WAYNESBURG, Pa. (Nov. 25) – The Waynesburg University women's basketball team snuck in one final game before Thanksgiving by hosting Hood on Tuesday night at the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse. The Yellow Jackets will have plenty to be thankful for on Thursday, as they not only defeated the visiting Blazers 86-54, but earned 18^th-year head coach Sam Jones his 200^th career win.
 
Waynesburg (2-4) started off hot, going on a 9-0 run through the first three minutes of the game. Hood (2-3) rebounded to cut the lead to 18-15 at the end of the quarter.
 
After the Blazers made it a one-point game early in the second period, the Yellow Jackets had the answer as senior Kalista Friday (Woodsfield, Ohio / Monroe Central) put the team on her back, scoring 12 of Waynesburg's 21 points in the quarter to take a 39-30 advantage into the locker room.
 
The Yellow Jackets kept things rolling in the third quarter as they outscored the Blazers 23-10, capitalizing on five turnovers to build the lead to 62-40 entering the final quarter. The Jackets never allowed the opposition to make a run at a comeback by outscoring Hood 24-14 in the fourth quarter to complete the victory.
 
Friday led the Yellow Jackets in scoring for a third-straight game with a season-high 25 points on a perfect 9-for-9 shooting from the floor. She also collected a game-high four steals.
 
Miller chipped in 12 points, six rebounds and two steals to the winning effort. Junior Kara McFadden (Painesville, Ohio / Fairport Harding) checked in with 10 points, four assists and four rebounds. Wesolowski contributed nine points and a game-high seven rebounds.
 
Waynesburg had perhaps its best night of the season on the glass, as it outpaced Hood 41-28 in rebounding.
 
The Yellow Jackets return to the court on Wednesday, Dec. 3, in their first Presidents' Athletic Conference matchup against Franciscan at the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.