YSU vs. stony brook | Women’s Basketball Invitational

Matchup: Stony Brook (17-14) at YSU (19-12).

Tip-off: Tonight, 7:05.

Where: Beeghly Center.

Radio: WKBN-AM 570.

Coaches: YSU — John Barnes, 55-39 in three seasons with the Penguins; Stony Brook — Caroline McCombs, 34-24 in two seasons with the Seawolves.

Stony Brook starters: Brittany Snow (14.6 points per game, 6.6 rebounds per game), 6-0 senior forward; Ogechi Anyagaligbo (10.2 ppg, 9.2 rpg), 6-0 senior forward; Christa Scognamiglio (9.1 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.8 spg, team-high 45 3-pointers), 5-9 junior guard; Kori Bayne-Walker (70. ppg, 4.5 apg, 3.5 rpg), 5-5 junior guard; Aaliyah Worley (5.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg), 5-11 sophomore guard.

YSU starters: Indiya Benjamin (10.0 points per game, 5.0 assists per game), 5-6 sophomore guard; Nikki Arbanas (11.3 ppg, 2.7 rebounds per game), 5-7 sophomore guard; Alison Smolinski (6.0 ppg, 1.7 rpg), 5-9 freshman guard; Janae Jackson (9.1 ppg, 6.1 rpg). 5-9 senior forward; Sarah Cash (14.5 ppg, 7.3 rpg), 6-1 sophomore forward.

Series history: Tied, 1-1. Stony Brook won 54-47 on Dec. 27, 2011, and YSU won 76-43 on Nov. 30, 2012

Notebook: YSU is a No. 2 seed in the 16-team WBI, and it needs one win in the tournament to earn the 11th 20-win season in program history. ... Stony Brook is a No. 7 seed. ... YSU went 1-1 in last week’s Horizon League Tournament with a thrilling 65-63 win over Oakland and an 81-54 loss to Wright State. Jackson had 24 points and 15 rebounds and hit the game-winning shot in the win over the Golden Grizzlies. ... McCombs, a YSU Hall of Famer, was a four-year starter with the Penguins from 1994-98. She was twice named second-team All-Mid-Continent Conference and helped lead the Penguins to the NCAA Tournament in 1996 and 1998. She ranks eighth in YSU history in points, fifth in assists, sixth in steals, seventh in 3-pointers and 19th in rebounds.