Kent State looks forward to an extended stay in the San Francisco Bay Area when the Ohio-based Golden Flashes visit No. 2 seed Stanford in the second round of the NIT on Sunday night.Kent State (23-11) ventured east to upstate New York and upset St. Bonaventure 75-56 on Tuesday behind balanced scoring and double-doubles by Cli’Ron Hornbeak and Delrecco Gillespie.The Golden Flashes made a brief stopover at home before grabbing another flight, this one west to Northern California, where the Cardinal (21-13) await after taking their tournament opener 87-70 at home over Cal State Northridge behind strong performances by Maxime Raynaud and Oziyah Sellers.Rebounding from a loss to Miami (Ohio) in the semifinals of the Mid-American Conference tournament, Kent State got 11 points and 12 rebounds from Hornbeak and 12 points and 10 rebounds from Gillespie in the win at St. Bonaventure.As he prepared for a first-ever matchup with Stanford, Golden Flashes coach Rob Senderoff credited his team’s positive response to getting a call from the NIT as a driving force in the first-round win.”It’s an honor and a privilege to get invited to play in the NIT,” he said. “It’s a testament to what our team has accomplished this season. I’m glad our seniors get a chance to play in the postseason and our underclassmen get another chance to play for our seniors.”With an opportunity to advance to the tournament quarterfinals, where a meeting up the road against regional top seed San Francisco is a possibility, Kent State will have to deal with center Raynaud, the nation’s best double-double producer with 24 and averages of 20.1 points and 10.6 rebounds per game.