HORIZON LEAGUE Penguins open play at Loyola

Youngstown State (5-22) has not won a game on the road this season.
CHICAGO, Ill. -- The Youngstown State men's basketball team will begin its second season tonight with hopes that it will be better than the first one.
The Penguins, who struggled to a 5-22 finish this season, will open play in the Horizon League tournament tonight when it takes on Loyola University of Chicago in the Gentile Center at 8 p.m.
YSU has struggled through four consecutive 20-loss seasons under coach John Robic, who is not expected to be brought back as the coach next season.
Beat Ramblers at home
The Penguins won only two games in the Horizon League season (2-14), but one of those victories came against the Ramblers on Dec. 21 in the league opener, 76-68, at the Beeghly Center.
The Penguins dropped their second meeting with the Ramblers, 71-50, at the Gentile Center.
YSU has never won a game at the Gentile Center since joining the Horizon League.
The last Penguin victory here came in 1998, 66-64.
The Penguins enter the contest on a two-game losing streak and have lost six of their last seven. They ended the season Saturday afternoon with a 62-47 loss to Detroit.
Winless on the road
Youngstown State, which finished last in the standings and received the No. 9 seed, was winless on the road this season, finishing 0-12.
Loyola, seeded fourth in the tournament, brings an 11-16 overall record and 8-8 Horizon mark.
Two other tournament games are on tap tonight -- No. 7 seed Butler travels to No. 6 seed Wright State at 7 p.m., and No. 8 seed Cleveland State is at No. 5 seed Illinois-Chicago at 8 p.m.
The YSU-Loyola winner will play the winner of the Cleveland State-UIC game Friday at 8 p.m. at the U.S. Cellular Arena in Milwaukee, Wis. The Butler-Wright State winner will play No. 3 seed Detroit at 5:30 p.m. Friday.
Humphrey leads attack
The Penguins are led by sophomore Quin Humphrey, who is averaging just under 15 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, while senior forward Brian Radakovich is the only other Penguin averaging in double figures at 11 points per game and he is averaging 5.8 rebounds.
The other starters are junior guard Jon Mends (6.5 points per game), senior forward Khari McQueen (6.1) and junior guard Derrick Harris (4.1).
The Ramblers are led by Blake Schilb, who is fourth in the conference in scoring, averaging over 17 points per game, while Majak Kou also is in double figures at 11 points per game. Schilb had 25 points in the first meeting against the Penguins.