The Waynesburg University women’s basketball team continued their run of success with a convincing 80-61 victory over the Titans of Westminster this past weekend. The game started off slow for the Jackets as they were outscored in the first quarter 18-11. However, the remaining three quarters saw the Jackets outscoring the Titans by a sizeable … Continue reading
In the final contest of the 2017 calendar year, the Waynesburg University women’s basketball team defeated Frostburg State, 64-61 on a buzzer beater by senior guard MacKenna Drazich. “We set up a lob play with a secondary option of [Mackenna] getting the screen coming across. They didn’t cover [Mackenna], so it was a pretty easy … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University women’s basketball team ended on a high note going into the holiday, with a 91-55 win over Pitt-Greensburg this past Thursday. “I feel really good about how we played tonight, they big thing for me is that we were sharing the ball a lot and we ended the game with only ten … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University women’s basketball team fell short this past Tuesday to Carnegie Mellon 81-72 in overtime as the team combined to miss 14 free throws on the afternoon. Even though the team struggled all night, head coach Sam Jones was happy with some of the production his players gave him. “I was pretty pleased … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University women’s basketball team finished the weekend with a convincing 83-61 victory over the Theil Tomcats this past Saturday, Dec. 9. Coming into the game, the Jackets (5-3, 3-1) needed a win to stay unbeaten at home. Thanks to a combination of Jacket scorers, they were able to obtain that goal. Senior forward … Continue reading
It’s been nearly six years since the Waynesburg University women’s basketball team lost to the Thiel Tomcats, the Yellow Jackets are currently riding a ten-game win-streak over Thiel. Despite this, head coach Sam Jones is expecting the Tomcats to give the Jackets a battle when the two teams face off at the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse … Continue reading
Malarie Yoder has two uniforms: one for Waynesburg University cross country, the other for the U.S. Army. As a member of Waynesburg University’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps and a standout for the women’s cross country team, practice is never truly over for her. Multiple times a week Yoder travels to West Virginia University, completes an … Continue reading
Led by a defense that allowed just five points in the first quarter, The Yellow Jackets improved to 2-2 on the season after an 0-2 start with a 77-66 win over Hiram College in their last game before beginning Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) play. The Terriers entered the contest with a 1-4 record and three … Continue reading
As students cleared the parking lots of Waynesburg University for Thanksgiving Break, the women’s basketball team had their home opener against the Bridgewater Eagles. For the Yellow Jackets, they were able to outscore Bridgewater 49-32 in the second and third quarter to clinch the first victory of the season. Senior forward Addy Knetzer was pulled … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University women’s basketball team continued play this past Sunday, Nov. 19, in the Messiah College Hampton Inn Tip-Off Classic, where the Yellow Jackets fell to the SUNY Geneseo Knights 73-59. According to head coach Sam Jones, the team improved from its first game by handling the ball better. “The second half of this … Continue reading
