The women’s basketball team will have a home game against Westminster College Saturday, Feb. 3 with five Presidents’ Athletic Conference games left. The Jackets are 11-8 (7-5) tied for the fifth in the PAC standings and the Titans come into the game 7-12 (3-9), good for seventh in the PAC. Despite the disparity in the … Continue reading
In conference action, Waynesburg University’s women’s basketball team improved their winning streak to three victories with a final score of 84-66 over Thiel. In the game against Thiel on Saturday, Jan. 27, the Jackets also managed to out-rebound the Tomcats 47-26. Outside of the contents of the game, it was a historic game for individual … Continue reading
When Addy Knetzer picked up her 971st rebound as a Yellow Jacket she didn’t immediately know she made program history. “I actually didn’t know during the game at all, I was completely unaware of it,” said Knetzer. “I was actually mad in the game to be honest, I was just upset with myself because I … Continue reading
Following a second consecutive one-win season for Waynesburg University volleyball, head coach Stephanie Benkowski has resigned. Benkowski is now the third head coach to resign from Waynesburg University Athletics in the past year and was unavailable for comment. After Benkowski left the position shortly into the new year, Larry Marshall, director of Athletics, said Waynesburg … Continue reading
A little over a year ago, John F. Wiley Stadium sat under nearly eight feet of water due to local flooding. On Jan. 12, the flood waters returned. With a mixture of forecasted rain and melting snow, Purman Run, a tributary that runs directly east of Waynesburg University’s football field, spilled over its banks and … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University men’s basketball team will have a chance at redemption. The Yellow Jackets, who were on a seven-game losing streak going into their game against Saint Vincent College last night, which finished past publication time, will have the opportunity to avenge their loss to Presidents’ Athletic Conference rival Westminster College earlier in the … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University men’s basketball team traveled to Thiel this past Saturday for a Presidents’ Athletic Conference showdown. Unfortunately for the Yellow Jackets, they came out on the wrong end of the 73-68 final score. The Jackets (7-12, 3-9) started off hot and fell slightly behind before they scored 14 unanswered points to build a … Continue reading
Unfortunately, in sports, injuries are a part of every game as the actually play itself. Athletes get injured all the time in their respective sports, some injuries are minor and the athlete can get through them, but other times they are significant enough for them to miss games or matches for extended periods of time. … Continue reading
Last Friday, the Yellow Jacket wrestling team concluded its regular season home schedule with a Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) win against a familiar opponent in the Thiel Tomcats, 40-6. “It was one of our goals at the beginning of the year, we thought that with our team we had a pretty good dual meet team … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University men’s basketball team suffered a tough loss to Washington and Jefferson College (W&J) this past Wednesday, falling 80-77. The Yellow Jackets (7-9, 3-6) needed a win to try and remain in the playoff hunt for the Presidents’ Athletic Conference, but unfortunately for the team, it came up short after a tough defensive … Continue reading
