Athletics Press Releases


Bellhy Nets 1,000th Career Point; Presidents Fall In PAC Semis	*Thu, February 23 - 10:10 PM*	BETHANY, W. Va. – Despite 23 points from junior Zach Bellhy (McDonald, Pa./Fort Cherry), including the 1,000th of his three-year career, the Washington & Jefferson College men’s basketball team fell to 25th-ranked Bethany in the...
W&J Stuns Thiel In Greenville 91-89 In PAC Quarterfinals; Travels To Top-Seeded Bethany Thursday	*Tue, February 21 - 11:15 PM*	GREENVILLE, Pa. – Senior guard Uchenna Okocha’s (Cleveland Heights, Ohio/University School) three-point play with 2:11 remaining helped seventh-seeded Washington & Jefferson record a 91-89 upset of second-seeded Thiel on Tuesday...
Presidents Travel To Thiel For PAC Men’s Basketball Tournament	*Mon, February 20 - 5:31 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – After ending the regular-season with back-to-back victories, Washington & Jefferson College will look to keep its momentum going Tuesday night when traveling to Greenville, Pa., for a 7:00 pm tip with Thiel at...
Uchenna Okocha Named PAC Player Of The Week	*Mon, February 20 - 4:19 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College senior guard Uchenna Okocha (Cleveland Heights, Ohio/University School) was named Presidents’ Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week on Monday. Okocha averaged 14.5...
W&J Downs Waynesburg For Second-Straight Win	*Sat, February 18 - 7:22 PM*	WAYNESBURG, Pa. -- The Washington & Jefferson College basketball team earned its second consecutive victory by defeating PAC rival Waynesburg by a score of 68-59 on Saturday at Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse. With the victory, the Presidents (8-17, 4-12...
Tournament Seeding On The Line As W&J Travels To Waynesburg On Saturday	*Thu, February 16 - 5:28 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – The 2011-12 regular season comes to an end for the Washington & Jefferson College basketball teams when they travel to face Waynesburg on Saturday afternoon. Both squads have earned spots in the Presidents’ Athletic...
Okocha’s Career-High Night Spurs 89-73 Win Over Geneva	*Wed, February 15 - 11:22 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Washington & Jefferson senior guard Uchenna Okocha (Cleveland Heights, Ohio/University School) fired in a career-high 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting on Senior Night to lead the Presidents past Geneva 89-73 on Wednesday...
Wolverines Defeat Presidents 87-67 In PAC Men’s Hoops	*Sat, February 11 - 7:45 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Brett Matson nearly recorded a triple-double with 22 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists to highlight Grove City’s 87-67 PAC men’s basketball victory over Washington & Jefferson on Saturday afternoon at the...
Early Second-Half Spurt Lifts Bearcats Over Presidents, 77-62	*Wed, February 8 - 11:08 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Chris Klimchock knocked down five three-pointers in the first nine minutes of the second half to lift Saint Vincent College to a 77-62 PAC men’s basketball victory over Washington & Jefferson College on Wednesday...
Pacific Leads Bethany To Victory Against W&J	*Sat, February 4 - 6:56 PM*	BETHANY, W. Va. -- Brady Pacific scored a career-high 28 points to lead Bethany to an 81-49 PAC victory over the Washington & Jefferson College men's basketball team at Hummel Field House on Saturday afternoon. Pacific drained six three-...
Westminster Uses Big Second Half Run To Defeat W&J	*Wed, February 1 - 11:16 PM*	NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. – Westminster used an 11-0 run midway through the second half to knock off Washington & Jefferson 73-60 in PAC men’s basketball action on Wednesday evening at Buzz Ridl Gymnasium. The Titans (5-15, 4-8 PAC)...
Bellhy Nets Career High; Presidents Drop Fourth In A Row	*Sat, January 28 - 7:50 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Washington & Jefferson junior guard Zach Bellhy (McDonald, Pa./Fort Cherry) poured in a career-high 34 points, including 23 in the second half, but it was not enough as Thomas More earned an 84-74 PAC victory Saturday...
