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 the ...

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, ...

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 Columbus ...

YOUNGSTOWN — It’s been Youngstown State’s MO in several games this season. The Penguins would maintain a lead, but the opposing team would rally back, only for YSU to respond in kind. On Saturday afternoon, it happened again. YSU built up a double-digit lead against Toledo, but the ...