Waynesburg Yellow Jackets (4-18, 3-14) at Chatham Cougars (20-3, 16-2), February 10, noon
Athletic and Fitness Center, Pittsburgh
SERIES RECAP --Â Waynesburg leads the all-time series 26-15 ... The two sides first met on December 3, 2002, a 72-40 Jacket victory ... Chatham has won the last eight head-to-head meetings and have held the Yellow Jackets to 54 points or fewer in the last seven matchups ... The Orange and Black last topped the Cougars 70-59 on January 23, 2019 ... Brooke Fuller had a game-high 22 points and game-best-tying 11 rebounds in that win ... Then player and current assistant coach
Andrea Orlosky notched 19 points and 11 rebounds in the Jackets' 2019 victory.
FIRST 2024 MEETING -- In their first meeting this season, the Cougars won 58-49 on January 6 ... The Yellow Jackets led 17-15 after the first quarter and ended the half on an 11-2 spurt over 2:58 to lead 32-24 at the break ... The Cougars won the game in the third quarter, outscoring Waynesburg 21-3 to turn an 8-point half-time deficit into a 10-point lead (45-35) going into the final quarter ...
Marley Wolf (13 points),
Kayla Howard (11) and
Kalista Friday (10) all scored in double figures ... Chatham's 58 points was their third-lowest total of the season and least points scored in a win.
BALANCED PRODUCTION -- Four Yellow Jackets average at least 7 points per game on the season ... Friday (9.1 points), Howard (8.2),
Julz Mohrbacher (7.3) and
Mia Henkins (7.2) lead the way for Waynesburg ... In their
99-81 win over Thiel on January 13, four Jackets scored in double figures ... In terms of shooting percentage,
Madisen Dayton (46.1%), Mohrbacher (44.3) and Howard (40.9%) all sit above 40% on the season.Â
SCOUTING THE COUGARS -- Chatham is 0.5 game behind Washington & Jefferson for the top spot in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) ... The Cougars lead the conference in points per game (76.8), steals per game (17.0) and opponent turnovers per game (27.0) ... Chatham runs a fast-paced offense, utilizes full-court pressure and looks to score in transition as much as possible ... The Cougars attempt the second most 3-balls per game in the PAC (26.7) ...
Aurielle Brunner leads the conference in steals per game (4.5).Â
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