Feb. 9, 2012
Final Stats
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CHICAGO, Ill. - Shalonda Winton scored her 1,000 point in a Cleveland State uniform with a 29-point performance, as the Vikings claimed a 67-65 victory at Loyola Thursday evening. With the win, CSU improves to 9-14 on the season and 4-8 in league play, while the Ramblers fall to 10-13 (5-7).
Winton became the 23rd player in program history to score 1,000 points and the seventh under head coach Kate Peterson Abiad. Winton also added a career-high tying 15 rebounds, and is now the 13th player to notch 1,000 points and 600 rebounds on their career, as she now has 690 career rebounds.
Cori Coleman and Honesty King also added to the Viking offense against the Ramblers, Coleman posting 16 points and two assists and King recording 10 points and six rebounds.
The Vikings, who went into halftime with a 37-34 lead, ended the opening stanza on an 11-2 run to gain their seventh lead of the contest. During that span, CSU got six points from Kiersten Green, four from Coleman and one from Janelle Adams.
Cleveland State then opened the second half on a 6-point run, with four points from Winton, as they gained a nine-point lead at 43-34. Over the next four minutes the Vikings were able to extend their lead to double-digits, gaining a 51-41 advantage with 12:49 left to play.
Loyola slowly climbed its way back into the contest, closing the gap to three points (57-54) at the 4:57 mark, before the Vikings were able to go on a 7-2 run over the next 44 seconds gaining an eight point lead (64-56) with 3:53 left to play.
The Ramblers kept it interesting over the final minute of regulation, as they came within one (66-56) with 47 seconds left. Solid Viking defense on the following Loyola possession forced the Ramblers into a turnover with just one second left, and King converted a free-throw after a Loyola foul for the 67-65 CSU victory.
For the sixth game this season the Vikings recorded 40 or more rebounds, ending right on 40, while they shot 42-percent from the floor against the Ramblers (26-61). Loyola was 26-for-67 from the field (.388), as the Ramblers were led by Troy Hambric who posted 21 points and Simone Law who tallied 20.
Tonight's win gave head coach Kate Peterson Abiad her 115th career victory, and she is now tied with Alice Khol for the most wins in program history.
CSU returns to action on Saturday (Feb. 11) when the Vikings take on the UIC Flames at 4:00 p.m. EST.
