Saturday, February 4th, 2012
Youngstown State University and Butler came into a basketball game with nearly identical records. They played nearly an identical first half on the stat sheets, and consequently, this game went right down to the wire. When the dust cleared and the threes finally finished flying, Butler came away with a ...
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Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Brandi Brown scored 20 points and gathered 10 rebounds to record her eighth double-double of the season (the 35th of her career) and scored in double digits for the 47th time in 51 games. Statistically speaking, it almost sounds like Brown could be the Horizon League Player of The Year. ...
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Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
The role players have arguably been responsible for the dramatic turnaround for this years Youngstown State Lady Penguins basketball team. Everyone knew that Brandi Brown was good, and Coach Bob Boldon said at the beginning of the year that others will have to step up as teams sharpen their focus ...
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Saturday, January 28th, 2012
An integral part of any athletic program turning around for the better depends on consistency. Granted, the Youngstown State Lady Penguins have taken steps in the right direction all season. Second-year coach, Bob Boldon and staff have initiated a strong offense where the three-point shot has been a source of ...
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Friday, January 27th, 2012
Two seasons ago, Detroit's Yar Shayok and Youngstown State's Brandi Brown were in a two horse race for Horizon League Newcomer of The Year. Shayok walked away with the hardware despite being inferior in a vast majority of the statistics. Unfortunately for Brown, that Penguin team went 0-30. Kenya Middlebrooks ...
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Friday, January 20th, 2012
The Youngstown State women's basketball team played the 11th-ranked team in the country to within 15 points in the first 30 minutes before Green Bay pulled away to win 75-50 on Thursday evening at the Kress Events Center. YSU trailed just 53-38 at the 9:56 mark, but the Phoenix went ...
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Saturday, January 14th, 2012
Coach Bob Boldon said at the beginning of this season that his Lady Penguins would go through peeks and valleys as part of a long-term process. Thursday's loss to Loyola was just that, a game of transition. Three years ago, trailing by 14 with more than a half to play ...
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Friday, January 13th, 2012
The Youngstown State women are headed into the hardest part of their schedule, and it got off to a rough start at the Beeghly Center on Thursday. Loyola built an early ten point lead and never led by less than that until very late in the game, cruising to a ...
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