Beau Wilson added 14 points, Jeff Nero had 13, Marc Lodovico bucketed 12 points, Ryan Bujnowski contributed 11 and Tim Drakeley scored 10 for the Yellow Jackets.
The Yellow Jackets shot 33 of 70 (47.1 percent) from the field, including 19 of 36 (52.8 percent in the second half.
Tyler Proctor had 18 points for Southern Virginia, which entered the game with a two-game winning streak.
Linden, who bucketed 18 points against Bethany on Wednesday, has reached double-figure scoring eight times this season - his first with the program. He made 5-of-6 attempts from the floor and duplicated those numbers from the line on Thursday, including 13 points in the second half. This season the Penncrest graduate is averaging 10 points/game in 18.0 minutes/game.
With both team played aggressive defense, the Yellow Jackets converted 17 second-half Knight turnovers into 20 points, finishing the game with 29 points off turnovers.
After struggling to build and hold a lead for the first half, the Yellow Jackets entered halftime down 41-39, as Southern Virginia scored 19 second-chance points.
The Yellow Jackets gained a double-digit lead in the final 10 minutes of the second half and expanded it to 30 points, 84-54, with a 24-4 run over a 5:20 stretch. WC started the run with eight-consecutive field goals made and finished the stretch making 10-of-12 field goal attempts.
Waynesburg will play its third game in four days on Saturday, Jan. 14, when it returns to conference play at Grove City. The Yellow Jackets and Wolverines are scheduled for a 3 p.m. at the Grove City College Arena. GCC swept last season's series against Waynesburg, including a 93-79 win in Grove City, Pa. In the contest, both Nero and guard Jered Gamble bucketed a team-high 20 points.
Newspaper Box Score Southern Virginia vs Waynesburg College 1/12/06 7:30 p.m. at Waynesburg, Pa. (Marisa Fieldhouse) At Waynesburg, Pa. (Marisa Fieldhouse) WAYNESBURG COLLEGE 96, SOUTHERN VIRGINIA 70 SOUTHERN VIRGINIA (7-12) Tyler Proctor 7-14 0-0 18; Joseph Lovell 4-8 3-5 12; Matt Bergeson 2-7 5-9 9; Brad Harmon 4-4 1-2 9; Uchenna Faumuina-Eze 4-6 0-0 8; Cameron Gentry 2-8 1-1 5; Tanner Johnson 2-8 0-0 4; Brett Schroeder 1-4 0-0 2; Dillon Farnsworth 1-3 0-0 2; Aaron Louder 0-7 1-4 1; Nathaniel Mann 0-4 0-0 0; Matthew Lisonbee 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-73 11-21 70. WAYNESBURG COLLEGE (7-6) Jeff Linden 5-6 5-6 17; Beau Wilson 5-12 2-4 14; Jeff Nero 4-9 3-3 13; Marc Lodovico 5-7 0-0 12; Ryan Bujnowski 5-9 0-0 11; Tim Drakeley 3-7 2-2 10; Josh Parisi 2-6 4-5 8; Shawn Coleman 2-4 0-0 4; Dan Happe 1-2 0-0 3; Andy Erjavek 1-1 0-1 2; John Cunningham 0-1 2-2 2; Colby Grubich 0-0 0-0 0; Kenny Riddell 0-1 0-2 0; George Wasik 0-1 0-0 0; Jered Gamble 0-3 0-0 0; Jason Clark 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 33-70 18-25 96. Southern Virginia............. 41 29 - 70 Waynesburg College............ 39 57 - 96 3-point goals-Southern Virginia 5-21 (Tyler Proctor 4-9; Joseph Lovell 1-4; Cameron Gentry 0-1; Tanner Johnson 0-1; Brett Schroeder 0-1; Aaron Louder 0-3; Matt Bergeson 0-2), Waynesburg College 12-26 (Jeff Linden 2-2; Marc Lodovico 2-3; Jeff Nero 2-4; Beau Wilson 2-6; Tim Drakeley 2-5; Ryan Bujnowski 1-2; Dan Happe 1-2; Jered Gamble 0-1; Jason Clark 0-1). Fouled out--Southern Virginia-Uchenna Faumuina-Eze, Waynesburg College-Josh Parisi. Rebounds-Southern Virginia 46 (Aaron Louder 9), Waynesburg College 47 (Josh Parisi 8). Assists-Southern Virginia 13 (Aaron Louder 6), Waynesburg College 16 (Beau Wilson 5). Total fouls-Southern Virginia 25, Waynesburg College 20. A-155