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.
Youngstown State's volleyball team pushed Ohio State to five sets in Columbus on Sunday but came up short in a 3-2 loss to the Buckeyes at the Covelli Center in Columbus.
Youngstown State's volleyball team had its best hitting percentage since its season opener and beat Winthrop 3-1 on Saturday afternoon at the Sports Imports Classic.
Youngstown State outside hitters Layne Graffice and Kylie Surratt recorded 17 kills apiece, but errors hurt the Penguins in a 3-1 loss to Southern Indiana on Friday afternoon at the Sports Imports Classic.
Youngstown State will play in a tournament at Ohio State for the first time in 18 years this weekend as the Penguins head to the state capital for three matches at the Sports Imports Classic. The Penguins will play a pair of neutral-site matches on Friday and Saturday before taking on the Buckeyes on Sunday.
Kylie Surratt posted 34 kills, the second-highest total for a match in Youngstown State history, but the Penguins fell in five sets to Marshall on Saturday afternoon.
Kylie Surratt posted 18 kills, while Journey Nicola recorded a career-high 19 digs as Youngstown State's volleyball team fell 3-1 to Ohio on Friday afternoon at Butler's Hinkle Fieldhouse.
