The Youngstown State women's basketball is playing its second game in three days and is looking to snap a current five-game losing skid when it hosts Robert Morris (4-3), Monday, Dec. 18.

Tipoff is slated for 7:05 p.m. at the Beeghly Center.

The Penguins (1-7) are coming off a disappointing 66-58 home loss to Akron on Saturday. Freshman center Anjalia Lyons was the only Penguin to reach double figures with a career-high 20 points.

Sophomore Nikita LaFleur also posted a career scoring high with eight points.

Scouting the Colonials
Robert Morris enters this contest with a 4-3 overall record and has won two of its last three games, including a 78-47 win over Wagner and a 66-59 win over Duquesne. The Colonials, who have been off for nine days, have three players averaging in double figures led by Chinata Nesbit with 16 points and 10.3 rebounds per game. Sugeiry Monsac is averaging 14.3 points per game while Natasha Summerville owns a scoring average of 14 points per contest.

The Robert Morris Series
This will be 18th meeting between YSU and Robert Morris with the Penguins owning a 14-3 advantage in the all-time series. Last season, Robert Morris snapped a seven-game losing streak to the Penguins with a 68-60 win in Moon Township, Pa. RMU has not won at the Beeghly Center since the 1991-92 season.

A Win Will
• Snap a five-game losing streak.
• Mark YSU's second victory of the season.
• Give Head Coach Tisha Hill her 26th career victory.
• Give the YSU women's basketball program its 449th victory since the 1975-76 season.

Last Time Out
The Penguins dropped their fifth straight contest with a 66-58 loss to Akron on Saturday. Freshman Anjalia Lyons was the only Penguin to reach double figures with 20 points.

Home vs. Road
The evidence is quite clear. The Youngstown State women's basketball team prefers playing in the Beeghly Center. YSU is averaging 71.3 points at home and 50 points on the road - a difference of 21.3 points per game.

Lyons Back-to-Back Career Highs
After posting a then-career-high 11 points against Indiana State on Dec. 6, freshman center Anjalia Lyons answered with a new career-best with 20 points against on Saturday. Lyons connected on 6-of-10 shooting from the field and 8-of-13 from the free throw line.

Godfrey Has Career Night
Sophomore Monique Godfrey turned in a career performance against one of the top teams in the Missouri Valley Conference on Dec. 6. Godfrey tied a career high with 18 points and hit a career-best five 3-pointers against Indiana State that night.

Karner Among League Leaders
Junior Heather Karner has been racking up some pretty impressive numbers after eight games. The 5-foot-10 guard ranks fourth in the league with 14.9 points per game and leads the circuit with 2.38 3-pointers made per game. She also ranks fourth in the Horizon League with a .788 free-throw percentage.

LaFleur Steps Up
Sophomore center Nikita LaFleur turned in her career-best scoring high in the 66-58 loss to Akron on Saturday. LaFleur scored eight points on 2-of-2 shooting from the field and 4-of-6 shooting from the free-throw line.

Pendleton Hits Scoring High
Sophomore forward Ashley Pendleton turned in a solid performance at Miami (Ohio) scoring a career-high nine points and blocking four shots. Pendleton also grabbed five rebounds in 21 minutes of action.

Davis Hits Career Highs
Freshman Ta-myra Davis turned in the best performance of her young career against Duquesne on Nov. 25. The 6-foot-1 forward grabbed a career-high nine rebounds and scored five points against the Dukes.

Karner Nabs All-Tournament Laurels
Junior Heather Karner picked up some hardware at the Hilton Wilmington Riverside Classic even though the Penguins went 0-2 at the tournament. Karner was named to the all-tournament team after averaging 14.5 points per game while shooting 42.9 percent from the field and 46.7 percent from the 3-point arc. She also posted a game-high 23 points against UNC-Wilmington on 7-of-11 shooting with five 3-pointers.

Lyons Misses Double-Double
In her second college game, Anjalia Lyons just missed pulling off a tremendous feat. With eight points and a career-high 12 rebounds against Coppin State, Lyons was just two points from becoming the first freshman since Jen Perugini (2001-02) to record a double-double so early in her career. Perugini recorded five straight double-doubles to begin her college career.

Branson Moving Up
Senior Lauren Branson continues her climb up the YSU all-time assists chart. The Cincinnati, Ohio, native currently has 232 career assists and needs 79 more to move into 10th place on the career chart.

Up Next
The Penguins take on Division II member Clarion, Thursday, Dec. 21 at 7:05 p.m. in the Beeghly Center.

Karner Likin' Beeghly
Junior Heather Karner has shown she enjoys playing in the Beeghly Center. The 5-foot-10 guard is averaging 19.3 points per game.She poured in 34 points on 12-of-17 shooting against Cincinnati on 11/10 and 16 points against Buffalo on 11/21.

Brianne Kenneally is the last YSU player to open the season with at least 30 points and to score at least 30 points in more than one game in a season. Kenneally scored 33 against Bowling Green (11/18/00), 43 against Georgia State (11/24/00) and 31 (11/29/00) against Akron during the 2000-01 season.

Vaughn Nets Career High Again
After posting a then-career scoring high of 14 points in the season opener against Cincinnati, sophomore Velissa Vaughn posted career highs with 17 points and seven assists in YSU's 78-44 win over Buffalo on Nov. 21.

Back-to-Back 78's - Most Points Since 1999-2000
Youngstown State's 78 points in back-to-back home games (156 points) is the highest two-game total to open the season since 1999-2000 when the Penguins scored 168 points in their first two home games against Bowling Green (W, 83-68) on Nov. 20 and Kent State (W, 85-74) on Nov. 23.

Schloemp Streak at 52
With an appearance against Robert Morris on Saturday afternoon, junior Jessica Schloemp will extend her games played streak to 53 straight games. Schloemp's consecutive games started streak ended at 34 after she did not start against Indiana State on Dec. 6.