CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cleveland State women's basketball team got back in the win column Saturday afternoon, earning a 59-56 victory over Northern Kentucky. With the win, the Vikings are now 14-4 overall this season and 9-3 in Horizon League play.  

Game Stats
· Three Vikings finished the game in double-figures, led by Nadia Dumas and Amele Ngwafang with 14 points each, while Deja Williams added 13.
· Amele Ngwafang grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds, while Barbara Zieniewska finished with seven and Nadia Dumas and Brittni Moore each grabbed six.
· Deja Williams led the Vikings with three assists on the game, while Nadia Dumas and Barbara Zieniewska both recorded two.
· Deja Williams finished with three steals, while Gabriella Smith posted two in limited action.
· As a team, the Vikings recorded seven blocks on the game, including five from Nadia Dumas.

Game Notes
· Amele Ngwfang posted her first double-double of the season, finishing with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
· With her five blocked shots on the game, Nadia Dumas earned a spot on the CSU career blocked shots top-10 list finishing the game with 75 blocks on her career.
· The Vikings grabbed 15 offensive rebounds on the game, leading to a 14-6 advantage in second chance points.
· Deja Williams notched her second straight double-digit point game after finishing with 13 points on the night.

The Game
Cleveland State was able to go into the halftime break with a slim one-point lead at 33-32, after a Barbara Zieniewska three-pointer as time was expiring in the second quarter put the lead back in the Vikings favor for the first time since early on in the frame.  

Northern Kentucky was then able to open the third quarter on a 7-0 run, gaining a 40-33 lead, before a Deja Williams three-pointer at the 6:06 mark brought the Vikings back within four points at 40-36.

The two teams then traded baskets over the next few plays, until the Viking defense was able to force NKU into a shot clock violation, turning this miscue into a Zieniewska offensive rebound and put-back on the ensuing possession, that closed the gap to just two points at 44-42 with 2:14 left in the quarter.

After another strong defensive possession, the Vikings were able to tie the contest on a pair of Amele Ngwafang free throws, before a Williams and-one play to end the third quarter put the Vikings back on top at 47-46 heading into the final 10 minutes of action.

Despite a slow start to the fourth quarter, the Vikings were able to post a 6-2 run over the opening minutes of the frame to extend their lead to 53-48 on a Ngwafang layup, before the two teams traded baskets to put the score at 57-52 CSU following an Isabelle Gradwell layup at the 2:40 mark.

NKU responded with four straight points to close the gap to just one point at 57-56, but that would be as close as they would get, as Zieniewska converted a pair of free throws in the final seconds to clinch the 59-56 victory.

Up Next
Cleveland State will host Wright State on Monday, February 7 at 6:00 p.m. in a rescheduled game from Thursday, February 3.