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Join us in congratulating
@MattPopeck5
on joining the 1,000 point club during his 36 point effort in a conference road win at Saint Vincent
Popeck's line - 36 points (28 in the second half) 14-24 FG, 5-10 3s, 3-4 FT and 9 rebounds
Congrats Matt!!
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Senior Guard
@MattPopeck5
named All-PAC First Team
Season Stats (PAC Rank)
20.7 ppg (2nd)
36.1% 3s (4th)
81% FT (3rd)
69 3 pointers made (3rd)
37 minutes per game (1st)
League best 14 FGM v SVC on 11/27
League best 41 points/11 3s made v Stevenson on 12/30
Congrats Matt!
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Matt Popeck (
@MattPopeck5
) made a Waynesburg University record 11 three-pointers this afternoon on his way to a career high 41 points during a 83-69 win over Stevenson University
Season Stats
22.6 PPG (2nd PAC)
43% 3pt FG (1st PAC)
89.5% FT (1st PAC)
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This is our schedule for the 2022-2023 season! We can’t wait to get to work!!
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FINAL FROM BEAVER FALLS ‼️‼️
Notables⏬⏬
First PAC Tournament win since 2015
First road PAC Tournament win since 2006
@NijonKirkman1
leads the way with a career high 28p and 17r and 2 clutch FT with 3.7 seconds left
Waynesburg out-rebounds Geneva 45-27
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Victory! A very hard fought win on the road
@BaronVonSteubie
Waynesburg 90
Franciscan 71
Stats and notables to follow...
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Yesterday, Nijon Kirkman (
@NijonKirkman1
) made his season debut for the Melbourne Uni Black Angels of the Australian BigV Division 1
Nijon, who was a mid-season signing, scored 11 points and grabbed 4 rebounds off the bench to help the first place Black Angels improve to 12-1
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‼️SCHEDULE RELEASE ALERT‼️
Mark your 📆 for some Waynesburg Basketball games in 2021-2022
@WaynesburgSport
@PAC_Athletics
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Coach Sampson,
@WUBallers
will get a box out tomorrow. Challenge
@PAC_Athletics
schools to do the same.
#HoustonStrong
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Our Program is extremely saddened by the loss of Coach Marisa. Have heard from so many alumni today sharing stories of Coach and how he helped shape their lives. An extraordinary person, career and life.
Our thoughts are with his family at this time.
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Juniors Brennan Smith and Frank Bozicevic took home Play of the Year with this play from our home game against W&J! 🏀🏆
S/O to
@WUSportsNetwork
for the call!
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A win for the home team‼️
@MattPopeck5
explodes for 35 points (7 3s)
@RyanFelberg
15pts 7reb 3ast 0to
Scheidt 12pts 3reb (off bench)
FG% - Waynesburg 52.1, Muskingum 35.7
3pt FG - Waynesburg 10/17 (59%), Muskingum 8/35 (23%)
FTs - Waynesburg 21-26 (81%), Muskingum 7-9 (78%)
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A very successful semester in the classroom, including 3 individuals who earned a 4.0 GPA!!
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This is getting kind of redundant….
For the 3rd time this year
@MattPopeck5
has been named PAC Player of the Week
Matt’s week included a 41 point outburst and a school record 11 3-pointers during a win vs Stevenson
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Tomorrow starting at Noon EST, we will announce our 2020 recruiting class. The newest members of our program will be announced in alphabetical order every 30 minutes - make sure to check in to welcome the newest members of Waynesburg Basketball
@WaynesburgSport
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FINAL FROM THE FIELDHOUSE‼️‼️
Waynesburg holds off Grove City 76-62
Notables⏬
@MattPopeck5
leads the way with 33p
@jansenknotts
23p
@NijonKirkman1
10p 9r 4a
@wilt_bryson
7p 5a 2stl
Waynesburg shoots 28-52 (54% - season high)
📸-
@NathanGrella
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🟠The 2023-2024 schedule is officially set🟠 LETS GO YELLOW JACKETS🔥
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Take a look at where the Jackets are from! Keep your eyes open for the announcing of our recruiting class which will take place next month.
