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YSU WOMEN (7-15, 5-6) vs. UW-GREEN BAY (19-3, 10-0)
Game time: 7:05 p.m.Where: Beeghly CenterRadio/TV: WNIO 1390-AM; Fox 17-62 (Tape delay at 11 p.m. today)YSU projected starters: Velissa Vaughn (5-8 sophomore, 7.6 points per game); Monique Godfrey (5-8 sophomore, 11.1 ppg); Ashley Pendleton (6-0 sophomore, 4.9 ppg); Lauren Branson (5-7 junior, 3.4 ppg); Jessica Schloemp (6-3 junior, 5.8 ppg).UW-Green Bay projected starters: Kayla Groh (5-7 junior, 9.0 points per game); Natalie Berglin (5-7 senior, 11.3 ppg); Amanda Popp (5-10 senior, 9.3 ppg); Rachel Porath (5-10 sophomore, 9.6 ppg); Nicole Soulis (6-2 senior, 17.5 ppg)Coaches: Tisha Hill (Indiana '93) is 31-75 in her fourth season with the Penguins. Kevin Borseth is 206-61 in nine seasons with the Phoenix and 431-158 overall in 20 seasons.Notes: The Penguins have won their last two Horizon League games, including a 58-52 win over Detroit last Thursday in Detroit. The win gave the Penguins a season sweep of the Titans. YSU has won three of its last five games and has jumped up to fifth place in the Horizon League standings. The Penguins have not done well against the Phoenix, losing 15 of the 16 meetings between the teams, including an 83-49 setback Jan. 20 in Green Bay. YSU's only win in the series came in 2005 at Green Bay 60-56. The Phoenix, who are ranked No. 25 in the USA Today/ESPN poll, have won 16 straight games. Their last defeat came against DePaul, 71-70, and their most recent win was a 72-63 victory at UW-Milwaukee last Saturday.Up next: The Penguins will remain at home on Saturday afternoon when they play host to UW-Milwaukee in a 2:05 tip-off at Beeghly. The game will be part of a doubleheader as the YSU men meet Eastern Kentucky in the ESPN Bracket Buster event at 4:30.
Vindicator staff report