| Penguins Fall at Duquesne, 78-54 |
| Friday, December 31 2004 |
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| Pittsburgh -- The Duquesne Dukes took advantage of a 12-0 run to start the second half and held Youngstown State to a 29.1 percent effort from the floor in a 78-54 victory on Friday afternoon at the Palumbo Center. Quin Humphrey led YSU with 16 points to become the first Penguin to score in double figures in the first 11 games of the season since the 1978-79 season. Humphrey added a career-high 10 rebounds while Colin LeForme posted a career-high 10 points. The Dukes held a 12-point advantage at the end of the first half behind eight points from Kieron Achara, an 18-6 advantage inside the paint and seven blocks. Duquesne jumped out to a 13-4 lead after a Sean McKeon basket with 12:12 remaining, but Zach Silverman scored the next four points on a 3 and a free throw to cut the deficit to five at 13-8. Duquesne then went on an 11-2 run and took a 24-10 lead at the 5:15 mark after a jumper by Chauncey Duke. YSU got with 12 four times before the end of the half with the last time being on a Quin Humphrey jumper with 11 seconds remaining. The Duquesne defense held the Penguins to a 5-for-25 effort in the first half and allowed four points apiece to Humphrey, Silverman and LaForme. Duquesne then took control early in the second half as it scored the opening 12 points of stanza did not allow a YSU point until a Humphrey fast-break dunk at the 14:44 mark. Bryant McAllister finished with 16 points to pace the Dukes while Achara finished with 14 and DeVario Hudson posted 12. The Dukes held the rebounding advantage 43-30 and benefited from a 22-9 margin on second-chance points. They shot 48.1 percent overall and 46.7 percent from behind the arc. The Penguins will play host to the UIC Flames on Monday at 7 p.m. |
| Second-Half Cold Streak Dooms YSU to 70-56 Defeat |
| Wednesday, December 29 2004 |
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| Youngstown -- The Youngstown State men's basketball team saw a three-point second-half lead turn into a double-digit deficit as the Saint Francis Red Flash used a 13-0 run en route to a 70-56 victory on Wednesday night at the Beeghly Center. The Penguins hit eight of their first 12 shots and outscored the Red Flash 17-7 over the first 10 1/2 minutes of the second half to take a 42-39 lead, but they then missed their next 11 shots as SFU built a 56-43 advantage with 5:58 remaining. A jumper by Winston Robinson with 17:34 remaining in the second half put the Red Flash up 34-27, Youngstown State hit seven straight shots to take a 42-39 lead with 12:20 remaining in regulation. Zach Silverman's free throw put the Penguins ahead 43-41 at the 10:07 mark, but the Red Flash scored 13 straight points as part of a 23-5 run to take a 64-48 lead with 3:05 remaining. Rashaan Benton hit two free throws with 9:42 remaining to tie the score and spark the run as SFU made its final nine field goals of the game to improve to 6-4. Brian Radakovich finished with a double-double, tallying 14 points and 10 rebounds, to lead the Penguins while Quin Humphrey also had 14 points. Benton led all scorers with 18 points for the Red Flash. YSU shot 38.6 percent overall and 44.8 percent in the second half but could not overcome SFU's 60-percent second-half clip. The Penguins held the rebounding advantage 39-31, but they shot 50 percent from the free throw line to the Red Flash's 72.7 percent. The Red Flash led the entire first half and built a 32-25 advantage at the break behind 10 points from Benton and nine from Jason Osborne. After Radakovich hit the second of two free throws at the 11:21 mark to make the score 8-6, Benton hit a 3 and Osborne made a layup with 9:59 remaining to put the Red Flash up seven. YSU scored five straight to get within two at 13-11 after a Khari McQueen jumper, but SFU went on a 12-6 run to take its largest lead of the half at 25-17 with 4:17 remaining. The Penguins got within four after two free throws from Derrick Harris with 1:01 remaining, but a free throw from Osborne and a layup by Garrett Farha at the buzzer gave the Red Flash a seven-point cushion heading into the locker room. Radakovich had eight points and seven rebounds at the half. YSU will travel to Pittsburgh to take on Duquesne on Friday at 1 p.m. |
| Basketball Bus Trips Set for Cleveland State, Detroit Games |
| Tuesday, December 28 2004 |
