Vikings Continue Indiana Swing at Butler on Saturday
    CSU is 7-5 and in Fifth Place in Horizon League
    Janelle Adams

    Janelle Adams

    Feb. 12, 2010

     

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    GAME #24

    Cleveland State (12-11, 7-5) at Butler (15-7, 8-3)
    Date: Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010
    Time: 2:00 p.m. EST
    Site: Hinkle Fieldhouse (10,000) - Indianapolis, Ind.
    TV: Live video streaming available online through the HLN
    Audio: None
    Series: Butler leads, 23-11
    Last Mtg: @CSU 81, BU 68 (1/14/10)
    Tickets: Available at site

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    SETTING THE SCENE: Cleveland State continues its three-game road trip and remains in the State of Indiana when the Vikings travel to Butler for a 2:00 p.m. contest on Saturday (Feb. 13) in historic Hinkle Fieldhouse. This will be the 35th all-time meeting between the two teams with Butler holding a 23-11 advantage in the all-time series.CSU snapped a three-game losing streak to the Bulldogs back in January with an 81-68 victory in the Wolstein Center (Jan. 14). The Vikings enter the contest at 12-11 overall and 7-5 in the Horizon League after a convincing 82-59 win at Valparaiso on Thursday night. Coupled with Loyola's loss, the Vikings took over fifth place in the league standings by themselves, one game behind fourth place UIC (8-4) and a game-and-a-half behind Butler. The Bulldogs are coming off an easy 82-36 win at home over Youngstown State on Thursday which improved them to 15-7 overall and 8-3 in the league. Following Saturday's game, the Vikings will conclude their road swing when CSU plays at Youngstown State next Saturday ((Feb. 20) in the Vikings lone contest of the week.

    PREVIEWING CLEVELAND STATE: With four starters and eight letterwinners back from last year's 19 win team, seventh year head coach Kate Peterson Abiad has her most experienced squad to date. Headlining the list of returnees is senior guard and the Horizon League Preseason Player of the Year, Kailey Klein (16.8 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 2.3 apg). Joining her in the starting backcourt are senior Jessica Roque (6.1, 2.6, 3.0) and junior Shawnita Garland (13.5, 4.6, 3.7), who joined Klein on the preseason all-league first team. Senior Angel Roque (7.2, 2.3, 2.1) gives the Vikings an experienced point guard, while freshman Honesty King (4.1 ppg) is working her way into the rotation after redshirting last season. Sophomore Janelle Adams (4.8, 4.2) is an athletic wing-forward who is being counted on to fill a bigger role this season and sophomore guard Takima Keane (2.5, 0.6) is beginning to receive more minutes as a wing-forward combo. Senior Stephaine Crosley (7.2, 6.0) is the most experienced post player on the roster and is joined in the starting frontcourt by freshman Shalonda Winton (6.7, 5.6). Sophomore Destinee Blue (1.9, 2.1) and freshman Kaila Montgomery (0.5, 1.0) provides CSU with a low post presence and interior defense off the bench.

    KLEIN EXTENDS CAREER SCORING MARK: Kailey Klein's 24 point effort at Valparaiso on Thursday night allowed the Cherry, Ill., native to extend the all-time scoring mark in CSU history. Klein, who now has 1,901 points in her career, broke Dianne Foster's (1979-81; 82-84) 26-year old record of 1,851 points. The record setting basket was a left-handed layup in the paint off a pass from senior Angel Roque in the Vikings loss to Loyola on Feb. 6.

    2K FOR DOUBLE K: Kailey Klein is 99 points shy of becoming the third player in Horizon League history to score 2,000 career points. Former Milwaukee standout Traci Edwards (2005-09) is the all-time leading scorer in league history with 2,340 points, while former Butler great Julie VonDielingen (1989-93) ranks second in the Horizon League annals with 2,018 points.

    KLEIN NAMED PLAYER OF THE WEEK: For the third time this season and eighth time in her career, senior Kailey Klein has picked up Horizon League Player of the Week honors. Klein earned the award after averaging 26.0 points and 12.5 rebounds in games against UIC and Loyola, posting her sixth and seventh double-doubles of the season (12th & 13th of career). Klein recorded 21 points and 11 rebounds in CSU's 62-51 victory over UIC on Feb. 4 before scoring a season-high 31 points and grabbing a career-high 14 boards against Loyola on Feb. 6.

    ... FOR THE EIGHTH TIME IN HER CAREER: Kailey Klein's selection as the Horizon League Player of the Week extended her school record to eight career selections and moved her into a tie for third place for the most awards in league history with Carol Madsen of Xavier and Julie VonDielingen of Butler. Milwaukee's Traci Edwards holds the record with 10 honors, while Green Bay's Nicole Soulis is second with nine.

