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YSU men’s hoops falls to Blue Hose

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 ...

YSU heads into offseason aiming to address shortcomings

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 ...

Magestro’s career-high 25 lifts YSU past Mercyhurst 64-56

YOUNGSTOWN — Having played in 110 games across five seasons, Malia Magestro has plenty of experience at the Division I level. With that experience comes knowledge, and on Tuesday whenever Youngstown State needed a basket, Magestro was there to answer the call, as she finished with a ...

YSU pushes Syracuse to brink, falls in 2OT

Youngstown State went toe-to-toe with an ACC powerhouse on Saturday. The Penguins pushed Syracuse to the brink, but ultimately came up short against the Orange, falling 104-95 in double overtime at the JMA Wireless Dome. YSU led for the majority of the first half and the two teams went back ...

YSU goes for two, fends off Northern Iowa 39-38 in OT

YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State’s start on Saturday against Northern Iowa mirrored last week’s against Southern Illinois in a myriad of ways. The Penguins moved the ball with ease on offense, got stops on defense and surged ahead to an early double-digit lead. But it also gave up that lead ...

Fourth-quarter surge sends YSU past Golden Eagles

It wasn’t pretty, but the Youngstown State University women’s basketball team buckled down in the final seven minutes. The focus offensively and defensively helped the Penguins pull away for a 69-52 win over Clarion on Friday night at Beeghly Center in Youngstown. YSU (3-0) went on an ...