GAME #19
Milwaukee | Thursday, Jan. 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Wolstein Center
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Cleveland State vs. Milwaukee
SETTING THE SCENE
The Cleveland State women's basketball team will return to the Wolstein Center this Thursday (Jan. 29), hosting Milwaukee in its fifth home contest of the month. Tipoff between the Vikings and the Panthers is set for 7:00 p.m. Entering the contest CSU stands at 10-8 overall this season and 2-3 in Horizon League play, while Milwaukee is 7-11 overall and 3-3 in league action. This will be the 47th meeting between the two teams, with Milwaukee owning a slight 24-22 edge in the overall series.
A WIN THURSDAY WOULD…
Snap a two-game losing skid for the Vikings…Give CSU a 9-2 record at home this season…Put the Vikings back at .500 in Horizon League play…Be Cleveland State's seventh victory against Milwaukee over the last 11 contests.
SCOUTING THE PANTHERS
Milwaukee enters Thursday's contest with a 7-11 overall record and a 3-3 mark in Horizon League play…The Panthers have been on a roll recently, entering the matchup on a two-game win streak with victories against Valparaiso and UIC…Senior Ashley Green is the reigning Horizon League Player of the Week, earning the honor after averaging 29.5 ppg, 9.5 rpg, and 3.5 spg in Milwaukee's two games last week…On the season, Green ranks second in the league averaging 20.1 points per game and fifth averaging 7.8 rebounds per game…UWM returned just one starter and five letterwinners from last season - welcoming seven newcomers.
LAST TIME OUT
For just the second time this season the Vikings dropped consecutive contests, falling at Wright State, 82-65. Four of CSU's five starters posted double-digit points, led by Cori Coleman with 23 points. As a team, the Vikings notched 43 rebounds against the Raiders, with a team-high 12 coming from Alexis Eckles.
COLEMAN BREAKS CSU THREE-POINT RECORD
Following her five three-pointers at Wright State last time out, Cori Coleman became the all-time leading three-point shooter in Cleveland State history, entering Thursday's contest with 191 career three-pointers. Coleman broke the previous record of 190 which was set by Erika Roudebush (1999-03). Coleman now has 39 three-pointers on the season, and is the first current Viking to own a CSU career record.
GREEN CLOSING IN ON TOP-20 SCORING LIST
After combining for 224 points so far this season, senior Kiersten Green is closing in on the top-20 career scoring list at CSU, entering Thursday's contest with 1,080 points. Green is just 18 points shy of cracking the top-20, and would join classmates Cori Coleman and Imani Gordon on the list. Green is averaging 12.4 points per game this season - ranking 12th among Horizon League players.
ECKLES NOTCHES DOUBLE-DOUBLE AGAINST WRIGHT STATE
Alexis Eckles posted her second double-double over the last three games last time out, notching 14 points and 12 rebounds at Wright State. Eckles, who is one of eight Horizon League players with at least four double-doubles on the season, is averaging 7.6 points and 7.8 rebounds in league games only. Eckles leads the team and ranks seventh among league players with her 7.8 boards per game.
…AND ADDS TWO MORE BLOCKS
Along with her double-double, Alexis Eckles also tallied a pair of blocked shots against the Raiders, improving her season total to 30. Eckles, who ranks second in the Horizon League averaging 1.7 blocked shots per game, is just six blocked shots shy of cracking the CSU single-season record list. In addition, with her two blocks against WSU, Eckles is now tied for the highest amount of career blocks out of all the current Vikings - achieving the mark in just one season of play.
SENIOR LEADERSHIP
The Cleveland State senior trio of Cori Coleman (303 pts), Imani Gordon (286), and Kiersten Green (224) has combined for 813 of CSU's 1,282 points so far this season - accounting for 63-percent of CSU's offense. All three seniors are averaging double-digit points so far this season, while they have also combined for a .431 clip from the floor (272-for-631).
COLEMAN CLOSING IN ON 1,300 POINTS, 200 ASSISTS, 200 STEALS
With just six more steals, Cori Coleman would become the fourth Viking all-time with 1,300 points, 200 assists, and 200 steals on their career. Coleman, who enters Thursday's contest with 1,373 points, 201 assists, and 194 steals, would join Viking greats Audra Cook (1996-00), Mahogany Green (1997-01), and Shawnita Garland (2007-11) in the exclusive club. Coleman would also become one of just two current Horizon League players to achieve the feat (Tay'ler Mingo, Wright State).
GORDON IN LEAGUE GAMES ONLY
Senior Imani Gordon has picked up her play since the beginning of the Horizon League slate, ranking seventh in the league averaging 17.8 points and eighth averaging 7.6 rebounds per game in league contests only (overall this season Gordon is averaging 15.9 ppg and 6.8 rpg). Gordon has been CSU's top scorer during three of the five league games, and has been CSU's top rebounder twice.
…GORDON ON THE REBOUNDING CHARTS
Imani Gordon continues to improve her standing on the Cleveland State career rebounding charts - entering Thursday's contest ranked 12th with 661 total rebounds, fifth with 449 defensive rebounds, and ninth with 212 offensive boards. So far this season Gordon is averaging 6.8 rebounds per game, and has recorded double-digit rebounds three times (Ohio, Morehead State & Florida Atlantic).
