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YSU women fall at No. 24 Michigan State

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Grace VanSlooten scored 17 points, Emma Shumate added 14 points and four 3-pointers off the bench, and No. 24 Michigan State beat Youngstown State 96-52 on Wednesday night in the first meeting between the programs. Michigan State, which entered ranked second in the NCAA and first in the Big Ten in assists per game at 28.0, had 26 assists on 37 field goals. Rashunda Jones had a team-high seven assists to go with four points. Theryn Hallock and Jalyn Brown each added 11 points for Michigan State (3-0). Hallock went 3 of 7 from 3-point range, Abbey Kimball made ...

YSU’s Householder closes out decorated volleyball career

YOUNGSTOWN — Abbie Householder is resigned to the fact that this week will be her final time playing a match on Rosselli Court at Zidian Family Arena. Throughout her senior season, the outside hitter has been slowly checking off each of her “last firsts” for Youngstown State — her ...

YSU scores 28 straight points to rally past Southern Illinois

YOUNGSTOWN — For a half, it seemed like nothing would go Youngstown State’s way on Saturday. The 21st-ranked Penguins had some untimely penalties, an uncharacteristic turnover, several replay reviews that went against them, as well as the ball literally not bouncing their way on multiple ...

YSU shakes off slow start to throttle PSU-Shenango 115-53

YOUNGSTOWN — Coming off the high of its road win at Grand Canyon on Friday, Youngstown State returned to the friendly confines of Zidian Family Arena for its home opener on Monday night. Despite a tight margin at halftime, the Penguins fought off a cold shooting start and pulled away from ...

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YSU’s Jarrett to speak at Curbstone Riley Jarrett, the Youngstown State women’s volleyball head coach, will be the guest speaker at Monday’s luncheon meeting of The Curbstone Coaches at the Avion Banquet Center on Western Reserve Road in Beaver Township. The event begins at noon, and the public is welcome to attend. For those arriving early, the buffet lines will open at 11:45 a.m. Kernan named Thiel softball coach GREENVILLE, Pa. — A local softball coach is going back to college. Thiel College Director of Athletics Isaac Collins announced the hiring of Michael ...

YSU adopting ‘playoff mentality’ for last three games

YOUNGSTOWN — Walking off the field at the FargoDome on Saturday, Youngstown State knew it let a golden opportunity get away. The Penguins gave top-ranked North Dakota State its toughest test of the season, but three turnovers and special teams miscues cost YSU a chance at a monumental ...