Posted: Sep 23, 2017
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Dani Sowinski netted the fourth hat trick in school history and Jenna Prathapa scored her team-leading sixth goal of the year to lead Cleveland State to a 4-2 win over Oakland on Saturday night at Krenzler Field.
CSU improved to 5-6 overall and 1-1 in the Horizon League, while Oakland fell to 0-10-1 overall (0-2 HL).
NEED TO KNOW
- Score: Cleveland State 4, Oakland 2
- Goals: Dani Sowinski (3), Jenna Prathapa
- Assists: Prathapa, Aliani Lorenzo, McKenna Vento
- Records: CSU (5-6, 1-1 HL), Oakland (0-10-1, 0-2 HL)
THE GOALS
- Sowinski gave the Vikings a 1-0 lead at the 7:35 mark with her first goal of the season. Prathapa tallied the assist as she sent a pass behind the Oakland defense to Sowinski who went on to beat several defenders on the left side, working her way into the box and sending a shot to the far post.
- Prathapa's team-leading sixth goal of the season gave the Vikings a 2-0 lead at the 22:46 mark as she took a through ball from Lorenzo and beat the goalkeeper.
- Prathapa's six goals are tied for the fourth most in a season in school history and the most by a CSU freshman in a season.
- Oakland sliced the lead to 2-1 at the 36:38 mark on a goal from Vanessa Ogbonna, but Sowinski came right back just over a minute later with her second goal of the contest.
- Vento tallied the assist on Sowinski's second goal, taking possession of the ball near midfield and sending a through ball to Sowinski to extend CSU's lead to 3-1 at the half.
- Sowinski recorded her third goal of the game in the 67th minute on a penalty kick after she was taken down from behind in the box.
- The Golden Grizzlies added a goal with nine minutes left when Jenny Rosonke scored her first goal of the year.
KEY STATS
- The Vikings outshot Oakland, 15-5, including a 9-2 advantage in shots on goal.
- CSU also took five corner kicks to one for Oakland.
- CSU's four goals were the most since a 7-0 win over Chicago State on Aug. 23, 2015.
- Sowinski's hat trick was the first by a CSU player since Amanda Sivic scored three goals at Chicago State on Aug. 31, 2014.
- She joins Sivic, Jamie Avona and Ashley Walchack as the only players in school history with three goals in a game.
UP NEXT
- CSU returns to action on Wednesday (Sept. 27) when the Vikings host Youngstown State at 7:00 pm at Krenzler Field.
