The Penguins went unbeaten in their head-to-head matches on a day for just the second time in program history, and their 4,983 pins were the third-most in the 28-team field. YSU moved up four spots in the team standings and will head into bracket play on Sunday seeded eighth.
The 4,983 pinfall was the highest total in traditional play in school history, and the Penguins also posted their top two single-match totals on Saturday.
"It was a great team effort all around today," YSU head coach Doug Kuberski said. "Overall, our shot quality was better, and we did a solid job as a group navigating the differences pair-to-pair. We also maintained our focus on the process and navigated some difficult matches. Our focus on Sunday is to play our game and enjoy the process."
Individually, Nikki Mendez placed 12th with a five-game total of 1,043. That was the second-highest total in program history and the best of her career. Rachel Darrow was five spots back in 17th with a 1,035, and Emma Dockery finished 19th with a total of 1,024. Emily Dietz finished 37th with a 982, and three different Penguins bowled in the fifth slot. Dockery had the highest individual game of the day with a 254 against St. Francis Brooklyn, and Mendez topped to 230 twice.
Three Penguins rolled in the 200s as the team topped No. 7 Fairleigh Dickinson 979-900 to start the morning, and YSU followed that up with a 928-854 win over No. 23 Duquesne. The Penguins then set a new school record for highest traditional match total in a 1,073-929 victory over St. Francis Brooklyn, and YSU beat No. 16 Sacred Heart 1,063-931 in its second-best total in program history. Youngstown State finished off the unbeaten day with a 940-893 victory over No. 19 Mount St. Mary's.
Youngstown State will begin Sunday's bracket play at 8:25 a.m. against No. 13 Delaware State.


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TV Series Review: Scream – Season 2
28/08/2016 25/03/2017 Carl 'The Disc' Fisher 0 Comments Acosta, Audrey, Brandon James, Brooke, Emma, Gustavo, horror, Jake, Kieran, Killer, Maggie, Noah, Piper, PTSD, Scream, Scream Mask, Scream Season 1, Scream Season 2, Scream TV Series, Slasher
The first Season of the Scream TV series was surprisingly good. A mix of classic slasher horror and modern technology, it had its flaws but more then made up for it in other places. You can read our review of that season here.
It was no real surprise that we were going to get a second season especially after the many unanswered questions that remained at the finale.
Note: this review will contain spoilers for both the first & second season so read at your own risk!
Continuing months after the reveal that Piper was the killer & her subsequent death at the hands of Audrey. The town is trying to move on from this latest tragedy but when Emma returns home after a lengthy stay in a treatment hospital for PTSD the past is dragged back up.
Noah, unwilling to accept that Piper could have done everything by herself, theorises that she must have had an accomplice. Something Audrey is all too quick to debunk as she is to blame for Piper arriving in Lakewood.
Audrey is desperate for that information not to come out, believing that it would end her life in Lakewood, no-one would forgive her least of all Emma. However when she is contacted by someone unknown who knows about her involvement with Piper she is forced to play along with a game that just drags her deeper into the mess.
Meanwhile a new killer is revealed when Jake is abducted & killed brutally. It feels very random & serves more as a message to the viewers…'I'm back, now try & work out who I am & why I'm killing'.
The mystery surrounding this season is even deeper then before as once again everyone is a suspect including several new characters arriving in town. The motivations behind the killer's attacks all seem to be Piper related but there are times when the show drops in other details that open up other paths.
We get more information regarding Brandon James & the original killing spree as well as flashbacks that tie Emma's mother, Maggie to the new Sheriff in town, Acosta. This is too brief though, it's a story well worth expanding on & it was disappointing to see it pushed to the back in favour of more screen time for Emma & Audrey.
All the surviving cast reprise their roles here but with increased screen time for some. Most do a great job in their roles such as Acosta, Gustavo & Brooke but others just don't light up the screen in the same way. Noah, my favourite from the first becomes a bit annoying here & a love story that ends in tragedy for him just doesn't hit the mark.
Part of this seasons flaws relates to how un-killable the main cast have become. Several times major players are stabbed but they always survive, instead the body count here is surprisingly low with most of those deaths coming from side characters or newly introduced ones.
One particular episode sees one stabbed, buried alive & seemingly guaranteed to not make it out alive. It's a stellar episode, one of the best in the season but it would have had way more emotional impact had his saviours been too late. They try & make up for it with another death but the deflation felt after realising the creators weren't willing to kill major characters off was just too much.
Be more Game of Thrones, less The Walking Dead please.
Unlike season one; I didn't know who the killer was until they revealed themselves. There were a lot of options & it sure is difficult to work out the motivations of potential suspects. It is an underwhelming reveal but it would have been no matter who it was revealed to be. After spending 11 & a half episodes building up the mystery it would have been impossible for any reveal to have lived up to expectations.
That being said, I liked it. I like that the killer was somewhat of a 'classic' slasher killer & the motivations where simple. Sometimes crazy is just what we need!
A final cliff-hanger drops enough mystery to ensure the Halloween special in October should be a compelling watch.
If there is one major flaw in Scream: Season 2 it's that the extra 2 episodes were unnecessary. It felt bloated & overly long at times, it's a slasher series that plays around with ideas from other classic horrors. Keep it short & keep it simple!
If you liked the first season, you'll enjoy this just… maybe not as much.
Scream - Season 2
The Final Score - 6/10
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