2024-25 Women's Basketball Quick Facts

Youngstown State University

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About Youngstown State

Location	Youngstown, Ohio
Founded	1908
Enrollment	12,164
President	Bill Johnson
Executive Director of Athletics	Ron Strollo
SWA/Sport Supervisor	Rebecca Fink
Faculty Athletics Representatives	Dr. Chet Cooper and Barbara Flinn
Nickname	Penguins (Nickname History)
Colors	Red and White

Program Information

Affiliation	NCAA Division I
Conference	Horizon League
Facility	Beeghly Center
First Year of Women's Basketball	1975-76
First Season at Division I	1981-82
All-Time Record (Through 2022-23)	695-653
Last NCAA Tournament	1999-2000 (First Round)
Last Women's NIT	2022-23 (First Round)
Last WBI	2018 (First Round)

Roster Breakdown

Letterwinners Returning / Lost	5 / 7
Starters Returning / Lost	1 / 4
Newcomers	6 freshmen 4 transfers

Pronunciations

Player Names
Dacia Lewandowski » DAY-shuh Lew-an-DOW-skee
Abby Liber » LY-bur
Malia Magestro » Ma-LEE-ah Ma-JESS-troh
Xoe Rosalez » ZOH-ee
Haley Thierry » Like theory

Player Hometowns
Avon » AY-von
Buchtel » Book-tul
Oconomowoc » Oh-KON-oh-moh-wawk

Coaching Staff

Head Coach	Melissa Jackson Season: First Alma Mater: Richmond, 2004 Record at YSU (Before 2023-24): 0-0 Career Record (Before 2023-24): 72-69
Assistant Coach	Peyton Booth Season: First Alma Mater: New Hampshire, 2018
Assistant Coach	Courtney Davidson Season: First in most-recent stint; Fourth overall at YSU Alma Mater: Michigan State, 2008
Assistant Coach	Shayna Gore Season: First Alma Mater: Marshall, 2019
Director of Operations	Jason Pacanowski Season: Sixth with women's basketball; 11th overall at YSU Alma Mater: Southern Illinois, 2006
Graduate Assistant	Logan Miller Season: First Alma Mater: James Madison, 2024

Athletics Communications

YSU WBB Communications Contact	John Vogel javogel@ysu.edu O: (330) 941-1480 C: (330) 647-1150
Director	Trevor Parks tparks@ysu.edu
YSU WBB Radio	Drae Smith dmsmith06@ysu.edu
Horizon League Contact	Rachel White rwhite@horizonleague.org

Support Staff

Sports Performance Coach	Autumn Hultberg
Athletic Trainer	Brenna Pfahler
Academics	Brian Welch
Marketing & Event Manager	Chris Sumner
Facilities	Miles Bergner