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Waynesburg women fade down the stretch against Saints

Jackets keep it close into second half, but fall 82-52 to Thomas More

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WAYNESBURG, Pa. (Jan. 9) – The Waynesburg University women’s basketball team showed no fear of 14^th-ranked Thomas More when the two squads clashed on Saturday at the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse.

Four minutes into the second half, the Yellow Jackets trailed by just four points (38-34) and a stunning upset looked like a possibility. However, the Saints regrouped and showed why they are one of the best teams in the country by rolling to an 82-52 win. The loss dropped the Jackets to 5-8 overall and 2-4 in Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) play. The Saints are now 11-2 on the season and 4-1 in PAC play.

After five-and-a-half minutes of play, the Jackets were able to open up an 8-7 lead, thanks to a jump shot by junior forward Elisha Jones. Though that was the last time Waynesburg had the lead, the home team stayed with their highly touted opponents throughout the first 20 minutes of play. When the first half drew to a close, the Jackets trailed by just eight points (31-23).

As previously mentioned, Waynesburg continued to stick with the Saints through the first minutes of the second period. Unfortunately, the Jackets finally ran out of steam and Thomas More took over with several long scoring runs that put the game away.

Waynesburg got a strong effort on the boards from freshman forward Brittany Spencer, who pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds. Jones led the team in scoring with 12 points, while senior guard Johnna Deco added 11, and sophomore Morgan Hoone chipped in nine.

The Saints were paced by sophomore guard Chelsea Tolliver, who poured in a game-high 25 points.

The Jackets will try to get back on the winning track on Jan. 13, when they host Saint Vincent for a 5:30 p.m. tip-off.

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Athletes of the Week

Amanda Baughman

Softball

Baughman drilled a three-run double in the third inning of Waynesburg's 4-2 win over Trine to break up a scoreless tie and give the Jackets a 3-0 lead. When she was in the field, the native of Washington, Pa. allowed just two hits and a walk, while picking up a pair of strikeouts. She didn’t allow a hit through the first three innings of the seven-inning affair. She was also named PAC Pitcher and Hitter of the Week.

Nick Garber

Wrestling

Garber beat some of the best Division III wrestlers in the country on his way to finishing seventh at this year’s Division III National Wrestling Championships this past weekend in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. After losing his opening match, Garber bounced back by beating Paul Marcello of Johns Hopkins 8-7 and picking up a dominating 13-6 upset win over fourth-seeded Sean White of Augsburg. The Waynesburg native then secured seventh place by beating Corey Brown of Thiel 13-6. He also became the school's first wrestling All-American since 2001.