Kyle from HoriZone
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Cleveland State and Horizon League women's basketball for @horizoneroundtable.com. 2025 Cleveland Scene Best of Cleveland Finalist. USBWA member.
The next Horizon League commissioner ought to listen to two of the conference's highest-profile coaches and examine whether the current scheduling process meets the HL's goals. horizoneroundtable.com/2026/01/09/d...
De-Modernize The Schedule
Over the last week, two of the highest-profile head coaches in the Horizon League have offered blistering criticisms of the conference’s schedule. Green Bay men’s coach Doug Gottlieb was one.…
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January 9, 2026 at 3:06 PM
The next Horizon League commissioner ought to listen to two of the conference's highest-profile coaches and examine whether the current scheduling process meets the HL's goals. horizoneroundtable.com/2026/01/09/d...
Cleveland State wrapped up a brutally-tough stretch of four games in nine days with a much-needed home win over Wright State on Wednesday night. horizoneroundtable.com/2026/01/08/e...
Exhausted Vikings Get Past Wright State: Five Observations
Cleveland State snapped its three-game losing streak on Wednesday night, earning a solid 87-75 home victory over Wright State to close out an arduous four games in nine days stretch, while improvin…
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January 8, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Cleveland State wrapped up a brutally-tough stretch of four games in nine days with a much-needed home win over Wright State on Wednesday night. horizoneroundtable.com/2026/01/08/e...
Travel, particularly within the Horizon League, is extremely repetitive. For both myself and Cleveland State women's basketball, seeing and experiencing the same things over and over invites comparisons to the past - for better or for worse. horizoneroundtable.com/2026/01/07/h...
Hard Miles
At roughly 9:00 PM on New Year’s Day, I collapsed on to a queen bed in room 105 of a Motel 6 in Elkhart, IN. I was nauseous, lightheaded, and terrified of the possible explanations for those occasi…
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January 7, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Travel, particularly within the Horizon League, is extremely repetitive. For both myself and Cleveland State women's basketball, seeing and experiencing the same things over and over invites comparisons to the past - for better or for worse. horizoneroundtable.com/2026/01/07/h...
The first 2026 edition of the #HLWBB Power Rankings is here! horizoneroundtable.com/2026/01/06/h...
#HLWBB Power Rankings — Week 9
A chaotic week out of the holiday break meant movement for ten of the Horizon League’s 11 teams in this edition of the #HLWBB Power Rankings.
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January 6, 2026 at 1:03 PM
The first 2026 edition of the #HLWBB Power Rankings is here! horizoneroundtable.com/2026/01/06/h...
Cleveland State is now just 2-4 in Horizon League play, after the Vikings hit their latest nadir on Sunday in Milwaukee. horizoneroundtable.com/2026/01/05/m...
Milwaukee Stuns Cleveland State: Five Observations
Cleveland State fell to 12-5 overall, and just 2-4 in Horizon League play, following a 66-58 loss to Milwaukee on Sunday – the latest, and possibly ugliest, in a string of concerning defeats this s…
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January 5, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Cleveland State is now just 2-4 in Horizon League play, after the Vikings hit their latest nadir on Sunday in Milwaukee. horizoneroundtable.com/2026/01/05/m...
Misfires in some pivotal late moments - as well as a bunch of earlier ones - doomed Cleveland State's attempt to collect its third-ever win at the Kress Center on Friday. horizoneroundtable.com/2026/01/03/c...
CSU Falls Just Shy at Green Bay: Five Observations
Cleveland State very nearly stunned Horizon League favorite Green Bay in the Phoenix’s home Kress Center on Friday night, but left three points too many on the floor in a 58-55 loss. Here are…
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January 3, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Misfires in some pivotal late moments - as well as a bunch of earlier ones - doomed Cleveland State's attempt to collect its third-ever win at the Kress Center on Friday. horizoneroundtable.com/2026/01/03/c...
Former Cleveland State players are hooping all over the globe, in places as near as Youngstown and as far as Australia. Here's a look at how each is doing halfway through the season. horizoneroundtable.com/2025/12/30/c...
