Women's Basketball Scoreboard (Feb. 13)
Cleveland State 82, Valparaiso 74
Oakland 97, Detroit 78
Cleveland State 82, Valparaiso 74
The Cleveland State women's basketball team extended its win streak to four games Thursday evening, posting an 82-74 victory over Valparaiso. With the win, CSU recorded the season sweep of Valparaiso, and now stands at 12-11 overall and 7-3 in league action.
The Viking offense was led by four players in double-figures, including Kiersten Green who had a team-high 19 points against the Crusaders. Imani Gordon added 15 points, Cori Coleman tallied 14, and Khayla Livingston added 12. Olivia Voskuhl – who picked up her second collegiate start Thursday – was just shy of her first double-double with a career-high 10 rebounds and nine points.
Over 60-percent of Cleveland State's offense came from behind-the-arc against Valparaiso, as the Vikings knocked down a season-high 17 three-pointers. The 17 three-pointers ties the CSU single game record, and marks a season-high among Horizon League teams. Seven Vikings posted three-pointers on the game, including Coleman and Livingston who each knocked down four.
During the opening half, CSU shot 50-percent from the floor (16-for-32) and 62-percent from three-point (10-for-16), as the Vikings held the advantage throughout the opening stanza. Heading into the halftime break, CSU held a seven-point lead at 42-35.
Over the first four minutes of the second half, Valparaiso went on an 11-3 run that gave them their first lead of the contest at the 16:36 mark (46-45). The Crusaders were able to hold the advantage over the next 7:08, until Cleveland State rattled off 11 straight points to regain control of the contest, and a five-point lead at 61-56 with 8:38 remaining.
The lead wouldn't last long though, as Valparaiso responded with a 7-0 run of their own to put the score at 63-61, Crusaders. The two teams then traded baskets over the next few possessions, until Cleveland State once again responded with a 9-0 run - including a pair of three-pointers from Voskuhl and Livingston – to gain an eight-point lead (73-65) with just over four minutes left to play.
The Vikings then controlled play for the remaining 4:05, and extended their lead to double-digits for the first time with a pair of free throws from Kiersten Green (80-70) with just 35 seconds left on the clock. Although Valparaiso was able to outscore CSU 4-2 during the final seconds, Cleveland State was still able to come away with the eight-point victory.
For the second straight game CSU tallied 20+ assists, recording 21 helpers on their 29 made field goals. For the game, CSU shot 46-percent from the floor (29-for-63) and 51-percent from behind-the-arc (17-for-33) – their best performance of the season.
Oakland 97, Detroit 78
Elena Popkey scored a team-high 18 points and Peyton Apsey posted a career-high 16 points to lead Oakland (11-13, 6-5) to a rout over Detroit (4-19, 1-9), 97-78, on Thursday night inside the Athletics Center O'rena. The Golden Grizzlies shot 67.7 percent in the second half and a season-high 53.7 in the game.
A total of six Golden Grizzlies reached double figures. Bethany Watterworth tallied 15 points and a season-high seven assists, while Nola Anderson matched her career high with 14 points and eight rebounds. Victoria Lipscomb finished with 11 points and a career-high four blocked shots, and Kim Bee added 14 points, eight boards and three blocked shots.
The Grizzlies blocked a season-high 11 shots and held the Titans to 41.0 percent shooting. Oakland took control of the game in the second half with a 26-7 run over an 8-minute stretch to take a 22-point lead, 82-60, with just over six minutes remaining.
Megan Galloway had a double-double for the Titans, scoring a game-high 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Tayelor McCalister finished with 19 points off the bench.
