YOUNGSTOWN — There’s plenty of new faces these days around the Youngstown State women’s basketball program. In addition to new head coach Melissa Jackson and the new coaching staff, the Penguins have added 10 new players to the program, including four transfers and six ...
YOUNGSTOWN — As Youngstown State has filled out its roster for the upcoming season, the team’s 2024-2025 schedule is also starting to take shape. Per a records request, the Penguins are scheduled to travel to Ohio State to take on the Buckeyes on Monday, Nov. 11 at the Schottenstein ...
It may be early June, but a platoon of Penguins are still raking in the frequent flier miles. For the eighth consecutive season, Youngstown State will be represented at the biggest stage in collegiate track at the NCAA Division I Nationals this week in Eugene, Oregon. Junior sprinter Luke ...
BEAVER TOWNSHIP – Since her hiring 63 days ago as Youngstown State’s new head women’s basketball coach, Melissa Jackson has barely had time to catch her breath. From meeting returning players, to hiring a staff, to working on the team’s schedule for next season, to recruiting and making sure the program’s current recruits remain committed, she can use a few more hours in the day just to catch her breath. “Things have gone as I expected. I am just so enamored with this community and their support,” Jackson told the Curbstone Coaches during Monday’s meeting at Avion ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State University has worked to stay ahead of its competitors in offering opportunities for its student-athletes to benefit off their name, image and likeness. “Thankfully, basically since the get go, coming down from our athletic director was that we’re going to ...
YOUNGSTOWN — When the NCAA and state legislatures started passing name, image and likeness legislation in the summer of 2021, it was a watershed moment for college athletes. For the first time, student-athletes could sign endorsement deals, do commercials, sell merchandise, make money and ...
