Volleyball

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…

By Dustin Livesay When junior Jessie Gerig received the news that a new setter would be joining the Youngstown State University Volleyball team she instantly went into competition mode — what she didn’t realize is that she wouldn’t only be gaining a competitor, but a best friend as well. “Without…

Senior volleyball player Lexi Egler became the fifth player in Youngstown State University history to record 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs earlier this month in a match against Valparaiso University. Head coach Mark Hardaway believes that Egler’s greatest strength is her complete all-around  athletic ability. “In basketball, they call them…

The Youngstown State University volleyball team began this season winning its first six matches entering the Michigan Invitational with a 9-3 record. But the Michigan Invitational didn’t go as planned for the Penguins, as they lost all three games in Ann Arbor. While YSU was competitive, the team thought they…

To his delight, Penguins’ volleyball coach Mark Hardaway noticed yet another progression when his team came off the floor during timeouts on Friday against the University of Virginia at the Northwestern Wildcat Classic. “They were asking us [coaches] if they can make defensive adjustments based on what they saw,” Hardaway…