Youngstown State Penguins women's basketball
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| Youngstown State Penguins | |||
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| University | Youngstown State University | ||
| Head coach | Melissa Jackson (1st season) | ||
| Conference | Horizon League | ||
| Location | Youngstown, Ohio | ||
| Arena | Beeghly Center (capacity: 6,300) | ||
| Nickname | Penguins | ||
| Student section | The Arctic | ||
| Colors | Red and white[1] | ||
| NCAA tournament round of 32 | |||
| 1998 | |||
| NCAA tournament appearances | |||
| 1996, 1998, 2000 | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| 1996, 1998, 2000 | |||
| Conference regular season champions | |||
| 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2022 | |||
The Youngstown State Penguins women's basketball team represents Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Horizon League.[2] On March 14, 2024, Melissa Jackson was named the new head coach of Youngstown State University.[3]
History
[edit]The Penguins have made the NCAA Tournament three times (all coinciding with their Summit League tournament titles). Of the three, they have one postseason win, in 1998. As a 12 seed, they upset Memphis 91–80. They lost to North Carolina State 88–61 in the next round. As of the end of the 2015–16 season, Youngstown State has an all-time record of 568–546.[4]
Seasonal Results
[edit]| Horizon League | ||
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| Year | Overall Rec. | Conference Rec. |
| 2006–07 | 7–21 | 5–12 |
| 2007–08 | 14–17 | 8–9 |
| 2008–09 | 3–27 | 1–17 |
| 2009–10 | 0–30 | 0–18 |
| 2010–11 | 6–24 | 4–14 |
| 2011–12 | 10–20 | 4–14 |
| 2012–13 | 23–10 | 11–5 |
| 2013–14 | 15–16 | 10–6 |
| 2014–15 | 21–11 | 9–7 |
| 2015–16 | 21–13 | 9–9 |
| 2016–17 | 9–21 | 5–13 |
| 2017–18 | 16–16 | 11–7 |
| 2018–19 | 22–10 | 13–5 |
| 2019–20 | 13–17 | 6–12 |
| 2020–21 | 10–8 | 9–7 |
| 2021–22 | 24–7 | 18–4 |
| 2022–23 | 19–11 | 13–7 |
NCAA tournament results
[edit]| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 1996 | #15 | First Round | #2 Penn State | L 71–94 |
| 1998 | #12 | First Round Second Round | #5 Memphis #4 NC State | W 91–80 L 61–88 |
| 2000 | #15 | First Round | #2 Penn State | L 63–83 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Youngstown State University Athletics License Logos and Trademarks" (PDF). Retrieved June 28, 2017.
- ^ "Women's Basketball". Youngstown State.
- ^ "Melissa Jackson Chosen to Lead Youngstown State's Women's Basketball Program". Youngstown State University. March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "Youngstown State Women's Basketball 2016-17 Record Book" (PDF). Youngstown State.
- ^ "YSU Women's Basketball Archive".
External links
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