ysu women | Today’s game

Matchup: Detroit (9-10, 5-2 Horizon) at YSU (8-10, 2-5).

Tip-off: Today, 7:05 p.m. at Beeghly Center.

Radio/TV: WKBN-AM 570; MyYTV (11 p.m. tape delay).

Coaches: YSU — Bob Boldon 14-33 at YSU, 73-65 career; Detroit — Autumn Rademacher 51-61 at Detroit/career.

YSU starters: Kelsea Fickiesen (5.6 ppg, 2.6 rpg), 5-7 freshman guard; Monica Touvelle (6.2 ppg, 1.6 rpg), 5-8 sophomore guard; Kenya Middlebrooks (10.6 ppg, 2.6 rpg), 5-8 senior guard; Tieara Jones (2.7 ppg, 3.5 rpg), 6-0 senior guard; Brandi Brown (17.1 ppg, 10.1 rpg), 5-11 junior forward.

Detroit starters: Shareta Brown (15.6 ppg, 8.7 rpg), 6-0 freshman forward; Senee Shearer (9.8 ppg, 2.4 rpg), 5-6 sophomore guard; Chanahl Putnam (7 ppg, 1.9 rpg), 5-7 junior guard; Jalesa Jones (6.6 ppg, 3.3 rpg), 5-4 senior guard; Megan Hatter (5.8 ppg, 3.5 rpg), 6-0 sophomore forward.

Series history: Detroit leads 16-12. Last meeting: Detroit won 52-43 on Feb. 17, 2011.

Notebook: YSU’s ninth win will equal its number of victories from the last three seasons combined. ... Brown is third in the league in scoring and first in rebounding. ... YSU’ second-leading scorer, freshman forward Heidi Schlegel (10.8 ppg), has missed the last three games with ankle tendinitis.

Next game: Wright State at YSU, Saturday, 4:35 p.m.

Vindicator staff report