Volleyball

By Marc Weems With the 2016 Youngstown State University’s women’s volleyball team starting a new season, it is important to find out how they will do. After a 0-21 season, they are looking to bounce back in grand fashion. After losing four seniors from last year’s team, the Penguins are…

By Dan Hiner Collegiate athletes dedicate their entire lives to fulfilling a dream to play at the highest level and perfecting the sport that they grew up loving. They spend years at practice, camps and tournaments in an attempt to constantly try bettering themselves. But in the back of every…

By Dan Hiner From Feb. 20-22, Youngstown State University volleyball player Val Jeffery tried out for the United States Women’s National Team. Jeffery and YSU head coach Mark Hardaway traveled to Colorado Springs, Colorado to join approximately 240 other hopefuls in an attempt to make the national roster. Jeffery had…

By Dustin Livesay and Dan Hiner  When Youngstown State University volleyball coach Mark Hardaway arrived on campus three years ago, the program was an afterthought to the athletic department. Hardaway took over a team that went 5-24 in 2011. Since his first season in 2012, the Penguins have posted a…