YOUNGSTOWN — The sounds of spring are starting to fill the air in downtown Youngstown. Not the fluttering of leaves as they return to the trees or the bustling of students on their way to class, but the collisions of helmets, spiders and pads. Which can mean only one thing — spring ...
INDIANAPOLIS — Whether Youngstown State won or lost in the Horizon League championship game on Tuesday night, it was another historic milestone for a Penguins program that has had many of them the past few years. In Ethan Faulkner’s first season as head coach, he has been able to maintain ...
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 a ...