Catching Up With Former CSU Players
Back in the spring, Cleveland State was battered by nine players entering the transfer portal, eight of whom wound up at other Division I schools. How have they acclimated to their new realities? H…
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December 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Former Cleveland State players are hooping all over the globe, in places as near as Youngstown and as far as Australia. Here's a look at how each is doing halfway through the season. horizoneroundtable.com/2025/12/30/c...
Cleveland State returned from the Christmas break with a thud, as the Vikings were torched by one-time CSU player Paulina Hernandez and Youngstown State on Monday. horizoneroundtable.com/2025/12/29/l...
Listless Vikings Fall to Youngstown State: Five Observations
On Monday afternoon, Cleveland State fell to Youngstown State 70-63, a contest that marked an extremely-productive return to the Wolstein Center for former Vikings center Paulina Hernandez. Here ar…
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December 30, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Cleveland State returned from the Christmas break with a thud, as the Vikings were torched by one-time CSU player Paulina Hernandez and Youngstown State on Monday. horizoneroundtable.com/2025/12/29/l...
You can go a lot of places - and learn a lot of things - by using Avenida Juan Ponce de León in San Juan. horizoneroundtable.com/2025/12/27/t...
The Fountain of Youth
You can go a lot of places using Avenida Juan Ponce de León in San Juan, particularly if you’re an out-of-town basketball writer covering a Christmas season multi-team event in town, and desperate …
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December 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
You can go a lot of places - and learn a lot of things - by using Avenida Juan Ponce de León in San Juan. horizoneroundtable.com/2025/12/27/t...
It was a lot rougher than anticipated, but ultimately, Cleveland State managed a 37-point victory over UPR-Bayamon to sweep the Puerto Rico Clasico and improve to 12-2 overall. horizoneroundtable.com/2025/12/21/v...
Vikings Sweep Puerto Rico Clasico: Five Observations
Cleveland State took down the University of Puerto Rico at Bayamón on Sunday by an 82-45 score, completing a sweep of two games at the Puerto Rico Clasico in Bayamón’s Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez…
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December 21, 2025 at 9:21 PM
It was a lot rougher than anticipated, but ultimately, Cleveland State managed a 37-point victory over UPR-Bayamon to sweep the Puerto Rico Clasico and improve to 12-2 overall. horizoneroundtable.com/2025/12/21/v...
Izabella Zingaro's late three-pointer helped Cleveland State get past a strong College of Charleston team at the Puerto Rico Clasico on Friday, though the route to that decisive point was full of grit. horizoneroundtable.com/2025/12/19/c...
CSU Upsets Charleston in Puerto Rico: Five Observations
In Cleveland State’s opener at the Puerto Rico Clasico on Friday afternoon, the Vikings earned what will undoubtedly hold up as one of their biggest wins of the season, toppling College of Ch…
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December 20, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Izabella Zingaro's late three-pointer helped Cleveland State get past a strong College of Charleston team at the Puerto Rico Clasico on Friday, though the route to that decisive point was full of grit. horizoneroundtable.com/2025/12/19/c...
Which animal is meaner: sheep or goats? The answer to that question and (thankfully) more is in the latest notebook post. horizoneroundtable.com/2025/12/17/c...
CSU Courtside (December 17th)
To Everything – Turn, Turn, Turn During the opening segment of his weekly radio show on Monday, Chris Kielsmeier responded to a comment from host Al Pawlowski by passing along something he sa…
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December 17, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Which animal is meaner: sheep or goats? The answer to that question and (thankfully) more is in the latest notebook post. horizoneroundtable.com/2025/12/17/c...
Though Cleveland State never landed on the magical 67-point mark on Tuesday morning, the Vikings still gave a Health + Hoops kids' day crowd of 2,504 schoolchildren plenty to scream about in a win over Northern Kentucky. horizoneroundtable.com/2025/12/16/v...
