Feb 4, 2026 3 min read

Junior guard Mia Henkins scored a game-high 20 points, senior guard Kalista Friday added 16 and the Waynesburg women’s basketball team upset Saint Vincent 77-68 in a Presidents’ Athletic Conference game Wednesday at Kennedy Hall in Latrobe.

Saint Vincent (9-2, 14-6) entered the game tied for first place in the PAC’s South Division with Washington & Jefferson and a half-game ahead of third-place Bethany.

Perhaps a sign of things to come, Waynesburg picked up a point before tipoff because of an administrative technical foul against Saint Vincent for a malfunctioning shot clock horn.

Waynesburg (6-5, 10-10), which has won four in a row, almost knocked off Saint Vincent in an earlier meeting as the Bearcats pulled out a two-point win at Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse. This time, Waynesburg fell behind 20-8 in the first quarter. The Yellow Jackets, however, pulled even at 33-33 at halftime as Henkins scored 10 of her points in the opening 20 minutes. Waynesburg took a one-point lead into the fourth quarter and pulled away down the stretch by making 10 free throws in the final quarter.

Kara McFadden scored 11 points for Waynesburg and Clara-Paige Miller grabbed 11 rebounds.

Camden Bashor scored 17 points for Saint Vincent.

Washington & Jefferson 76, Franciscan 47

Washington & Jefferson moved into sole possession of first place in the PAC’s South Division with a 76-47 home-court victory over Franciscan.

The Presidents (10-1, 15-5) held Franciscan to two points in the first quarter and led 39-19 at halftime.

Riley DeRubbo scored 23 points for W&J. DeRubbo made 8 of 11 shots and was 5-for-5 from three-point range.

Stellanie Loutsion chipped in with 17 points on 8-for-13 shooting. The Presidents shot 53 percent.

Men’s results

Washington & Jefferson 81, Franciscan 77

Michael Plasko poured in a game-high 27 points, Alex Acosta had a double-double and Washington & Jefferson held off a second-half comeback to beat Franciscan 81-77 in a PAC South Division game at Salvitti Family Gymnasium.

The win keeps W&J (8-3, 15-5) in contention for the division title. The Presidents have won four straight. The loss was costly for Franciscan (7-4, 15-5).

Plasko scored 16 of his points in the first half as the Presidents forged a 49-38 lead. W&J did a terrific job defensively against Franciscan’s high-scoring Sawyer Butler in the first half, holding him to four points. Butler, who entered the game averaging 23.4 points per game, fueled the Barons’ comeback attempt in the second half, when he scored 22 of his 26 points.

Franciscan tied the score at 66-66 in the second half but W&J moved back in front after that point. The Barons closed to within two points at 79-77 after a Butler free throw with four seconds left, but W&J’s Quinton Burlenski sank two free throws to seal the victory.

Acosta finished with 13 points and 12 rebounds, and Matthew Carte scored 10 points for the Presidents.

Saint Vincent 92, Waynesburg 53

Jaden Gales had a double-double of 17 points and 10 rebounds, sparking Saint Vincent o a 92-53 win over visiting Waynesburg in a PAC game.

The Bearcats jumped out to a 20-4 lead en route to a 50-26 halftime advantage. Saint Vincent shot 49 percent and made 12 three-point field goals.

Dev Ostrowski had 16 points and Terek Crosby scored 11 for the Bearcats.

No Waynesburg players had more than eight points.