Viking SportS WeeklyVolume 2 • Number 29March 25, 2013

Willeford & ShaW ConClude runS at nCaa ChampionShipS

Men’s Golf Travels to Memphis Invitational ... page 2

Softball Hosts Wright State for Three Games... page 2

Tennis Teams Travel to YSU to Continue League Play... page 2

Sherwood Earns Vi-king of the Week Honors... page 3

SOFTBALL Cleveland State remains home this weekend and begins Horizon League play with a three-game series against Wright State. The two teams will play one game Friday at 3:00 p.m. before then playing a doubleheader Saturday beginning at noon. CSU’s three-game series against Detroit last week was postponed due to inclement weather. The series will be made up in mid-April with a doubleheader on April 17 at 4:00 p.m. and a single game on April 18 at 2:00 p.m. The Vikings are 9-11 on the year after going 4-2 over six games at Jackson State from March 14-16. The Vikings lead the Horizon League in home runs with 19, while senior Dara Toman leads the league in batting av-erage (.379), sophomore Erica McNew leads in home runs (8), and freshman Alex Radjen leads in ERA (1.91).

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MEN’S TENNIS Cleveland State will take a quick break from league play on Friday (March 29), traveling to Duquesne, be-fore taking on Youngstown State in league action on Saturday (March 30). The Vikings will be trying to improve on their 4-9 overall record and stay perfect in Horizon League play (1-0). Last time out, CSU picked up a 7-0 sweep of De-troit, extending its win streak against the Titans to six straight under head coach Brian Etzkin. The Vikings were able to pick up wins in all three doubles matches and all six singles matches against De-troit, led by Matt Kuelker who notched the 50th singles win of his career with his victory at No. 2 singles. Kuelker is the seventh Viking to reach 50 career wins, and is now just three wins shy of moving into sixth place on the all-time singles wins list at CSU.

WRESTLING CSU’s season came to an end as junior 125-pound-er Ben Willeford and freshman heavyweight Riley Shaw competed at the NCAA Championships in Des Moines, Iowa. Willeford, theEWLchampion, droppedhisfirstcontest 10-2 to Iowa’s 10-2 count to Iowa’s Matt Mc-Donough before falling 11-2 in the consolation round. Shaw fell to Michigan State’s Mike McClure, 6-1, in thefirst roundand losthisfirstconsolationmatch,8-0.

MEN’S GOLF CSU returns to action at the Memphis Tiger Inter-collegiate on Monday and Tuesday (March 25-26). The VIkings resumed their spring season at the BenbowInvitationalonMarch11-12,finishingfifthof14 teams at the event in Jacksonville, Fla. The Vikings carded rounds of 298 and 297. Junior Andrew Bailey shot 74-67 (141) and was tiedfortheleadafter36holes,butfellonthefirstplay-offholetofinishastherunner-up.Hisfinalround67was a career-low.

WOMEN’S GOLF CSU will be out of action until April 5-6 when the Vikings compete in the Colonel Classic in Richmond, Ky. The Vikings were scheduled to play at the Butler Spring Inivtational on Monday and Tuesday (March 25-26), but the event was canceled due to weather. CSU was last in action when the Vikings used bal-ancedscoringthroughoutthelineuptofinishsecondof10 teams at the Benbow Invitational (March 11-12) to openthespringseason.AllfiveofCSU’sscorersplacedin the top-20.

WOMEN’S TENNIS The Vikings will try to stay perfect in the Hori-zon League this week, as they continue league play at Youngstown State on Saturday, March 30. CSU is 7-8 on the season and 1-0 in league play. CSU split two matches last week, falling 4-3 at Akron and defeating Detroit, 5-2 in the league opener. The trio of Kara Sherwood, Maria Lazaris and Ni-cole Janek each picked up singles wins against the Zips – with Sherwood notching the 50th win of her career, becoming the ninth Viking to reach the milestone. Against Detroit, CSU got wins from the same three, along with Alex Power who clinched the match with her win at No. 3 singles. Sherwood has a team-best 8-5 singles record this spring, while Janek and Lazaris each have seven wins.

Viking of the Week

kara SherWood // Women’s TennisClass: Junior

Position: #4 Singles // #1 Doubles Hometown: Mentor, Ohio

laSt WeekSherwood had a strong showing over the weekend, winning both of her singles matches at the No. 4 position. In a setback to Akron, Sherwood claimed her 50th career singles win with a 7-5, 6-1 vic-tory. She came back on Sunday to help CSU win its league opener over Detroit, 5-2, with a 6-0, 6-3 triumph.

thiS Week’S SChedule men’s GolfMon. Mar. 25 at Memphis Intercollegiate All DayTues. Mar. 26 at Memphis Intercollegiate All DaySun. Apr. 1 at Towson Invitational All Day

women’s GolfMon. Mar. 25 at Butler Spring Invitational CanceledTues. Mar. 26 at Butler Spring Invitational Canceled

softballFri. Mar. 29 WRIGHT STATE * 3:00 p.m.Sat. Mar. 30 WRIGHT STATE * 12:00 p.m. WRIGHT STATE * 2:00 p.m.

men’s tennisFri. Mar. 29 at Duquesne 6:30 p.m.Sat. Mar. 30 at Youngstown State TBA

women’s tennisSat. Mar. 30 at Youngstown State TBA

* - Game can be seen live on the HORIZON LEAGUE NETWORK

laSt Week’S reSultSMar. 21-23 Wrestling at NCAA Championship Willeford & Shaw CompetedMar. 23 Women’s Tennis at Akron L, 4-3Mar. 24 Women’s Tennis hosts Detroit W, 5-2 Men’s Tennis hosts Detroit W, 7-0

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