Women’s Hoops defeat the Bethany Bison

The roar of the crowd and the look of shock on the faces of Bethany College Bison were the reactions to the Waynesburg University Yellow Jackets’ stunning upset over the Bison with a final score of 70-63. The Yellow Jackets picked up their fourth win of the season against a Bison team who defeated the … Continue reading

Women’s Hoops falls to Westminster

The Waynesburg University Yellow Jackets slow third quarter leads to a blowout loss to the Westminster College Titans 74-49.  The Lady J’s went into halftime down 34-23, which is not unfamiliar territory as the ladies have trailed at the half in 10 of their previous 14 games. This is the fifth game that the ladies … Continue reading

Yellow Jackets FCA Leadership is shaping the collegiate landscape more than the scoreboard

There is an increasing number of Christian athletes at Waynesburg University having an influence both on and off the field at Waynesburg University. In ways that go far beyond the scoreboard, their dedication to athletic achievement and solid Christian basis is supported by the idea of a Fellowship Christian Athletes.  Sam Jones, the head coach … Continue reading

Strong fourth quarter not enough to get past Franciscan

By Seth Evans WAYNESBURG, Pa. (Feb. 19) – The Waynesburg University women’s basketball team hosted its penultimate game of the season at the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse Wednesday night as they played host to Franciscan University in a Presidents’ Athletic Conference matchup, falling 64-52 to the Barons.  A fairly tight first quarter to start, as Franciscan … Continue reading

Lady J’s handle Thiel for play-in victory

Monday night at the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse felt like déjà vu. It was a rematch of the 2020-21 play-in round of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) postseason tournament. Last year’s tournament saw the Waynesburg Yellow Jackets (6-19, 5-13) victorious in overtime against Thiel College (5-17, 3-12) 72-67. No overtime was necessary this time around in … Continue reading

Lady J’s fall 75-49, swept by W&J

The Waynesburg University women’s basketball team tested its I-79 rival, the conference-leading Washington & Jefferson Presidents, on Wednesday night.  Things went well early for the Yellow Jackets (4-16, 4-10 PAC), but the Presidents (17-4, 14-1) easily handled Waynesburg 75-49 to take the season sweep. “I thought we had a good plan going in,” Waynesburg head … Continue reading