YOUNGSTOWN — The Bison were just what the doctor ordered for Youngstown State. After lackluster shooting performances the past few games, YSU put together its best offensive showing of the season on Saturday night. Six different players scored in double figures, as the Penguins shot 63.6% ...
The Youngstown State women’s basketball team’s shooting woes continued on Friday afternoon, and the low offensive output led to the Penguins’ third straight lose. YSU fell 70-34 to Southern Indiana in its first game of the Puerto Rico Clasico in Manati, Puerto Rico. Friday was the third consecutive game in which the Penguins failed to shoot 40 percent from the floor. They have been outscored 182-113 during the three-game skid. The Screaming Eagles (6-1) jumped on the Penguins early, taking a 14-5 lead by the end of the first quarter, but it was the second frame where things went ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Back in August, before the start of this past season, Youngstown State junior defensive end Michael Voitus was elected as one of the team’s two defensive captains and one of the team’s five total captains. “I was dealing with injuries through (fall) camp and spring ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State’s inability to finish proved to be the Penguins’ downfall on Wednesday afternoon. With 5:07 to go, YSU tied the game off a jump shot from fifth-year Nico Galette. Over the final five minutes, the Penguins managed to score just two more points, as Western ...
The Youngstown State women’s basketball team suffered a second consecutive defeat Tuesday with a 61-43 loss at Xavier. The Penguins fell behind early — they were outscored 22-12 in the first quarter — and despite outscoring the Musketeers 13-11 in the second, another poor quarter to begin the second half put the Penguins behind by 18. YSU and Xavier each scored 10 points in the final period. Jewel Watkins finished Tuesday’s game as the only Penguins player with double-digit points (14). Xavier’s Meri Kanerva scored a game-high 17 points and made four of her six three-point ...
Youngstown State concluded its three-game slate at Stephen F. Austin’s multi-team event on Saturday. After splitting the first two games against Monmouth and Presbyterian, the Penguins fell to the Lumberjacks 64-57 in Nacogdoches, Texas. Nico Galette was one of two Penguins to score in double figures, finishing with 20 points to lead all scorers. Ty Harper was the other double-figure scorer with 11 points. EJ Farmer also chipped in nine points. YSU (2-4) raced ahead to an 11-point lead over the first 11 minutes after hitting eight of its first 15 shots. But Stephen F. Austin ...
