Viking Sports Weekly Volume 1 • Number 21 February 27, 2012
Women’s Basketball Hosts Youngstown State on Senior Day...page 2 Wrestling Prepares For EWL Tournament...page 2 Softball Travels To Bulldog Invite...page 2 Fencing Set For Midwest Fencing Conference Championship...page 2 Women’s Tennis Hits The Road for Two Contests ...page 2
Men’s Basketball Enters Horizon League Tournament As No. 2 Seed
Men’s Tennis Continues Spring Season...page 2 Cummings Named Viking of the Week ...page 3
What To Watch For T HIS WE E K IN V IK ING ATHLE TICS | F E BRUA RY 2 7 , 2 0 1 2
MEN’S BASKETBALL
WRESTLING
Cleveland State clinched the No. 2 seed in this week’s Horizon League Championship and has received two byes to the semifinals of the league tournament. The Vikings will play an opponent to be determined from the group of Detroit, Youngstown State, Green Bay and Loyola in the semifinals on Saturday (March 3) at 6:00 p.m. EST at Valparaiso. Should CSU win, the Vikings would play in the championship game at 9:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday (March 6). If Valparaiso wins its semifinal game, the game would be played there. If CSU wins and Valpo loses in the semifinals, the championship contest would be played in Cleveland. The Vikings went 2-1 last week to clinch the No. 2 seed. CSU fell at Green Bay on Tuesday, but rebounded to defeat Detroit and Wright State at home over the weekend to snap a five-game losing streak. Anton Grady scored a career-high 23 points at Green Bay, while freshman Marlin Mason tallied a career-best 15 points and nine rebounds in the win over Detroit. In Saturday’s Senior Day victory over Wright State, it was only fitting that seniors Trey Harmon, Jeremy Montgomery and Aaron Pogue led the way. Harmon scored 20 points, while Montgomery added 17 and Pogue scored seven.
The CSU grapplers are preparing for the Eastern Wrestling League Tournament which will be held on Sunday (March 4) in Clarion, Pa. Last year, the Vikings finished seventh and were led by Ben Willeford who placed fourth at 125 pounds during his true freshman season.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
The Vikings will host Youngstown State on Saturday (March 3) in their final regular season contest of the year. Saturday’s contest, which is slated for a 2:00 p.m. start, will serve as Senior Day as the Vikings honor the 2012 senior class. Cleveland State had a pair of rough losses last weekend, as the Vikings fell at Detroit (65-55) and at Wright State (100-73) in their final regular season road swing. At Detroit, Kiersten Green tied her career-high with 12 points while Shalonda Winton tallied her 23rd double-digit game with 26 points against the Titans. For the sixth time this season, four Vikings scored in double-figures at Wright State, including Winton who notched her 14th double-double with 29 points and 10 rebounds. Honesty King (11), Kiersten Green (10) and Janelle Adams (10) also tallied double-digits.
FENCING
2011-12 V i k i n g s Men’s Swimming & Diving Places Second At League Meet After placing third last season at the Horizon League Swimming and Diving Championships, the Vikings improved a spot this time around and took second at the league meet held Feb. 22-25 in Brown Deer, Wis. Cleveland State took three relays (200 free, 200 and 400 medley) and received a pair of wins from sophomore Justin Kermack (400 IM, 200 fly) to lead the charge. Diver Josh Gonzalez won the 3-meter board while Berry Thompson (100 free) and Nathan Grant (200 breast) each earned a league title.
The fencers will return to action this weekend at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships, hosted by Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind. The Vikings haven’t competed since the Northwestern Duals on Feb. 5. After this weekend, CSU will be the host site of the NCAA Midwest Regional on March 10-11.
