Brooke Fuller named PAC Player of the Week, sits 70 points away from 1,000 for career

Senior forward Brooke Fuller checked off a few boxes this past week for the Waynesburg women’s basketball team, looking to make her senior year as memorable as possible. Fuller was named Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Player of the Week this past Monday for her performances against Grove City and Franciscan, guiding the Yellow Jackets to … Continue reading

Waynesburg women’s basketball drops to 0-5, loses to Otterbein University 90-62 (From 11-23-21)

By Jesse Cain The Waynesburg women’s basketball team drops to 0-5 in another precarious game, losing to Otterbein University 90-62. This is the 10th straight loss for Waynesburg on the road going back to the 2019-2020 season. “A couple rough results and I’m not sure why,” head coach Sam Jones said. “But we’re coming out … Continue reading

Women’s basketball falls to 0-4 with 80-52 loss at Penn State Behrend (From 11-20-21)

By Jesse Cain The Waynesburg women’s basketball team fell on the road to Penn State Behrend 80-52 Saturday, Nov. 20 in Erie, PA. This marked the second game on their overnight road trip weekend. Waynesburg started the game slow on both offense and defense as Penn State Behrend outscored Waynesburg 32-9 in the first quarter. … Continue reading

Lady Jackets Basketball Gets Early Lead, But Falls 63-56 to Houghton in New York (From 11-19-21)

The Waynesburg women’s basketball team hit the road to face Houghton Friday night looking for its first win of the 2021-22 season.  The Yellow Jackets (0-3) battled tough throughout the entire game but fell short down the stretch  in New York, losing 63-56 against a tough Highlanders (2-1) team.   Waynesburg started off the game on … Continue reading

Waynesburg swatted out of Hiram in overtime loss

Lady Jackets led by Avery Robinson's 21 points during the loss

The Waynesburg University Women’s basketball team fought back in the fourth quarter with two minutes left.  Finding itself in a seven-point deficit, the Yellow Jackets went on a nine-point run before Hiram answered to send the game into overtime.  Hiram’s senior Madisen Branch put up a career-high 34 points to defeat Waynesburg.  With 30 lead … Continue reading

Waynesburg Women’s Basketball 2021-2022 season preview

Former Lady Jacket player Andrea Orlosky returns as assistant coach

By: Tyler Zeman  For The Yellow Jacket For more coverage of the women’s basketball team, check out Tyler’s season preview on the WUDP YouTube page here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hlk9Es0u61c The Waynesburg women’s basketball team will tip-off their winter season tonight at 7p.m. as they travel to Hiram to take on the Terriers.  Head Coach Sam Jones had a … Continue reading

1,000 Points, even more memories

Lasting impact made on coaches, teammates and program by Lady Jackets senior

Waynesburg University Women’s Basketball Head Coach Sam Jones was on a mission to recruit a standout basketball player at a 2017 PIAA Girls’ Playoff game. The game featured Bishop Canevin High School and West Shamokin High School, a game in which Jones was scouting a Crusader from Bishop Canevin. The Crusaders won the game by … Continue reading

Lady Jackets close out regular season with win vs Franciscan

Carried two-game win streak into PAC tournament

The 2020-2021 regular season ended on a high note for the Waynesburg University Women’s basketball team on Tuesday March 9th. The Lady Jackets defeated  Franciscan University 75-53 at the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse. Waynesburg improved to  2-7  on the season after leading the entire game while Franciscan fell to 1-8.   Yellow Jackets coach Sam Jones was … Continue reading

Lady Jackets pick up first win as Orlosky reaches 1,000 points

Senior guard has 18 to lead all scorers in game

The Waynesburg University Women’s basketball team’s long awaited first win of the season came at the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse this past Saturday. The Lady Jackets defeated the Thiel Tomcats (1-6) 64-47 on Senior Day to improve to 1-7 with just one game remaining on the season.  The win was made even sweeter when Senior guard … Continue reading