Vikings Hold Off Northern Kentucky: Five Observations
On Tuesday morning in the Wolstein Center, Cleveland State built a double-digit lead in the first quarter, then managed to nurse it all the way past the finish line for a 74-56 victory over Norther…
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December 16, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Though Cleveland State never landed on the magical 67-point mark on Tuesday morning, the Vikings still gave a Health + Hoops kids' day crowd of 2,504 schoolchildren plenty to scream about in a win over Northern Kentucky. horizoneroundtable.com/2025/12/16/v...
Despite some early struggles with Niagara's Hurricane Havoc defense, Cleveland State used a surge during the second and third quarters - helped by a breakout game from Ella Van Weelden - to rout the Purple Eagles. horizoneroundtable.com/2025/12/13/c...
Cleveland State Thunders Past Niagara: Five Observations
On Saturday afternoon in Woodling Gymnasium, Cleveland State rolled to 9-2 with a wire-to-wire 84-52 blowout of Niagara. Here are five things that stood out from the Graduation Day victory: 1. The …
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December 14, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Despite some early struggles with Niagara's Hurricane Havoc defense, Cleveland State used a surge during the second and third quarters - helped by a breakout game from Ella Van Weelden - to rout the Purple Eagles. horizoneroundtable.com/2025/12/13/c...
Is Cleveland State on track to host an MTE again next season? Was Macey Fegan's game against Oakland on Saturday a sign of things to come? That, and more, in my latest radio recap. horizoneroundtable.com/2025/12/09/c...
CSU Courtside (December 9th)
Finding Three for the MTE Scheduling was the prevailing topic of Monday’s weekly women’s basketball radio show. In past years, Bob Dunn served as the program’s schedule czar. With Dunn now at…
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December 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Is Cleveland State on track to host an MTE again next season? Was Macey Fegan's game against Oakland on Saturday a sign of things to come? That, and more, in my latest radio recap. horizoneroundtable.com/2025/12/09/c...
Cleveland State looked like Cleveland State again on Saturday afternoon, during a controlling win at Oakland. horizoneroundtable.com/2025/12/06/c...
Cleveland State Bounces Back at Oakland: Five Observations
Cleveland State recovered spectacularly well from Thursday’s disappointment at Detroit Mercy, by controlling Oakland 72-55 to improve to 8-2 overall, and 1-1 in Horizon League play. Here̵…
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December 6, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Cleveland State looked like Cleveland State again on Saturday afternoon, during a controlling win at Oakland. horizoneroundtable.com/2025/12/06/c...
In its Horizon League opener, Cleveland State was "outplayed, outcoached, and outexecuted" by a hungry Detroit Mercy on Thursday. horizoneroundtable.com/2025/12/05/v...
Vikings Fall Flat at Detroit Mercy: Five Observations
On Thursday evening in Detroit, Cleveland State thudded to a 76-68 setback against a hardworking Detroit Mercy team to fall to 7-2 overall. Here are five observations from the Horizon League opener…
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December 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
In its Horizon League opener, Cleveland State was "outplayed, outcoached, and outexecuted" by a hungry Detroit Mercy on Thursday. horizoneroundtable.com/2025/12/05/v...
In the latest edition of CSU Courtside, I recap the Vikings' weekly radio show with Chris Kielsmeier's reaction to the NET, Sarah Hurley's sudden emergence, and DOBO Hanna Zerr's tales from the road. horizoneroundtable.com/2025/12/02/c...
CSU Courtside (December 2nd)
Caught in the NET The initial NET (NCAA Evaluation Tool) rankings of the 2025-26 season dropped on Monday, and Cleveland State debuted at 165th overall. That’s a substantial fall from the 70-110 ra…
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December 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
In the latest edition of CSU Courtside, I recap the Vikings' weekly radio show with Chris Kielsmeier's reaction to the NET, Sarah Hurley's sudden emergence, and DOBO Hanna Zerr's tales from the road. horizoneroundtable.com/2025/12/02/c...
The new #HLWBB Power Rankings are now posted! horizoneroundtable.com/2025/12/01/h...
