GAME #2
vs. Lake Erie
7 p.m. | Thurs., Nov. 14
Wolstein Center
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SETTING THE SCENE
The Cleveland State women's basketball team will play in the Wolstein Center for the first time during the 2013-14 season this week, hosting Lake Erie on Thursday, November 14. Thursday's home opener is slated for a 7:00 p.m. start, and will begin a four-game homestand for the Vikings. Entering the week CSU stands at 0-1 on the year, while Lake Erie is 2-0.
LAST TIME OUT
The Vikings opened the 2013-14 season at Butler, dropping an 85-69 decision to the Bulldogs. CSU had two players post double-digit points against the Bulldogs - Kiersten Green (28 points) and Imani Gordon (12 points) - while Gordon notched a team-high seven rebounds. This marked just the third time out of the last seven seasons that CSU opened the year on the road, also doing so during the 2008-09 and 2010-11 seasons.
A WIN THURSDAY WOULD…
Mark the first of the 2013-14 season for the Vikings…Keep CSU perfect against Lake Erie with a 5-0 all-time record…Put the Vikings at .500 for the season (1-1)…Keep the Cleveland State basketball teams undefeated at home (CSU men beat Iona, 73-69 in their season opener).
GREEN TALLIES CAREER-HIGH AT BUTLER
Kiersten Green tallied a career-high 28 points in the season opener against Butler last weekend, leading the Vikings with the second 20-point performance of her career. Green's 28 points against the Bulldogs is the second highest single game total among Horizon League players this season, while it is also one of just four 20-point performances after the first weekend of play.
VIKINGS CONVERTING THE THREE
As a team, the Vikings tallied 10 three-pointers at Butler last weekend, marking a league high after the first weekend of play. Cleveland State was 10-for-23 from behind the arc, posting a .435 three-point percentage - also a league high.
…GREEN FROM BEHIND THE ARC
Half of Cleveland State's three-point shots came from Kiersten Green last weekend, as she notched a career-high five makes from behind the arc. Green was 5-for-7 against the Bulldogs, posting a league-high .714 three-point percentage. The five three-point makes is also a league high after the first weekend of play.
SCOUTING THE STORM
Lake Erie enters Thursday's contest with a perfect 2-0 record on the year, defeating Alderson-Broaddus and Davis & Elkins last weekend. The Storm posted a 98-85 victory over Davis & Elkins in the second game of the weekend - marking Lake Erie's highest single game point total since the 2009-10 season. After the first two games, Lake Erie has three players averaging double-digit points; Jackie Murray (14.5 ppg), Chloe Irish (12.5) and Jodie Jindra (12.0), while Jindra is also averaging a team-high 9.5 rebounds per contest. As a team, Lake Erie is averaging 20.0 assists per game and 11.5 steals per game.
FLASH BACK: LAST TIME VERSUS LAKE ERIE
Last year the Vikings picked up a 70-51 victory over Lake Erie (12/30/12), capping a perfect 6-0 record during the month of December. Shalonda Winton recorded her second triple-double of the season against the Storm, recording 18 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists. Winton became just the second Viking in program history to record two triple-doubles in their career, joining Ashley Schrock (2001-04).
COLEMAN NAMED PRESEASON ALL-LEAGUE
Junior Cori Coleman was named to the 2013-14 Preseason All-Horizon League Second Team in voting conducted by the league's nine head coaches, sports information directors and select media. Coleman's selection to the preseason team marked her first Horizon League honor and the eighth straight year that a Viking has earned preseason recognition. Among Horizon League returners, Coleman finished the 2012-13 season ranked third in field goal percentage (.428) and steals (1.8), fifth in scoring (12.5), sixth in three-point field goal percentage (.365), and seventh in three-point field goals made (1.8).
…COLEMAN PICKS UP COLLEGE SPORTS MADNESS HONOR
Along with her Horizon League accolades, Coleman also picked up preseason honors from College Sports Madness - who recently announced its version of the Horizon League preseason teams.
UP NEXT
The Vikings will continue their four-game homestand on Sunday, November 17, hosting Eastern Michigan at 2:00 p.m. This homestand also includes games against Florida Atlantic (Nov. 23) and Morehead State (Nov. 27).