GAME #8
vs. Ohio
7 p.m. | Thurs., Dec. 5
Wolstein Center
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SETTING THE SCENE
The Cleveland State women's basketball team will return to the Wolstein Center for a brief one-game stint this week, hosting Ohio University on Thursday, December 5. Thursday's 7:00 p.m. contest will be the 23rd meeting between the two teams, with Ohio owning a 15-7 overall series advantage. Entering the weekend the Vikings stand at 3-4 this season, while the Bobcats are 3-3.
LAST TIME OUT
The Vikings finished the ECU Pirate Thanksgiving Tournament with a 1-1 record, defeating IUPUI and falling to tournament champion, East Carolina. CSU opened the tournament with a 63-56 overtime win against IUPUI, and came up just short against ECU (75-66) in the championship game. The Vikings had two representatives on the All-Tournament Team, as Imani Gordon and Haley Schmitt earned a spot on the team after their stellar performances last weekend.
A WIN THURSDAY WOULD…
Put the Vikings at .500 for the season…Mark the third CSU victory in the last six contests between the two teams…Improve CSU to 3-2 at home this season.
VIKING DUO NAMED TO ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
After leading CSU to a 1-1 record at the ECU Pirate Thanksgiving Tournament last weekend, Imani Gordon and Haley Schmitt were named to the All-Tournament Team. For the weekend, Gordon combined for 39 points, 21 rebounds, eight assists, and shot 51-percent from the floor (14-27), while Schmitt posted 30 points, seven rebounds, and shot 63-percent from the field (12-19).
GORDON BETTERS CAREER-HIGH AGAINST ECU
Once again Imani Gordon bettered her career-high single-game point total, notching 25 against East Carolina last weekend (Dec. 1). Gordon was 10-for-15 from the field and 2-for-3 from three-point, marking the first 20-point game of her career. Gordon is one of two Vikings to post a 20-point game this season, and one of 15 Horizon League players to do so.
…NOTCHES SECOND DOUBLE-DOUBLE AGAINST IUPUI
In CSU's first game of the ECU Pirate Thanksgiving Tournament Imani Gordon notched her second double-double of the season, posting 14 points and 14 rebounds. The 14 points marked the seventh double-digit scoring performance from Gordon, while the 14 boards marked the second double-digit rebounding effort. Gordon, who ranks seventh in the league in scoring (16.1 ppg) and sixth in rebounding (8.7 rpg), is one of nine league players with multiple double-doubles this season.
SCHMITT TALLIES CAREER-HIGH PERFORMANCE AGAINST ECU
Senior Haley Schmitt had a career-high performance against East Carolina in the final game of last weekend's tournament - posting a career-high 18 points, including a career-best 4-for-5 performance from three-point. Schmitt's four three-pointers is the second highest single-game total for the Vikings so far this season.
…SCHMITT LEADS LEAGUE IN FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE
Entering the week, Haley Schmitt leads the league with a .580 field goal percentage, converting 29 of her 50 shot attempts. Schmitt also ranks second in the league with a .467 three-point field goal percentage, sinking seven of her 15 attempts so far this season.
VIKINGS WORKING OVERTIME
Last Saturday's 63-56 victory against IUPUI marked the first overtime contest of the season for the Vikings, and the 38th in program history. CSU now owns a 21-17 mark in overtime games, with the Vikings winning eight of their last 10 overtime contests.
FOUR VIKINGS AVERAGING DOUBLE-DIGIT POINTS
After last weekend's action, the Vikings have four players averaging double-digit points, led by Kiersten Green and Imani Gordon who are both averaging better than 16.0 points per game. Haley Schmitt (10.9) and Cori Coleman (10.6) are the other two Vikings in the group. All four of them rank in the top-20 in scoring among league players, with Green (6th) and Gordon (7th) both cracking the top-10.
VIKINGS LEADING THE WAY
As a team, Cleveland State leads the Horizon League in three statistical categories, while ranking in the top-three in two others. After the first four weeks of the season, the Vikings lead the league in field goal percentage (.440), three-point field goal percentage (.374), and steals (10.7), and rank third in assists (13.7) and turnover margin (+3.0).
GREEN FROM BEHIND THE ARC
Not only does CSU lead the league in three-point field goal percentage as a team, but Kiersten Green leads the league in the individual category. Green has a .520 three-point field goal percentage so far this season, and has recorded at least one shot from behind the arc in six of the seven games this season.