Viking Sports Weekly Volume 2 • Number 21 January 28, 2013
Men’s Basketball Plays at UIC on Saturday ... page 2 Women’s Basketball Hits the Road For Two Games ... page 2
Willeford and Wrestling Team Return Home on Saturday
Swim Teams Conclude Regular Season ... page 2 Forbes Named Viking of the Week... page 3
What To Watch For TH IS WEEK IN VIKING AT HLET ICS | JANUAR Y 28, 2013
MEN’S SWIMMING CSU concludes the regular
season on Saturday (Feb. 2) when the Vikings travel to UIC at 2:00 p.m. The Vikings, who have posted a 12-3-1 record this season, were out of action last week, and have not competed since a 193-100 Senior Day win over Wright State on Jan. 19 behind strong efforts from the senior class. Mark deSwardt won the 500 and 1,000 freestyle, while Justin Hill won the 50 freestyle and Berry Thompson claimed the 1,000 free.
WOMEN’S SWIMMING CSU concludes the regular season
on Saturday (Feb. 2) when the Vikings travel to UIC at 2:00 p.m. The Vikings slipped to 10-4 this season, dropping a close 156-144 decision at Akron last Saturday (Jan. 26). Freshman Jodi Turk picked up two wins, including a school-record time of 17:16.68 to claim the 1,650 freestyle. Turk also won the 500 free. Alice Sommerville won three events, taking the 100 and 200 breast and the 100 fly.
FENCING The fencing teams will be back in competition this
coming weekend when they head to Evanston, Illinois. The men (14-2) went 6-0 over the weekend, clinching a winning season for the first time under head coach Andy Tulleners. Tom Bienvenu (sabre), Phelan Spence (foil), and Salih Yasun (epee) all went 18-0. Christine Bocci led the way for CSU on the women’s side with 13 wins, while Maureen Forinash (10 wins), Sudeshna Chakraborty (9 wins), and Amanda Brown (8 wins) all had strong showings.
MEN’S BASKETBALL The Vikings return to action on Saturday (Feb. 2)
M att K uelker MEN’S TENNIS Coming off its first dual match victory of the season, Cleveland
State will take to the road once again this week and begin a threematch roadswing. CSU’s lone match of the week will take place on Friday (Feb. 1) at IPFW at 10:00 a.m. Last time out, CSU earned a 4-3 victory over Binghamton, marking the Vikings’ first win of the 2013 spring season. The Vikings earned the doubles point for the first time this year with victories at No. 1 (Ali Shabib/Niklas Jonsson) and No. 2 (Nolan Marks/Joe VanMeter) doubles, while Jorg van der Vloet (No. 1), Matt Kuelker (No. 2) and Jonsson (No. 6) picked up singles victories for the Vikings.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL The Vikings will hit the road this
week, playing at Detroit on Thursday (Jan. 31) at 7:00 p.m., and Valparaiso at 2:35 p.m. EST on Saturday (Feb. 2). Cleveland State faced Youngstown State in its lone contest last week, falling to the Penguins, 72-63. Entering the week the Vikings stand at 10-8 overall this year and 2-3 in league play – ranking fifth in the league standings. Senior Shalonda Winton continues to shine, ranking second in the league in scoring (21.6 ppg), rebounding (10.8 rpg), assists (4.5 apg) and blocked shots (1.2 bpg).
when CSU travels to UIC for an 8:00 p.m. EST contest in its lone game of the week. CSU is 10-12 overall and finished the first round of Horizon League play at 2-6 following losses to Loyola (67-55) and at Youngstown State (73-59) last week. Freshman Bryn Forbes averaged 20.5 points in the two games, scoring a career-high 22 points against Loyola and adding 19 at YSU.
WOMEN’S TENNIS After taking a week off from competition, the Vi-
kings will get back to the courts this week, traveling to Toledo and Michigan State. CSU will open the weekend with a 6:00 p.m. contest at Toledo on Friday (Feb. 1) and will then travel to Michigan State for a 10:00 a.m. match on Saturday (Feb. 2). The Vikings opened their 2013 spring season two weeks ago, dropping a pair of contests to No. 74 Harvard and Boston University.
WRESTLING The Vikings return home to host Bloomsburg at
1:00 p.m. on Saturday (Feb. 2) in Woodling Gym. CSU is looking to bounce back after a 37-3 loss to 15th-ranked Edinboro last Saturday. Junior Ben Willeford picked up a 5-2 decision win at 125 pounds for CSU’s win. Despite the final margin, multiple match-ups were close, as five of the nine CSU defeats were by five points or less, led by heavyweight Riley Shaw falling in an overtime battle 7-5 to 20th-ranked Ernest Jones.
Viking Of The Week B ry n F o r b e s //
Men’s Basketball
Last Week
Class: Freshman Position: Guard Hometown: Lansing, Mich.
Forbes averaged 20.5 points and 6.0 rebounds in CSU’s two games last week, shooting 54-percent (14-26) from the field and 60-percent (6-10) from threepoint. He scored a career-high 22 points with five rebounds against Loyola and came back with 19 points, seven rebounds and three assists at Youngstown State. Forbes has scored in double-digits in 13 straight games and 14 of the last 15 contests.
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Volume 2, No. 21 • January 28, 2013
V iking S ports W eekly
This Week’s Schedule Feb. 2
at UIC *
8:00 p.m.
Women’s Basketball Thurs. Sat.
Jan. 31 Feb. 2
at Detroit * at Valparaiso *
Sat.
Feb. 2
at Northwestern Duals
7:00 p.m. 2:35 p.m.
Sat. Feb. 2 at UIC
Fencing
All Day
Men’s Swimming & Diving 2:00 p.m.
Women’s Swimming & Diving Sat.
Feb. 2
at UIC
Fri. Feb. 1 at IPFW Fri. Sat.
Feb. 1 Feb. 2
2:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m.
at Toledo at Michigan State
Sat. Feb. 2 BLOOMSBURG
6:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m.
Wrestling
1:00 p.m.
* - Game can be seen live on the HORIZON LEAGUE NETWORK
Last Week’s Results Jan. 23 Jan. 24 Jan. 26 Jan. 27
Men’s Basketball hosts Loyola Women’s Basketball hosts Youngstown State Men’s Tennis at Ohio State Men’s Basketball at Youngstown State Wrestling at Edinboro Women’s Swimming & Diving at Akron Men’s Tennis hosts Binghamton
L, 67-55 L, 72-63 L, 4-0 L, 73-59 L, 37-3 L, 156-144 W, 4-3
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