Game 8
Teams: Cleveland State (1-5-1, 0-2-0) vs. Green Bay (3-2-2, 1-1-0)
Date/Time: Saturday, Sept. 23 | 7:00 PM
Location: Cleveland, Ohio | Krenzler Field
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Opening Whistle
The Vikings will be looking to snap their four-game skid while picking up their first Horizon League win tomorrow evening against Green Bay.

Last Game Out
Cleveland State came up short on the road at Detroit on Saturday by a score of 3-2. The Titans got on the board in the second minute before William Wagner tied the game in the sixth minute. Following a Detroit goal in the 14th minute to reclaim the lead, Pablo Kawecki retied the score at 2-2 with a brace in the 33rd minute. However, Detroit netted the game-winner in the 38th minute off a set-piece.

About Green Bay
The Phoenix come into the match with a 3-2-2 overall record and a 1-1 mark in league competition. Green Bay is coming off a scoreless draw at Bradley on Tuesday and, prior to that, dropped a 2-1 HL match at home against Purdue Fort Wayne.

Chris Album leads the offense with four goals and two assists for ten points. Jake Parish is tops in assists with three. Tobias Jahn has started every game in goal, collecting 16 saves and five shutouts.

Series History
These two teams will meet for the 49th time, with the Phoenix holding a 23-18-7 advantage in the series. This will be the second straight meeting in Cleveland, with the Vikings clinching the regular-season title last season after tying 1-1.

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. 

Up Next
Cleveland State takes to the road for a non-conference game on Tuesday, September 26 against Dayton at 7 p.m.