CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cleveland State women's basketball team opened the 2014-15 season Saturday afternoon, defeating Lake Erie College, 71-51 in their lone exhibition contest.
The Vikings had three players finish with double-digit points, led by Cori Coleman with 19 – which included a trio of three-pointers.
The Vikings took a 34-18 lead into the halftime break, and were able to fight off a pesky Lake Erie team to claim the 20-point victory.
After Lake Erie was able to close the gap at the start of the second half, the Vikings went on a 14-3 run to gain a 54-36 advantage at the 9:42 mark, and regain control of the contest. It was a back-and-forth contest over the next six minutes then, before Cleveland State was able to outscore Lake Erie, 11-5 over the final 3:10 for the 71-51 victory.
The Vikings will begin the 2014-15 regular season next Friday (November 8), when they host Toledo at 7:00 p.m. at the Wolstein Center.