Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
The word frustration has been repeatedly used by players, coaches, and fans involved with Youngstown State Basketball this season. Doesn't matter which player said it when or which time Coach Slocum dug deep to find a quick answer after a heartbreaking defeat, the word frustration has been mentioned, sometimes more ...
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Sunday, February 28th, 2010
The season that Youngstown State started with so much promise came to an anti-climatic conclusion as the Penguins struggled to find their stride in a 62-54 loss to Detroit. YSU celebrated Senior Day for players and cheerleaders before the game. The festivities were short-lived as the Penguins trailed the Titans ...
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Friday, February 26th, 2010
Snakebitten. It is a word often used to associate a series of events that seem to be going positively, but end up negative, aka, the worst luck. When asked, after Youngsown State's 76-73 loss to Wright State, if his team was snakebitten, all Coach Jerry Slocum could do was ask ...
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Sunday, February 14th, 2010
Youngstown State University had a choice to make going into their contest with Valparaiso. They could either sulk after a loss to Butler or they could respond positively for hanging with the #15 team in the country. The Penguins chose to respond positively and played hard but lost 77-75 to Valpo. ...
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Friday, February 12th, 2010
Youngstown State University had to play with nothing left to lose. After all, the Penguins dropped the first meeting 91-61 on January 16 and wanted to pick up some steam heading into Bracketbusters on Feb. 20. Surely a win, or at least a good showing against #15 Butler shoud help ...
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Friday, January 29th, 2010
The casual college basketball fan would see that North Carolina Central had four wins and 17 losses coming into Youngstown State. What the casual basketball fan does not know is that this NCC team has lost to North Carolina, Iowa, Indiana, Miami (Fl), SMU, Ball State, Air Force, and Virginia ...
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Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Courage. It is a word that bends many different ways. Cancer. It is a word that doesn't show mercy and sometimes has a long and tragic meaning. Don't get me wrong, plenty of courageous people have lost battles with cancer and paid with their lives. Dallas Blocker is one of ...
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Monday, January 25th, 2010
Youngstown State University had been struggling all season to maintain consistency. This year, the team has shown signs of being able to hang with anybody, and conversely being error-prone and careless while struggling. The majority of Sunday afternoon's game against Wisconsin-Green Bay was the careless version of YSU Basketball.
Youngstown State fell to 7-12 ...
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