Game Two
Date/Time: Monday, Aug. 28 | 7:00 PM
Location: Buffalo, N.Y. | Demske Sports Complex
Teams: Cleveland State (0-1-0) vs. Canisius (0-1-0) 
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Opening Whistle
Cleveland State plays its second straight road game to open the season as the Green and White travel to Canisius tomorrow for a 7 p.m. matchup.

Last Game Out
Cleveland State started the year with a 3-2 setback against Bowling Green on the road. Bojan Kolevski and Kyle Folds were the goal scorers on the evening. The Falcons claimed the lead in the 15th minute before the Vikings tied it in the 25th minute and remained deadlocked at halftime. CSU took their only advantage in the 57th minute before back-to-back goals by Andrew Shaffer lifted the home team to victory. 

Series History
The Vikings are unbeaten all-time against Canisius, holding a commanding 6-0-1 advantage. Last season, at home, the Green and White blanked the Golden Griffins 4-0. Cleveland State has not made a trip to Buffalo since 2007, when they won 1-0.

About the Griffins
Canisius opened the season with a 2-1 setback on the road at Saint Francis on Thursday evening. Ely Sidbe netted the lone goal for the Golden Griffins in the 87th minute. Spencer Catalano made four saves in goal.

Watch Lists Times Three
Bojan Kolevski was named to three watch lists to start the 2023 campaign. The senior was recognized on the Hermann Trophy Watch List, which is the nation's highest individual honor recognizing the National Player of the Year. He was also named to the United Soccer Coaches Players to Watch list as a forward and was also named a Top 100 Player to Watch by Top Drawer Soccer.

A Look Back at Last Season
Cleveland State claimed their first-ever Horizon League Regular Season Championship after going 5-1-3 in league play. The Vikings went on to win their second Horizon League Tournament Championship and make their 10th appearance in the NCAA Tournament after beating IUPUI on Krenzler Field, 3-0 in the title contest.

For their efforts throughout the year, Sinisa Ubiparipovic was named the #HLMSOC Coach of the Year for the first time, Bojan Koevski was named the Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year, while the Vikings had five All-League members with three on the first team; Bojan Kolevski, Pablo Kawecki, Jannis Schmidt, and two on the second team; Hector Gomez and Uros Jevtic.

Key Returners
The Vikings return three players who received Horizon League postseason honors; senior Bojan Kolevski, senior Pablo Kawecki, and sophomore Uros Jevtic.

Preseason Poll
Cleveland State was picked to finish first in the Horizon League preseason poll, as voted on by the league's ten coaches. The Vikings finished with nine of the ten first-place votes for 99 total points. IUPUI was selected second with the final first-place vote for 80 points, and Oakland was third with 71 points.