Youngstown State BASKETBALL Today’s games

January 17, 2009 at 12:00a.m.

MEN

Who: YSU (5-11, 2-5) vs. Green Bay (12-5, 5-1).SFlbTip-off: 8:05 p.m. at Resch Center, Green Bay, Wis. Radio: WKBN-AM 570 Coaches: Jerry Slocum (Kings, N.Y. ‘75) is 35-69 in his fourth season with the Penguins and 615-395 all-time; Tod Kowalczyk (Minnesota-Duluth, ‘89) is in his seventh season with the Phoenix with a record of 104-93. YSU starters: Zack Rebillot, 6-6, senior forward (1.3 points per game, 1.8 rebounds per game); Jack Liles, 6-7 senior forward (8.6 ppg., 6.4 rpg); DeAndre Mays, 6-2 junior guard (9.8 ppg., 4.1 rpg.) Kelvin Bright, 6-4 junior guard (14.5 ppg., 3.0 rpg.); Vance Cooksey, 6-1 sophomore guard (5.3 ppg., 1.5 rpg.) Green Bay starters: Troy Cotton, 6-1 junior guard (10.4 ppg., 2.6 rpg.); Rahmon Fletcher, 5-10 sophomore guard (10.8 ppg., 1.8 rpg.); Terry Evans, 6-5 senior forward (13.2 ppg., 7.6 rpg.); Randy Berry, 6-9 junior forward (8.0 ppg., 6.6 rpg.); Mike Schachtner, 6-9 senior forward (8.6 ppg., 3.4 rpg.) Game notes: The Penguins have lost two straight after Thursday’s 69-50 loss at Milwaukee. YSU had a horrible shooting night, hitting just 27 percent from the field and 21 percent from 3-point range. Junior Sirlester Martin had a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds, but top scorer Kelvin Bright (15.3 average) was held to three points. Green Bay is coming off an impressive 80-65 win at home against Cleveland State. The Phoenix shot 53.8 percent from the field and made 10 of 19 shots from 3-point range. The Phoenix has won six of its last seven games and the only loss was a 62-60 defeat at Loyola. Series: The Penguins trail 17-5 although they won last year in Youngstown 76-73. Green Bay had won the three previous meetings and holds an 11-4 advantage over the Penguins since YSU joined the Horizon League. Up next: The Penguins return home Friday to open a four-game homestand, facing Cleveland State in a 9 p.m. tip-off that will be televised nationally over ESPNU. The Penguins will play host to Akron on Jan. 26 at 7:05.

WOMEN

Who: YSU (2-13, 0-4) vs. Cleveland State (8-8, 2-2) When: 2:05 p.m. at Beeghly Center.

Radio/TV: WKBN-AM (570); MyYTV (tape delayed 10 p.m.) Coaches: Cindy Martin (Florida ’99) is in her first season with the Penguins and is 72-36 in her career. Kate Peterson (UW-Stevens Point, ‘91) is in her sixth season with the Vikings with a record of 55-109. YSU probable starters: Macey Nortey, 5-foot-3 freshman guard (5.9 points per game), 2.5 rebounds per game); Kelsey Gurganus, 5-8 senior guard (5.6 ppg., 2.9 rpg.); Jaquetta Westley, 5-7 junior guard (7.7 ppg., 2.9 rpg.); Tiara Scott, 6-0 senior forward (9.9 ppg., 4.9 rpg.); Nikita LaFleur, 6-2 senior center (10.4 ppg., 8.9 rpg.). Cleveland State probable starters: Stephanie Crosley, 5-11 junior forward (4.8 ppg., 5.7 rpg.); Dominique Butler, 5-9 senior guard (10.3 ppg., 7.6 rpg.); Shawnita Garland, 5-5 sophomore guard (11.5 ppg., 4.3 rpg.); Kailey Klein, 5-11 junior guard (17.4 ppg., 5.4 rpg.); Jessica Roque, 5-5 junior guard (9.5 ppg., 3.0 rpg.)SFlbGame notes: The Penguins have lost five straight and 10 of 11 following a 62-42 defeat to Green Bay last Saturday at home. Senior Nikita LaFleur has been the long bright spot. She scored 25 points and pulled down 14 rebounds against Green Bay while shooting 10-for-10 from the field, the best shooting game in YSU history. She and senior Tiara Scott combined to go 14-for-14 from the field against the Phoenix, but the rest of the team was 2-for-32. Cleveland State is coming off a 54-49 win over Milwaukee at home and has won four of its last six games. The Vikings also have a conference win at Valparaiso 68-55, while their league losses were at Butler and home to Green Bay. Series: The Cleveland State series is one of the oldest in YSU history. This is their 49th meeting. The Penguins hold a 30-18 advantage, although the Vikings won both meetings a year ago: 77-64 in Cleveland and 82-66 at YSU. Since the Penguins joined the Horizon League, the Vikings own a 9-5 advantage. Up next: The Penguins head out on the road for their next two contests beginning with a Thursday game at Wright State (5:30 p.m.) followed by a 4:30 contest in Detroit on Saturday.