For the Waynesburg University women’s basketball team, this season hasn’t turned out how they were hoping. The team is just 4-14, and 3-6 in conference play as of print. Through all the ups and downs, one thing has remained consistent: the stellar play of sophomore center Brooke Fuller. Fuller is putting up strong numbers, averaging … Continue reading
NEW WILMINGTON, PA— If point spreads existed in Division III sports, the Waynesburg University women’s basketball team certainly would have been an underdog at Westminster Saturday afternoon. As expected, the Titans [17-3, 10-1] emerged as the Senior Day victors at Buzz Ridl Gymnasium, but the game played out differently than the stereotypical first vs. seventh … Continue reading
The women’s basketball team has had a Jekyll and Hyde spring semester thus far, picking up wins against Thiel and Bethany and suffering two close losses against Washington & Jefferson and Saint Vincent. This weekend Waynesburg [4-15, 3-7] looks to pick up their fourth Presidents’ Athletic Conference win against Westminster [16-3, 9-1]. The first time … Continue reading
The first quarter of Wednesday’s game against Chatham went about as well as the women’s basketball team could have hoped for. The rest of the game, however, told a different tale. Chatham’s defense stiffened and held Waynesburg to just 18 points in the second half which resulted in a 67-53 victory in a Presidents’ Athletic … Continue reading
Entering Saturday’s game, the Grove City women’s basketball team arrived at the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse with the top-ranked scoring offense and defense in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. At the end of the day, the Wolverines [15-2, 7-2] left Greene County having increased both averages, holding the Yellow Jackets [4-14, 3-6] to the lowest point total … Continue reading
The women’s basketball team will have its second crack of the season at the third ranked team in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference when Grove City College [14-2, 6-2] visits the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse at 1:30 Saturday afternoon. In the first meeting between the two teams, which took place Dec. 4, the Jackets [4-13, 3-5] fell … Continue reading
The halftime score of the Waynesburg women’s game left plenty of cause for alarm. Down by 14 points, the Jackets found themselves in a hole, which was fueled by their defensive breakdowns and shooting struggles. In the first half alone, Waynesburg shot just 25% from the field and 2-15 from beyond the arc. Head coach … Continue reading
This past Saturday, the women’s basketball team benefitted from playing the worst team in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. Nonetheless, the Yellow Jackets did what they had to do and pounded the Tomcats, 93-40. Four days later, Waynesburg will have a taller task in front of it, both metaphorically and literally, in the Bethany Bison. “They … Continue reading
Putting up 86 points against the Saint Vincent Bearcats, the best team in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference, was a boost for the women’s basketball team Wednesday night. Although Waynesburg lost by 10 points, considering the circumstances, it was a better turnout than what was expected. Heading into Saturday, the Jackets will be facing a Thiel … Continue reading
Led by one of the best guards in the conference, Jenna Lafko, Saint Vincent got off to a hot offensive start with 28 points in the first quarter and leading Waynesburg 28-20. The start was particularly damaging for Waynesburg coach Sam Jones, who said the game plan was defensively focused. “[It was] to make them … Continue reading
