Waynesburg Volleyball Falls to Thiel

Jackets bested in straight sets on the road in Greenville

The Waynesburg University women’s volleyball team traveled to Thiel College where they fell to the Tomcats 3-0.  After a loss in the opening set 25-17, Waynesburg kept it close in the second, losing by a close score of 25-21. Thiel was able to pull away in the third and final set of the night with … Continue reading

Jackets Volleyball gets revenge over Steubenville (From 10-5-21)

Osborn leads Waynesburg to victory with 14 kills

By: Marley Wolf For the Yellow Jacket The Waynesburg Yellow Jackets traveled to Steubenville, Ohio to take on the Franciscan Barons in a head to head volleyball matchup on Tuesday, Oct. 5.  Waynesburg came out with a victory, 3-1, which brought its conference record to 3-6 and their overall record to 9-10.  After falling to … Continue reading

Grove City escapes stinging Yellow Jacket Volleyball (From 9-28-21)

Johnson keeps Waynesburg buzzing with 59 digs

Caleb Yauger For The Yellow Jacket Chants of, “Let’s go Waynesburg!” echoed through the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse on Tuesday, Sept. 28. Waynesburg students simultaneously rattled the bleachers with their hands, making as much noise as possible to cheer on their volleyball team. “The energy we had was insane,” senior right side hitter Mya Brooks said. … Continue reading

Yellow Jackets Cool Off After a Hot Start (From 9-5-21)

Waynesburg falls in both games on last day of Bearcat Challenge

Waynesburg Volleyball lost two matches on the second day of the Bearcat Challenge downgrading their record to 2-3 on the season.  The first matchup on Saturday was against Pitt Bradford. Waynesburg lost the first set in a narrowing 25-23 score. They came back to win sets two and three but couldn’t hold the lead. Ultimately … Continue reading

Jackets split Day 1 games in Bearcat Challenge (From 9-4-21)

Drop to Allegheny before bouncing back with win over Pitt Greensburg

Following an opening night triumph Wednesday over the La Roche Redhawks the Waynesburg Volleyball team took a road trip to Latrobe, PA. to take part in the Saint Vincent Bearcat Challenge. The Jackets will play four games over two days in the tournament. First up in game one was the Allegheny Gators who the Jackets … Continue reading

Jackets jump to 1-0 start for first time in three years

Waynesburg shuts out La Roche in straight sets

The last time that the Waynesburg University volleyball team started its season 1-0 was back in 2018, when the Yellow Jackets defeated Allegheny College 3-2. On Wednesday night, however, a fan-filled Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse witnessed a 3-0 home-opening sweep over the La Roche University RedHawks. Waynesburg took each set by scores of 25-22, 25-12, and … Continue reading

Volleyball falls in tight match with Franciscan

Jackets go five sets with Barons

Friday, March 6, the Waynesburg University Women’s Volleyball team (1-4, 1-2) dropped a five set match in Steubenville, OH to Franciscan University (1-1). After taking the first two sets 25-20 and 31-29, respectively, the Yellow Jackets dropped the final three contentious sets to the Barons. Emily Taylor, head volleyball coach at Waynesburg University, said the … Continue reading

Waynesburg University Volleyball splits with Chatham, gets first win

Yellow Jackets led by Colvin with 23 total kills

The Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse hosted the first Waynesburg women’s volleyball home game of the season against the visiting Chatham Cougars on Tuesday night. After coming off a double header loss to the 2019 PAC runner up Geneva Golden Tornadoes, the Yellow Jackets turned things around in their first match against Chatham. The Cougars took the … Continue reading

Waynesburg University Volleyball falls to Geneva College in double header

Yellow Jackets played in first match since 2019

The last match played by the Waynesburg University women’s volleyball team was on Nov. 2, 2019. On Thursday night, the Yellow Jackets debuted their 2021 season with a double header against the 2019 PAC runner-up Geneva Golden Tornadoes. The players were not the only ones making their season debuts. Waynesburg head coach Emily Taylor led … Continue reading