#GoJackets
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Huge conference W on the road. Stuck together and pulled it out! So proud of this group.
#GoJackets
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Hard fought PAC WIN‼️
@MattPopeck5
leads all scorers with 31p (26 in the 2H)
@jansenknotts
19p (career high), 8r
@NijonKirkman1
13p 11r (6th double double this season)
WU erases an 8 point HT deficit to improve to 8-4 (4-1)
📸-
@NathanGrella
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From Wednesday’s 90-71 win over Franciscan:
Felberg - 21p, 6r (career high)
Alonzo - 17p, 12r
Knotts - 14p, 16r (both career highs)
Wilt - 13p, 4a, 4blk (all career highs)
Popeck - 14p off bench (all in 2nd half)
Bennett - 8p, 7r (career high)
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‼️The Votes Are In‼️ Congratulations to senior Antone Baker on his All-PAC (First Team) and Defensive Player of the Year honors🧡🖤 Tone averaged 18 points, 8 rebounds, 2 blocks, and 1.7 steals in the Yellow Jackets’ 2023-2024 campaign. Very well deserved - congrats again Tone!
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Huge shoutout to
@wu_THEHIVE
and all the students/faculty/staff that have supported us this season
The environment during our games at the Fieldhouse all year, and our two
@PAC_Athletics
tournament road games was phenomenal. Your support does not go unnoticed. Thank you!
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October 18th-20th is the NCAA Diversity and Inclusion social media campaign! Today we explore our student-athletes perspectives and experiences. Here is what several of our student-athletes have learned from their experiences so far!
#NCAAInclusion
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2 STRAIGHT WINS
Waynesburg - 73
@HiramMBB
- 67 (OT)
5 players in double figures ⬇️
@MattPopeck5
leads all players with 23pts and 5stl
@NijonKirkman1
12pts 7reb 4blk
@jansenknotts
10pts 10reb
@wilt_bryson
10pts 5reb 4ast 4stl
@RyanFelberg
10pts 3ast
Hiram - 25/75 FG (33.3%)‼️
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Starting off the conference schedule at 1-0! Antone Baker led the way with 28pts/10rebs, with four others finishing in double digits. Mitchum also contributed 5 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists off the bench. Heading to Westminster College on Tuesday night for a 7:30pm tip off🧡
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FINAL FROM ERIE
Waynesburg - 60
@PSBhoops
- 57 (OT)
@MattPopeck5
led all scorers with 18 points
@NijonKirkman1
records the first double-double of his Waynesburg career with 12 points and 11 rebounds
@wilt_bryson
13 points (10 in 2H)
Waynesburg FG% Defense - 18-55 FG (32.7%‼️)
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WE'RE BAAAAAACCCCKKKKK!!!
🏀 GAMEDAY!!🏀
@WUBallers
v.
@HilbertAthletic
🐝 v. 🦅
📍 Hafner Rec Center (Hamburg, NY)
🕗 8:00 pm
💻
📊 N/A
#FliptheScript
#Yet
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Our final Senior of the night is Nate Gearhart. Nate grew up in Huntingdon, PA where he graduated from Huntingdon High School. He will graduate Waynesburg with a degree in Criminal Justice.
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Our thoughts and prayers go out to Waynesburg University students, coaches, and staff.
#waynesburgstrong
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Our first Senior we will honor tonight is Clay Carper. Clay is from Cleveland, OH and attended Lutheran West High School. He will graduate with a degree in Public Relations.
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Big time road win locks up our spot in
@PAC_Athletics
tournament.
BUT FIRST we need everybody at the Fieldhouse Saturday afternoon for our final regular season game vs Bethany at 3:30.
