MEADVILLE, Pa. (Feb. 18) – The Waynesburg University men's basketball team closed out the 2022-23 season with a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) road trip to Allegheny on Saturday. The Yellow Jackets fell 111-62 to the Gators.
After 3:03 of play, the score was tied at 7-7. Unfortunately, Allegheny (17-8, 15-5) took control of the contest with a 15-0 run that put Waynesburg (5-19, 3-17) in a hole it simply wasn't about to dig out of over the remainder of the game. After one half of play, the Gators led 55-27.
Allegheny outscored Waynesburg 56-35 in the second period to close out the win.
Junior
Antone Baker (Maple Heights, Ohio / Maple Heights) led the Jackets with 13 points and seven rebounds, both of which were team highs. Graduate student
Matt Popeck (Washington, Pa. / Washington) capped his illustrious collegiate career by scoring 10 points and further cementing his spot as the number-five all-time leading scorer in program history.