2025-26 Women's Basketball Quick Facts

Youngstown State University

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About Youngstown State

Location	Youngstown, Ohio
Founded	1908
Enrollment	12,240
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

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 2024-25)	707-673
Last NCAA Tournament	1999-2000 (First Round)
Last Women's NIT	2022-23 (First Round)
Last WBI	2018 (First Round)

Letterwinners Returning / Lost	6 / 5
Starters Returning / Lost	2 / 3
Newcomers	1 true freshman 2 redshirt freshmen 2 transfers

Player Names
Dacia Lewandowski » DAY-shuh Lew-an-DOW-skee

Coach Names
Kayla DeCriscio » Di-CRISH-ee-oh

Player Hometowns
Oconomowoc » Oh-KON-oh-moh-wawk

Head Coach	Melissa Jackson Season: Second Alma Mater: Richmond, 2004 Record at YSU (After 2024-25): 12-19 Career Record (After 2024-25): 84-88
Assistant Coach	Courtney Davidson Season: Second in most-recent stint; Fifth overall at YSU Alma Mater: Michigan State, 2008
Assistant Coach	Kayla DeCriscio Season: First Alma Mater: Pitt-Johnstown, 2016
Assistant Coach	Shayna Gore Season: Second Alma Mater: Marshall, 2019
Director of Operations	Jason Pacanowski Season: Seventh with women's basketball; 12th overall at YSU Alma Mater: Southern Illinois, 2006
Director of Creative Content / Event Specialist	Chloe Whitlock Season: First Alma Mater: Morehead State, 2022
Graduate Assistant	Logan Miller Season: Second Alma Mater: James Madison, 2024

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