CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cleveland State volleyball team kept its record perfect in Horizon League play Friday evening, picking up a 3-0 sweep over Youngstown State. The Vikings are now 14-3 overall and 3-0 in league action.

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The Scores
25-20, 25-16, 25-23

Milestone Tracker
Nikki Holmes became the 15^th Viking all-time to record 1,000 career digs Friday evening, ending the contest with 1,004 digs. Holmes is the first Viking to achieve the feat since the 2012 season and is now just 49 digs shy of cracking the top-10 list in the CSU career record book.

Match Stats
- The CSU trio of Grace Kauth (16 kills), Christina Toth (12), and Alexis Middlebrooks (11) led the Viking offense, while Toth posted a team-high .478 hitting percentage (12-2-23).
- Dayna Roberts had a team-high 17 digs, while Kauth notched a double-double adding 10 digs.
- Gina Kilner recorded 41 assists on CSU's 50 kills.
- Aaliyah Slappy had a team-best four blocks, including two solo blocks.

Match Notes
- This marks the first time that the Vikings have started league play 3-0 under head coach Chuck Voss.
- CSU is now the only Horizon League team to be undefeated in league play this season.

The Match
After getting out to a slow start during the opening set, Cleveland State was finally able to gain a lead at the 12-11 mark after posting five straight points, including back-to-back kills from Christina Toth to end the run. The two teams then traded points until YSU was able to regain the advantage at 17-14, before an 8-0 CSU run put the Vikings back on top at 22-17. The Vikings were then able to close out the set with a kill from Alexis Middlebrooks and a YSU error, earning the early 1-0 match lead.

During the second set both teams traded points throughout the opening part, until CSU gained a 15-10 advantage on a Toth kill. The Vikings then extended their lead to 18-12 following a Grace Kauth kill, and then held the advantage for the remainder of the frame. CSU finished off the frame with another Kauth kill, picking up the 25-16 set victory.

The third set was much like the first, as Cleveland State had to come-from-behind to gain a 12-10 lead on a Middlebrooks service ace. The Vikings then held the advantage for the remainder of the set, despite YSU staying within striking distance throughout the frame. The two teams traded points throughout the end of the final set, with Cleveland State finally putting the frame away with a Kauth kill.

Up Next
- Cleveland State @ Oakland – Friday, October 9 – 7:00 p.m.
- Cleveland State @ Wright State – Saturday, October 10 – 4:00 p.m.