Kent State University
Youngstown State
Youthful Flashes Head to YSU on Saturday
11/8/2019 4:17:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Kent State women's basketball team will make the short drive to Youngstown State Saturday for the second game of the 2019-20 season. Tip-off from the Beeghly Center is scheduled for 1 p.m.
Fourth-year head coach Todd Starkey improved to 3-1 in season openers in dramatic fashion Tuesday day, as Megan Carter sank a floater in the lane with 0.2 on the clock to take down Duquesne, 77-75. Carter scored eight of her 12 points in the final five minutes of the contest.
The Golden Flashes' youth shined on opening night. The starting lineup consisted of two sophomores and three freshmen. The quintet accounted for Kent State's other 65 points in the game. Forward Lindsey Thall scored 22 points to match her career-high and is the only NCAA Division I player to post at least 20 points, six three-pointers and four blocks in a game so far this season. Point guard Asiah Dingle scored 10 points in the first half to keep the Flashes in the game. Dingle finished with 12 points, four assists and two steals.
Katie Shumate led a very talented trio of freshmen with 17 points. Nila Blackford just missed a double-double with 11 points and nine rebounds. Sharpshooter Clare Kelly added three points, two rebounds and a steal in six minutes of action.
Scouting Youngstown State
Despite coming off a 22-win campaign, Youngstown State is picked to finish fourth in the Horizon League. The Penguins drained 14 three-pointers and assisted on 25 of 33 field goals in Tuesday's season-opening 87-59 victory against Canisius and have won 17 of their last 18 home games.
Guard Chelsea Olson recorded the second triple-double in program history with 13 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds. The All-Horizon League performer led the conference in assists (4.6 apg) last season when she was the only underclassman in Division I to average at least 10 points, seven rebounds and 4.5 assists. All-conference forward Mary Dunn was the team's top scorer a year ago (14.3 ppg) and scored 13 in the opener. Guards Ny'Dajah Jackson (22 points) and Taylor Pettit (15 points) had outstanding performances in their YSU debuts.
Series History
• Kent State is 30-9-14 all-time series vs. Youngstown State.
• Head coach Todd Starkey is 3-0 vs. YSU with a 62-34 home win on Nov. 20, 2018.
• The Golden Flashes are 9-8 all-time in games played in Youngstown.
• Kent State defeated the Penguins, 55-44, in its most recent visit to the Beeghly Center on Nov. 14, 2017.
• Kent State was defeated 91-61 in its last visit to the Beeghly Center on Dec. 12, 2015.
TV / Radio
Ty Linder will be on the call on 640 WHLO and the Golden Flashes iHeartRadio channel, while Jim Campbell and Dom Joseph bring the action on ESPN3.
Next Up For Kent State
The Golden Flashes will head down the road for two games in the Akron Classic next weekend. Kent State is scheduled to play Michigan on Friday, Nov. 15 at 2 p.m. and Purdue Fort Wayne on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 12 p.m.
