WAYNESBURG, Pa. (Feb. 14) – The Waynesburg University women's basketball team hosted Thiel on Monday for a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) matchup. The Yellow Jackets rolled past the Tomcats to the tune of a 79-58 win.
 
Things started slowly for Waynesburg (5-17, 5-11), which trailed 6-3 after 1:05 of play. Thiel (4-15, 2-11) still led 8-7 following 5:18 of action. However, an 11-0 run over the next 3:40 allowed the Yellow Jackets to take an 18-8 advantage. Sophomore guard Marley Wolf (Ellwood City Pa. / Riverside) and freshman forward Madisen Dayton (Ridgeley, W.Va. / Calvary Christian Academy) tallied seven and four points, respectively, with all five field goals coming in the paint.
 
Thiel stopped the surge, but Dayton logged a buzzer-beating layup to give her team a 20-10 lead heading into the second quarter.
 
The Jacket lead grew to 26-12 after 2:15 of action in the second quarter. The host squad led for the remainder of the half and another buzzer-beating field goal, this one a three pointer by junior guard Anika Dansby (Massilon, Ohio / Washington), sent Waynesburg to the locker room with a 41-26 advantage.
 
The third quarter saw the Jackets lead by as many as 19 points (58-39) following a three pointer by sophomore guard Avery Robinson (Ravenna, Ohio / Ravenna) with 59 seconds showing on the scoreboard. More last-second points came when Wolf drew a foul with one second remaining in the quarter and connected on one-of-two free throws to put Waynesburg up 59-41.
 
The home team truly put the game out of reach in the fourth when a 12-0 run turned a 19-point lead into a 77-46 advantage. With 3:48 left to play, Waynesburg head coach Sam Jones went to his bench to close out the evening.
 
Senior center Brooke Fuller (Allison Park, Pa. / Hampton) posted her second double-double in as many games and seventh of the season after recording a game-high 18 points and 10 rebounds. Wolf tallied 16 points, while Robinson posted 13 points and six boards. Dansby did a fantastic job of distributing the basketball as she handed out a game-high eight assists to go with seven points and three rebounds.
 
Dayton continued to look like one of the top bench players in the conference as she posted a double-double of her own on 11 points and 11 rebounds, six of which were on the offensive side. She shot five-of-seven from the floor and did all of it while only playing 19 minutes.
 
Waynesburg is back in action at the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse on Wednesday, Feb. 16, when it welcomes Bethany to town. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.