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YSU falls short of expectations in Faulkner’s 2nd season

YOUNGSTOWN — Coming off its third straight 20-plus-win season and its first Horizon League championship game appearance last season, Youngstown State had high expectations coming into this year. Head coach Ethan Faulkner had picked up where former coach Jerrod Calhoun had left off and seemed ...

YSU’s season ends in WNIT’s Super 16 against Marshall

YOUNGSTOWN — After Youngstown State lost in the Horizon League championship game more than two weeks ago, the Penguins were understandably dejected and disappointed. They had fallen short of their goal of a league crown and an NCAA tournament bid. Yet despite the loss, they knew that more ...

YSU bowling to begin title defense after sixth straight bid

YOUNGSTOWN — Last year, the Youngstown State bowling team made school history, winning the program’s first national championship with an experienced, senior-laden team. Coming into this season, despite graduating most of that title-winning squad, the Penguins haven’t missed a beat with ...

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Eastern Michigan walks off YSU YPSILANTI, Mich. — Eastern Michigan scored four runs in the final two innings, including a walk-off walk in the bottom of the ninth, to defeat the Youngstown State baseball team, 8-7, on Tuesday afternoon at Oestrike Stadium. With the loss the Penguins fall ...

YSU gets past UMES 61-42 to advance to WNIT’s Super 16

YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown State women’s basketball team has made a living in the third quarter this season. After a pair of slow starts to the second half during the Horizon League tournament two weeks ago, YSU head coach Melissa Jackson challenged her team at halftime on Tuesday night. ...

Playing in WNIT an ‘opportunity’ for Youngstown State

YOUNGSTOWN — It may not be a Horizon League championship or the NCAA tournament, but it’s March, and the Youngstown State women’s basketball team still has something to play for. For the Penguins, playing at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday night against Maryland Eastern Shore in the second round ...