MEN’S TENNIS
Cleveland State will continue the spring season this weekend, as they travel to No. 56 Michigan State for a 6:00 p.m. contest on Saturday, March 3 before hosting Case Western Reserve at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 4. The Vikings split their matches last weekend, falling to Illinois State (4-3) and defeating Northern Illinois (52). Nolan Marks was a perfect 2-for-2 in singles play over the weekend, while Yannick Goossens picked up his first WOMEN’S TENNIS win at No. 1 singles against Northern Illinois. The duo of The Vikings will begin a seven-match road swing this weekend, traveling to Jorg van der Vloet and Matt Kuelker also posted a perfect Dayton and Indiana for two contests. CSU will take on the Flyers at 4:00 p.m. on 2-0 record in doubles play, as they are now tied for the Saturday (March 3) before facing the Hoosiers on Sunday (March 4), also at 4:00 team lead with four victories this spring. p.m. Cleveland State split its matches last weekend, dropping a hard fought WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING match to Bowling Green (5-2) and defeating Oakland (7-0). Both Alex Power Cleveland State took all three freestyle relays and and Nicole Janek went 2-0 in singles action over the weekend, while Janek and senior Kacey Cummings swept the diving events to help Maria Lazaris won both of their doubles matches. Lazaris, who posted a 6-2, 6-0 win over Oakland, is now just two wins shy the Vikings place second at the 2012 Swimming and Divof reaching 50 wins on her career. Janek is also closing in on the milestone, as she ing Championships which were held Feb. 22-25 in Brown Deer, Wis. currently has 43 career wins. Last year, the Vikings placed third at the league meet and were aided last week by victories from Alice SomSOFTBALL merville (50 free), Joanna Olsson (400 IM) and Alexan The softball team picked up its first win of the 2012 campaign over the dra Johansson (100 fly). Mix in multiple top-three finishes weekend at the Frost Classic, hosted by the University of Tennessee at Chat- from senior Carys Behn and solid times from a depth of tanooga. CSU beat Tennessee Tech 2-0 on Friday (Feb. 24) as part of a 1-4 trip. swimmers and the Vikings certainly closed the season in First baseman Dara Toman raised her average to .407 and belted her second home high fashion. run of the season in Tennessee. The Vikings return to action this weekend with five games in three days in Athens, Ga. as part of the fourth annual Bulldog Invitational.
Viking Of The Week Kacey Cummings // Women’s Swimming & Diving Last Week Kacey Cummings was named the Horizon League ‘Diver of the Year’ after sweeping both boards at the league meet over the weekend. She won the 1-meter diving event on Thursday (Feb. 23) with a score of 270.90 and came back to steal the show on Saturday (Feb. 25). She recorded a score of 284.05 in the 3-meter diving prelims and finished the meet off in the finals with a 300.95 - a new school record. This was just the third time in the last nine years that a female diver swept both events at the league meet.
Class: Senior Event: Diving Hometown: Farmington Hills, Mich.
Volume 1, No. 21 • February 27, 2012
V iking S ports W eekly
Upcoming Schedule
Sat.
March 3
Men’s Basketball
vs. TBD (HL Semifinals)
6:00 p.m.
Women’s Basketball Sat.
March 3
YOUNGSTOWN STATE *
2:00 p.m.
Men’s & Women’s Fencing Sat. Sun.
March 3 March 4
Midwest Fencing Championship All Day Midwest Fencing Championship All Day
Wrestling Sun.
March 4
at EWL Tournament
10:00 a.m.
Softball Fri. March 2 Sat. March 3 Sun. March 4
vs. Minnesota at Georgia vs. Rutgers vs. Mercer vs. Ohio
9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m.
Men’s Tennis Sat. Sun.
March 3 March 4
Sat. Sun.
March 3 March 4
at Michigan State CASE WESTERN RESERVE at Dayton at Indiana
6:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
Women’s Tennis 4:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
* - Game can be seen live on the HORIZON LEAGUE NETWORK All times are EASTERN
Last Week’s Results
Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb.
21 Men’s Basketball at Green Bay L, 67-71 22-25 Women’s Swimming & Diving at HL Championship 2nd 22-25 Men’s Swimming & Diving at HL Championship 2nd 23 Men’s Basketball vs. Detroit W, 77-64 23 Women’s Basketball at Detroit L, 55-65 24 Softball vs. Dayton L, 10-11 (8) Softball vs. Tennessee Tech W, 2-0 25 Men’s Basketball vs. Wright State W, 77-55 25 Women’s Basketball at Wright State L, 73-100 25 Softball vs. Ball State L, 0-3 Softball vs. Troy L, 5-6 (8) 25 Men’s Tennis at Illinois State L, 4-3 25 Women’s Tennis vs. Bowling Green L, 5-2 Women’s Tennis vs. Oakland W, 7-0 26 Softball vs. Tennessee-Martin L, 1-4 26 Men’s Tennis at Northern Illinois W, 5-2
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