Game 7
Teams: Cleveland State (2-4-0) vs. Saint Francis (0-6-0)
Date/Time: Thursday, Sept. 7 | 6:00 PM
Location: Cleveland, Ohio | Krenzler Field
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Opening Whistle
The Vikings return home from their two-game road trip in Nashville to face Saint Francis at 6 p.m. for Senior Night.

Senior Recognition
Cleveland State will honor their five seniors prior to the game; Kierstin Clark, Maria Bashardoust, Kathryn Ramicone, Bella Ceepo, and Mollie McGuire.

Nashville Recap
The Green and White went 1-1-0 on their road trip, starting off with a 2-1 victory over Belmont before falling to Middle Tennessee State 3-0. The two goals came from Mayra Sesmas and Erica Leinweber.

About Saint Francis
The Red Flash have yet to find the win column and are currently 0-6-0 on the season. SFU is coming off a 2-0 loss against Duquesne on Sunday. Saint Francis has just three goals on the year, all by different players. Julianna Marshall and Emma Sawich have each played three games in net, with Sawich having a team-best 20 saves.

Series History
This will be the third meeting all-time with each team winning once. This will be the first time these two teams have faced off in Cleveland. In last season's contest, the Vikings came away with a 4-1 victory.

Career Goal Watch
Kathryn Ramicone enters her final season with 15 career goals, five back of becoming the all-time leading scorer in program history. Maddie Young, also in her final season, has 11 career tallies.

Career Points
Ramicone is third with 39 points and Young is ninth with 29 points, both behind the leader, Natalie Daniels with 57 points.

Key Returners
The Vikings return all three Horizon League award winners from last season: Kathryn Ramicone and Rylee Bussen earned Second Team honors, and Eleanor Simkonis on the All-Freshman team.

A Look Back at Last Season
Cleveland State finished 2022 with a 7-6-4 overall record and a 4-4-2 Horizon League record. The Green and White went unbeaten in their final three games and will look to continue that momentum into the new season.

Preseason Poll
The Cleveland State women's soccer team has been chosen to finish fifth in the Horizon League for the 2023 season, as voted on by the league coaches.

Milwaukee took the No. 1 spot after receiving 10 first-place votes for 120 points. Oakland was second with 93 points, and Purdue Fort Wayne was third with 85 points. Youngstown State snagged the fourth spot after receiving a first-place vote for 84 points. The Vikings slotted into the fifth spot with 73 total points, two spots higher than where they finished a season ago.

Up Next
Cleveland State will have a week off before starting Horizon League play at home on Thursday, September 14 against Milwaukee at 5 p.m.