GAME #11
Cleveland State (5-5, 3-3) vs. Bellarmine (8-4, 3-3)
Sunday, April 16 | 12:00 p.m. | Krenzler Bubble | Cleveland, Ohio
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Opening Faceoff
Cleveland State will look for its second three-game winning streak of the season on Sunday at home against Bellarmine.
Last Game Out
Gannon Matthews scored the game-winning goal with seven seconds left in regulation as the Green and White edged Queens on the road, 12-11. Matthews finished with a team-best six points on three goals and three assists, while Ryan Haigh had four goals and Brendan Sigurdson recorded a hat-trick as well.
A Win Would…
Give Cleveland State their second three-game winning streak of the year…Put the Vikings over .500 for the first time this season…Have three home and away victories on the year.
Series History
This will be the seventh meeting between these two teams, with each winning three times. Last season, the Vikings fell on the road, 15–11. The last contest in Cleveland came in 2020, with Cleveland State coming out on top, 9-8.
About the Knights
Bellarmine comes into the game with an 8-4 overall record and a 3-3 ASUN mark. In their most recent outing, the Knights fell on the road at Robert Morris, 21-13. Bellarmine has three guys with 30+ goals in Christian Della Rocco (34), Benny O'Rourk (30), and Kyle Playsted (30). Playsted is also tops in assists (32) and points (62). Jacob Berggren has 46 ground balls, and Grant Guthrie has won 60 faceoffs. JC Higginbotham has a team-best 96 saves.
ASUN Preseason Poll
Cleveland State was selected to finish seventh in the ASUN after receiving 38 points. Utah topped the poll with 92 points, Jacksonville was second with 90 points, and Robert Morris came in third with 85 points.
ASUN Preseason All-Conference Team
Gannon Matthews, a sophomore from Eagle, Idaho, was named to the preseason team as a midfielder.
Up Next
The Vikings head out to Utah on Saturday, April 22 for a 9 p.m. ASUN contest.
2023 Cleveland State Men's Lacrosse Tickets
Season tickets for all six home games for the 2023 slate are on sale for $50 per ticket. Single-game tickets are also available with prices set at $12.00 for adults and $8.00 for children 12 and under.
