Athletics Press Releases


W&J Women Edged Late By Grove City	*Wed, January 11 - 10:02 PM*	GROVE CITY, Pa. - The Washington & Jefferson women’s basketball team dropped its second-straight road game by a score of 68-65 to Grove City on Wednesday evening at the Grove City College Arena. W&J saw its record drop to 7-7 (2-5 PAC...
W&J Upended By Saint Vincent In PAC Women’s Hoops Action	*Sat, January 7 - 7:30 PM*	LATROBE, Pa. – Saint Vincent held off a Washington & Jefferson second-half rally and pulled away late for a 72-59 victory in Presidents’ Athletic Conference women’s basketball action Saturday afternoon from the Carey Center....
Second-Half Surge Lifts W&J To Fourth Consecutive Victory	*Thu, January 5 - 12:19 AM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. - After holding a one-point halftime advantage, the Washington & Jefferson College women’s basketball team outscored Bethany 43-27 in the second stanza en route to a 76-59 victory at the Henry Memorial Center on Wednesday...
Rivera’s Double-Double Helps Presidents Win At La Roche	*Sat, December 31 - 5:00 PM*	PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Washington & Jefferson senior point guard Vanessa Rivera (Reading, Pa./Wilson) posted a double-double with 12 points and 10 assists to power the Presidents past La Roche 63-60 in non-conference women’s basketball action...
W&J Completes Bahamas Sweep With Lopsided Victory Over Goucher	*Tue, December 20 - 6:41 PM*	NASSAU, Bahamas – The Washington & Jefferson women’s basketball team earned its second victory in as many days with a dominant 65-34 win against Goucher (Md.) Tuesday at the Bahamas Sunshine Shootout in Nassau. After downing...
W&J Blows Past Immaculata In Second Half During Bahamas Opener	*Mon, December 19 - 6:48 PM*	NASSAU, Bahamas – The Washington & Jefferson College women’s basketball team opened its Bahamas trip with a 73-51 victory over Immaculata during the first day of action in the two-day Bahamas Sunshine Shootout in Nassau. The...
W&J Women’s Basketball Prepares For Bahamas Tournament	*Tue, December 13 - 4:00 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – The Washington & Jefferson College women’s basketball team will be traveling to the Bahamas to compete in the 2011 Nassau Sunshine Shootout later this week. The Presidents will face Immaculata on December 19...
Presidents Fall At Home To Westminster	*Sat, December 10 - 7:06 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – The Washington & Jefferson College women’s basketball team dropped a 65-49 PAC decision to Westminster at the Henry Memorial Center on Saturday evening. The Presidents’ record fell to 3-5 overall and 1-3 in...
Presidents Hampered By Cold Shooting In Loss At Thomas More	*Wed, December 7 - 8:27 PM*	CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. – Washington & Jefferson College entered the night as the second-highest scoring team in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference, but the Presidents were held to 31 percent shooting (15-49) and dropped a 63...
Presidents Upended By Thiel In Greenville	*Sat, December 3 - 4:13 PM*	GREENVILLE, Pa. – Thiel College handed the Washington and Jefferson College women’s basketball team its first conference loss of the season by a score of 76-66 at Beeghly Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon. Thiel (1-6, 1-1) defended W...
W&J Cruises Past Chatham In PAC Opener	*Wed, November 30 - 10:07 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. - Led by a suffocating defensive effort, the Washington & Jefferson College women’s basketball team dispatched of Chatham 87-49 in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference opener for both squads on Wednesday night at...
Senior Duo Helps W&J Knock Off Allegheny In Meadville	*Tue, November 22 - 10:53 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. - Washington & Jefferson senior forward Ashley Kirkpatrick (Sharon, Pa./Kennedy Catholic) set career highs with 21 points and 15 rebounds to help the Presidents knock off previously undefeated Allegheny 75-71 Tuesday evening in...
Presidents Upended In W&J Tip-Off Championship Game	*Sat, November 19 - 7:17 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. - The Washington & Jefferson College women’s basketball team fell to Otterbein 70-59 in the championship game of the W&J Tip-Off Tournament at the Henry Memorial Center on Saturday night. Otterbein, which led from the...
Presidents Pound Pitt-Greensburg For First Win	*Fri, November 18 - 11:09 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. - The Washington & Jefferson College women’s basketball team thumped Pitt-Greensburg 90-46 in the first round of the W&J Tip-Off Tournament to earn its first win of the season on Friday night. Freshman Valerie Dunlap (...
Presidents Host Annual W&J Tip-Off Tournament	*Wed, November 16 - 4:09 PM*	The Washington & Jefferson College women’s basketball team hosts its seventh annual W&J Tip-Off Tournament this weekend at the Henry Memorial Center. The Presidents host Pitt-Greensburg at 8:00 pm on Friday night, following...
Cold Shooting Dooms Presidents In Season Opener	*Tue, November 15 - 10:16 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. - The Washington & Jefferson women’s basketball team was unable to overcome cold shooting and 22 turnovers, as it fell to Case Western Reserve 59-33 in the season opener for both squads at the Henry Memorial Center on...
PAC Releases Preseason Basketball Polls	*Wed, November 9 - 4:32 PM*	PAC Basketball Polls WASHINGTON, Pa. – The Presidents’ Athletic Conference released the 2011-12 preseason basketball poll on Wednesday and the Washington & Jefferson College women were selected fourth, while the men were picked...
2011-12 W&J Women's Basketball Season Preview	*Wed, November 2 - 4:15 PM*	The Washington & Jefferson College women’s basketball team will rely on experienced veterans to help bring along a host of underclasswomen as it tries to rise to the top of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference once again. Four...
Women's Basketball Earns School's First PAC Sportsmanship Award	*Thu, July 14 - 2:02 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- The Presidents’ Athletic Conference announced the Washington & Jefferson College women’s basketball team as the school’s first recipient of a PAC Team Sportsmanship Award Thursday. The PAC Team Sportsmanship...
W&J Falls to Waynesburg in PAC Quarterfinals	*Thu, July 14 - 2:01 PM*	WAYNESBURG, Pa. - Sixth-seeded Washington & Jefferson College dropped a 52-42 decision to third-seeded Waynesburg University Tuesday, Feburary 22 in the quarterfinal round of the 2011 Presidents' Athletic Conference Tournament at Marisa...
Bethany Upends W&J 65-57 in PAC Regular-Season Women's Basketball Finale	*Thu, July 14 - 2:01 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Tara Harris recorded 16 points and 10 rebounds to help Bethany hold off Washington & Jefferson 65-58 in PAC women’s basketball action Saturday, Fenruary 19 afternoon at the Henry Memorial Center. The Bison (13-12, 8-8...