GAME #11
@ Morehead State | Sunday, Dec. 21 | 2:00 p.m. | Morehead, Ky.
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Cleveland State @ Morehead State
SETTING THE SCENE
The Cleveland State women's basketball team will return to the road Sunday (Dec. 21), as the Vikings are set to travel to Morehead State for a 2:00 p.m. contest. Entering the matchup, CSU stands at 6-4 this season, while MSU owns a 4-7 record. This will be just the third meeting between the two teams, with the series tied at 1-1.
A WIN SUNDAY WOULD…
Put the Vikings back on the winning track…Mark CSU's second road win of the season…Give Cleveland State a 2-1 advantage in the overall series.
SCOUTING THE EAGLES
Morehead State enters Sunday's game with a 4-7 record on the season and currently on a two-game losing skid…MSU's last victory came as a 74-72 decision over Georgia State on Dec. 7…The Eagles have four players who have notched at least 100 points on the season, led by Almesha Jones who has a team-high 189 points…All four of these players are averaging double-digit points…Jones also leads MSU with 88 total assists on the year, averaging 8.8 assists per game…Eriel McKee has been Morehead State's top rebounder this season, averaging 8.9 boards per game…The Eagles are playing under first year head coach Greg Todd.
LAST TIME OUT
Cleveland State dropped its first contest at home this season, falling to Niagara, 76-58 Thursday afternoon. Thursday's contest was Health & Physical Education Day, with over 1,000 kids in attendance. All eight Vikings who saw action on Thursday recorded at least two points, led by Imani Gordon who posted 19.
COLEMAN NOTCHES DOUBLE-DOUBLE
Cori Coleman notched her first double-double of the season and the third of her career last time out, posting 14 points and 11 rebounds against Niagara. The 11 boards marked a career-high for Coleman, while it was also the fifth double-digit rebound performance for the Vikings this season. Coleman's double-double is the third for the Vikings this season, while she is now one of 14 Horizon League players to notch a double-double this season.
GORDON JUST SHY OF 600 REBOUNDS
Entering Sunday's contest Imani Gordon is just shy of notching the 600th rebound of her career, as she has 597 total rebounds. Gordon, who is averaging 5.8 rebounds this season, ranks 15th all-time with her 597 rebounds, and would become just the 15th Viking all-time to notch 600 boards. Gordon also ranks ninth with 405 defensive rebounds, while she is just shy of cracking the top-10 with 192 offensive boards.
GREEN PUTTING IN THE MINUTES
Senior Kiersten Green has been a prominent part of the Viking lineup over the past four games, playing 157 minutes out of a possible 160 minutes. Green played all 40 minutes against Niagara, Kent State, and East Carolina, while playing 37 minutes against Belmont. For the season, Green is averaging 30.2 minutes per game, while she is averaging 30.0 minutes per game for her career.
SENIOR LEADERSHIP
The Cleveland State senior trio of Cori Coleman (161 pts), Imani Gordon (149), and Kiersten Green (111) has combined for 421 of CSU's 730 points so far this season - accounting for 57-percent of CSU's offense. All three seniors are averaging double-digit points so far this season, while they have also combined for a .443 clip from the floor (145-for-327).
ECKLES WITH THE BLOCK
Alexis Eckles has been Cleveland State's top shot blocker this season, posting 17 blocked shots through the first 10 games. Eckles, who ranks third in the Horizon League averaging 1.7 blocks per game, has notched at least one block in seven contests this year, with a career-high five blocks coming against Florida Atlantic and Belmont. The five blocks is tied for the second-best single-game total among Horizon League players this year.
COLEMAN CLOSING IN ON THREE-POINT RECORD
Cori Coleman is closing in on the Cleveland State career three-point record, entering Sunday's contest with 176 career three-pointers, just 15 shy of breaking the current record of 190 which is held by Erika Roudebush (1999-03). Coleman has a team-high 24 three-pointers so far this season, and ranks second among Horizon League players averaging 2.4 three-pointers per game. Coleman would become the first current Viking to own a CSU career record.
TRACKING 1,000 POINTS
Imani Gordon and Kiersten Green are both closing in on 1,000 career points as they continue their senior seasons - as Green currently has 967 points and Gordon has 957 career points. The duo would become the 25th and 26th Vikings to record 1,000 career points, and the ninth and 10th to do so under head coach Kate Peterson Abiad. They would also be the second and third Vikings on the 2014-15 roster to achieve the feat, as Cori Coleman notched her 1,000th career point last season.
