Women's Soccer Opens League Championship at Oakland Athletics

Posted: Nov 02, 2014

GAME 19
at Oakland
Mon., Nov. 3 | 7:00 p.m.
2014 Horizon League Championship

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   •    The Cleveland State women's soccer team will open the 2014 Horizon League Championship with a first round match at Oakland on Monday (Nov. 3) at 7:00 p.m.
   •   The Vikings enter the tournament with an 8-8-2 overall record and earned the sixth seed by going 3-4-1 in the Horizon League.
   • This marks the eighth time that CSU has qualified for the league championship and the first since 2011 when CSU fell at Wright State, 1-0, in the first round.
    • CSU did not play during the final weekend of league play and had to wait until Oakland defeated Wright State on Friday night to clinch a spot in the tournament.
    • Third seeded Oakland is 6-10-2 overall and finished in third place in the Horizon League with a 4-3-1 record.
    • Oakland defeated the Vikings, 2-1, in CSU's regular season finale on Oct. 25 at Oakland.
   •   The Vikings have played six overtime matches this year, the most in a season in school history.
   •   Five of CSU's eight league matches went into overtime this year.
   •   CSU's 27 goals this year are the most in a season in school history. The old mark was 25 goals in 2011.
   •   In contrast, the Vikings have given up just 17 goals this year, putting CSU on pace to shatter the school record for least amount of goals surrendered in a season (22 in 2011 & 2013).
   •   CSU has given up multiple goals in just five of its 18 matches this year.
    •   The Vikings posted three straight shutouts over Wright State, Green Bay and UIC (Oct. 8-18), posting a streak of 388 consecutive minutes without allowing a goal until Youngstown State scored in the 37th minute on Oct. 22.
   •    The Vikings had a streak of 333 consecutive scoreless minutes earlier this year.
   •   The Vikings have seven shutouts this year, tied with the 2010 team for the most in a season in CSU history.
   •   With a goal vs. Green Bay on Oct. 11, Vickie Havas increased her career point total to 43, second all-time at CSU. She trails Natalie Daniels who tallied 57 points from 2008-11.
   •   Havas also ranks second in CSU history in goals (15) and assists (11).
   •   Sarah Wood ranks fourth in the Horizon League with 69 saves this year, while her 254 career saves rank second all-time in CSU history.
   •    The winner of Monday's first round game will advance to the Horizon League semifinals and a match on Thursday (Nov. 6) against an opponent to be determined. The match will be played at top-seeded Valparaiso at a time to be determined.

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   •   Cleveland State concludes the regular season with a pair of road matches this week. CSU opens the week at Youngstown State at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday (Oct. 22) and plays at Oakland on Saturday (Oct. 25) at 7:00 p.m.
   •   The Vikings enter the week with an 8-6-2 overall record and 3-2-1 in the Horizon League after a 1-0 double overtime win over UIC on Saturday.
   •   Katie Bainbridge scored the game-winner in the 105th minute off an assist from Haleigh Shingary as the Vikings posted their third straight shutout.
   •   The Vikings have played six overtime matches this year, the most in a season in school history.
   •   Five of CSU's six league matches have gone into overtime.
   •   CSU's 25 goals this year are tied with the 2011 team for the most in a season in program history.
   •   In contrast, the Vikings have given up just 13 goals this year, putting CSU on pace to shatter the school record for least amount of goals surrendered in a season (22 in 2011 & 2013).
   •   CSU has given up multiple goals in just three matches this year.
   •   Saturday's 1-0 win over UIC was CSU's third straight shutout, tied for the longest streak in school history.
   •   CSU has not give up a goal since Milwaukee scored early in the second half on Oct. 4, a span of 351 consecutive minutes. The Vikings had a streak of 333 consecutive scoreless minutes earlier this year.
   •   The Vikings have seven shutouts this year, tied with the 2010 team for the most in a season in CSU history.
   •   With a goal vs. Green Bay on Oct. 11, Vickie Havas increased her career point total to 43, second all-time at CSU. She trails Natalie Daniels who tallied 57 points from 2008-11.
   •   Havas also ranks second in CSU history in goals (15) and assists (11).
   •   Sarah Wood ranks third in the Horizon League with 62 saves this year, while her 247 career saves rank second all-time in CSU history.
   •   CSU is out of action next week.
   •   If the Vikings are among the top six teams in the final regular season league standings, CSU will compete in the Horizon League Championship from Nov. 3-8.