MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The Cleveland State women's basketball team picked up its 18^th win of the season Saturday, earning an 89-81 victory at Milwaukee. With the win, the Vikings are now 18-5 on the year and 9-3 in league play.

Game Stats
-Mickayla Perdue finished with 30 points on the game, while Jordana Reisma added 17 and Destiny Leo chipped in 16.
-Grace Ellis grabbed a team-best seven rebounds, while Jordana Reisma had six boards.
-Cleveland State shot 50-percent from the field on the game, while also shooting at a .500 clip from behind-the-arc.
-The Vikings went 28-for-29 from the free throw line on the day, including a perfect 9-for-9 effort from Jordana Reisma.
-As a team, the Vikings combined for 15 assists, including four from Grace Ellis and three from Destiny Leo.

Game Notes
-With 30 points on the day, Mickayla Perdue recorded her 12^th 20-point game of the season and third 30-point performance.
-Cleveland State has now tallied 20+ free throws six times this year after converting 28 on the day.
-The 15 assists against Milwaukee marked the 17^th game of the season with 15+ helpers.
-With Saturday's 89-81 victory, the Vikings recorded a series sweep over the Panthers.

The Game
After playing an even first half and going into the halftime break with the score knotted at 44-44, the Vikings opened the third quarter on a 10-2 run, with back-to-back three-pointers from Macey Fegan and Mickayla Perdue giving the Vikings an eight point advantage at 54-46 just over three minutes into the frame. Although a Milwaukee basket on their next possession stopped the CSU run, Destiny Leo responded with another three-pointer to put the score at 57-48 midway through the quarter.

The two teams then traded baskets over the final part of the frame, with Cleveland State taking a 64-59 lead into the final 10 minutes of action.

The Cleveland State three-point trend continued into the fourth quarter then, as Grace Ellis put the Vikings up 67-59 with a three-pointer just 14 seconds into the frame. CSU then extended its lead midway through the quarter, as a 10-0 scoring run from the Vikings put Cleveland State up 77-61 at the 5:51 mark on a Jordana Reisma layup.

The two teams then traded baskets throughout the final part of the quarter, with the Vikings holding a double-digit lead through most of the frame, holding off a late Panther run that put the final score at 89-81 Cleveland State.

Up Next
Cleveland State will return home for a pair of games next week, beginning with its annual Health + Hoops Game on Thursday, February 6, hosting Detroit Mercy in an 11:00 a.m. matchup.