Emily Taylor didn’t have to travel far to find her next coaching job. Prior to becoming the head volleyball coach at Waynesburg University last February, she was an intern assistant coach for three seasons at Washington & Jefferson College. Before her coaching days, she was a two-year captain of the volleyball team at Penn State … Continue reading
By: Erin Onderko For the Yellow Jacket Some of us can only dream of going to Hawaii, even for a one-time trip. But for Freshman volleyball player Mickayla “Bani” Baniaga, the Hawaiian Islands are the place she calls home. Taking a flight lasting over ten hours, Baniaga left her hometown of Honolulu to come over … Continue reading
Emily Taylor knows she has a lot of work to do. She understands that the Waynesburg University women’s volleyball program hasn’t been successful in a long time. In fact, she’s had a front row seat to it on several occasions over the past three years when she was an assistant at Washington & Jefferson. In … Continue reading
On Saturday, Nov 1, Waynesburg volleyball suffered a President’s Athletic Conference defeat to the visiting Allegheny Gators, 3-0. After losing the first two sets 18-25 and 12-25, they forced overtime in set three, before eventually dropping 28-30, completing the sweep for Allegheny. Waynesburg celebrated their seniors in what was their final home game of their college careers. Emily Stutzman, Macee Cree, Riley Ruffley, and … Continue reading
Waynesburg traveled to Buzz Ridl Gymnasium to face Westminster on Saturday evening. The Yellow Jackets were swept 3-0 by Westminster, losing 11-25, 14-25, and 18-25. Waynesburg was beaten in every stat except blocks. The first set showed struggles for the Yellow Jackets throughout until the end with the Yellow Jackets going on a three point … Continue reading
Waynesburg University’s Volleyball team lost its seventh and eighth consecutive Presidents’ Athletic Conference matches to both St. Vincent and Thiel this past week. The Yellow Jackets got swept in both games, losing 25-22 all three sets against St. Vincent then 25-18, 25-20, 25-17 against Thiel. The Volleyball team also now has lost 20 sets by three … Continue reading
The Yellow Jackets traveled to Price Gymnasium to face Hiram on Saturday afternoon. Waynesburg was swept by Hiram, losing 25-13, 25-12, and 25-11. The Yellow Jackets were outscored by Hiram in kills, aces, assists, and digs. The first set showed struggles for the Yellow Jackets throughout the set until towards the end, when Waynesburg went … Continue reading
On Saturday, the Waynesburg University volleyball team played two games at home starting with a loss against Grove City 3-1, and a comeback win against La Roche to win 3-2. Waynesburg started the game with an exchange of sets, losing by eight in the first set and winning by two in the second set. The … Continue reading
On Wednesday night, the Waynesburg University volleyball team lost to Bethany College in three sets 3-0, the fifth consecutive game Waynesburg has been swept. Waynesburg lost by a total of four points in the first two sets, then lost by seven in the third set. Bethany only outscored Waynesburg by a total of nine points … Continue reading
This past Friday and Saturday, the Waynesburg University women’s volleyball team traveled to Latrobe, PA to play in the St. Vincent Bearcat Challenge and were swept in all four matches they played in. On Friday, the team faced Rochester Institute of Technology and Carlow, each in three sets. In two of the three sets against … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University Yellow Jackets women’s volleyball team finished their regular season back on Nov. 9 at St. Vincent College with a 3-0 loss. With the loss the Yellow Jackets finish the 2024 season with a 7-16 overall record and a 3-7 record in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. Head coach Hope Johnston finished her first … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University volleyball team lost 3-0 on Saturday, Nov. 9, to Saint Vincent College to end the 2024 season. Waynesburg scored fifty-six total points in all three sets, losing 25-18 in set one, 25-18 in set two and 25-16 in set three. Sophomore Krista Wilson led Waynesburg with eight kills in all three matches. … Continue reading
On Saturday, the Waynesburg University’s volleyball team traveled to Meadville, PA to open up Presidents’ Athletic Conference play but fell to Allegheny in three sets. Head coach Hope Johnston says that the team’s mentality heading into conference play is to just play their game with confidence. “ I think the team mentality is that we can … Continue reading
