A LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING
MEN'S BASKETBALL
- Cleveland State (9-22, 6-12 HL) opens play in the Horizon League Championship as the No. 8 seed and will play No. 9 seed Youngstown State in a first round game on Friday (March 2) at 8:00 pm in Detroit.
- The winner moves on to face top-seeded Northern Kentucky on Saturday (March 3) at 8:00 pm in a second round game.
- CSU and YSU split two games this year with each winning on the others home court.
- The Vikings won in Youngstown, 99-94, in double overtime in the regular season finale on Saturday as Bobby Word hit a career-high tying seven three-pointers and scored 25 points.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
- Cleveland State (19-10, 11-7) will enter the 2018 Horizon League Tournament as the No. 6 seed, following one of its most successful regular season slates in recent history.
- The Vikings will open #HLWBB Tournament play with a second round contest against No. 3 Wright State on Sunday, March 4, with the winner advancing to the semifinal on Monday, March 5.
- Entering postseason play, the Vikings have reached the 19-win plateau for the sixth time under head coach Kate Peterson Abiad, and also recorded double-digit Horizon League regular season wins for the sixth time over the last 15 seasons.
FENCING
- Cleveland State will take the upcoming weekend off before hosting the NCAA Midwest Regional March 10.
- Freshman Declan Forth placed ninth in the men's saber competition at this past weekend's Midwest Fencing Conference Championships while senior Sarah Mok was ninth in the women's foil event.
- The CSU women's foil team finished ninth while the men's saber team was 12th.
MEN'S GOLF
- CSU opens the spring season at the Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate on Monday and Tuesday (Feb. 26-27) in Hilton Head, SC.
- The Vikings have won four straight League titles and eight of the last 12 and were picked second in this year's preseason poll.
- CSU returns four of the five players who helped the team to the League title last year, including junior Anton Krecic who was the medalist.
WOMEN'S GOLF
- The Vikings resume the spring schedule at the Babs Steffens Hatter Collegiate in Florida from March 24-26.
- CSU tied for 13th place at the Grand Canyon Invitational over the weekend. Senior Emily Turski carded a final round 74 and was CSU's top finisher, tying for 47th place overall.
MEN'S LACROSSE
- Cleveland State will conclude a four-game road trip this Saturday, March 3, at Canisius.
- The Vikings split a pair of games this past weekend in Colorado.
- CSU stunned preseason Southern Conference favorite Air Force, 8-7, on Friday to garner its first ever road win over a Division I opponent.
- The Vikings then fell to No. 5 Denver, 17-8, on Sunday in their second game of the weekend.
MEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING
- Cleveland State placed second at the Horizon League Championships with 665.5 points, its highest point total since 2013.
- The Vikings won the 800 freestyle relay in a new school record 6:32.96.
- Junior Jared Stergar posted three individual runner-up finishes, all of which were in NCAA 'B' qualifying standards.
WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING
- Cleveland State finished in third at the Horizon League Championships with 586 points, just seven points out of second. It was their highest placing and point total since 2013.
- Junior Molly McNamara was named Women's Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Year, the first Viking to earn the honor since 2005.
- She won two individual events, broke three individual school records and helped two relay teams break school records.
- Paul Graham was named Women's Coach of the Year.
MEN'S TENNIS
- The Vikings (8-5) will continue their six-match roadswing this week, traveling to Xavier on Friday, March 2 for their lone matchup of the week.
- Last time out, Cleveland State split its matches at St. Bonaventure (W, 7-0) and Buffalo (L, 7-0).
- With a 6-2, 6-1 victory at No. 3 singles against St. Bonaventure, junior Benjamin Slade became the 13th Viking all-time to notch 50 career singles wins.
WOMEN'S TENNIS
- Cleveland State (4-7) will have the week off from competition, returning to the courts on Tuesday, March 6 when the Vikings host Akron at 3:00 p.m.
- Last weekend, the Vikings extended their winstreak to three straight, as they picked up a 7-0 sweep at St. Bonaventure.
- Aleksandra Golawska moved into ninth place on the CSU Singles Wins List with 62 career wins, while Golawska and Isabella Spindler joined Gaby Schoenberg in the double-digit win club for the year.
WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
- Cleveland State wrapped up its indoor season at the 2018 Horizon League Championship last week, recording four podium finishes and multiple personal and school records.
- Hannah Gaskins recorded the Vikings' highest finish on the weekend, placing fifth in the pentathlon with a program-record 3,107 points.
- The Vikings will begin their seven-meet outdoor season next month, opening with the William & Mary Tribe Invitational (Friday, March 16 - Saturday, March 17).
WRESTLING
- Cleveland State will contest the Eastern Wrestling League Championships this Saturday, March 3, at Edinboro.
- The Vikings were off last week as the team gears up for the upcoming week's conference tournament.
- The EWL was awarded four automatic qualifying spots at 141 pounds and two spots each at 125, 157, 165, 184 and 285 pounds.
VIKING OF THE WEEK
Molly McNamara | Jr. | Women's Swimming
McNamara was named the Horizon League Women's Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Year after winning the 100 and 200 butterfly with school record times. She also finished third in the 200 IM with a school record time and also helped the 400 medley relay squad to a runner-up finish and a school record time. McNamara is the first CSU women's swimmer to earn the award since 2005 as she helped the Vikings to a third place finish.
OTHER TOP PERFORMERS
Declan Forth | Fr. | Men's Fencing
Placed ninth in the saber at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships.
Hannah Gaskins | Fr. | Indoor Track & Field
Finished fifth in the pentathlon at the Horizon League Indoor Championship with a program record 3,107 total points.
Paul Graham | Head Coach | Women's Swimming & Diving
Was named the Horizon League Coach of the Year, becoming the first CSU coach to earn the honor on the women's side.
Stefan Kenic | Fr. | Men's Basketball
Scored 17 points on Saturday in win at Youngstown State, including a three-pointer with six seconds left to force double overtime.
Nate Menendez | So. | Men's Lacrosse
Posted a hat trick with three goals on Sunday at #4/5 Denver.
Sarah Mok | Sr. | Women's Fencing
Placed ninth in the foil at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships.
Benjamin Slade | Jr. | Men's Tennis
Recorded his 50th career singles win at St. Bonaventure, picking up a 6-2, 6-1 win at the No. 3 spot.
Emily Turski | Sr. | Women's Golf
Fired a final round 74 at the Grand Canyon Invitational.
THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE
Monday, Feb. 26
Men's Golf at Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate, All Day
Tuesday, Feb. 27
Men's Golf at Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate, All Day
Friday, March 2
Men's Tennis at Xavier, 6:00 pm
Men's Basketball vs. Youngstown State, 8:00 pm (HL 1st Round)
Saturday, March 3
Wrestling at EWL Championships, 10:00 am
Men's Lacrosse at Canisius, 1:00 pm
Men's Basketball at HL 2nd Round, 8:00 pm
Sunday, March 4
Women's Basketball vs. Wright State, 12:00 pm (HL 1st Round)