Sunday, January 10th, 2010
DeAndre Mays was determined to help his team win. He accomplished that goal and set a career-high in scoring with 30 points as Youngstown State got by Loyola, 71-67, in a very physical and hard fought contest. Mays became the first YSU Penguin since Kesten Roberts (2006-2007 season) to score 30 in a ...
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Sunday, January 3rd, 2010
Hangovers are usually the result of doing something bad. People respond to hangovers in individual fashions. Some folks sleep them off, some insist on being active, and others resume the activity which forced the hangover initially. Whatever the correct remedy, YSU did not have it in their medicine cabinet in ...
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Thursday, December 31st, 2009
Youngstown State faced off against a lesser-known yet qualitive opponent on Wednesday night at Beeghly Center. Robert Morris already had a victory against Cleveland State on the road and looked to knock off another Horizon League team in the Penguins. Free throw shooting (65.7%) and rebounding proved to be enough ...
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Sunday, November 29th, 2009
It's the kind of game that gets circled on every YSU magnetic refrigerator schedule handed out at the first home game. It's the recruiting tool that potential players consider when making their choices. But most importantly, it is a game to gauge the ability of a team that thinks that ...
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Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
Jerry Slocum may have had mixed emotions as Youngstown State hosted Geneva Tuesday night. Slocum coached at Geneva, where he posted a 202-81 record. In the end, Slocum added another win to his career record, this one at Youngstown State as the Penguins rolled 88-47.
Geneva showed some fight early in ...
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Thursday, November 19th, 2009
Big time basketball atmosphere on Wednesday night at the Beeghly Center. Youngstown State was challenging their second 2008-09 NCAA Tournament qualifying team in three games, Kent State. The Golden Flashes took advantage of poor YSU free throw opportunities and walked away 70-61 winners in front of 4,000 plus fans.
Kent State looked ...
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Monday, November 16th, 2009
Youngstown State University had their way on Sunday afternoon with an outmanned Hiram team. YSU (1-1) used a balanced attack and executed the way they practiced it in trurning back the Division III Terriers, 81-41 in their home opener at Beeghly Center.
After losing 83-57 at Xavier to open the season, ...
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Thursday, November 12th, 2009
Youngstown State University Coach Jerry Slocum thinks his Penguins will face their toughest test of the year at Xavier on Friday. "Xavier is the best team we will face all year. They are better than Pitt and Butler. They have a potential NBA Lottery Pick in Jordan Crawford who is ...
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