Men's basketball ends regular season at home

Yellow Jackets lose 99-68 to Geneva

WAYNESBURG, Pa. (Feb. 20) – The Waynesburg University men’s basketball team ended their regular season with a 99-68 loss at the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse to Geneva on Saturday.

Waynesburg fell to 2-21 on the year, while the Golden Tornadoes improved to 14-11.

Geneva jumped out to a 12-4 lead over the first five minutes of play and never looked back. They held a major advantage on the glass, out-rebounding their hosts by a 62-28 margin. The Tornadoes also out-did the Jackets from three-point range (11-of-28 to 3-of-23), and dished out 21 assists to Waynesburg’s six.

The Yellow Jackets were led by junior guard Steven Iser, who recorded a team-high 14 points. Senior guard Ryan Courneen, who was playing in his final game at the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse, added 11.

Geneva was paced by junior forward Rich Colick’s game-high 32 points and 13 rebounds. The visitors got a second double-double effort from sophomore forward Lambros Svingos (18 points, 12 rebounds).

The Jackets return to action on Tuesday, Feb. 23, for the first round of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Championship tournament. They will travel to Crestview Hills, Ky., to face the defending conference champs from Thomas More. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 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...

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.

Going nowhere fast

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

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.

TV Football

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

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.

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.

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