Women's hoops falls at home to W&J

Despite game-high 18 points from Elisha Jones, Waynesburg drops 65-49 contest

WAYNESBURG, Pa. (Jan. 16) – Despite boasting the game’s leading scorer and rebounder, the Waynesburg University women’s basketball team couldn’t find a way past the nationally-ranked Presidents of Washington & Jefferson on Saturday night.

The Presidents (13-2, 5-1) got out to a 29-21 halftime lead and built on it throughout the second half on their way to a 65-49 Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) victory at the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse. The loss dropped the Yellow Jackets 5-10 overall on the season and 2-5 in PAC play.

Some shooting struggles from the field hindered Waynesburg’s chances at an upset of the 25^th-ranked Presidents, as the home team managed to connect on just 28 percent of their shots (16-of-57). W&J, on the other hand, went 22-of-53 from the floor.

The Yellow Jackets’ Elisha Jones led all scorers with 18 points on six-of-14 shooting. Senior guard Johnna Deco led all players in rebounding with 11 boards. The Jackets also got a solid all-around effort from freshman forward Brittany Spencer, who rolled up nine points and eight rebounds.

The Presidents were led by senior forward Maggie Gibson, who recorded a double-double on 11 points and 10 rebounds.

Waynesburg will try to get back on the winning track when they head to Beaver Falls, Pa. to Geneva on Jan. 20. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m.

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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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Don Herrman

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

TV Football

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

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