QUICK SETS
The Cleveland State volleyball team will return to Woodling Gymnasium to open a three-match homestand this weekend, hosting Youngstown State on Friday, October 16 and Saturday, October 17.
 
AGAINST THE PENGUINS
Cleveland State enters the weekend with a 71-21 overall record against Youngstown State all-time, with the Vikings winning 10 out of the last 13 matchups. This will be the earliest that the Vikings and Penguins are facing off in the last three years, as the last two series' have occurred during the month of November.
 
VIKINGS AT HOME
This weekend's matches will mark just the sixth and seventh home contests of the year for the Vikings, but will be part of six home matches over the next eight matches for Cleveland State. The Vikings will be trying for their first win on their home court this weekend.
 
CLEVELAND STATE FROM THE SERVICE LINE
Entering the week, Cleveland State continues to lead all Horizon League teams averaging 1.92 service aces per set. For the year, the Vikings have combined for 127 aces, including a season-best 15 against Mercyhurst in non-league play. Nationally, the Vikings rank 26th among Division I teams in service aces per set, while the 127 total aces ranks them 28th in the country.
 
…DEBINA LEADS INDIVIDUAL CATEGORY
Individually, Jazen DeBina has a team and league-best 32 service aces on the year, including six against Coppin State earlier this season. DeBina, who has tallied at least one service ace in all but three matches this season, ranks 30th nationally averaging 0.53 aces per set.
 
DELVENTHAL CLOSING IN ON 1,000 CAREER DIGS
After combining for 25 digs against Milwaukee last weekend, Vayda Delventhal enters this weekend's series against Youngstown State with 939 career digs. Delventhal, who ranks sixth among #HLVB players averaging 3.94 digs per set this season, needs 61 more digs to reach the 1,000-dig plateau for her career. So far this season, Delventhal has recorded five 20-dig performances.
 
KOEHLER MOVES INTO EIGHTH ON SOLO BLOCKS LIST
Entering this weekend's homestand, senior JeriLynn Koehler ranks eighth in the CSU Career Record Book with 63 solo blocks through her four seasons as a Viking. So far this season, Koehler has combined for 14 solo blocks which ranks her second among Horizon League players. With just seven more, Koehler would move into sixth place on the list and become the sixth Viking all-time with 70+ solo blocks on their career.
 
THE VIKING OFFENSE
So far this season three Vikings have recorded 100+ kills, led by Bryn VanVleet who has combined for a team-best 182 kills. Joining VanVleet are Jazen DeBina with 135 and Julia Jozefov with 124. Jozefov has been the most efficient offensive player for the Vikings, ranking sixth among #HLVB players with a .298 hitting percentage on the season.
 
VANVLEET NAMED TO MERCYHURST ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Earlier this season, Bryn VanVleet earned a spot on the Mercyhurst Invitational All-Tournament Team, averaging 3.17 kills per set along with 1.75 digs per set through the three matches. VanVleet posted double-digit kills in all three matches, including a season-high 16 kills against Siena.
 
…JOZEFOV NAMED TO LEHIGH ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
During the first weekend of play, Julia Jozefov earned a spot on the Lehigh Invitational All-Tournament Team, averaging 2.11 kills per set on a .395 hitting percentage. In addition, Jozefov also averaged 0.56 blocks per set. Against Gardner-Webb, Jozefov recorded eight kills - with zero errors - on a .667 hitting percentage along with four total blocks to lead the Vikings to their second win of the weekend.
 
VANVLEET & CEROVAC WIN GLOBAL CHALLENGE
This summer, Bryn VanVleet and Alyssa Cerovac competed in the Global Challenge 2026, claiming the U17 Title with BIP SE. This marked the second straight year that the Vikings had a current or incoming student-athlete participating, as VanVleet also competed in 2025.
 
HEAD COACH CHUCK VOSS
Chuck Voss is in his 27th season at the helm of the Vikings, and owns a 442-340 (.565) overall record at Cleveland State. Under Voss the Vikings have recorded 19 winning seasons, including a streak of 10 straight from 2009-2018. Cleveland State has eclipsed the 20-win mark nine times since Voss took over the program, and has captured Horizon League Tournament titles six times under his guidance.
 
LOOKING AHEAD
The Vikings will split time at home and on the road next week, hosting Oakland on Thursday, October 22 and traveling to Oakland on Saturday, October 24.