CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cleveland State women's basketball team closed out the week by picking up its 20^th win of the 2024-25 season Saturday, earning a 79-58 victory over Oakland. With the win, the Vikings are now 20-5 overall this year and 11-3 in #HLWBB play.  

Game Stats
-Four Vikings finished the game with double-digit points, paced by Destiny Leo with 20. Sara Guerreiro added 16 points, Jordana Reisma had 15 and Mickayla Perdue chipped in 14.
-Cleveland State shot 65-percent from the field on the game, including a .700 clip during the second quarter.
-The Vikings combined for 20 assists on 28 made field goals, including eight from Sara Guerreiro and four from Destiny Leo.
-Cleveland State held a 38-10 advantage in points in the paint on the game.

Game Notes
-Destiny Leo recorded her first 20-point game of the season after finishing right on the number against Oakland.
-The .651 clip from the field marked the highest field goal percentage this season, and the second time that the Vikings shot 60-percent or better.
-The 20 assists marked the fifth time this season that Cleveland State has tallied 20 or more assists.

The Game
Following a back-and-forth first quarter that saw Cleveland State hold an 18-14 advantage after 10 minutes of play, the Vikings were able to extend their lead to double-digits midway through the second quarter on back-to-back Destiny Leo three-pointers that put the score at 31-20 with 5:24 left to play.

Although Oakland was able to trim the lead to single-digits over the next few possessions, the Vikings took a 12-point lead into the halftime break after a 3-for-3 effort from Leo at the free throw line to put the score at 38-26 following two quarters of play.

The Vikings then opened the third quarter on a 10-2 run, growing their lead to 20 points at 48-28 following a pair of Grace Ellis free throws. Cleveland State went on to hold a sizeable lead throughout the rest of the frame, taking a 60-40 advantage into the final 10 minutes of play.

A Guerreiro jumper opened the scoring for the Vikings during the final quarter, while a 7-2 run from CSU midway through the frame put Cleveland State on top 69-46 at the 6:48 mark.

The Vikings controlled play throughout the rest of the contest then, including extending its lead to 76-51 on a Filippa Goula layup, marking the largest lead of the contest for CSU at 76-51, before going on to close out the frame with the 79-58 victory.

Up Next
Cleveland State will hit the road for two games next week, beginning with a 6:00 p.m. contest at Northern Kentucky on Wednesday, February 12.