Kent State University
Youngstown State University
Women's Basketball Faces Youngstown State in Game One on Saturday
12/9/2016 1:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Kent State basketball will host a double header on Saturday with the women (5-4) taking on Youngstown State (3-5) first at 5 p.m. to start the action.
Coverage
• Dave Wilson will have the call on Golden Flashes iHeart Radio and 640 AM WHLO
• Live video will be available at kentstatesports.com/watch
• Live stats will run at sidearmstats.com/kent/wbball
Tickets
• Tickets are available at kentstatesports.com or by calling the ticket office at 330-672-2244
• All tickets for the women's game will count as a general admission ticket for the men's game taking place right after
• Single game tickets are $10 for chairback seats or $5 for general admission
• Season tickets are still available for $96 for chairback and $48 for general admission
The Matchup
• Kent State is 26-14 all-time against Youngstown State
• The two teams met last season in Youngstown with the Penguins winning 91-61
• The Flashes' last victory in the matchup was a 77-39 win at home in 2010
• Youngstown State is averaging 67.8 points per game and 37.2 rebounds
• Three Penguins are averaging 11 points, led by Sarah Cash's 11.6
• They are coming off a 76-74 overtime loss at home against Akron
Since 2010-11
• There are a lot of things that haven't happened since Kent State's last winning season in 2010-11 but that are happening already this year:
• The team will be either at or above .500 through the first ten games
• The 2016-17 season began at 2-0
• A 25-point season-opening victory was the largest win since December 21, 2010
• The ten-point road win on Wednesday was the first road win by ten or more points since November 16, 2010
• The similarities hopefully will continue on as the 2010-11 squad finished the season 20-10 and 11-5 in conference play
Youngstown Connection
• Head Coach Todd Starkey is a Youngstown-native
• He is a graduated of Canfield High School, located just outside of Youngstown
• His father was an employee of YSU's Dana School of Music for 27 years
After the Break
• All Kent State student-athletes will have next week off as the fall semester concludes with finals week
• After the break the Flashes will return to action at Iowa on December 20 and at Minnesota on December 22
• The team will return to the M.A.C. Center to open Mid-American Conference play against Central Michigan on Saturday, December 31 at 1 p.m.Â