Thiel Holds On To Defeat W&J At Henry Center 68-64	*Wed, January 25 - 11:21 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Blair Rozenblad, the 2010-11 Presidents’ Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Year, scored 20 points, including a pair of free throws with nine seconds remaining to help Thiel College hold off...
Waynesburg Snaps Five-Game Losing Skid To W&J	*Wed, January 18 - 11:25 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Waynesburg University held Washington & Jefferson College to 35 percent shooting and canned 12 three-pointers, including six by Ben Altmeyer, during its 69-57 PAC men’s basketball victory on Wednesday evening at the...
Presidents Fall At Geneva 81-74	*Sat, January 14 - 6:13 PM*	BEAVER FALLS, Pa. -- The Washington & Jefferson men's basketball team was downed by Geneva 81-74 on Saturday afternoon in Beaver Falls. The Presidents lost for the third time in the past four games, dropping their record to 6-10 (2-5 PAC)....
Bellhy’s Late Basket Saves Presidents At Grove City	*Wed, January 11 - 11:35 PM*	GROVE CITY, Pa. – Junior guard Zach Bellhy (McDonald, Pa./Fort Cherry) poured in a career-high 33 points and his final basket of the night with 4.3 seconds left gave Washington & Jefferson a 67-66 PAC men’s basketball win at...
Saint Vincent Holds Off W&J	*Sat, January 7 - 9:40 PM*	LATROBE, Pa. – The Washington & Jefferson College men’s basketball fell to Saint Vincent 76-68 in PAC action at the Carey Center on Saturday night. The Presidents record dropped to 5-9 overall and 1-4 in Presidents’ Athletic...
Bethany Defeats W&J 79-60 In PAC Men’s Basketball	*Wed, January 4 - 11:26 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Bethany College turned 21 Washington & Jefferson College turnovers into 30 points and the Bison cruised past the Presidents 79-60 in PAC men’s basketball action on Wednesday evening at the Henry Memorial Center. The...
Mike Resnik Caps 2011 With Buzzer-Beater On New Year’s Eve	*Sat, December 31 - 4:39 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Freshman guard Mike Resnik (White Oak, Pa./McKeesport) buried a three-pointer with 1.5 seconds remaining to give Washington & Jefferson a 64-62 men’s basketball victory over Denison on Saturday afternoon at the...
Kenyon Shoots 52 Percent During 79-64 Win Over W&J	*Thu, December 29 - 11:13 PM*	GAMBIER, Ohio – Marcus Heasley scored 15 of his 17 points in the first half as Kenyon shot 52 percent and defeated Washington & Jefferson 79-64 in non-conference men’s basketball action Thursday evening. The Lords (4-6) won their...
Hiram Out-rebounds Its Way To 85-66 Victory At W&J	*Sun, December 18 - 6:20 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Hiram used a 41-28 rebound advantage and scored 26 second-chance points during its 85-66 non-conference men’s basketball victory over Washington & Jefferson on Sunday afternoon at the Henry Memorial Center. W&J...
Carter’s Buzzer-Beater Gives W&J First PAC Victory	*Sat, December 10 - 7:23 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Washington & Jefferson College freshman guard Andy Carter (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin) knocked down a 13-foot, baseline jumper as time expired to lift Washington & Jefferson past Westminster 65-63 in PAC men’s...
W&J Suffers Heartbreaker In Kentucky On Buzzer-Beating Shot	*Wed, December 7 - 10:53 PM*	CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. – Todd Krohman drilled a three-pointer from nearly 30 feet out as time expired to give Thomas More a wild 67-66 PAC men’s basketball victory over Washington & Jefferson on Wednesday evening at the Connor...
Bellhy Earns Two Player Of The Week Awards	*Tue, December 6 - 10:58 AM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Washington & Jefferson College junior guard Zach Bellhy (McDonald, Pa./Fort Cherry) was named the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week on Monday. In addition, the ECAC...
Bellhy’s Big Day Not Enough As W&J Falls To Thiel	*Sat, December 3 - 6:00 PM*	GREENVILLE, Pa. – Junior guard Zach Bellhy (McDonald, Pa./Fort Cherry) established a new career-high point total for the second consecutive game, but the Washington & Jefferson men’s basketball team fell to Thiel 63-48 in...