Basketball
Former YSU Player Signs with Switzerland Team
By Amelia Mack Bobby Hain, former Youngstown State University forward and center, was recently signed to play professionally overseas with a team in Switzerland. Hain graduated last spring after playing basketball at YSU for four years. Hain had several overseas teams that were interested in …
Slocum Returns
By Dan Hiner Jerry Slocum, the head coach of the Youngstown State University men’s basketball team, is returning for the 2016-17 season. The YSU athletic department confirmed that Slocum will be the coach entering next season after YSU picks …
Penguins Fall to Louisiana in the WBI Semis
By Dan Hiner Going into the Youngstown State University women’s basketball team’s game against the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, both teams knew they would be able to score. Even though both teams got off to a hot start, the Penguins were …
YSU Travels to Louisiana for WBI Semifinals
By Dan Hiner The Youngstown State University women’s basketball team has lived to fight another day in the Women’s Basketball Invitational. The Penguins will travel to Lafayette, Louisiana, to play the WBI semifinal round against the #1 seed University …
Penguins Beat UMBC But Lose Benjamin
By Dan Hiner The Youngstown State University women’s basketball team played one of its most complete games in weeks during the Penguins’ 67-48 win over the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. YSU’s defense stepped up against the Retrievers and …
Strong Fourth Quarter by YSU Leads to Win Over Stony Brook
By Jeff Brown Youngstown State University point guard Indyia Benjamin scored 10 points in the final five minutes to lift the Penguins to a 67-60 victory over Stony Brook University in the first round of Women’s Basketball Invitational. Benjamin …
Penguins Participating in the WBI
By Dan Hiner The Youngstown State University women’s basketball team has accepted an invitation to play in the Women’s Basketball Invitational tournament, a 16-team tournament that begins on March 16. The Penguins are coming off a difficult 81-54 loss …
Raiders Eliminate Penguins From HL Tournament
By Dan Hiner Things didn’t go well for the Youngstown State University women’s basketball team during the second round of the Horizon League tournament. Wright State University beat YSU 81-54 and eliminated the Penguins from the Horizon League tournament. …
Jackson’s Fourth Quarter Leads YSU Over Oakland
By Dan Hiner With 22 seconds left in the first round of the Horizon League tournament game between #6 Youngstown State University women’s basketball team and #7 Oakland University, YSU point guard Indiya Benjamin dribbles the ball at the top …
Women’s Basketball Faces Oakland in the HL Tournament
By Dan Hiner The Youngstown State University women’s basketball team is heading into the Horizon League tournament after losing back-to-back games against Northern Kentucky University and Wright State University. YSU is the #6 seed in the tournament, but maybe …