@WaynesburgSAAC
@wu_THEHIVE
#PACKITOUT
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‼️‼️ GAMEDAY ‼️‼️
💥 JOIN US AS WE WELCOME FANS BACK TO MARISA FIELDHOUSE 💥
Link to watch -
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Coach
@FusinaTim
named D3 Coach of the Week by
@HoopDirt
/
@JustPlaySS
for our efforts in a 2-0 week last week
Check out the article ⏬⏬
Congrats Coach!
Week 4
@HoopDirt
/
@JustPlaySS
MBB COW winners announced today!
Read about the recipients at the D1, D2, D3, NAIA, and JUCO levels ⤵️
🔗
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For day 2 of the NCAA Diversity and Inclusion social media campaign, the focus is on Allyship. We had some of our student-athletes share how they make those around them feel more welcome, and how they help foster a supportive and welcoming community!
#NCAAInclusion
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Down in Beckley, WV tonight checking out a future Jacket in action 📍👀
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Very special day on Saturday honoring Coach Marisa and our Alumni. Thank you to all who attended this great event.
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FINAL FROM THE RUDY‼️
Waynesburg - 60
Saint Vincent - 43
@MattPopeck5
leads the way with 27p and 5r
@jansenknotts
with a near triple-double - 11p 10r 8a
2nd half DEFENSE - WU holds SVC to 3-16 FG (19%) and 1-6 3s (17%) after halftime
Back in action Saturday at Franciscan 4pm
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Got a commitment from a top recruit last night. Great news for our program. Excited to add another talented player and great person to this group!
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Special programs are made up of special people. Congrats to the new Mr. & Mrs. Knab!
#WUWedding
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Last practice this morning before heading to Ireland tomorrow. Like how we’ve improved over the last 8 days. Guys are bought in. So valuable to have this time together especially with a new staff.
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Some off-day stats ⏬⏬
Through 12/1/21
Waynesburg ranks 8th in all of
@NCAADIII
in scoring defense (57.8)
9th in all of
@NCAADIII
in FG% defense (35.1%)
1st in PAC in 3pt FG% (27.3%)
2-0 start in PAC is Waynesburg's best start since 99-00 season
@PAC_Athletics
#d3hoops
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With our season complete, the contributions of our three seniors cannot go unrecognized.
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A balanced attack leads to a rout in the Rudy‼️‼️
@MattPopeck5
19p
@jansenknotts
13p
@big_bucket_jt2
11p (career high)
@wilt_bryson
7p 5stl 3ast
With tonights win, Waynesburg clinches a winning regular season record for the first time since the 2014-15 season
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The Waynesburg Basketball Program wishes you and your loved ones a Merry Christmas
Be on the lookout for upcoming game information soon!!
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3 straight wins‼️
Balanced effort today as we honored Waynesburg Basketball Alumni and legendary Head Coach, Rudy Marisa
@NijonKirkman1
13p 18r (3rd DD and 2nd straight)
@MattPopeck5
18p 6a 5r
@jansenknotts
15p 8r 4a
@RyanFelberg
15p 4a 3r
@PAC_Athletics
@NCAADIII
#d3hoops
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A second straight PAC win‼️
@NijonKirkman1
11p 14r (2nd double-double of the year)
@RyanFelberg
15p 3 3s
@MattPopeck5
16p (game high) 6r 4a
Jake Scheidt 8p 4r 3a
Waynesburg used a 26-1(‼️) run in the 2nd half to improve to 2-0 in PAC play
2nd half - Grove City - 9-36 FG (25%)
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Very thankful for the
@wbgalumni
who took the trip to campus today to watch our 75-67 win over Franciscan
What a great day to honor these guys and Coach Marisa!
