CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cleveland State volleyball team picked up its first Horizon League win of the season Saturday, earning a 3-0 sweep over Green Bay.
Alyssa Cerovac led the Vikings with 20 kills, while JeriLynn Koehler and Bryn VanVleet both added five.
Allison Salazar posted 30 assists as the Vikings hit .246 for the match.
Defensively, Vayda Delventhal finished with 20 digs, while Salazar tallied 12 and Addison Koppelman posted 10.
The Vikings combined for 13.0 total blocks, including seven from Koehler and six from Julia Jozefov.
During the first set, the Vikings were able to battle back after trailing late in the frame, as three straight points – on a pair of Ellis service aces and a Sariyah Glanton kill – gave the Vikings a 22-20 advantage.
The Vikings then gained set point on a Green Bay error, while another Glanton kill closed out the 25-22 first set victory.
The second set was much of the same, as the Vikings had to work their way back into the frame after trailing 17-11 midway through the set.
A stretch of seven straight points gave the Vikings a 23-19 lead on a Cerovac kill, while a Koehler and Glanton block gave the Vikings set point at 24-20.
Koehler closed out the set on the next point then, as a kill gave the Vikings the 25-20 victory.
Cleveland State carried its momentum into the third set then, as Cleveland State opened the frame with a 9-3 lead.
The Vikings extended their lead at 19-12 following a Green Bay error, while back-to-back points on a pair of kills from Cerovac and Koehler closed out the three-set victory for the Vikings.
Cleveland State will continue Horizon League play next weekend, traveling to RMU on Friday, November 6 and hosting RMU on Saturday, November 7.
