ROCHESTER, Mich. - The Cleveland State women's basketball team was able to put another game in the win column Thursday, pulling away with a 77-65 victory at Oakland. The Vikings are now 18-3 on the season and improve to 9-1 in Horizon League play.

Game Stats
-Mickayla Perdue led the Viking offense with 24 points, while Jordana Reisma added 18 and Sara Guerreiro chipped in 17.
-Carmen Villalobos grabbed a team-best 10 rebounds, while Faith Burch added six boards.
-As a team, the Vikings shot 58-percent on the game, including a .778 clip during the second quarter (7-for-9).
-Cleveland State recorded 17 assists, including eight from Carmen Villalobos.

Game Notes
-With 24 points against Oakland, Mickayla Perdue recorded her eighth 20-point game of the season, including a season-best six three-pointers.
-This marked the third straight game that the Vikings shot 50-percent or better from the field.
-With 10 boards on the game, Carmen Villalobos notched her third double-digit rebound game of the season.
-This marked just the fifth game this season that the Vikings were trailing at halftime, with Cleveland State now holding a 3-2 record when trailing after the first two quarters.

The Game
After trailing by two at the halftime break, the Vikings quickly swung the momentum into their favor over the opening minute of the third quarter, as back-to-back layups from Colbi Maples and Mickayla Perdue gave the Vikings a 36-34 advantage just 38 seconds into the frame. The Vikings were able to stretch their scoring run to six straight points after a pair of Jordana Reisma free throws before Oakland responded with a pair of baskets of their own to close the gap to 38-37, but a Reisma and-one play at the 6:47 mark put the Vikings back up four at 41-37.

Cleveland State continued to control play over the next few possessions, as a 7-0 run that ended with a Perdue three-pointer gave the Vikings their first double-digit lead of the game at 48-37 with 4:07 left on the clock. The Vikings then closed the frame on a 10-0 run, including another Perdue three-pointer as time expired to head into the final 10 minutes of action with a 58-43 advantage.

After a back-and-forth start to the fourth quarter, Perdue hit another pair of three-pointers to stop Oakland scoring runs, and hold the Viking lead at double-digits, including a 67-52 edge with just over seven minutes left to play.

A few minutes later, Cleveland State was able to tie its largest lead at 73-56 on a Reisma offensive rebound and put-back, and then the Vikings were able to hold a double-digit lead throughout the rest of the contest, coming away with the 77-65 victory.

Over the final 30-seconds the Vikings were able to hold their double-digit lead thanks to a 4-for-4 effort at the free throw line from Sara Guerreiro, who finished the game with a perfect 7-for-7 performance at the charity stripe.

Up Next
Cleveland State will travel to Detroit Mercy for a 1:00 p.m. contest on Saturday, January 26.