Waynesburg women come back to down La Roche

Yellow Jackets pick up first win of the season by the score of 2-1

PITTSBURGH, Pa. (Sept. 7) – After falling behind early, the Waynesburg University women’s soccer team came back to win its first game of the season by the final score of 2-1 at La Roche.

The Redhawks (0-3) took a 1-0 lead into halftime, but the Jackets tied the game at 1-1 on a goal by junior forward Courtney Ebersole with 26:33 to go in the game. Freshman Susie Godwin assisted on the game-tying score. With the game tied at 1-1 and 13:27 left in the game, junior Terrin Crist buried the game-winning goal on an assist from Ebersole to seal the deal.

Junior keeper Katrina Kelly made four saves in net to lead her team to victory.

The win was the first women’s victory for new head coach Sean McCarthy. Earlier in the day, McCarthy led the Waynesburg men to their first victory of the season, and his first win as a collegiate head coach.

The Jackets will look to keep the winning ways going on Thursday, Sept. 9, when they host Point Park.

Sport:

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.

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.

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.

Going nowhere fast

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

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.

Don Herrman

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

TV Football

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

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