PAIR OF 2015 WNIT TEAMS SQUARE OFF IN OHIO

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SETTING THE STAGE

Radford and Youngstown State, two teams that advanced to the 2015 WNIT, are set to battle Friday at 7 p.m. inside the Beeghly Center in Youngstown, Ohio.
Series: Youngstown State leads, 1-0
Last meeting: Youngstown State 70, Radford 44 (Nov. 22, 2014)
Friday's game will be a homecoming for two players and one coach on Radford's roster. Jayda Worthy (Toledo), Jordan Toohey (Pickerington) and Courtney Davidson (Youngstown) are all native Ohioans.
Between YSU (seven) and Radford (two), there will be nine players hailing from the state of Ohio in Friday's game.
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HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS

Record: 1-1
RU will be attempting to climb above .500 with a win, heading into Thanksgiving Break.
Janayla White ranks 10^th in the Big South in scoring at 13.5 ppg.
Aisha Foy is right behind with her 13 ppg. She is coming off a season-high 15-point performance at NC State, Tuesday night.
Alexis Jackson, a freshman from Severn, Md., dropped in 10 points against the Wolfpack for the first double-digit scoring effort of her career.
Lydia Rivers ranks fifth among Big South players in rebounding (8.5 rpg) and first in defensive boards (8.5).
Jayda Worthy leads the league in field goal percentage (.750).

SCOUTING YOUNGSTOWN STATE

Record: 2-0
The Penguins enter Friday's game with a 2-0 record following wins over Canisius (53-51) and Niagara (71-54).
Youngstown State overcame a 22-point deficit in its season opener against Canisius at home.
Three-point shooting is a strength of the Penguins, who drilled 10 in their win over Niagara. They made nine in their 70-44 win at Radford last season.
YSU averages 6.5 made 3-pointers per game.
The Penguins return three starters and eight letterwinners from the 2014-15 campaign that saw them earn a WNIT at-large bid after winning 21 games.
YSU has won at least 21 games in two of the last three seasons.
Only eight Penguins have scored this season. Of those eight, four average at least 9.5 ppg.
Sarah Cash leads YSU in scoring (13.5 ppg) and rebounding (8.5 rpg).
Indiya Benjamin also averages double-figure scoring for the Penguins at 11 ppg.
YSU is 1-2 all-time against Big South teams, losing to High Point in 2009 and Winthrop in 2010.
The Penguins will be looking to improve to 3-0 for the third time in the last four years.

UP NEXT

Radford enjoys an eight-day break between games, as the Highlanders do not play again until Nov. 28 vs. Lees-McRae.
Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. inside the Dedmon Center.

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