The Youngstown State women's basketball team (10-12, 5-6 Horizon League) looks to snap its third three-game losing skid when it visits Detroit (3-18, 0-10 Horizon League), Thursday, Feb. 14.
     Tipoff is slated for 5:30 p.m. at Calihan Hall and will be broadcast live on the Horizon League Network.
     The Penguins are hoping to avoid their first four-game losing streak since they lost the last six games of last season while Titans are in search of their first Horizon League win.
 
 Last Time Out
     Four players scored in double figures and three scored more than 20 points for the first time since 1996 but the Youngstown State dropped a 94-87 double-overtime heartbreaker to Milwaukee last Saturday at the Beeghly Center.
     Junior Tiara Scott led the Penguins with 24 points and 10 rebounds while senior Heather Karner and junior Ashley Pendleton, who scored a career high, each posted 20 points. Junior Velissa Vaughn added 10 points.
 
 The Series
 This will be the 21st meeting between the Penguins and Titans with the series tied at 10-10. Each teams posts 8-2 records on their own home courts, but the Penguins have won the last three contest and the last meeting at Calihan Hall, 58-52, in 2007.
 
 Scouting The Titans
 Detroit is currently 3-18 overall and 0-10 in the Horizon League. Since knocking off IPFW on Jan. 9, the Titans have dropped their last eight games. Leading the Titans is Sandi Brown with 10.3 points per game while Chanica Hall and Zemora Davis each average 7.6 points per game.
 
 Last Time Against the Titans
 Youngstown State used a 21-3 run midway through the second half to break open a five-point contest before going on to earn a 74-55 victory over the Titans on Jan. 19 at the Beeghly Center. Junior Velissa Vaughn led three Penguins in double figures with a game-high 19 points. Junior forward Tiara Scott recorded her third double-double of the season with 17 points and 12 rebounds while senior Heather Karner finished with 13.
 
 A Win Will
 • Mark YSU's 11th victory of the season.
 • Give Head Coach Tisha Hill her 42nd career victory.
 • Mark YSU's 11th win over the Titans and the fourth consecutive.
 • Snap a three-game losing streak.
 • Give YSU its sixth Horizon League win of the year.
 • Mark the 465th win in program history.
 
 Double OT = Double Trouble
 Only four times in school history has Youngstown State played a double-overtime game and both times the outcome has not been in the Guins' favor. After a 94-87 loss to Milwaukee on Saturday, the Guins record in double overtime tilts is 0-4. The other double overtime games were a 67-62 loss at Akron on Dec. 21, 2003, a 91-81 loss to Middle Tennessee State on Jan. 19, 1985, and a 99-98 loss to Austin Peay on Feb. 16, 1984.
 
 Three Reach 20
 For the first time in almost 12 years, three players scored at least 20 points in the same game last Saturday against Milwaukee. In the 94-87 double overtime loss, junior Tiara Scott led the Guins with 24 points while senior Heather Karner and junior Ashley Pendleton each added 20 points. The last time three Penguins scored at least 20 points in a game was on Nov. 30, 1996, when Liz Hauger scored 23 points, Colleen Cook posted 22 points and Shannon Beach contributed 21 points.
 
 Karner Joins Century Club
 In less than two seasons, senior Heather Karner moved into the top 10 all-time for 3-pointers made and became the 10th player in school history to make at least 100 3-pointers in a career. Karner ranks ninth with 107 3-point baskets.
 
 Pendleton Hits Career High
 Junior Ashley Pendleton scored a career-high 20 points last Saturday against Milwaukee. The Farrell, Pa., native went 7-of-11 from the field and 6-of-8 from the free throw line. Her previous career best was 18 points against Long Island on Nov. 23.
 
 80 A Bad Omen
 Surprisingly, bad things happen when the Guins score 80-89 points this season. On both occasions the Penguins suffered a defeat. YSU lost to Green Bay, 85-80, on Jan. 12, and 94-87 to Milwaukee on Feb. 9.
 
 Vaughn Shining Versus League
 Since Horizon League play started, junior Velissa Vaughn has been outstanding. After scoring just 17 points in the first 11 games, Vaughn has scored 134 points for an average of 12.2 points per game, including a season-best 19 points against Detroit on Jan. 19.
 
 Branson Inching Toward Fifth
 Senior guard Lauren Branson continues her move up the YSU all-time assist chart. With nine assists against Milwaukee on Feb. 7, Branson ranks sixth with 442 career assists and needs six more to move into fifth place past Colleen Cook (447, 1994-98).
 
 Need To Lead
 The Penguins have led at halftime in 12 of 21 games this season and own an 8-4 record in those games.
 
 Karner, Branson Nationally
 Seniors Heather Karner and Lauren Branson are two of the country's best in their respective specialties. Branson ranks ninth with a 2.3 assists-to-turnover ratio and 29th with 5.3 assists per game. Karner is 36th nationally with 2.5 3-pointers made per game.
 
 Schloemp Streak at 95
 Senior Jessica Schloemp owns a games played streak of 95 straight. Schloemp has also played in 104 of 105 career games.
 
 Assist Me, Please
 Senior Lauren Branson continues to prove her value as a point guard. This season, the 5-foot-6 guard has tallied 116 assists to just 50 turnovers in 33.9 minutes per game. She leads the Horizon League with 5.3 assists per game and is second with a 2.3 assist-to-turnover ratio.
 
 Branson Nets Academic Award
     Senior Lauren Branson was named Academic All-District IV by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).    Branson, a 2006-07 Academic All-Horizon League pick, carries a 3.93 grade-point average in special education and is the fourth Youngstown State student-athlete in 2007-08 to earn academic all-district laurels.
     She joins football players Bob Perez and Tom Zetts and volleyball player Jessica Fraley as YSU student-athletes to earn that distinction.
     She also becomes the fifth Youngstown State women's basketball to pick up the CoSIDA award.
     The last women's basketball player to earn academic all-district honors was Jen Perugini in 2004-05.
 
 Seniors Tabbed Team Captains
 Guards Lauren Branson, Heather Karner and Kira Mowen and senior forward Jessica Schloemp have been named team captains for the 2007-08 basketball season.
 
 Karner Nabs Preseason Laurels
 Senior Heather Karner was named to the Horizon League Preseason All-League Second-Team in a vote of the circuit's head coaches, sports information directors and select media. Karner led the Penguins with 10.9 points per game and was named to the all-newcomer team last season.
 
 Up Next
 The Guins visit Wright State, Saturday, Feb. 16, at 1 p.m. at the Nutter Center.