Outside hitters Kylie Surratt and Layne Graffice both recorded double-doubles to lead Youngstown State's volleyball team to a 3-1 victory over Kent State on Friday evening.
After nine games in the non-conference portion of the schedule, the Youngstown State women's soccer team opens Horizon League play against Northern Kentucky, Saturday, Sept. 19.
The Youngstown State women's golf team will resume its fall schedule on Sunday when it begins play in the two-day Michigan State Mary Fossum Invitational at Forest Akers West Golf Course in Lansing, Mich.
The Youngstown State football team will open the 2027 season with an August 28 visit to Toledo. The schools also announced a contest that will be held in Toledo on August 27, 2033.
The Youngstown State women's tennis team opens fall tournament play this Friday and Saturday at the WMU Betsy Kuhle Invitational at the Sorenson Courts and West Hills Athletic Club.
Akron caught fire offensively over the final three sets and defeated the Youngstown State volleyball team 3-1 on Thursday evening at James A. Rhodes Arena. The set scores were 20-25, 25-15, 25-13, 25-21.
Youngstown State's volleyball team takes on a pair of Northeast Ohio rivals from the Mid-American Conference this week as a final tune-up for Horizon League play. The Penguins will play at Akron on Thursday at 6 p.m., and they will host Kent State on Friday at 6 p.m. in their final nonconference match of the 2026 season.
