PDF: Viking Sports Weekly
A LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING
Cross Country
• The Vikings will return to the course for their second straight 6K this weekend, participating in the All-Ohio Championship on Friday, September 29, at Cedarville.
• CSU picked up its first-ever team title, placing first at the Lock Haven Invitational. Individually, the Vikings had five runners place in the top-25, including Karen Barrientos who finished sixth.
Fencing
• CSU returns to action on Sunday (Oct. 1) at the OSU Duals.
• The Vikings opened the 2017-18 season by hosting the CSU Open on Saturday in Woodling Gym.
• Freshman Ahmad Taqi won the foil, while freshman Declan Forth finished fourth in the saber.
Men's Golf
• The Vikings will host the CSU Invitational on Oct. 2-3 at Barrington CC in Aurora, Ohio, in the second to last event of the fall for CSU. Junior Anton Krecic leads the team with a 72.4 scoring average this fall and has been the top finisher for the Vikings in all three events.
Women's Golf
• The Vikings will close the fall season at the Shirley Spork Invitational in East Lansing, Mich, on Oct. 9-10.
• CSU competed in two events last week, finishing 11th of 19 at Ball State and seventh of 10 at Michigan State.
• The Vikings carded a school record low round of 292 in the first round at Ball State and senior Sophie Kelner finished tied for 12th with rounds of 72-72-77 (221).
Men's Soccer
• CSU (3-4-1, 2-0-1 HL) hosts two matches this week, playing Loyola (Md.) on Monday (Sept. 25) at 6:00 pm and hosting Belmont for a League match on Saturday (Sept. 30) at 7:00 pm.
• The Vikings won at preseason League favorite Oakland on Saturday night, 3-0, as Vlad Jandric scored two goals and Noah Pio added another.
Women's Soccer
• The Vikings (5-6, 1-1 HL) host Youngstown State on Wednesday (Sept. 27) at 7:00 pm and travel to UIC for an 8:00 pm ET match on Saturday (Sept. 30).
• CSU earned its first League win of the season with a 4-2 victory over Oakland on Saturday.
• Dani Sowinski scored three goals, becoming the fourth player in school history to record a hat trick, while Jenna Prathapa scored a goal and had an assist.
Women's Tennis
• The Vikings are out of action until they host the second annual Viking Invitational (October 6-8).
• CSU had its first fall tournament of the 2017-18 season last weekend, competing at the Akron Shootout.
• Junior Isabella Spindler won the Flight 1 Singles Title, after posting a perfect 3-0 record at the top of the lineup.
Volleyball
• Cleveland State (8-5, 1-1 HL) will play at home for the first time this year, hosting IUPUI (Friday, September 29) and Wright State (Saturday, September 30) in a weekend homestand at Woodling Gymnasium.
• Prior to Friday night's match against IUPUI the Vikings will unveil their 2016 Horizon League Championship & NCAA Tournament banners.
• During the opening weekend of Horizon League play, the shorthanded Vikings split their matches at Milwaukee & UIC, picking up a 3-1 victory against the Panthers, and dropping a 3-1 contest to the Flames.
VIKING OF THE WEEK
Dani Sowinski | Jr. | Women's Soccer
Sowinski led the Vikings to a 4-2 win over Oakland on Saturday by scoring three goals. She netted goals in the eighth and 38th minutes and scored on a penalty kick in the 67th minute after she was taken down in the box. Sowinski became the fourth CSU player to record a hat trick and the first since 2014.
OTHER TOP PERFORMERS
Vlad Jandric | So. | Men's Soccer
Tallied two goals to lead CSU to a 3-0 win at preseason League favorite Oakland.
Isabella Spindler | Jr. | Women's Tennis
Captured the Flight 1 singles title at the Akron Shootout with a 3-0 mark.
Emily Turski | Sr. | Women's Golf
Fired a career-low one-under-par 71 in second round of Cardinal Classic.
THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE
Monday, September 25
Men's Soccer hosts Loyola (MD), 6pm
Wednesday, September 27
Women's Soccer hosts Youngstown St., 7pm
Friday, September 29
Cross County at All-Ohio, 2:45 pm
Volleyball hosts IUPUI, 6pm
Saturday, September 30
Volleyball hosts Wright State, 4pm
Men's Soccer hosts Belmont, 7pm
Women's Soccer at UIC, 8pm ET
Sunday, October 1
Fencing at OSU Duals, All Day
