Waynesburg men's hoopsters fall to Thiel

Yellow Jackets drop PAC contest to Tomcats by 78-54 final

WAYNESBURG, Pa. (Feb. 8) – The Waynesburg men’s basketball team fell to Thiel by the final of 78-54 on Wednesday night at the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse.

The Tomcats (12-9, 5-4) opened up a 37-25 lead at halftime, before out-scoring Waynesburg by 12 points (41-29) in the second half to clinch the win. The Yellow Jackets fell to 2-17 on the year and 0-10 in PAC play.

Waynesburg got a team-high 10 points from freshman point guard Ben Altmeyer, who was the team’s leading scorer. Junior guard Erik Noone and senior guard Ryan Courneen added eight points each in the loss. Noone added a game-high three steals on the night.

The Tomcats, which out-shot Waynesburg 44 percent (28-of-64) to 32 percent (19-of-60), saw four of their starting five reach double-digit scoring on the night. Senior guard Sean Devinney led the quartet with a game-high 17 points. Thiel also held a 47-35 advantage in rebounding.

The Jackets return to the court on Wednesday, Feb. 10, when they travel to Thomas More to face the Saints in a PAC showdown.

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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.

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.

TV Football

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

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.

Don Herrman

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

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.

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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