Despite superb performance from Young, Jacket men fall at Geneva

Junior sets game highs in points and rebounds during 75-56 loss

Shot of Jeff young for 0109 mbb release vs. Westminster

BEAVER FALLS, Pa. (Jan. 20) – Despite junior forward Jeff Young posting game highs in points and rebounds, the Waynesburg University men’s basketball team fell on the road to Geneva by the final score of 75-56. The loss moved the Yellow Jackets to 2-13, while the Golden Tornadoes improved to 10-7.

The home team raced out to a 40-19 halftime lead and never looked back against the Jackets, who were hampered by some sub-par three-point shooting. Waynesburg connected on just one-of-15 attempts from beyond the arc, while the Tornadoes converted seven-of-19 from downtown.

In just his second game with the team this season, Young piled up 18 points and eight rebounds. Freshman point guard Ben Altmeyer added 12 points and seven rebounds in the loss. Geneva, which sported five players with at least seven points each, were paced by Rich Colick, who racked up a team-best 17 points on seven-of-eight shooting.

Waynesburg is off until Jan. 27, when they travel to Bethany to face the Bison in a Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) showdown.

Sport:

2.4.12 | 3:30 p.m.

Men's Basketball vs Saint Vincent

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2.8.12 | 7:30 p.m.

Men's Basketball vs Bethany

2.11.12 | 3:30 p.m.

Men's Basketball vs Thomas More

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.

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.

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.

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.

Going nowhere fast

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

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