Cougars [7-2, 2-0] began the game on a 13-2 … Continue reading
The box score tells you that Wednesday’s game at Grove City was a tale of two halves for the Waynesburg University men’s basketball team. After the first 20 minutes, the Jackets [0-8, 0-1] were down by nine. They ended up losing their Presidents’ Athletic Conference opener by 28, 73-45. As different as the first and … Continue reading
