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11/27 03:42 CST Cleveland State hosts Valparaiso following Connolly's 21-point game Cleveland State hosts Valparaiso following Connolly's 21-point game By The Associated Press Valparaiso Beacons (0-6) at Cleveland State Vikings (5-1) Cleveland; Friday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Valparaiso faces Cleveland State after Fiona Connolly scored 21 points in Valparaiso's 68-61 loss to the Radford Highlanders. The Vikings have gone 4-0 at home. Cleveland State is second in the Horizon in team defense, giving up 55.8 points while holding opponents to 33.0% shooting. The Beacons are 0-4 in road games. Valparaiso is the MVC leader with 28.2 defensive rebounds per game led by Kamryn Winch averaging 5.2. Cleveland State's average of 5.5 made 3-pointers per game this season is the same per game average that Valparaiso gives up. Valparaiso has shot at a 31.9% clip from the field this season, 1.1 percentage points fewer than the 33.0% shooting opponents of Cleveland State have averaged. TOP PERFORMERS: Colbi Maples is scoring 17.7 points per game with 1.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists for the Vikings. Izzi Zingaro is averaging 13.8 points and 6.7 rebounds while shooting 61.0%. Connolly is scoring 13.2 points per game and averaging 4.5 rebounds for the Beacons. Milana Nenadic is averaging 9.3 points and 4.7 rebounds. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.