CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cleveland State women's basketball team got back in the win column Saturday, picking up a 73-56 victory over Purdue Fort Wayne.

Game Stats
-Colbi Maples led the Vikings with 27 points, while Izabella Zingaro added 18 and Macey Fegan tallied 16.
-Macey Fegan grabbed a team-best 13 rebounds, while Izabella Zingaro recorded 11 boards.
-The Vikings shot 44-percent from the floor, including a .571 clip during the fourth quarter.
-Cleveland State combined for 16 assists, with four from Jada Leonard.
-The Viking defense recorded nine steals, including four from Jada Leonard.

Game Notes
-Colbi Maples recorded her seventh 20-point game of the season after finishing with 27 on Saturday.
-Izabella Zingaro tallied her fourth straight double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds.
-With 16 points and 13 boards, Macey Fegan notched her fourth double-double of the year.
-The Vikings are now 13-1 when playing at home this season.

The Game
After trailing by two at the halftime break at 34-32, a Macey Fegan jumper opened the scoring during the third quarter, while an Izabella Zingaro and-one a few plays later put the Vikings up by two at 38-36.

The Vikings were then able to extend their lead to 42-37 following a pair of 2-for-2 free throw efforts from Zingaro and Jada Leonard, while a Colbi Maples three-pointer midway through the frame gave Cleveland State a seven-point lead at 45-38.

The two teams then traded baskets over the next few minutes, until a 4-0 run from Fegan to end the quarter gave Cleveland State a 54-46 lead heading into the final 10 minutes of play.

To open the fourth quarter the two teams traded baskets once again, until back-to-back layups from Fegan and Leonard gave the Vikings their first double-digit lead of the contest at 60-50 with 6:46 left on the clock. Over the next minute plus, Cleveland State was able to extend its lead to 15 points on a Zingaro offensive rebound and put-back, while a Maples jumper at the 3:51 mark put the Vikings up by 16 at 68-52.

Although the Mastodons were able to stop the scoring run on their next possession, the Vikings responded with another Maples layup to take a 71-54 advantage with just 2:31 left to play.

The Vikings then controlled play over the final minutes of the contest, coming away with the 73-56 victory.

Up Next
Cleveland State will be back in the Wolstein Center on Wednesday, hosting Green Bay at 7:00 p.m.