Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
The Youngstown State men's basketball team will visit Ohio Valley Conference member Austin Peay in the 2012 Sears BracketBusters announced on Monday evening.
The Penguins (11-9, 6-4 Horizon) and Governors (9-14, 6-4 OVC) have met 14 times while the Guins were members of the OVC, but have not faced each other ...
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Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
The Youngstown State men's basketball team (11-9, 6-4 Horizon League) embarks on its longest trek of the season - a seven-day, three-game road trip - when it visits Milwaukee, Tuesday, Jan. 31, at the U.S. Cellular Arena. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. (EDT) and will be broadcast on 570 ...
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Sunday, January 29th, 2012
In front of the fourth largest crowd in the history of the Beeghly Center (6,311), Youngstown State couldn't get synchronized and fell to Cleveland State, 67-47. The Vikings played great defense and the Penguins, as Coach Jerry Slocum said at the post-game press conference, 'self-imploded'. The Penguins struggled mightily from ...
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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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Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
Youngstown State junior guard Blake Allen (Tampa, Fla.) has been named the Horizon League Player of the Week, the league announced on Monday morning. He also garned player-of-the-week honors from CollegeSportsMadness.com
The accolade is the first of Allen's career, and he helps Youngstown State become the first men's basketball team to ...
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Sunday, January 22nd, 2012
Youngstown State University is turning into a home game winning juggernaut. After years of struggling to compete in the Horizon League at home, on the road, in the Giant Eagle parking lot on 224, or at a neutral site, the Penguins have finally hit stride in the comfort of the ...
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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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