Kent, Ohio – The Youngstown State softball team dropped a doubleheader to Kent State, 7-1, 11-6 on Tuesday afternoon at Devine Diamond.

The Penguins fall to 26-17 overall while the Golden Flashes improve to 19-25.

In the opener, the Penguins tallied just four hits led by Lydia Wilkerson's triple.

Senior Kennedy Dean went 3-for-4 with a double and two runs batted in to lead the Penguins offense in the nightcap. Junior Tai Turner went 2-for-4 with a double and scored three times. Senior Bree Kohler went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and freshman Leila Staszak also had two hits.

The Penguins jumped out to an early lead on a run-scoring single by Kohler in the top of the second.

Kent State knotted the game at 1-1 in the bottom half of the frame, but Youngstown State took a 3-1 lead after back-to-back run-scoring doubles by Turner and Dean.

The Golden Flashed knotted the game for the second time with a pair of runs in the bottom of the third. Youngtown State regained the lead for the third time on Staszak's single that plated Kohler for a 4-3 advantage.

Kent State scored four times in the bottom of the fourth to take a 7-4 lead before a run-scoring double by Dean in the fifth and a sacrifice fly by Wilkerson in the sixth cut the deficit to 7-6.

Kent State added four more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Youngstown State returns to Horizon League action for a three-game series against IU Indy, April 24-25, in Indianapolis, Ind.