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YSU introduces new women’s basketball coach

YOUNGSTOWN — It’s a new era, as Youngstown State introduced new women’s basketball coach Melissa Jackson during a press conference Monday afternoon. After spending this season as an assistant coach at Cleveland State and before that, 15 years at Akron, which included serving as head ...

Youngstown State names former Akron coach Melissa Jackson as next head coach

YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State has found a new head coach to lead its women’s basketball program. On Thursday afternoon, YSU announced that current Cleveland State assistant coach and former Akron head coach Melissa Jackson would be named the Penguins’ next coach after the resignation of ...

Penguins continued upward trajectory

YOUNGSTOWN — This year, Youngstown State proved its historic 2022-2023 season wasn’t a one-off. The Penguins continued to make history in 2023-2024, building on the program’s most-ever Division I wins and first Horizon League regular season championship last year. With almost a ...