Last Year’s Meetings Between YSU-CSU
    The Penguins won both games by a combined total of six points, including a 61-59 win in Cleveland. The other contest was a 86-82 triumph at the Beeghly Center.
    In the game at CSU last year, the Penguins overcame a 29-25 halftime deficit to rally for the victory. The contest was evenly played with both teams making 22 field goals and one 3-pointer each. YSU made two more free throws which proved to be the final margin in the contest.
    In Youngstown, the Penguins led by 14 in the second half before CSU rallied to take a 63-62. But YSU answered with a 13-1 run only to watch the Vikings get within 82-80 with 27 seconds left. Baumann made four three free throws in the final 22 seconds to seal the deal.

Last Time Out: UW-Green Bay 78, YSU 55
    The Penguins played hard in the first half then struggled in the second losing 78-55 at UW-Green Bay on Thursday night. YSU trailed by just five with more than two minutes remaining in the first half, but at the break the Phoenix led 43-34. In the second half, UWGB went on a 19-4 run to take control. Quin Humphrey and Alex Sanchez each had 12 points. Humphrey’s 12 came in the first half while Sanchez drained three treys in the opening stanza.

Robic In His Sixth Season
    Coach John Robic is in his sixth season as the head coach at Youngstown State. Robic is one of only three YSU coaches -- Dom Rosselli and Dan Peters are the other two -- to spend at least six seasons with the program. Robic owns a career mark of 56-100. His 56 victories rank as the fourth-best total in school history. His 156 games coached rank third in school history.

YSU-Cleveland State Series
    The Penguins and Vikings have played 61 times in their history. YSU has won three of the last four and since the Penguins joined the Horizon League the series is tied 3-3. Prior to resuming the series in 2002, the squads had not played since 1996. Youngstown State and Cleveland State had played from every calendar year from 1967 through 1996 until the series was halted.

YSU Hitting the Boards Hard
    In the last five games, the Penguins have outrebounded opponents 165-164. Youngstown State has also won the rebound margin in three of the last five games. In the first eight contests of the season, YSU was outrebounded 330 to 261 and did not win the rebound battle one time.

Humphrey 3rd In The League
    Sophomore guard Quin Humphrey is tied for third in the Horizon League in scoring averaging 15.2 points a contest. He trails UW-Milwaukee’s Ed McCants (16.4) and Wright State’s DaShaun Wood (15.6) Also, Humphrey’s 72 field-goals made rank third in the league. He ranks sixth in the league in free-throw percentage at 78.4.

Humphrey Mr. Double Figures
    Quin Humphrey became the first Penguin since 1978-79 to score in double figures in the first 13 games of the season. That year, Dave Zeigler scored in double figures in the first 17 contests.
    Humphrey has scored at least 14 points in nine of 13 games this year. He scored a season-high 26 points against Loyola. He has scored 198 points in 13 games this season after scoring 183 in 27 games a year ago.

Harris Leads the League
Sophomore guard Derrick Harris is tied for the Horizon League lead in 3-point field-goal percentage. Harris has made 43.2 percent of his attempts (16-of-37) this season. He is tied with UW-Green Bay’s Josh Lawrence, who is also 16-of-37.

Sanchez Has Best Game
Freshman forward Alex Sanchez had the best game of his young career at UW-Green Bay on Thursday. Sanchez, who came into the game 0-for-13 on the season and 0-of-10 from 3-point range, made three straight 3-pointers in the first half. For the game, he finished with 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting.

It’s a Block Party
Through 13 games this season, the Penguins are leading the Horizon League in blocked shots. YSU has blocked 58 shots for an average of 4.5 per game. The Penguins had six blocks at Green Bay.

Racking Up the Minutes
Currently, three Penguins are averaging more than 30 minutes. Jon Mends is averaging 35.2 minutes per game, Quin Humphrey is averaging 34.5, Brian Radakovich is at 32.3.