CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cleveland State women's basketball team remained perfect at home this season on Wednesday, picking up a 75-71 victory over St. Bonaventure to open play at the CSU Invitational. With the win, the Vikings are now 5-1 overall this season.

Game Stats
-Four Vikings finished with double-digit points, paced by 23 points from Colbi Maples.
-Jada Leonard added 17, Izabella Zingaro chipped in 15 and Macey Fegan recorded 12.
-Cleveland State shot 53-percent from the floor on the game, including a .636 clip during the fourth quarter.
-The Vikings finished with 10 assists on the night, including three from Jada Leonard.
-The Vikings outrebounded St. Bonaventure 31-28, including seven boards from Izabella Zingaro and Sarah Hurley.
-The Cleveland State defense recorded 11 steals, with five from Jada Leonard.

Game Notes
-Colbi Maples recorded her second straight 20-point game after finishing with 23 on the night.
-Macey Fegan's 12 points came on a perfect 5-for-5 effort from the field, including a 2-for-2 performance from the free throw line.
-The 11 steals marks the fifth time this season that the Vikings have notched double-digit steals.
-With Wednesday's win, the Vikings remained perfect at home this season, improving to 4-0.

The Game
After a back-and-forth first half, the two teams headed into the halftime break with the score knotted at 37-37.

The Vikings opened the third quarter with four straight points then, as a Jada Leonard steal and layup along with a pair of Colbi Maples free throws gave the Vikings a slight 41-37 edge. This lead wouldn't last long though, as St. Bonaventure responded with a 4-0 run of its own, before a pair of Macey Fegan free throws put Cleveland State back on top midway through the frame.

The two teams then traded baskets over the next few possessions, with the Bonnies earning a lead at the 3:31 mark, before a 7-4 run from the Vikings put the score at 56-54 Cleveland State heading into the final quarter of play.

During the fourth quarter Cleveland State was able to slowly expand its lead, with back-to-back Leonard baskets giving the Vikings a six-point lead 64-58 with 3:54 left on the clock.

Although St. Bonaventure was able to chip away at the lead over the next few minutes, Cleveland State answered with an Ayisse Magassa layup with just 35 seconds left to play, putting the score at 70-66 Vikings.

Cleveland State was then able to put the game away with a 5-for-6 combined effort from Leonard and Maples from the free throw line over the final 19 seconds, pulling away with the 75-71 victory.

Up Next
Cleveland State will continue the CSU Invitational on Friday, hosting Valparaiso at 1:00 p.m.