Opening Whistle
The Vikings are excited to turn the page to October after going winless in the month of September as the squad heads to Northern Kentucky for a crucial Horizon League game.
Last Game Out
Cleveland State took its longest trip of the year to Green Bay on Saturday and suffered a 3-2 loss. The Green and White trailed by two goals for the second straight game before rallying to even the contest.
The Phoenix scored in the third and 50th minutes to lead 2-0. CSU broke through in the 61st minute as
Matteo Correia finished off a pass from
Stefan Velickovic. GB received a red card three minutes later, and then the Vikings equalized in the 73rd minute as
Marko Rimac found the back of the net off a pass from
Bojan Kolevski. However, the hosts netted the game-winner in the 83rd minute to prevail, 3-2.
Ryan Poling made his season debut in goal, finishing with five saves.
About the Norse
Northern Kentucky will look to continue its momentum into the new month as the Norse went unbeaten in September. The squad has drawn in four consecutive matches and is coming off a 1-1 tie at Detroit on Saturday. NKU has nine goals on the year, with Tyler Murphy accounting for half of those. Nic Lemen has played every minute in goal, accumulating 28 saves and three shutouts.
Series History
This will be the tenth matchup of these two teams, with NKU holding a slim 4-3-2 advantage. Cleveland State is winless on the road against Norse at 0-2-1. In last season's meeting at home, the Vikings came out on top, 2-1.
Following a scoreless first half, NKU scored in the 46th minute on a penalty kick. Seven minutes later,
Josip Rimac tied the game, and
Pablo Kawecki scored the game-winner with 57 seconds left in regulation.Â
Alumni Weekend
Sinisa Ubipariovic and the Vikings will kick off their annual Alumni Weekend with an Alumni Friends Social on Friday, October 11, at 6:30 PM in Ohio City, courtesy of the CSU Alumni Association. All men's soccer alumni are welcome to attend and receive a campus tour of the recently renovated athletic spaces as well as a tour of Krenzler Field.
On Saturday, October 12, the men's soccer team invites fans and supporters to their home match vs. IU-Indy at 7:00 PM. At halftime of the match, alumni in attendance will be recognized on the field.
Please RSVPÂ
here for Cleveland State Men's Soccer Alumni Weekend.
Ubiparipovic Background
Sinisa Ubiparipovic enters his sixth year as the head men's soccer coach at Cleveland State University. In his five seasons, the Vikings are 35-33-11 overall (.513 winning percentage) and 22-16-7 (.567 winning percentage) in league play.
Preseason Poll
Cleveland State was picked to finish second in the Horizon League Preseason Poll. Oakland is slotted in the top spot with three first-place votes for 75 total points. The Vikings are second with a first-place vote for 73 points. Green Bay received three first-place votes and IU Indianapolis got one to tie each other for third place.
Up Next
The Vikings play its final non-league game of the year at home on Tuesday, Oct. 8 against Xavier at 7 p.m.
Tickets for Xavier
Cleveland State will charge admission for the game against Xavier which can beÂ
 PURCHASE HERE
Single-game tickets are $12.00 for adults and $10.00 for youth 12 and under.
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