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| Youngstown -- The Youngstown State Penguin Club is offering three basketball bus trips so members can show their support on the road this season. Motorcoach trips are being offered for YSU's men's games at Cleveland State (Jan. 8) and Detroit (Feb. 26) as well as for the women's game at Cleveland State on Feb. 2. For more information, or to make a reservation, please contact the Penguin Club at (330) 941-2351. The men's trip to Cleveland State on Jan. 8 leaves campus at 1:45 p.m. for the Cleveland State Convocation Center. Tipoff is set for 5:30 p.m. between the Penguins and the Vikings. At 3:30 p.m., an alumni reception will be hosted by YSU President Dr. David Sweet. The price is $25, which includes a game ticket, the pre-game reception and roundtrip bus charter service. The women's trip to Cleveland State leaves campus at 5 p.m. for the 7 p.m. tipoff between the Penguins and the Vikings. The cost of the trip is $20 and includes game ticket and roundtrip bus service. The men's trip to Detroit offers YSU fans an overnight stay following the Feb. 26 game. The cost of the trip to the Motor City is $115 (single occupancy) or $80 (double occupancy) and includes game ticket, overnight stay at the Courtyard by Marriott/Detroit and roundtrip bus service. The bus will depart at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26 and stop in Toledo for lunch. Tipoff for the game is scheduled for 4:05 p.m. |
| Humphrey, Graves Share League's Weekly Honor |
| Monday, December 27 2004 |
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| Indianapolis, Ind. -- YSU sophomore guard Quin Humphrey (Ellenwood, Ga.) and Butler freshman guard A.J. Graves (Switz City, Ind.) shared this week’s Horizon League Player of the Week honor, the league office announced on Monday. Both players recorded career highs in key victories for their teams last week. Humphrey scored a career-best 26 points in the Penguins’ 76-68 Horizon League victory over Loyola on Tuesday. Humphrey was 9-of-15 from the field and was 6-of-7 from the free-throw line. He also grabbed seven rebounds and set a career high with three steals against the Ramblers. Graves had an impressive night scoring 29 points in a 74-68 victory over Ball State on Wednesday. He was 10-of-15 from the field and eight-of-eight from the line in the six-point win over the Cardinals. The Penguins return to action on Wednesday night at the Beeghly Center when they play host to Saint Francis (Pa.). Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. |
| Humphrey's Career-High Paces YSU Past Loyola, 76-68 |
| Tuesday, December 21 2004 |
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| Youngstown -- Youngstown State used a late 9-0 run and got career-highs in points from Quin Humphrey and Zach Silverman en route to a 76-68 victory over Loyola on Tuesday evening at the Beeghly Center. Humphrey scored a game-high 26 points, including 11 in the final 4:11, while Silverman finished with 17 to give the Penguins their first Horizon League win of the season. After a first half that saw YSU take a 30-28 lead into the locker room after eight lead changes and four ties, Loyola's Pierre Parker hit a 3 to open the second stanza to give the Ramblers a 31-30 lead. But that was the only lead the Ramblers would have the rest of the game as YSU went on a 7-0 run capped by one of three Silverman 3-pointers in the half to take a 37-31 lead at the 17:35 mark. The Ramblers trimmed the deficit to 47-45 after two free throws from Tyrelle Blair, but the Penguins went on a 9-2 run that ended with another Silverman 3 with 9:24 remaining. Loyola got within one four times in the final seven minutes - the final time at 63-62 with 3:56 remaining - but YSU scored nine straight points to take a 72-62 lead with just under a minute to go. Two Humphrey free throws with 24 seconds left gave the Penguins their largest lead at 11, but Schilb hit a 3 with six seconds left for the final tally. Schilb finished with a career-high 25 points to pace the Ramblers while Majak Kou finished with 14. Loyola ran off seven straight points to take a 7-2 lead after Anthony Smith hit a free throw with 17:02 left in the first, but the Penguins battled back to tie the contest at 13 after Brian Radakovich sank a free throw to complete a three-point play with 11:24 remaining. The Ramblers then went on a 6-0 run behind five points from Kou, but YSU answered with a 7-0 run to claim a 20-19 advantage on a John Barber jumper. Barber tied his career-high with 14 points off the bench. The lead changed hands five times before Barber hit two free throws with 51 seconds remaining to put the Penguins up 30-28 at the break. Humphrey led all first-half scorers with 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting while Radakovich grabbed eight boards of his game-high 13 boards. Kou and Schilb had eight points apiece for the Ramblers. Loyola benefited from 10 steals and 13 YSU turnovers that led to 14 points in the opening half. The Penguins outshot the Ramblers 48.1 percent to 42.6 percent and held the rebounding advantage 40-32. YSU will break until Dec. 29 when it plays host to St. Francis (Pa.) at 7 p.m. |
