YOUNGSTOWN — Back on Jan. 13 when Youngstown State first played Milwaukee, the Penguins came away from that matchup feeling like they had let one get away. YSU didn’t make that same mistake this time around, as the Penguins bounced back from a midweek road defeat to take down the Panthers ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State has a history of versatile forwards coming through the program during head coach Jerrod Calhoun’s seven-year tenure. First there was Naz Bohannon, then came Michael Akuchie, and finally the Penguins had Malek Green and Adrian Nelson last season. Now this ...
BEAVER TOWNSHIP — The Youngstown State baseball team will open its 70th intercollegiate season Feb. 16 when it travels to San Marcos, Texas for a three-game weekend series with the Texas State Bobcats. Head coach Dan Bertolini, who enters his eighth season at the helm of Penguins’ program in 2024, is hoping that the upcoming season begins the way last season ended when they won 12 of their final 15 contests after struggling to a 7-33 start. “Our schedule has always been difficult,” Bertolini told the Curbstone Coaches assembled for Monday’s weekly meeting at Avion Banquet ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State came into Sunday’s game against Northern Kentucky with a chip on its shoulder. After dropping a close one to NKU on the road in the first meeting on Jan. 4, the Penguins felt disrespected by the Norse’s comments about YSU’s defense after the loss. ...
YOUNGSTOWN — What a difference 72 hours can make. After a letdown against Northern Kentucky earlier this week, Youngstown State made some defensive changes and bounced back in a big way Saturday, cruising past Robert Morris 71-46. Normally a half-court, man-to-man defensive team, the ...
Staff report Youngstown State put together one of its best defensive performances of the season on Thursday to cruise past IUPUI 78-50. YSU took the lead from the opening tip and never trailed in a dominant effort. IUPUI missed all 14 of its three-point attempts, and the Penguins held the Jaguars to 33.9% shooting overall. DJ Burns led YSU with a 16-point, 13-rebound double-double. Ziggy Reid also scored 16 points, while EJ Farmer had 15 and Bryson Langdon finished with 11. The Penguins shot 50.8% for the game. With the win, YSU improves to 15-6 overall and 7-3 in the Horizon ...
