YSU VS. UMBC / Women’s basketball invitational

Matchup: YSU (20-12) vs. University of Maryland, Baltimore County (18-13).

Tip-off: 2 p.m., today at Beeghly Center.

Radio/Video: 570 WKBN/Horizon League Network.

Coaches: YSU — John Barnes 56-39 in three years at YSU; UMBC — Phil Stern 187-216 in 14 years at UMBC.

YSU starters: Indiya Benjamin (10 points per game, 4.9 assists per game) 5-6 sophomore guard, Nikki Arbanas (11.1 ppg, 2.7 rebounds per game) 5-7 sophomore guard, Jenna Hirsch (2.8 ppg, 2.1 rpg) 5-7 junior guard, Janae Jackson (9.3 ppg, 6.2 rpg) 5-9 senior forward, Sarah Cash (14.6 ppg, 7.3 rpg) 6-1 sophomore forward.

UMBC starters: Pandora Wilson (14.8 ppg, 7.5 rpg) 6-1 junior forward, Amanda Hagaman (4.5 ppg, 5.2 rpg) 6-2 junior forward, Taylor McCarley (14.9 ppg, 5.1 apg) 5-10 junior guard, Emily Russo (1.7 ppg, 2.0 rpg) 5-6 junior guard, Laura Castaldo (7.0 ppg, 3.6 rpg) 5-8 sophomore guard.

Series history: Have never met.

Notebook: YSU is a No. 2 seed in the WBI and would advance to the final four with a victory. ... UMBC is a no. 3 seed and is from the America East ... The Penguins downed Stony Brook in the first round on Wednesday behind Cash’s 17 points and Jackson’s 16 points. ... UMBC defeated Fairfield 61-49 on Thursday behind Wilson’s 26 points. ... Hirsch notched six assists against Stony Brook. It was her first start since Dec. 21, as she was filling in for injured freshman guard Alison Smolinski. ... A win would extend YSU’s season to a 34th game, which would set a program record ... 82 percent of UMBC’s field goals come from inside the arc. ... Kelsea Newman scored 14 points off the bench for YSU against Stony Brook.