Waynesburg University women’s basketball faced tough competition Monday night against Wooster, as the team held on strong for its fourth straight win of the campaign. With a final score of 59-55, the Jackets not only picked up their fourth straight victory, but their sixth dating back to the final two games of last year. “It … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University women’s basketball team has started its season 4-0 for the first time since 2010-11. Now, with momentum from non-conference wins, the Yellow Jackets will open Presidents’ Athletic Conference play against Grove City on Nov. 20, hoping to snap a 13-game losing streak to the Wolverines. “Build confidence to learn and grow on … Continue reading
Waynesburg women’s basketball has secured their third straight win of the season in a overtime thriller against Carlow 80-79. This marks the first time that the team has started the season 3-0 since the 2010-11 season. That year the Jackets made it up to a 6-0 start and by the end of the year had … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University women’s basketball team began the 2024-25 season with a dominant performance, defeating Pitt-Greensburg 96-64 in the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse. Head coach Sam Jones earned his 183rd career win at the helm of the program Friday, Nov. 8. “This team is already much better than last year,” Jones said. “They were incredible all … Continue reading
Last season, the lady jackets fell short of expectations. Six wins and 19 losses, with a 7th ranked offense and 8th ranked defense in the President’s Athletic Conference does not win championships. Within those numbers and rankings, there were sparks on this team that showed flashes of greatness. Those sparks are now Sophomores and Juniors. … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University Yellow Jackets hosted the winless Thiel Tomcats on Saturday and ended the season with back-to-back wins. The Seniors led the way in scoring with Grad Student Anika Dansby scoring her career high in points with 22 and 4-6 from the arc and Senior Marley Wolf scoring 15 points and going 3-7 from … Continue reading
The women’s basketball team traveled north to the Geneva College Golden Tornadoes and took a tough 77-52 loss. Kalista Friday finished the game with nine points and four rebounds, and Kayla Howard also had nine points for the Yellow Jackets. The Lady Jackets kept the game close at the beginning going into the second quarter only … Continue reading
On Saturday, the Waynesburg University Women’s Basketball team played in Latrobe PA, against the St Vincent Bearcats, losing 70-58. In what was a back-and-forth affair, at the end of the first quarter the Lady Jackets led 19 to 17. It was St Vincent though battling back and taking the 34 to 25 leads at halftime. … Continue reading
On Wednesday, the women’s basketball team lost to conference rival Washington and Jefferson 77-51. Mia Henkins led the way for the Lady J’s with 15 points, and sophomore Julz Mohrbacher was second with eight points and eight rebounds. At the end of the first quarter the Presidents led by six points. Moving into the second, … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University Yellow Jackets slow start leads to a 13-point loss to out-of-conference opponent The College of Wooster 68-55. After being outscored in the first quarter 22-7 the Lady J’s replied with a 21-10 second quarter to make it 32-28 at the half. “It was just a lack of execution,” head coach Sam Jones … Continue reading
