Waynesburg women drop one to Saint Vincent

Big halftime deficit too much for Jackets to overcome in 72-52 loss

Box Score

WAYNESBURG, Pa. (Jan. 13) - The Waynesburg women's basketball team dropped a 72-52 contest to visiting Saint Vincent on Wednesday night. The Bearcats (11-3) raced out to a 42-23 halftime lead over the Yellow Jackets (5-9) and played their opponents evenly in the second half to pick up the win.

The victorious 'Cats were led by a trio of players who put up at least 15 points a-piece. Sophomore Emily Fenton led the group with 18 points, while freshman Melissa Mansur added 16 and sophomore Brittany Sedlock chipped in 15. Junior Maria Baroffio also reached double digits for Saint Vincent with 11 points. Sedlock had a double-double night with 11 rebounds.

Waynesburg was led by freshman forward Brittany Spencer, who tallied team highs in both points (10) and rebounds (8). Junior forward Elisha Jones added nine points and seven rebounds to the night.

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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...

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.

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.

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.

TV Football

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

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.

Unbreakable record

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

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.

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