Waynesburg women tangle with Saint Vincent

Yellow Jackets drop 83-61 contest with Bearcats

LATROBE, Pa. (Feb. 13) – The Waynesburg University women’s basketball team suffered an 83-61 loss at the hands of Saint Vincent on Saturday night in Latrobe.

The win gives the Bearcats a two-game season sweep of the Yellow Jackets and a 17-5 overall record. Waynesburg slips to 8-15 on the year.

The Yellow Jackets played well through the first 20 minutes of action and trailed by just four points (35-31) at halftime. However, Saint Vincent went on an 11-0 run over the first 3:38 of the second period to take control of the contest with a 46-31 lead.

The Jackets were led by sophomore point guard Hannah Hunter, who poured in a team-high 11 points. Freshman forward Brittany Spencer pulled down a Waynesburg-best six rebounds in the loss and added eight points to her night.

Maria Baroffio led a trio of Saint Vincent players who reached double digits with a game-high 22 points. Brittany Sedlock contributed a double-double performance with 14 points and 10 rebounds. The Bearcats held a big advantage on the glass, out-rebounding the Jackets 47-32.

Things don’t get any easier for Waynesburg when they return to the court, as they have to travel to Washington & Jefferson to face the nationally ranked Presidents.

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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...

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.

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.

Going nowhere fast

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

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.

Unbreakable record

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

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.

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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