Youngstown State Penguins women's basketball

Youngstown State Penguins
2024–25 Youngstown State Penguins women's basketball team
UniversityYoungstown State University
Head coachMelissa Jackson (1st season)
ConferenceHorizon League
LocationYoungstown, Ohio
ArenaBeeghly Center
(capacity: 6,300)
NicknamePenguins
Student sectionThe Arctic
ColorsRed 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

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

Horizon League
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

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NCAA tournament results

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
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

  1. ^ "Youngstown State University Athletics License Logos and Trademarks" (PDF). Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball". Youngstown State.
  3. ^ "Melissa Jackson Chosen to Lead Youngstown State's Women's Basketball Program". Youngstown State University. March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  4. ^ "Youngstown State Women's Basketball 2016-17 Record Book" (PDF). Youngstown State.
  5. ^ "YSU Women's Basketball Archive".


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