YOUNGSTOWN — There were a lot of familiar faces on the floor during the Youngstown State women’s basketball team’s first day of official preseason practices on Monday.

While the Penguin men have more new faces on the roster than returners, the women have maintained significant continuity with nine returning players heading into the upcoming 2025-26 season, which tips off Nov. 3 against Thiel.

“We’re in a unique situation,” head coach Melissa Jackson said. “We’ve got nine returners, so I think that speaks volumes about what we were able to do last year as far as laying a foundation. Those student-athletes really believe in our program. So that’s been wonderful to come into practice — whether it was summer or now official practice — and they know the drills. They know the drills, they know

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