YSU women’s basketball

YSU women’s basketball

Today’s game

Matchup: YSU (0-28, 0-17 Horizon League) at Milwaukee (10-18, 5-12 Horizon League).

Tip-off: 3 p.m. at the Klotsche Center, Milwaukee, Wis.

Coaches: Cindy Martin is 3-55 in three years at YSU and has a career mark of 73-77 in five seasons. Milwaukee’s Sandy Botham is 222-185 in 14 seasons with the school, and has a career record of 244-189.

YSU starters: Brandi Brown, 5-11 freshman forward (11.6 points per game, 10.6 rebounds per game); Macey Nortey, 5-3 sophomore (7.4, 2.7); Bojana Dimitrov, 5-7 junior guard (10.4, 2.6); Kenya Middlebrooks, 5-8 sophomore guard (8, 4.3); Rachel Manuel, 6-3 senior center (6.7, 5.1).

Milwaukee starters: Lindsay Laur, 6-foot junior forward (13.9 points per game, 8 points per game); Jenilee Klomstad, 6-foot-4 junior center (9.9, 5.1); Ashley Imperiale, 5-foot-11 junior guard (9.5, 4.1); Jodie McClain, 5-foot-9 senior guard (8, 3.4); Sami Tucker, 5-foot-11 freshman guard (7.3, 4.7).

Series history: The Panthers have had a lot of luck against the Penguins, and hold a 19-5 record against the school. The Panthers defeated the Penguins in Youngstown earlier this season, and have won the past 10 contests. Milwaukee is 10-2 against the Penguins at home.

Notebook: The winless Penguins have one more chance to earn a victory in the 2009-10 season. If YSU loses, it will have gone 2-56 in the past two seasons.

Next game: The Penguins will play at Wright State in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament on Monday at 7 p.m.

Vindicator staff report