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
The penultimate home match for the Waynesburg University volleyball team ended in an unfortunate, but familiar way. The Jackets lost for the second time this year against Saint Vincent, 3-0. Tuesday’s loss in the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse drops the Jackets to 3-22 overall, and they remain winless in PAC play at 0-14 in conference. After … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University volleyball team was on the brink of its first conference win before blowing a 2-0 lead in a 3-2 loss to Chatham Thursday night at the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse. The Yellow Jackets lost their last matchup in September against Chatham, 3-0. Coming into this matchup, head coach Haley Kirby had her team … Continue reading
The Jackets volleyball team collected its 19th loss of the season Tuesday falling to Thiel in straight sets, 3-0. Not a lot went the Jackets way during the match. For head coach Hayley Kirby, the main problem was a lack of cohesiveness. “We just weren’t playing as a team,” Kirby said. “We had spurts where … Continue reading
