Game No. 13
Date/Time:Â Saturday, Oct. 25 | 7:00 PM
Location:Â Cleveland, Ohio | Krenzler Field
Teams:Â Cleveland State (5-2-6, 3-0-3) vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (6-1-5, 3-1-2)
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Opening Whistle
Cleveland State puts its ten-game unbeaten streak and six-game home unbeaten streak on the line Saturday at 7 p.m. against Purdue Fort Wayne.
Thank You, Seniors
The Vikings will recognize five seniors before the game:
Uros Jevtic,
Paolo Roditti,
Josip Rimac,
Isaac Ortega, and
Jacob Deever.
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Last Game Out
The Green and White wrapped up non-league play with a 2-2 draw at Mercyhurst on Tuesday evening. Following a scoreless first half, the Vikings opened the scoring in the 56th minute on Jevtic's first career goal off a free kick by
Fefo Granados.
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Mercyhurst equalized in the 72nd minute and claimed its only lead three minutes later on a free kick. Cleveland State retied the game in the 79th minute on a goal by
Ognjen Bozovic off a restart from
Daniel Celso.
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Team Leaders
Peleg Armendariz leads the team with four goals and is tied for the team lead in points with
Matteo Correia at eight.
Josip Rimac paces the Green and White in assists with four.
Ryan Poling has accumulated 34 saves and four shutouts.
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Inside the Numbers
- 52 days since last loss at Akron – 9/1/25
- 12 games in a row unbeaten at home—last home loss vs. No. 2 Pitt—9/17/24
- 10 games in a row unbeaten this year—last loss at Akron—9/1/25
- 10 games in a row unbeaten, the longest under head coach Ubiparipovic.'
- 5th longest unbeaten streak in the NCAA.
About the Dons
Purdue Fort Wayne is in second place with a 6-1-5 overall record and a 3-1-2 league mark. The Dons suffered their first loss this past Saturday at home against Green Bay, 1-0. PFW is unbeaten on the road this season at 2-0-3.
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Shane Anderson and Iann Topete lead the team in scoring with six goals each, while Anderson is tops in assists with six. Sep Habibi has started every game in goal, racking up 44 saves and five shutouts.
Series History
This will be the 15th meeting between these two teams, with Cleveland State holding a 7-5-2 advantage. The Vikings are unbeaten in the last six meetings, including a 3-0 shutout at home last season.
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Ubiparipovic Background
Sinisa Ubiparipovic enters his seventh year as the head coach at Cleveland State. In his six seasons, the Vikings are 42-40-14 overall (.510 winning percentage) and 26-20-8 (.545 winning percentage) in league play.
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Preseason Poll
Green Bay is picked to win the championship after receiving four first-place votes for 87 total points. Oakland is slotted second with three first-place votes for 86 points, and Robert Morris is third with a first-place vote for 78 points. The Vikings received 59 total points to come in the fourth spot.
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Up Next
Cleveland State plays its final league road game of the regular season on Friday, Oct. 31, with an early Halloween start of 2 p.m.
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