Saturday, January 21st, 2012
Many things rolled into Youngstown on Friday. There was some nasty Winter weather making it a great night for basketball, and the good turnout of fans at the Beeghly Center were treated to a very exciting basketball game. Milwaukee rolled into town at 6-1 flying solo atop the Horizon League ...
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Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
Youngstown State senior, Ashen Ward, became the third Penguin this season to be given Horizon League Player of The Week honors. Ward is sharing the honor with Wright State's Julius Mays.
The award is the first for Ward and marks the first time since joining the Horizon League that three ...
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Sunday, January 8th, 2012
Hot is a weak adjective to describe the way YSU played on both sides of the court in a 71-50 win over UIC. The Penguins (9-6, 4-1) ran out to a 15-2 lead and never trailed in a game that they played like they should win. With a stretch next ...
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Friday, January 6th, 2012
The Youngstown State men's basketball team (8-6, 3-1 Horizon League) seeks to match its win total from a season ago when it hosts UIC (5-10, 1-4 Horizon League), Saturday, Jan. 7, at 7:05 p.m. at the Beeghly Center.
This is the 28th meeting between Youngstown State and UIC in an all-time ...
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Friday, January 6th, 2012
Almost 84 years ago to the day, the Youngstown State men's basketball team won their first game. The win was on January 14, 1928 against Clarion in a season that consisted of just three games. Fast forward through a Great Depression and a couple of wars and the Penguins, still ...
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Thursday, January 5th, 2012
The Youngstown State men's basketball team (7-6, 2-1 Horizon League) searches for the program's 1000th win when it hosts Loyola(5-9, 0-4 Horizon League), Thursday Jan. 5, at 7:05 p.m. at the Beeghly Center.
Decades of student athletes have contributed to this figure. It is a nice accomplishment for a school, and ...
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Saturday, December 31st, 2011
Damian Eargle had 20 points and ten rebounds to lead Youngstown State past Cleveland State, 73-67, on the road. The Vikings were ranked in the AP Men's Top-25 last week, so the magnitude of the win for YSU is huge, especially on the road. With the win, the Penguins improved ...
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Friday, December 23rd, 2011
Youngstown State University finally got to come home and play a game Thursday night. The suitcase-carrying YSU team last played home games on November 18 and December 6. Robert Morris had not lost a game to Youngstown State since 2001 coming in. The Penguins were unable to reverse their recent ...
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