| Chilly First Half Dooms Penguins in Opener, 72-51 |
| Saturday, December 18 2004 |
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| Fairborn, Ohio – The Youngstown State men’s basketball team watched Wright State heat things up in the first half at the Nutter Center shooting 58.6 percent and could never recover losing 72-51 in the Horizon League opener for the both schools on Saturday night. While the Raiders (5-5 overall and 1-0 in the Horizon League) made 17-of-29 shots, YSU (2-6 and 0-1) shot just 36 percent making 9-of-25 attempts, including 1-of-6 from 3-point range. In the opening stanza, Youngstown State kept things close early, but a Raider run opened the game up. YSU trailed 11-8 after a Quin Humphrey bucket with 13:47 remaining. Then the Raiders scored 12 of the next 16 points to pull ahead 23-12 before Derrick Harris drilled a 3-pointer at the 8:20 mark. Wright State kept the pressure on closing the half with an 8-0 run in final 3:01 to build a 41-19 halftime advantage. Overall, YSU scored just four points in the final eight minutes of the first half. Zach Williams and Zakee Boyd each scored 10 points to lead the Raider attack. Quin Humphrey scored 14 points, including 12 in the second half to lead the Penguins. It marked the eighth straight game the sophomore from Ellenwood, Ga., has scored over double figures this season. Leading the way for Wright State was Boyd who had 22 points. Overall, four players finished in double figures for the Raiders. Zach Silverman also finished in double figures for the Guins scoring 12 points. In the second half, Youngstown State outscored the Raiders by a 32-31 margin. From the field, the Penguins shot 50 percent making 12-of-24 shots while holding WSU to 41.7 percent – 16.9 percent lower than the first half. Also, both teams grabbed 13 rebounds. For the game, YSU shot 42.9 percent (21-of-49) while Wright State was 27-of-53 for 50.9 percent shooting. Wright State made 6-of-11 3-pointers while Boyd made four. YSU was 5-of-12 from behind the 3-point arc with Silverman converting three. WSU attempted 17 free throws to the Penguins’ seven. The Penguins return home to play host to Loyola on Tuesday night at the Beeghly Center. Tipoff for the contest against the Ramblers, who will be playing their Horizon League opener, is set for 7 p.m. |
| YSU Bows In Four Overtimes to Siena, 79-78 |
| Wednesday, December 15 2004 |
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| Youngstown -- The Youngstown State men's basketball team came to the Beeghly Center on Tuesday night looking for a battle with Siena. Three hours later, the Penguins walked off the court suffering a 79-78 defeat in a 60-minute basketball game in which both teams left everything they had out on the floor. In a back-and-forth battle that was tied at 50 when the first overtime began, Siena's Tay Fisher ended the game after four extra sessions drilling a 3-pointer with 6.8 seconds remaining. Khari McQueen put the Penguins (2-5) ahead 78-76 on a basket with 18 seconds remaining. But Fisher came down and drained his third three of the fourth overtime to put the Saints (2-7) up by one. YSU's Jon Mends charged down court and got an open shot from 12 feet off, but his attempt was long and Jack McClinton grabbed the rebound to end the second-longest game in school history. The longest game in school history was a six-overtime affair against Gannon -- a 71-69 defeat -- in the non-shot clock era on Feb. 28, 1966. Derrick Harris scored a game-high 22 points for the Penguins while playing 57 minutes. YSU point guard Jon Mends played 53 minutes finishing with a team-high six assists. For Siena, McClinton played 57 minutes scoring 14 points. Tommy Mitchell had a team-high 17 points for the Saints who had four players finish in double figures and three players foul out. Siena was already short-handed when leading scorer Michael Haddix did not play because of illness. YSU's best chance to seal the win was in the second overtime. The Penguins led 64-59 with 1:22 left, but Fisher made a trey and Mitchell made two foul shots with 24 seconds left. YSU's chance to win came on a 3-pointer from Zach Silverman that was shot off the rim. In the first overtime, Youngstown State led by four with 1:51 remaining, but Mitchell made a jumper and Antoine Jordan tied the game at 54 with 45 seconds left on a basket. With 5:10 remaining in regulation, the Penguins held a 44-37 led, but against Siena rallied to eventually take a 50-49 lead with 29 seconds left on a bucket by Jordan. YSU's Brian Radakovich made one-of-two free-throw attempts with 18 seconds