Kent, Ohio -- The Youngstown State women's basketball team went scoreless for an 11-and-a-half minute stretch in the first half, and Kent State used a 23-0 run during that span en route to a 77-39 victory on Wednesday evening at the M.A.C. Center.

YSU sophomore Brandi Brown notched her second double-double of the season with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Monica Touvelle was next in line with six points.

Taylor Stanton led five Kent State players scoring in double figures with 14 points. The Golden Flashes improved their best start in school history to 6-0 while Youngstown State dropped to 2-4.

YSU scored nine of the first 11 points and led 9-2 on Brown's triple in the left corner at the 17:05 mark. The Guins scored nine straight points in the stretch. Brown hit a jumper with 14:46 left to put YSU ahead 13-8, but the Penguins went scoreless for 11-and-a-half minutes until she hit a trey with 3:09 remaining. By that time, Kent State had scored 23 straight points and took a 31-13 lead.

The Penguins made five of their first nine field goals and six of their first 12, but they missed their next 18 attempts. YSU was 2-for-19 from outside the arc, and many of those misses came during the scoreless drought as the Guins settled for outside shots on Kent State's zone.

YSU was 9-for-35 overall in the first half for 25.7 percent while Kent State was 15-for-32 for 46.9 percent.

Brown had 12 points and six rebounds in the first half, which led all players. She also picked up her third foul with 1:20 left in the period.

Gibson had eight points, five rebounds and four assists in the opening period to lead Kent State.

YSU scored seven straight points early in the second half to trim the deficit to 11 with 17:28 left, but Kent State matched that with its own 7-0 run to go up 45-27 at the 15:33 mark.

The Golden Flashes went up by 20 for the first time when Humes hit two free throws 13:09 left.

Youngstown State shot 23.5 percent from the field while Kent State shot 51.8 percent. YSU was 5-for-38 from beyond the 3-point arc. Kent State outscored YSU 15-2 from the free-throw line.

Youngstown State continues its three-game road trip at American on Saturday at 2 p.m. Live audio of the contest will be streamed on YSUsports.com.