@PAC_Athletics
@NCAADIII
#d3hoops
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From last nights 73-65 win vs Bethany
4 players in double figure scoring (Alonzo 25, Felberg 14, Bozicevic 12, Smith 10)
21-24 from the FT line as a team
‼️‼️DEFENSE - Bethany shot 37% FG (26-70) and 10% from 3 (3-30)‼️‼️
PAC Playoff Update - Waynesburg @ Chatham 7pm TUESDAY
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Happy Thanksgiving from our program to your family!
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Congratulations to Senior Clay Carper on being named to the
@PAC_Athletics
Sportsmanship Team!
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Huge thank you to all student-athletes and families who came by campus on Saturday for our elite camp🧡🖤 It was a great day of competition - even a couple winning buzzer beaters during the runs. Excited to run it back next fall!
📸 Sophomore guard Chris Barrish
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Freshman guard Ryan Felberg posted a career high 22 points on 7/11 shooting against W&J on Saturday and today was named PAC rookie of the week. Congrats
@RyanFelberg
‼️‼️
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Be part of something special! The journey begins Friday! Special thanks to Assistant Chaplain & Superfan
@SumpterJosh
for his support and time in making this video. We look forward to seeing you all in Marisa some time soon!
#FliptheScript
#YET
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Our program, in partnership with the Corner Cupboard in Greene County will be hosting a Midnight Madness event on November 8th at 8:30 pm. Those who attend are asked to bring 2-3 non-perishable food items to help support the Corner Cupboard Food Bank. More details are to come.
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"My Platform"
Day 1 of
#NCAAInclusion
highlights Junior
@RyanFelberg
. Ryan serves as a SAAC representative and uses his platform as a 3 year member of the Men's Basketball Program to positively lead student athletes on campus
@WaynesburgSport
@WaynesburgU
@NCAADIII
@NCAA
@d3hoops
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A wire to wire win in Latrobe to open up
@PAC_Athletics
play!!
@MattPopeck5
led all scorers with a season high 36 points and 9 rebounds (including his 1,000th career point)
@saucy_tone
finished with career highs in points (7) and rebounds (16‼️)
More ⏬
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Head Coach
@coachtimfusina
sat down with
@CDuganOR
to talk about the recruiting class and the future of the Waynesburg Basketball program
#TheProgram
@WaynesburgSport
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We put our 3 game win streak on the line tomorrow vs Thiel at 330pm. What better way to spend your first weekend back on campus than packing out Marisa Fieldhouse and helping us win a 4th straight????
@WUSWARM
DO YOUR THING‼️
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Congratulations to Isaiah (All-PAC 2nd Team), Brennan (All-PAC HM), Frank (All-PAC HM) on their post season awards‼️
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🔥The 2024-2025 schedule is set🔥
Just 85 short days until the season opener - start your countdown now‼️ We’ll see you at the Marisa Fieldhouse in November.
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Happy 20th birthday to Sophomore, Bryson Wilt 🥳 🎉
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Playoff Mood‼️ See you all at the Marisa Fieldhouse tomorrow night (students - bring your IDs).🧡🖤
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Thank you
@Fairmont_Hoops
for their hospitality during their elite camp. A lot of talent in the building!
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Congratulations to Senior Wing Jake Dougherty on being named
@PAC_Athletics
Rookie of the Week for the second time this season!
#YET
#FliptheScript
📝
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After Wednesday night’s season opening win, led by Antone Baker (19 pts/8 reb) and Jordan McLoyd (16 pts/4 reb), the Yellow Jackets are heading to Case Western Reserve University for the Bill Sudeck Tournament. First game tonight at 5:00pm against Eastern University🔥
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Very impressive effort from this TEAM
Isaiah Alonzo (
@IsaiahA2018
) leads the way with 23 points and a career best 16 rebounds
Waynesburg holds WJ to 18/63 FG (28.6%‼️)
Over the last 3 games - Waynesburg opponents are shooting 56/174 (32%)
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Just got word from a future Yellow Jacket on his college decision. A MAJOR get for our program!
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Landed in Dublin early this morning and spent the day at the Rock of Cashel and now in Kinsale.
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