• Box Score

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. (Jan. 9) – The Waynesburg University women's basketball team remained winless in conference play following a 59-35 loss to Westminster College Wednesday night.

The Yellow Jackets fall to 0-4 in league play and 1-11 overall this year after winning their season opener on Nov. 16. Despite being without the conference's leading scorer, the Titans managed to improve to 2-2 in conference action and 9-3 overall.

Freshman guard Marquis Demniak led Waynesburg with nine points in 19 minutes off the bench. Junior forward Jeanette Wonsettler and freshman forward Elisha Jones added seven and six points, respectively, against Westminster.

The Titans jumped out to a 9-0 lead in the first nine minutes of the game before Elisha Jones converted a free throw. The Yellow Jackets relied on free throws in the first period, as they failed to make a field goal until Elisha Jones scored on a lay-up with just 2:53 left before halftime. Westminster took a 25-8 lead into the half after shooting 45.5 percent from the floor in the first 20 minutes of the game.

In the second half, the Titans expanded their lead to as many as 31 points, 41-10, with 12:08 left in the game before the Yellow Jackets eventually trimmed the deficit to 21 points, 50-29, with 3:26 following a three-pointer from Wonsettler.

For the game, Westminster made 52.2 percent (24-of-46) of its shots compared to Waynesburg shooting a season-worst 23.9 percent (11-of-46) from the floor. The Titans held a slim 31-26 advantage in the rebounding category with senior guard Amanda Mitchell and sophomore guard Johnna Deco leading the Yellow Jackets with six rebounds each.

The Titans featured three starters in double-figure scoring, led by 14 points from senior forward Terese Marszalek.

Waynesburg returns to action on Saturday, Jan. 12, when it hosts Geneva College for a 5:30 p.m. contest at Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse.

Notes:
Junior guard Sarah Gossett and junior forward Michaelene Jones each returned to the court after missing the last two games due injuries. The two regular starters combined for 30 minutes off the bench.