remaining and the Penguins forced overtime when Radakovich blocked Jordan's shot with three seconds left. For the game, YSU shot 35.6 percent (26-of-73) while Siena was 27-of-74 (36.5 percent) from the field. The Saints outrebounded YSU 55-51. McQueen played 36 minutes in his first game of the season. He had missed the first six games after suffering a broken bone in his right foot on the second day of practice in October. Brian Radakovich and Quin Humphrey, who scored in double figures for the seventh straight game, fouled out for the Guins. Youngstown State will look to snap a five-game losing streak when it opens Horizon League play on Saturday night with a trip to Wright State. Tipoff at the Nutter Center is set for 7 p.m. |
| Penguins Lose 81-59 Contest to Bowling Green |
| Sunday, December 12 2004 |
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| Youngstown -- The Youngstown State men's basketball team could not stop Bowling Green's big three as the Penguins lost 81-59 to the Falcons on Saturday afternoon at the Beeghly Center. BGSU's Josh Almanson, John Reimold and Steven Wright combined for 58 points as the Falcons (5-1) won for the fifth straight time. The Penguins (2-4) were led by Quin Humphrey who scored in double figures for the sixth straight game with 16 points. The game was decided in the early going when Bowling Green built a 26-6 lead by the 12:41 mark. The Penguins pulled with 12 points by scoring eight unanswered points, but by halftime, the Falcons had built a 45-23 advantage. Leading the way for the Bowling Green in the first half was Almanson who scored 21 points. For the game, Almanson scored 28 while Reimold had 16 and Wright had 14. Besides Humphrey's 16, junior Zach Silverman scored a season-high 12 points in the loss. The Falcons shot 53.3 percent (32-of-60) for the game while YSU shot 42 percent (21-of-50). BGSU outrebounded the Penguins 36-25. YSU must regroup quickly before playing host to Siena on Tuesday night at 7:35. The Saints picked up their first victory of the season beating Iona on Saturday afternoon. |
| Penguins Drop Consolation Game to Lions |
| Sunday, December 5 2004 |
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| Springfield, Mo. -- The Youngstown State men's basketball team suffered a 77-55 setback to Southeastern Louisiana on Saturday night in the consolation game of the SMS Price Cutter Classic at the Hammond Student Center. Senior Brian Radakovich scored a team-high 16 points and Quin Humphrey added 15 for the Penguins who are now 2-3 on the season. The Lions (5-2) used 24 points by Ricky Woods, including 16 in the second half to earn the victory. For the second consecutive night, YSU struggled at the games outset. After Radakovich scored the first basket of the game, the Penguins scored just nine points the next 13 minutes. However, after trailing 28-16 with 3:16 left in the opening period, Youngstown State closed with a flurry to pull within six the break. Radakovich made a free throw, John Barber drilled a 3-pointer and Humphrey added a jumper to cut into the SELU lead. In the second half, the Lions took advantage of 63.3 percent shooting (19-of-30) to go on and win the consolation game. Southeastern Louisiana scored 11 straight points to turn a 45-33 lead to a 56-33 bulge and it never looked back. For the game, YSU shot 41.3 percent (19-of-46) while Southeastern Louisiana (30-of-59) shot 50.8 percent. The Penguins will not play during the week taking final exams, but return to the hardwood on Saturday afternoon at the Beeghly Center against Bowling Green. |
| S.W. Missouri 88, Penguins 52 |
| Saturday, December 4 2004 |
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| SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- Tamarr Maclin scored 18 points, leading Southwest Missouri State to an 88-52 win over Youngstown State on Friday night in the opening round of the Price Cutter Classic. Kellen Easley added a double-double for the Bears, with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Southwest Missouri State (3-1) had the game under control by halftime with a 45-22 lead. Youngstown State (2-2) attempted a comeback early in the second half, when Quin Humphrey and Derrick Harris combined to score the Penguins' first 11 points, but couldn't close the gap. The Bears outscored Youngstown State 56-10 in the paint, including 30-0 in the first half, and outrebounded the Penguins 52-19. Nathan Bilyeu added 12 points for Southwest Missouri and Deven Mitchell scored 10. Harris had 16 for Youngstown State, and Humphrey finished with 15. Southwest Missouri State will face Arkansas-Litle Rock for the tournament championship Saturday, while the Penguins will play Southeastern Louisiana for third place. |