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 ...
Youngstown State suffered its first loss of the season on Saturday. The Penguins struggled from the floor in a 51-36 road defeat at Bucknell. YSU shot 15%, making only nine of its 60 field-goal attempts. Jewel Watkins and Malia Magestro paced the scoring for the Penguins with Watkins leading the way with 9 points, shooting 7-for-12 from the free-throw line. Magestro hit YSU’s only two 3-point shots of the game and finished with 8 points. Abby Liber had her third double-figure rebounding performance in five games for YSU (4-1), pulling down 10 boards against Bucknell (2-4). The ...
Youngstown State’s men’s basketball team was outpaced Friday afternoon, falling to Presbyterian College, 67-42. Ty Harper led the Penguins with 12 points, and EJ Farmer added 10. The Blue Hose were led by a 20-point effort from Jonah Pierce. The Penguins (2-3) couldn’t get into a flow offensively in the first half. YSU trailed 28-16 and only shot 9-for-23 (39.1%) from the floor in the opening half. YSU’s shooting improved slightly after coming out of the break. The Penguins converted a 10-of-30 attempts from the field in the second half. While YSU struggled from the field, ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Reflecting back on a 4-8 season, Youngstown State head coach Doug Phillips didn’t mince words during his final press conferences of the season last week. “I don’t live with what ifs. There’s no excuses,” Phillips said. “We’re in an outcome-based profession, and ...
