CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cleveland State (6-6-4, 4-3-3) wrapped up the regular season with a scoreless draw against Robert Morris (6-4-6, 3-1-5) on Friday night. Prior to the game, the Vikings recognized three seniors;
Alex De Nittis,
Ognjen Bozovic, and
Fefo Granados.
The opening half went scoreless despite the Green and White holding an 11-3 advantage in shots. Robert Morris had the best chance in the 21st minute with a shot that went off the crossbar from the top of the box.
The first scoring chance of the new half went to the Colonials in the 47th minute with a shot off the left post. In the 62nd minute, the visitors went down a man due to a red card, but Cleveland State was unable to capitalize as the game ended in the tie.
The Vikings held a 19-9 edge in shots and 5-1 advantage in shots on goal. The corner kicks favored the home team 7-1.
Domenic Ruggiero led the game with six shots, while
Tom Mertz, Granados, and De Nittis had three shots apiece.
Aleksandar Kolar picked up his fifth shutout of the year after making one save.
Cleveland State has a bye on Tuesday and will have to await the other games before learning its tournament fate.\