    KLEIN AT THE LINE: Kailey Klein has made a living at the free throw line over the last two games, hitting 26-of-34 (.765). Against Loyola (Feb. 6), Klein made 14 of her 20 attempts. The 20 attempts were one shy of equaling the single game school record shared by Klein (3/6/08 at UIC) and Lanette Taylor (1/4/92 vs. St. Bonaventure), while her 14 makes are the fourth most by a player in school history. Klein holds that record with 17 at UIC (3/6/08).

    VIKINGS LIKE THE A.R.C.: The Vikings continued their torrid shooting at the Athletics & Recreation Center on the campus of Valparaiso on Thursday night, shooting a season-best .537 (29-54) from the field. Over the last three seasons, the Vikings have combined to shoot .562 (86-153) from the field in three wins on the Crusaders home court. Last year, CSU shot. 581 (25-43) from the field, the third best percentage in a single game in school history.

    GARLAND EFFICIENT: Shawnita Garland had a very efficient game at Valparaiso on Thursday, hitting 10-of-13 from the field for 22 points, just two shy of equaling her career high set earlier this season against Valparaiso. Garland, who added five rebounds and four steals, scored her 22 points in just 24 minutes.

    LOTS OF POINTS: Thursday's 82 point outburst at Valparaiso represented a season-high for the Vikings, bettering the old mark of 81 set in a win against Butler at home in mid-January. The Vikings have now won eight straight contests in which they have reached the 80-point mark. The last time CSU lost a game when scoring 80 points was a 93-80 seback at UIC (3/6/08).

    ON THE MARK: Stephaine Crosley continues to lead CSU in field goal percentage at .533 (65-122) and would be ranked eighth in the league if she had enough attempts per game to qualify. Crosley is attempting to become just the 11th player in school history to shoot better than 50-percent from the field in a season. Should she do it, it would mark the third straight season that a CSU player has shot 50-percent of better from the field as Crosley would join Dominique Butler (.500; 140-280) in 2007-08 and Shawnita Garland (.527; 150-290) last season.

    ... AND EVEN BETTER IN THE LEAGUE: Stephaine Crosley has been even better in league games from the field, shooting .593 (32-54). She has made 13 of her last 17 attempts (.765).

    AND CLOSING IN ON 500 BOARDS: Stephaine Crosley is also closing in on 500 career rebounds, entering Saturday's game with 490 after she grabbed nine against Valparaiso. Crosley, who scored her 500th career point vs. UIC on Feb. 4, would become the 17th player in school history with 500 points and 500 rebounds for a career.

    KING ME: Freshman Honesty King made the most of her playing time at Valparaiso on Thursday night, playing the final 12 mintues. She scored eight points, hitting 3-of-4 from the field, including 2-of-3 from three-point, while also grabbing a career-high three rebounds. King had not played since the Jan. 22 win over Youngstown State.

    GAME 118 NEXT FOR KLEIN & ROQUE: When seniors Kailey Klein and Jessica Roque take the court on Saturday at Butler, it will be the 118th game in each of their CSU careers. With at least seven games left this season, the duo is on pace to shatter the school record for games played in a career, currently 120 by graduate manager Brittany Korth (2004-08). The 118 games played will move the duo into sole possession of third place all-time at CSU, one shy of moving into a tie for second place with Dominique Butler.

    ... AND START NO. 105 NEXT FOR KLEIN: When Kailey Klein is announced as a starter for Saturday's game at Butler, it will be the 105th start of her career, keeping her into sole possession of third place on the all-time list at CSU. Klein, who came off the bench for the first 13 games of her career, will also run her streak of consecutive starts to 105. Audra Cook is second on the list with 110 starts, while Juli Grant holds the school record (113).

    NCAA STATS: The most recent NCAA statistics were released on Monday (Feb. 8) and CSU was well represented. The Vikings are ranked 40th in the nation in assists (15.5), 63rd in assist-to-turnover ratio (0.87) and 102nd in turnover margin (1.32). Individually, Shawnita Garland is 54th in steals (2.6), while Kailey Klein is ranked 83rd in scoring (16.5).

    WINTON DOUBLES UP: Freshman Shalonda Winton put together one of her best all-around efforts to date in the Jan. 22 win over Youngstown State, notching her first career double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds, adding a career-high tying three steals. Her 13 rebounds were one shy of her career-high of 14 vs. Indiana (Dec. 19).

    ADAMS STRONG IN MOTOWN: Sophomore Janelle Adams missed five games (Jan. 4-16) due to a sprained ankle and recieved just nine total minutes in her first two games back as she worked her way back into playing shape. In her first extended time since the injury, Adams tied her career-high with 12 points on 6-of-11 shooting, playing 16 minutes at Detroit (Jan. 30). She was once again strong on Thursday night at Valparaiso, scoring eight points with four rebounds and tying her career-high with four assists.

