YOUNGSTOWN — In addition to talent, money and resources, one of the primary contrasts between Division I college basketball and the lower divisions is the size difference on the floor.

The Youngstown State women utilized their height and size advantage to great effect on Monday, as the Penguins tipped off the 2025-26 season by cruising to a 104-33 victory over Division III foe Thiel during the 12th annual School Day Kids game at Zidian Family Arena.

“I really wanted to get a lot out of today, one of it being confidence,” head coach Melissa Jackson said. “I knew that if we played the way that we are capable of playing and do what we do best, hopefully that was going to come to fruition.”

It was YSU’s most points in a game since scoring 106 against Chicago State in 1998, as well as the th

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