YOUNGSTOWN — It wasn’t pretty, but it didn’t need to be. The fouls and turnovers piled up and Youngstown State went through hot and cold stretches throughout the game, but a fast start in both the first and second halves gave the Penguins the cushion they needed. YSU held off Detroit ...
YOUNGSTOWN — The start of Youngstown State’s season last year mirrors this season’s in a variety of ways. Last year, the Penguins began the season 3-3 before then winning seven straight games. This season, after starting out 2-5, YSU has now won six straight games after victories last ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Coming off a pair of defeats over its previous two games, Youngstown State head coach Melissa Jackson hoped her team could get back to its identity. Jackson wanted the Penguins to share the ball more, play with pace and poise and show discipline on both ends of the floor. With ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State’s offensive woes reared their ugly head once again on Wednesday night. Despite exploding out of the gates in the first quarter, the Penguins were stagnant offensively the rest of the night as Detroit Mercy rallied back for a 65-58 victory over YSU to hand ...
BEAVER TOWNSHIP — For the past 36 years, Dr. Raymond S. Duffett and his associates at Southwoods Health-University Orthopaedics on Belmont Avenue, have served as team doctors for all Youngstown State University sports. A former athlete who played various sports during his formative years, Duffett was a standout football player for Canfield High under head coach Sam Davis, later starring collegiately at VMI. He said being able to relate to athletes at all levels has played a huge part in the success he has enjoyed for the past five decades. “It has been a labor of love, there ...
Growing up outside of Cleveland, Haley and Taylor Thierry were inseparable. The fraternal twins did almost everything together. Throughout youth, AAU and high school basketball, they always played together on the same team. However, Youngstown State’s non-conference road trip to ...
