Waynesburg University’s men’s basketball team had won six in a row until their loss on the road at Westminster, a matchup against last year’s conference champions. “They’re a conference champs for a reason and we have to learn to play with an edge that they play with,” said head coach Mark Christner after the 80-67 … Continue reading
The Yellow Jackets continue to stay hot this season picking up their 6th win in a row. This time the win was at Chatham with Waynesburg beating the Cougars 70-62. “It was a typical game after a long break,” said head coach Mark Christner. “It was sloppy, but hard fought. We had to make more … Continue reading
The final game of 2017 for the Yellow Jacket men’s basketball team turned out to be another barn burner that was decided by a last second three pointer by senior wing Jon Knab. This gave the 62-59 victory to the Yellow Jackets and secured the championship title in the 43rd Annual Purple and Gold Tournament. … Continue reading
The identity of the 2017-18 Greenville College men’s basketball team is one that can be explained just by looking at its score lines thus far. The Panthers score a lot of points, the second highest scoring average in the nation at 123.1- but give up a lot of points as well, having allowed over 100 … Continue reading
So far this season, the Waynesburg University men’s basketball team hasn’t been known for its offense. Coming into a non-conference matchup with Hilbert Dec. 19 at the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse, the Yellow Jackets had scored over 70 points just twice in seven games and only broke 80 once in an 89-81 loss to Fredonia Nov. … Continue reading
In the last six games, Waynesburg’s men’s basketball team has scored 60 or more points just three times. Likewise, the Yellow Jackets’ opponent Dec. 9, the Thiel Tomcats, failed to break 60 in their four previous contests. Both offenses struggled to put points on the board throughout the game, but it was Waynesburg who came … Continue reading
Mark Christner, Waynesburg University’s men’s basketball coach, preaches that his team has to be the hardest working unit on the floor game-after-game; that was not the case this past Saturday in the 69-52 loss to the Saint Vincent Bearcats. The Yellow Jackets were taken out of their game early on in the loss inside the … Continue reading
After losing its first three games of the season, the Waynesburg men’s basketball team picked up its first win of the season Nov. 29 at home against Presidents’ Athletic Conference rival Grove City. Both teams struggled to score early and often, but the Yellow Jackets were able to come out on top in the low-scoring … Continue reading
Waynesburg University’s men’s basketball team started off strong in the first half in its home opener against Fredonia on Wednesday. Unfortunately, Fredonia never gave up and eventually came up on top, 89-81, handing the Yellow Jackets their third loss in a row. According to head coach Mark Christner, things started to fall apart defensively in … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University men’s basketball team lost to the hosting Whitworth University Pirates 83-53 Saturday evening, concluding its two-game weekend trip in Washington state. Although the Yellow Jackets will return home with two losses to start off the season, head coach Mark Christner said he believes the team looks to build off the experiences it had … Continue reading
