CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Cleveland State women's basketball team finished play at the Holiday Inn Express Cleveland Downtown Viking Invitational Saturday, picking up an 82-55 victory over Kansas City. With the win, the Vikings finished the weekend with a perfect 3-0 record, and improved to 5-1 on the year.

Game Stats
-Colbi Maples led the Viking offense with 17 points, while Mickayla Perdue added 16 points and Jordana Reisma chipped in 14.
-Jordana Reisma grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds, while Carmen Villalobos added eight boards.
-Cleveland State shot 51-percent from the floor on the game, and 50-percent from three-point.
-The Viking defense recorded 14 steals on the day, and forced Kansas City into 19 turnovers.
-Cleveland State held a 46-20 edge in points in the paint on the game.

Game Notes
-Saturday's game marked the third and final game of the Holiday Inn Express Cleveland Downtown Viking Invitational.
-This year's Viking Invitational was played at Woodling Gymnasium, the former home of Viking Basketball.
-Jordana Reisma tallied her first double-double of the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds against Kansas City.
-The 14 steals marks the third double-digit steal game for the Vikings this season.

The Game
After gaining a 22-15 edge after the first quarter of action, the Vikings were quickly able to extend their lead to double-digits to begin quarter two, as back-to-back layups from Mickayla Perdue put the score at 26-15 just 1:34 into the frame. A Perdue three-pointer just over one minute later extended the Cleveland State lead to 29-15, before the Roos responded with a mini 5-0 run of their own that trimmed the Viking lead back to single-digits at 29-20.

Another Perdue basket at the 6:16 mark stopped the Kansas City run and put the Vikings back up by double-digits, while a Carmen Villalobos jumper on the following CSU possession put Cleveland State up 33-20 midway through the quarter.

The Vikings were then able to hold their double-digit lead for the majority of the frame, going into the halftime break with a 42-31 advantage.

Cleveland State carried its momentum into the third quarter, as a 9-0 run with baskets from Colbi Maples, Jordana Reisma and Sara Guerreiro over the opening 2:59 put the Vikings up by 20 points at 51-31.

The two teams traded baskets over the next few possessions, until a 10-4 run for the Vikings to end the frame put Cleveland State up 64-42 heading into the final 10 minutes of action.

The Vikings were then able to hold their sizable advantage throughout the final quarter - including stretching it to 29 points at 78-49 on a Maples layup - closing out the contest with the 82-55 victory.

Up Next
The Vikings will begin their 20-game Horizon League slate next week, hosting Robert Morris on Wednesday, November 29 before traveling to Northern Kentucky on Saturday, December 2.