YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State’s fortunes turned in an instant Wednesday. Despite trailing by 10 near the start of the second half, the Penguins rallied all the way back to tie the game in the final seconds, but Robert Morris went coast-to-coast to score the game-winning layup before the ...
BEAVER TOWNSHIP — The Youngstown State softball team won the Horizon League regular season championship last season, the second time in four years that they accomplished that feat. Over the past nine seasons, they have never finished below fourth in the nine-team league — with a runner-up, four third-place and a fourth-place finish also to their credit. Head coach Brian Campbell, last year’s conference Coach of the Year, heads into his 17th season at the helm cautiously optimistic about the upcoming campaign, despite losing what he calls a core of players who contributed to their ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Consistency has been hard to come by this season for the Youngstown State women's basketball team on a game-to-game basis. After a much-needed win on Wednesday, the Penguins hoped they could build off of it coming into Saturday’s game against Robert Morris. But instead, a ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Up till Wednesday’s win over Northern Kentucky, Youngstown State had lost four straight games and six of its last seven. The Penguins’ scoring woes have been a common factor during that skid. While the victory showed that YSU is starting to find some answers offensively, ...
YOUNGSTOWN — In recent games, Youngstown State has worked to overcome its scoring struggles on the offensive end of the floor. On Wednesday, things started to come together offensively for the Penguins, as they posted one of their best scoring performances of the season by holding off ...
Youngstown State’s midseason struggles continued on Sunday, as the Penguins dropped their fourth straight game 77-62 at Wright State. Despite taking a 20-12 lead by the end of the first quarter, the Raiders found their shooting touch in the second and third quarters to tie the game at halftime and then pull away in the second half. Wright State shot 44.4% overall and was 7-for-14 from beyond the arc. The Raiders’ aggressiveness on the offensive end was rewarded at the free-throw line, where they were 22-for-27. Meanwhile, YSU struggled to keep up with Wright State’s hot ...
