Sunday, February 17, 2019
Matchup: YSU (19-6, 11-3 Horizon League) vs. Milwaukee (12-12, 7-6).
Tip-off: 1 p.m. at Beeghly Center.
Radio/TV: 1390 WNIO; ESPN Plus.
Coaches: YSU — John Barnes is 101-83 in six seasons with the Penguins and 248-135 overall in 12 seasons; Milwaukee — Kyle Rechlicz is 101-111 in her seventh season with the Panthers.
YSU starters: Alison Smolinski (12.9 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 83 3-pointers), 5-9 senior guard; McKenah Peters (8.9 ppg, 5.4 rpg), 5-9 sophomore guard; Sarah Cash (12.7 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 57-percent from the field), 6-1 redshirt senior; Chelsea Olson (10.8 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 112 assists), 5-10 sophomore guard; Mary Dunn (13.4 ppg, 6.2 rpg), 6-3 junior forward.
Milwaukee starters: Megan Walstad (11.6 ppg, 5.4 rpg), 6-2 freshman forward; Jamie Reit (9.6 ppg, 2.6 rpg), 5-9 junior guard; McKaela Schmeizer (4.9 ppg, 2.9 rpg), 5-7 redshirt-sophomore guard; Ryaen Johnson (4.8 ppg, 5.6 rpg), 6-2 redshirt-senior forward; Bre Cera (4.6 ppg, 2.5 rpg), 5-10 redshirt-sophomore guard.
Series history: Milwaukee leads 28-15. The Panthers won the last meeting, 71-68, in overtime on Jan. 10.
Notebook: YSU is coming off a 70-59 win against Green Bay as the Penguins beat the Phoenix for the first time in 11 games. ... The win gave YSU sole possession of second place in the Horizon League. ... YSU is 14-1 at the Beeghly Center this season, with the last defeat being a 58-56 loss to Yale in November. ... Today is the final regular season home game for YSU seniors Sarah Cash, Alison Smolinski and Melinda Trimmer. ... YSU leads the Horizon League in scoring offense at 70.3 points per game and is second in scoring defense at 56.4 points per game.
Next: YSU is at Northern Kentucky on Friday at 7 p.m.
— Brian Dzenis | The Vindicator