CLEVELAND, Ohio – The women's basketball game between Cleveland State and Oakland, scheduled for Saturday, January 8, has been canceled due to COVID-19 implications. 

Horizon League policy, vetted by multiple membership groups and approved by the Horizon League Council, states that contests that are canceled due to COVID-19 are to be considered forfeits unless deemed a no contest by the Commissioner. League policy authorizes the Commissioner to deem a cancellation a no-contest when the involved institution can demonstrate that extraordinary circumstances led to the cancellation. Given the surge in positive cases due to the Omicron variant, the Council agreed that a high volume of breakthrough cases among vaccinated individuals is considered extraordinary.

Cleveland State sought to deem missed competition this week no contest since they were unable to field a team due to breakthrough cases among vaccinated student-athletes. Commissioner Julie Roe Lach granted the requested relief noting that CSU satisfied the extraordinary standard.

Cleveland State is slated to return to action on Friday, January 14 when the Vikings travel to Green Bay.

If needed, additional updates to the schedule will be announced at a later date.