INDIANAPOLIS — Youngstown State’s regular season finale against Northern Kentucky served as a wakeup call for the Penguins defensively. In that game, YSU gave up 88 points to the Norse, its second-most points allowed in a conference game this season. Since then, the Penguins’ defense ...
INDIANAPOLIS — For two games, Youngstown State’s defense carried the Penguins into their first Horizon League championship game appearance. But on Tuesday, YSU finally ran out of gas, as the Penguins struggled to slow down Robert Morris’ offensive efficiency in a 89-78 defeat to the ...
YOUNGSTOWN — For Youngstown State, the 2024-25 season was a year filled with plenty of ups and downs, as well as marked by change and adversity. The Penguins entered the season with a new head coach for the first time in 10 years after Melissa Jackson was hired last March. Jackson’s ...
YOUNGSTOWN — For most of the first half on Thursday night, Youngstown State couldn’t buy a basket, especially from beyond the arc. As a result, the Penguins needed their defense to carry them in their Horizon League tournament quarterfinal matchup against Purdue Fort Wayne. YSU held ...
YOUNGSTOWN — For most of the first half on Thursday night, Youngstown State couldn’t buy a basket, especially from beyond the arc. As a result, the Penguins needed their defense to carry them in their Horizon League tournament quarterfinal matchup against Purdue Fort Wayne. YSU held a ...
Youngstown State’s 2024-2025 season came to an end on Tuesday, as the Penguins fell on the road 73-58 at Wright State in the first round of the Horizon League tournament. In their final game for YSU, senior guards Jewel Watkins and Haley Thierry led the way with 14 points apiece for the Penguins. Fresh off being named Horizon League Freshman of the Year on Monday, Sophia Gregory added 13 points and nine rebounds. In Melissa Jackson’s first year as head coach, the Penguins finish the season 12-19 overall and 7-13 in the conference. “They just never gave up — they could ...
