PDF: Viking Sports Weekly
A LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING
Men's & Women's Fencing
• Cleveland State concluded its season by having six individuals compete at the NCAA Midwest Regional over the weekend.
• Logan Shoemaker had the best performance at the event, placing sixth in the men's epee event.
Men's Golf
• The Vikings return to action at the UNC Wilmington Seahawk Intercollegiate on Sunday and Monday (March 19-20).
• CSU finished eighth of 11 teams at the Colleton River Collegiate last week, including a final round 298 which was the fourth lowest final round of the event.
• Anton Krecic shot rounds of 77-77-73 and tied for 23rd place to lead the Vikings.
Women's Golf
• The Vikings return to action at the Cardinal Challenge from Friday through Sunday (March 17-19) in Texas.
• CSU has been out of action since opening the spring season by winning a tri-meet with Oakland and Youngstown State on Feb. 21 in Florida.
Men's Lacrosse
• CSU's (2-6) games at Hofstra on Tuesday and at Fairfield on Wednesday have been canceled due to the impending snow storm projected to hit the Northeast this week.
• The Vikings fell at No. 16 Ohio State on Saturday, 12-4. Danny Tesler had two goals, won 7-of-13 faceoffs and picked up six ground balls.
• CSU is slated to return to action on March 25 with a 12:00 pm game at No. 3 Penn State.
Softball
• CSU (1-20) continues its spring trip through Florida with six games this week. The Vikings play Indiana State on Tuesday before playing five games at the FGCU Invitational this weekend.
• The Vikings dropped four games at the Jacksonville Invitational over the weekend as Bailee Gray, Macy Kaisk and Mel Woodard earned spots on the all-tournament team.
Men's Swimming & Diving
• Philipp Sikatzki was officially invited to the NCAA Championships for a second consecutive season last week.
• Sikatzki will compete in the 100 fly - he finished fourth in the country last year - and is also eligible to compete in two other events at this year's NCAA Championships which are being held from March 22-25 in Indianapolis.
Men's Tennis
• Cleveland State (5-8) will travel to Texas for a pair of matches on its annual spring trip this week, taking on UT-San Antonio (Tuesday, March 14) and Rice (Thursday, March 16).
• Junior Mirko Radosevic enters the week just five wins shy of recording 50 victories on his career - and becoming the 12th Viking all-time to achieve the feat.
• Entering the week a trio of Vikings have reached the double-digit win plateau in singles play, with Nico Mostardi owning a team-best 14-11 record, while Colton Buffington and Mirko Radosevic both have 10 wins on the year.
Women's Tennis
• The Vikings (5-7) will look to extend their current win streak on their annual spring trip this week, traveling to Lamar (Monday, March 13) and Sam Houston State (Wednesday, March 15) for a pair of matches.
• Entering the week, junior Aleksandra Golawska is just six wins shy of becoming the 14th Viking all-time to record 50 career singles wins and has a 10-9 record this season.
• Senior Victoria Bensimon ranks seventh on the CSU singles wins list with 66 career wins, while classmate Princess Gbadamosi ranks eighth with 62 career victories.
Wrestling
• Junior Nick Corba will compete at the NCAA Championships, beginning on Thursday, March 16, in St. Louis.
• Corba will open against Robert Steveson of Minnesota with the winner facing No. 12 seed Drew Foster of Northern Iowa.
• With Corba earning an at-large bid, at least one Viking has qualified for NCAA's in each of the past three years.
VIKING OF THE WEEK
Logan Shoemaker| Sophomore | Men's Fencing | Houston, Texas
Shoemaker had a strong showing at the NCAA Midwest Regional, placing sixth overall in the epee. He garnered five victories in the five-touch round-robin bouts and was CSU's top finisher at the regionals.
OTHER TOP PERFORMERS
Bailee Gray | So. | Softball
Named to all-tournament team over the weekend, going 5-for-13 with three RBI in four games at Jacksonville Invitational.
Caleb Espinoza | Fr. | Men's Lacrosse
Made 10 saves at Ohio State on Saturday, his sixth game with double figure saves this year.
Joey Krecic | Jr. | Men's Golf
Shot final round two-under-par 70 at Colleton River Collegiate.
THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE
Monday, March 13
Women's Tennis at Lamar, 1pm
Tuesday, March 14
Softball vs. Indiana State, 11:30 am
Men's Tennis at UT-San Antonio, 6pm
Wednesday, March 15
Women's Tennis at Sam Houston State, 2pm
Thursday, March 16
Wrestling at NCAA Championship, 12pm
Men's Tennis at Rice, 6pm
Friday, March 17
Women's Golf at Cardinal Challenge, All Day
Softball vs. Canisius, 10am
Softball vs. IUPUI, 12:15 pm
Saturday, March 18
Women's Golf at Cardinal Challenge, All Day
Softball vs. Drexel, 2:30 pm
Softball vs. IUPUI, 7:15 pm
Sunday, March 19
Softball at FGCU, 12:15 pm
Men's Golf at Seahwak Intercollegiate, All Day
Women's Golf at Cardinal Challenge, All Day