#HLWBB Power Rankings — Week 4
RankTeamLastChange1Cleveland State3+22Green Bay1-13Youngstown State5+24Purdue Fort Wayne4-5Robert Morris2-36Northern Kentucky7+17IU Indianapolis6-18Wright State8-9Oakland11+210Detroit Mercy9-111Mil…
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December 1, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The new #HLWBB Power Rankings are now posted! horizoneroundtable.com/2025/12/01/h...
Cleveland State completed a sweep of the CSU Invitational field on Saturday, rallying past Radford in overtime to improve to 7-1 overall. horizoneroundtable.com/2025/11/29/c...
Cleveland State Scrapes by Radford: Five Observations
In Cleveland State’s first overtime contest of the season, the Vikings received clutch points down the stretch from both Colbi Maples and Izabella Zingaro, along with some timely defense, to …
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November 30, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Cleveland State completed a sweep of the CSU Invitational field on Saturday, rallying past Radford in overtime to improve to 7-1 overall. horizoneroundtable.com/2025/11/29/c...
Cleveland State cruised past Valparaiso 80-41 on Friday, improving to 6-1 overall, and 2-0 at this week's CSU Invitational. horizoneroundtable.com/2025/11/28/v...
Vikings Batter Valpo: Five Observations
In the middle game of the CSU Invitational, Cleveland State dominated Valparaiso 80-41 inside Woodling Gymnasium to improve to 6-1 overall. Here’s what stood out from a happy Black Friday for…
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November 28, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Cleveland State cruised past Valparaiso 80-41 on Friday, improving to 6-1 overall, and 2-0 at this week's CSU Invitational. horizoneroundtable.com/2025/11/28/v...
Despite a rash of early turnovers and some consistent foul issues, Cleveland State put things together in time to beat St. Bonaventure at the CSU Invitational and improve to 5-1. horizoneroundtable.com/2025/11/26/c...
Cleveland State Grits Out Victory Over St. Bonaventure: Five Observations
Led by Colbi Maples’ team-high 23 points, Cleveland State opened the CSU Invitational with a 75-71 win over a persistent St. Bonaventure squad on Wednesday evening in Woodling Gymnasium. Here…
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November 27, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Despite a rash of early turnovers and some consistent foul issues, Cleveland State put things together in time to beat St. Bonaventure at the CSU Invitational and improve to 5-1. horizoneroundtable.com/2025/11/26/c...
In my latest recap of Cleveland State's weekly radio show, I run down a dilemma with scouting an upcoming opponent, a new wrinkle in the Vikings' offense, and plenty more. horizoneroundtable.com/2025/11/25/c...
CSU Courtside (November 25th)
Chicago Blues If there was a theme to the early segments of this week’s Cleveland State Women’s Basketball Radio Show on Monday, it was probably regret concerning Friday’s game at Northwestern. Cle…
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November 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
In my latest recap of Cleveland State's weekly radio show, I run down a dilemma with scouting an upcoming opponent, a new wrinkle in the Vikings' offense, and plenty more. horizoneroundtable.com/2025/11/25/c...
Most teams wish they could clone their best players. But when it comes to Cleveland State and Paula Pique, the Vikings were able to do the next best thing. horizoneroundtable.com/2025/11/24/c...
Cleveland State Signs Piqué, Again
Paula Piqué has been an early-season surprise for Cleveland State, as the Abilene Christian transfer has locked down a regular starting assignment and proven to be the sort of multidimensional two-…
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November 24, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Most teams wish they could clone their best players. But when it comes to Cleveland State and Paula Pique, the Vikings were able to do the next best thing. horizoneroundtable.com/2025/11/24/c...
The first #HLWBB power rankings of the season are here! horizoneroundtable.com/2025/11/24/h...
#HLWBB Power Rankings — Week 3
RankTeamPre.Change1Green Bay1-2Robert Morris4+23Cleveland State2-14Purdue Fort Wayne3-15Youngstown State5-6IU Indianapolis10+47Northern Kentucky7-8Wright State9+19Detroit Mercy6-310Milwaukee8-211Oa…
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November 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The first #HLWBB power rankings of the season are here! horizoneroundtable.com/2025/11/24/h...