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]
| 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 | |||
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 |
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 |
