Youngstown -- The Youngstown State women's basketball team will welcome previous players across three decades for its annual alumni day on Saturday when the Penguins take on Cleveland State at 2:05 p.m. The contest will open up a three-game home stand for the Guins, who will be home the rest of February and on the road for all of March. The Vikings have lost four out of six since defeating YSU 57-43 on Jan. 22 in Cleveland. YSU had its best defensive outing of the season in that contest, holding the Vikings to 28.3 percent shooting.

Alumni Day Festivities
Student-athletes from three decades of YSU women's basketball teams will come together for the annual alumnae game at Beeghly Center at 11 a.m. The contest will go for an hour and be officiated by the women's basketball support staff. The former student-athletes will also be honored at halftime of YSU's game against Cleveland State. Following the contest between the Penguins and Vikings, fans are welcome to join the current and former student-athletes in the Coaches Court in Beeghly Center for a reception.

Scouting Cleveland State
Cleveland State sits tied for fifth in the Horizon League standings as the conference schedule has three weeks remaining. The Vikings are tied with Loyola and one game behind UIC, but both of those teams play Thursday evening. Senior Kailey Klein is the defending conference player of the year, and she leads the circuit in scoring with 17.3 points per game, which is nearly two points more than any other player. Junior Shawnita Garland ranks ninth in scoring with 13.2 points per game, and she leads the league with 2.7 steals per contest.

Looking for Repeat Performance on Defense
Youngstown State had, by far, its best defensive outing of the season at Cleveland State on Jan. 22. The Penguins limited the Vikings to 57 points and 28.3 percent shooting, both of which were season lows by opponents. The previous lows were 66 points by Valparaiso and 36.1 percent shooting by ULM. The Horizon League's leading scorer, Kailey Klein, was held to five points in the contest. YSU also had 18 steals, which was the most by the Penguins since having 18 against Wright State on Jan. 24, 2002.

Brown, Dimitrov Are Top Scoring Newcomers
Freshman Brandi Brown and junior Bojana Dimitrov continue to lead all Horizon League newcomers in scoring. Brown averages 11.3 points, which ranks 16th in the circuit, and a league-leading 10.8 rebounds. Dimitrov would rank 17th with 11 points per game, but she is one game played shy of qualifying after missing seven contests with various injuries.