Two long Skyler Howard touchdown passes, one covering 53 yards to Ka’Raun White and the other 54 yards to Shelton Gibson, represent West Virginia’s two score for the first half.
After spotting the Mountaineers seven, the Penguins got on the board early in the second quarter when Martin Ruiz fought his way in from the one.
Youngstown’s second square came on its next possession when Ricky Davis hit Alvin Bailey for a 74-yard scoring strike. Bailey was able to beat WVU safety Jarrod Harper in single coverage and got out of his grasp at midfield and jogged into the end zone.