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
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
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
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
By: Marley Wolf For the Yellow Jacket Due to COVID-19, fall sports at Waynesburg University were pushed back to the spring with the hopes of being able to play. Having an extra-long winter break is anything but the norm for these athletes who’re typically heading into break with an off-season mindset, having already completed their … Continue reading
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
First-year coach Emily Taylor didn’t expect this fall to become an extended offseason for her Yellow Jacket volleyball squad, but that’s what it’s been in preparation for the delayed start to the regular season set for February 2021. The Presidents’ Athletic Conference announced Sept. 17, the women’s volleyball return to play plan for this spring. … 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
For seven years, a win over the Washington & Jefferson Presidents always seemed impossible for the Waynesburg University Yellow Jackets volleyball program, but Saturday was different. The Jackets took down the Presidents, and finally recorded a win for the first time since the 2012 season. The win was significant for other reasons as well. … Continue reading
