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CLEVELAND, Ohio – Behind three 20-point performances, including a career-high 23 from Adesuwa Aideyman, the Cleveland State women's basketball team claimed a 100-93 victory over Wright State Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Vikings improve to 11-11 overall and 6-3 in Horizon League action. The win also gives CSU the season sweep of the Raiders.
Aideyman's career-high 23 points came on a 7-for-10 performance from the field, including a 5-for-6 effort from behind-the-arc. Also reaching the 20-point mark for the Vikings were Cori Coleman with 22 points and Imani Gordon with 20. Kiersten Green rounding out CSU's top scorers, finishing the game with 13 points.
Along with her 20 points, Gordon also tallied a team-high nine rebounds and six assists.
Saturday's 100-point game was the first time that the Vikings reached the 100-point mark since the 2000-01 season, and the first time under head coach Kate Peterson Abiad. The Vikings are also just the second team to reach the mark in the Horizon League this season.
Almost half of CSU's points came from behind-the-arc Saturday, as the Vikings converted a season-high 16 three-pointers. Cleveland State had seven players convert a shot from behind-the-arc, including four with multiple three-pointers. The 16 three-pointers is the second-best single game total in program history, and the best mark among league teams this season.
The Vikings were able to control play during the majority of the first half, as the Raiders held a lead for just one possession throughout the first 20 minutes. CSU headed into the halftime break with a five-point lead at the 48-43 mark.
CSU was then able to hold its lead throughout the first six minutes of the second stanza, until Wright State grabbed a two-point lead (62-60) following a three-pointer at the 13:29 mark. The Raiders held the advantage for the next 4:04 until a Coleman three-pointer gave CSU a one point lead at 70-69 with just over nine minutes left to play.
The two teams then traded leads over the next few possessions, until CSU went on a 6-0 run to gain a five-point advantage (78-73) with 6:35 left on the clock. Wright State responded with a 4-0 run of their own to come within one point (78-77), but a pair of Aideyman three-pointers held CSU's lead at five points (84-79) with 4:34 remaining.
Cleveland State was able to stay in control of the contest for the next 2:44, and extended its lead to eight (96-88) following a 7-1 run that included yet another Aideyman three-pointer. The Vikings then matched WSU over the final minute, coming away with the seven-point victory.
CSU shot 48-percent from the floor against the Raiders (32-for-66), including a .545 clip during the first half (18-for-33). The Vikings also had a matching 48-percent clip from behind-the-arc (16-for-33). CSU recorded a season-high 22 assists Saturday, with six from Gordon, and four from Coleman and Green.
The Vikings will close out their four-game homestand next week, hosting Valparaiso on Thursday (Feb. 13) and Detroit on Saturday (Feb. 15).
