CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cleveland State volleyball team opened up their Horizon League slate with win Friday evening, picking up a 3-0 victory over Green Bay. The win improves the Vikings to 12-3 overall this season and 1-0 in league play.

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The Scores
25-19, 25-19, 25-18

Match Stats
- Christina Toth led the Viking offense with 14 kills on a .444 hitting percentage (14-2-27).
- Alexis Middlebrooks tallied 13 kills – her 11^th double-digit kill match of the season.
- Gina Kilner recorded 36 assists on CSU's 44 kills.
- Shannon Grega led the Viking defense with 16 digs, while Dayna Roberts tallied 14 and Nikki Holmes added 10.
- Aaliyah Slappy recorded a team-high five blocks, including one solo block.

Match Notes
- This marks the sixth time over the past seven seasons that the Vikings have won their Horizon League opener.
- The Vikings are now 3-1 at home this season.
- After her 10-dig performance, Nikki Holmes is just four digs shy of notching her 1,000^th career dig.

The Match
During the opening set, both teams traded points until the 9-9 mark when Cleveland State went on a 5-0 run to gain a 14-9 advantage following a block from Gina Kilner and Alexis Middlebrooks. The Vikings were then able to hold their lead for the remainder of the set, closing the frame on a Christina Toth kill.

The second set was much of the same, as the two teams battled back and forth throughout the first part of the frame, until Cleveland State gained an 18-12 advantage after a 6-0 run that included kills from Aaliyah Slappy and Toth and a pair of Slappy/Rachel Stover blocks. The Vikings then held the advantage for the rest of the set, closing the frame with back-to-back points from a Toth kill and a Kilner service ace.

During the final frame, Cleveland State was able to get out to an early 8-4 lead, and controlled play for the remainder of the set. The Vikings held a 15-11 advantage before Green Bay came back within one point at 16-15, but Cleveland State responded with a Middlebrooks kill to regain a multi-point advantage. The Vikings then held the lead for the remainder of the frame, ending the match with four straight points for the straight-set victory.

Up Next
- Cleveland State vs. Milwaukee – Saturday, September 26 – 4:00 p.m. – Woodling Gymnasium