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WAYNESBURG, Pa. (Jan 19.) – The Waynesburg University women's basketball team shot 48 percent from the field and cruised to a 76-54 victory over visiting Bethany College on Saturday afternoon at the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse.
 
With the victory, the Jackets improved to 7-3 in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) and 8-9 overall. Bethany dropped to 3-7 in the PAC and 5-12 for the season.
 
The two teams went back-and-forth for the first eight minutes of competition before the Jackets grabbed a four-point lead at the 12:10 mark following a layup by senior forward Paige Pearce that pushed the score to 12-8. Waynesburg never trailed from that point on, as the Jackets methodically worked their lead up to as many as 14 points in the first half, when freshman Heather Davis sunk a jumper to make the score 33-19 at the 2:55 mark of the first half. Waynesburg held a 35-24 lead at halftime.
 
After a Bison free throw closed the Jackets' lead to 10 at 35-25 in the second half, Waynesburg used a 7-0 run to extend its lead to 42-25 at the 16:25 mark. The Jackets continued to lead by as many as 13 until Bethany closed to 46-35 with 13:40 left to play. From that point on, the Jackets built up leads as big as 27 points, before wrapping up the victory.
 
Waynesburg picked up the win despite being out-rebounded by a slim 44-to-42 margin.
 
Drayer tallied a team-high 14 points to lead the Jackets' offense. Pearce also finished in double figures with 11 points and a team-best nine rebounds. Junior Elaine Hasek and freshman Gina Rievel tallied nine points each, while senior Brittany Spencer poured in eight in the win.
 
Waynesburg looks to make it to two victories in a row when the Jackets travel to Grove City on Wednesday. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m.