Game 11
Teams: Cleveland State (5-5, 3-1) vs. Detroit (1-9, 0-4)
Date/Time: Saturday, Apr. 11 | 7:00 PM
Location: Detroit, Mich. | Titan Field
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Opening Whistle
Cleveland State plays its first night game of the year tomorrow on Titan Field against Detroit at 7 p.m. The Green and White have won two straight and five of their last six contests.
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The Latest Award Goes To…
Adam Van Voorhis netted his first Prime Performer honor after putting up four points on two goals and two assists against Wagner. His final strike was the game-winner with less than four minutes left in regulation.
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Last Game Out
The Vikings used a strong second half to come from behind to defeat Wagner at home, 10-9. Wagner outscored the Green and White 4-1 in the first quarter before both teams notched four goals in the second quarter as the Seahawks led 8-5 at halftime.
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A goalkeeper change at halftime proved to be the difference as
Justin Dalum made six saves while giving up just a single goal in the fourth quarter. CSU accounted for the only two goals in the third and favored the Green and White 3-1 in the fourth.
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Robbie Stewart was 8-of-19 in the faceoff circle with three ground balls.
Seth Alejandrino,
Payton Corpus, and
Drew Graves all had four ground balls. Graves was tops on the team with four caused turnovers.
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About the Titans
Detroit comes into the game winless at home and on a seven-game losing streak, standing at 1-9 overall and 0-4 in the NEC games. The Titans have dropped each of their last two games by two goals.
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Andrew Parker leads the attack with 17 goals, while PJ O'Hanion is close behind with 15. Marcus Thundercloud is tops in assists with 11. Canton Lanham is 110-of-198 in the faceoff circle with 58 ground balls. Cooper St. Clair has played every minute in the cage, accumulating 138 saves.
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Series History
This will be the eighth meeting between these two teams with the Green and White holding a 4-3 advantage. The Titans came away victorious last season on Krenzler Field, 15-4.
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On This Date
This will be the first time the Vikings have played on April 11.
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Stewart Looks to Shine in Senior Year
- Robbie Stewart begins his final season at Cleveland State.
- Stewart holds the second spot for all-time faceoff wins with 397, trailing Danny Tesler's mark of 478.
- Stewart is second in ground balls with 197, chasing Tesler's record of 265.
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Valli Vaulting up the Rankings
- Griffin Valli carries the sixth spot for all-time ground balls with 98.
- Valli is fourth in caused turnovers with 35, trailing Zach Whitenack mark of 52.
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Corpus Causes Turnovers
- Corpus holds the tenth spot for all-time caused turnovers with 30 and will look to catch teammate, Valli, who's in the fourth slot.
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Protect The Cage Dalum
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Van Voorhis Finding Others
- Van Voorhis etched his name into the career assist category with 19 and will look to climb during his final two seasons.
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Season Record Scenarios
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NEC Preseason Poll
- Robert Morris was picked to win the NEC after receiving six first-place votes.
- LIU received the other two first-place tallies to put them in second.
- Cleveland State came in the sixth slot.
See Us on the Rock
- Rock Entertainment Sports Network, a joint venture between Rock Entertainment Group and Gray Media, will broadcast all six lacrosse games.
- Four of the six games will air live, with the other two on tape.
- All games will air live on ESPN+.
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Up Next
The Vikings play its final home game of the regular season on Friday, April 17 at 6 p.m. against Le Moyne.Â