    NICE COMEBACK: CSU trailed Valpo at the half, 44-36, when the two teams met at the Wolstein Center on Jan. 16, but rallied for a 71-68 victory. It marked just the second time this season that the Vikings won a game when trailing at the half and the largest halftime deficit overcome this year. The only other game CSU won when trailing at the half was against Indiana (Dec. 19) when the Vikings went into the locker room down 34-33 and won 77-75 in overtime.

    HOT, HOT, HOT: Cleveland State shot a season-best .534 from the field against Butler on Jan. 14, hitting 31-of-58 field goals. It was just the second time that CSU shot better than 50-percent from the field this season with the first time coming in a loss at Wisconsin on Nov. 22 when the Vikings shot .510 (25-49). CSU shot a sizzling .567 (17-30) in the first half against the Bulldogs and hit .500 (14-28) from the floor in the second half.

    ... KLEIN NEARS A TRIPLE DOUBLE: For the second time this season, Kailey Klein flirted with a triple-double before finishing with 19 points, 12 rebounds and a career-high tying eight assists against Butler (Jan. 14). Earlier this season, Klein had 15 points, nine rebounds and eight assists in a win at Niagara (Dec. 15). There have been five triple-doubles in program history with Ashley Schrock recording the last one with 13 points, 13 boards and 10 assists vs. Wright State (2/15/03).

    KLEIN MAINTAINS SCORING LEAD: Kailey Klein's 24 point effort on Thursday allowed her to extend her lead in Horizon League scoring race to 1.3 points over Butler's Melanie Thornton (16.8-15.5). Klein has finished as the runner-up for the league scoring title in each of the last two seasons.

    ON THE OFFENSIVE: CSU has excelled at offensive rebounding this season, as the Vikings lead the league with 14.4 per game. CSU has grabbed at least 10 offensive rebounds in 20 of 23 games this season, including 22 at Eastern Michigan and 21 against Ohio and Kent State. Stephaine Crosley ranks fifth in the league in offensive rebounding (2.6), while Shalonda Winton ranks eighth (2.5).

    LET'S PLAY TWO: It's too bad that the Vikings can't play more doubleheaders with the men's team as both squads are 11-2 in twinbills over the last three season after the women defeated Youngstown State and the men topped Green Bay on Friday (Jan. 22). The only blemishes on the women's record have come via Green Bay, while the men's squad has dropped contests to Wright State and West Virginia. There are just two more doubleheaders on the schedule this year, with both squads playing Detroit on Feb. 25 and Wright State on Feb. 27.

    A HELPING HAND: Despite having her streak of scoring in double figures snapped at nine at UIC (Jan. 9), Shawnita Garland had a huge effect on the game as she dished out a career-high eight assists. Even more impressive was that Garland did not have a single turnover.

    WINTON PASSES HER BOARDS: Shalonda Winton has done a more than admirable job for the Vikings in her first season, especially on the glass, where she is averaging 5.6 rebounds per game. Winton, who has grabbed at least five rebounds in 16 of the 22 contests, registered a career-high 14 boards versus Indiana (Dec 19).

    SHE'S A STEAL: Shawnita Garland has made a Horizon League most 61 steals this season, ranking first in the league statistics with 2.7 per game. Garland made a league single-game most nine steals at Eastern Michigan (Dec. 29), tying her for the fourth most steals in a game in school history. Her nine steals are also tied for the seventh most by a player in the country this season.

    VIKINGS BUST BCS: CSU's win over Indiana (Dec. 19) was its first over a Bowl Championship Series Conference opponent since Dec. 30, 1996, when the Vikings knocked off Syracuse, 79-77. CSU defeated Louisville, 79-68, on Dec. 18, 2003, but the Cardinals were then a member of Conference USA. Prior to the win over Indiana, CSU had lost 18 straight to BCS schools, or those with major college football.

    ROQUE EN FUEGO IN MEXICO: Jessica Roque did a majority of her damage against Iona (Nov. 27) from behind the three-point line, connecting on a school-record tying seven three's in eight attempts. Roque's .875 (7-8) percentage from beyond the arc was a CSU single game record and the seventh best by a Divison I player this season.

    THE DEFENSE DOES NOT REST: Cleveland State's defense was at its best against Ohio in the season opener on Nov. 13, holding the Bobcats to 34 points It was the fewest points given up by CSU since a 62-24 win over Ashland on Feb. 8, 1983.

    UP NEXT: CSU travels to Youngstown State for a 2:05 p.m. contest next Saturday (Feb. 20) for its lone contest of the week.