Women's volleyball drops home contest to Bethany

Yellow Jackets and Bison take part in "Dig for the Cure" campaign

WAYNESBURG, Pa. (Oct. 22) – The Waynesburg University women’s volleyball team fell by the final of 3-1 to Bethany on Thursday night at the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse.

The Bison (13-12, 4-7) and the Yellow Jackets (5-18, 2-11) split the first two sets, with Bethany taking the first set 26-24 and the Jackets rebounding with a 25-23 win in set two. Unfortunately, the visitors closed up the victory with triumphs in set three (25-12) and set four (25-16).

The Jacket attack was led by sophomore Jordan Barton, who racked up a team-high 12 kills, while junior Rachell Storm had another solid defensive performance with 24 digs. Freshman Presley Cupp chipped in 14 digs.

Freshman Carly Smithyman recorded a Waynesburg-best 27 assists in the loss.

Though Waynesburg couldn’t find victory over the Bison, the night was still a positive one, as the Yellow Jackets took part in the “Dig for the Cure” program, which raises money for Breast Cancer research and awareness.

Waynesburg is back in action on Tuesday, Oct. 27, when they travel to Saint Vincent to face the Bearcats.

Sport:

Athletes of the Week

Dan Bruni

Wrestling

Bruni went 3-0 during Waynesburg’s home quad-match against Penn State Greater Allegheny, Penn State Beaver and Penn State Fayette. The sophomore won two matches by major decision and scored a fall in just 31 seconds over Greater Allegheny’s Soham Salvi.

Jessi Drayer

Women's Basketball

Drayer poured in a team-high 21.0 points per game for the 1-1 Yellow Jackets this past week. She was the team’s leading scorer in both games, going for a game-high 23 points against Westminster, before pouring in a contest-best 19 points in a win over Geneva. The Waterford, Ohio native averaged 21 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game this week.

What are you most looking forward to in 2012 when it comes to Waynesburg sports?

Seeing how far the women's basketball team can go in the PAC tournament and beyond.
The wrestling team going for a third-straight PAC team title.
The Jacket softball team playing to get back into the PAC playoffs.
Waynesburg track taking another shot at an elusive PAC team title.
Just being outside when the weather turns warm.

Did You Know...

TV Football

Waynesburg played in the first televised football game. The Yellow Jackets faced Fordham on Sept. 20, 1939 in Randalls Island, N.Y.

Jackets own Nittany Lions

The Waynesburg football team is 2-0 all-time against Penn State. The last time they met was in 1932, when the Jackets won 7-6.

Don Herrman

Former Waynesburg football great Don Herrman played for the New York Giants and New Orleans Saints from 1969 to 1977.

Going nowhere fast

Waynesburg held Westminster to minus-105 yards rushing in a game in 1967.

The Three Musketeers

Dominick Hunter, Ivan Hawkins and Paul D'Imperio, who rank 1-2-3 in career receptions , all played together from 2002 to 2004.

Champions in the classroom

During the 2009-10 school year, no school in the conference boasted more honorees on the PAC Academic Honor Roll than Waynesburg.

Unbreakable record

In 2009, Scott Cree ran an interception back 100 yards for a touchdown, a record that can't be broken.

Headlee's All-American resume

Head wrestling coach Ron Headlee was a three-time NAIA All-American at Messiah College and the school's first NCAA All-American.

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