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Cleveland State Women's Soccer Back Home for Youngstown State

Cleveland State Women's Soccer Back Home for Youngstown State
Posted: Oct 04, 2023

Game 13
Teams: Cleveland State (3-7-2, 0-3-2) vs. Youngstown State (6-5-1, 2-3-0)
Date/Time: Thursday, Oct. 5 | 7:00 PM
Location: Cleveland, Ohio | Krenzler Field
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Opening Whistle
The Vikings open the final month of the regular season tomorrow evening against Youngstown State at 7 p.m. on Krenzler Field.

Last Game Out
Cleveland State picked up its second point of the year in league play after drawing with Green Bay on the road, 1-1. Brooke Opferman opened the scoring in the eighth minute before the Phoenix pulled even in the 70th minute with a penalty kick.

About YSU
The Penguins come to Cleveland with a 6-5-1 overall record and a 2-3-0 Horizon League mark. Youngstown State is coming off a 2-1 victory at Purdue Fort Wayne on Saturday. Six different players have scored two goals while Taylor Berry and Lianna Van Sice top the team in points with seven. Brooklynn Kirkpatrick has played every minute in goal, recording 59 saves and two shutouts.

Series History
This will be the 21st meeting of all-time, with the Green and White holding a 12-6-2 advantage. This will be the second straight contest on Krenzler Field, with the Vikings winning last season 4-2.

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 40 points and Young is ninth with 29 points, both behind the leader, Natalie Daniels with 57 points.

Career Assists
Ramicone moved into a tie for sixth all-time in assists with ten, trailing Natalie Daniels by nine for the record.

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 heads to Northern Kentucky on Sunday, Oct. 5 for a 1 p.m. contest.