# 2012–13 Cleveland State Vikings women's basketball team

The 2012–13 Cleveland State Vikings women's basketball team represented Cleveland State University in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Their head coach was Kate Peterson Abiad. The Vikings played their home games at the Wolstein Center and were members of the Horizon League. It was the 40th season of Cleveland State women's basketball. Last year they finished the season 12–19, 6–12 in Horizon League play to finish seventh overall.

## Preseason

The preseason Horizon League Coaches' Poll picked the Vikings to finish fifth.

## Regular season

Shalonda Winton was named to the 2012 Nugget Classic All-Tournament Team. On December 8, 2012, Cleveland State recorded their first victory over Miami (OH) in program history. On the same night Shalonda Winton also recorded just the sixth triple double in program history. On December 30, 2012, Shalonda Winton recorded another triple double against Lake Erie College.

## Roster

Source: Cleveland State Women's Basketball Roster

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| Oct. 31* 7:00 pm | Walsh | W 83–67 | 1–0 | 26 – Winton | 13 – Winton | 4 – Winton | Wolstein Center (224) Cleveland, OH |
| Nov. 4* 2:00 pm | Ursuline | W 66–33 | 2–0 | 15 – Winton | 8 – Winton | 4 – Green | Wolstein Center (N/A) Cleveland, OH |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| Nov. 9* 5:00 pm | South Dakota | W 60–46 | 1–0 | 22 – Winton | 10 – Winton | 4 – Flanagan | Wolstein Center (1,018) Cleveland, OH |
| Nov. 13* 7:00 pm | at Ohio | L 56–63 | 1–1 | 24 – Winton | 15 – Winton | 3 – Green | Convocation Center (581) Athens, OH |
| Nov. 18* 3:00 pm | at Illinois | L 64–83 | 1–2 | 24 – Winton | 18 – Gordon | 3 – Green, Winton | Assembly Hall (1,612) Champaign, IL |
| Nov. 23* 5:00 pm | at Nevada | L 79–86 | 1–3 | 31 – Winton | 17 – Winton | 5 – Winton | Lawlor Events Center (1,142) Reno, NV |
| Nov. 24* 2:00 pm | vs. Santa Clara | L 71–82 | 1–4 | 23 – Winton | 6 – Gordon | 5 – Green | Lawlor Events Center (N/A) Reno, NV |
| Nov. 28* 7:00 pm | Virginia Commonwealth | W 68–57 | 2–4 | 17 – Winton | 12 – Winton | 5 – Winton | Wolstein Center (181) Cleveland, OH |
| Dec. 2* 2:00 pm | at Indiana | W 69–58 | 3–4 | 23 – Winton | 8 – Gordon | 9 – Winton | Assembly Hall (2,125) Bloomington, IN |
| Dec. 8* 2:00 pm | Miami (OH) | W 87–75 | 4–4 | 29 – Winton | 14 – Winton | 11 – Winton | Wolstein Center (475) Cleveland, OH |
| Dec. 16* 3:00 pm | at Tennessee State | W 66–59 | 5–4 | 17 – Winton | 7 – Hess | 6 – Winton | Gentry Complex (397) Nashville, TN |
| Dec. 18* 7:00 pm | Mississippi | W 67–55 | 6–4 | 20 – Coleman | 9 – Winton | 3 – Coleman, Winton | Wolstein Center (203) Cleveland, OH |
| Dec. 22* 2:00 pm | New Hampshire | W 58–47 | 7–4 | 22 – Winton | 9 – Winton | 4 – Green | Wolstein Center (223) Cleveland, OH |
| Dec. 30* 2:00 pm | Lake Erie | W 70–51 | 8–4 | 18 – Winton | 12 – Winton | 11 – Winton | Wolstein Center (294) Cleveland, OH |
| Jan. 3* 6:00 pm | Butler | L 54–56 | 8–5 | 15 – Winton | 10 – Winton | 3 – King, Winton | Wolstein Center (257) Cleveland, OH |
| Jan. 9 6:00 pm | at Illinois–Chicago | W 73–69 | 9–5 (1–0) | 25 – Winton | 15 – Winton | 8 – Green | UIC Pavilion (165) Chicago, IL |
| Jan. 12 2:00 pm | Detroit | W 77–66 | 10–5 (2–0) | 32 – Winton | 10 – Winton | 7 – Winton | Wolstein Center (637) Cleveland, OH |
| Jan. 17 7:00 pm | Green Bay | L 49–52 | 10–6 (2–1) | 13 – Winton | 12 – Winton | 4 – Winton | Wolstein Center (257) Cleveland, OH |
| Jan. 19 2:00 pm | Milwaukee | L 60–63 | 10–7 (2–2) | 22 – Winton | 8 – Holifield, Winton | 4 – King, Winton | Wolstein Center (235) Cleveland, OH |
| Jan. 24 7:00 pm | Youngstown State | L 63–72 | 10–8 (2–3) | 16 – Coleman | 9 – Winton | 5 – King | Wolstein Center (236) Cleveland, OH |
| Jan. 31 7:00 pm | at Detroit | L 77–96 | 10–9 (2–4) | 25 – Green | 10 – Coleman | 4 – Coleman | Calihan Hall (237) Detroit, MI |
| Feb. 2 2:35 pm | at Valparaiso | L 84–92 | 10–10 (2–5) | 28 – Winton | 10 – Gordon | 4 – Green | Athletics–Recreation Center (575) Valparaiso, IN |
| Feb. 7 7:00 pm | Wright State | W 68–63 | 11–10 (3–5) | 24 – Winton | 9 – Winton | 4 – Coleman, Green, Gordon | Wolstein Center (153) Cleveland, OH |
| Feb. 9 3:00 pm | at Loyola–Chicago | L 78–79 | 11–11 (3–6) | 25 – Winton | 10 – Winton | 6 – Winton | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (317) Chicago, IL |
| Feb. 11 7:00 pm | Illinois–Chicago | W 75–69 | 12–11 (4–6) | 32 – Winton | 9 – Winton | 5 – Green | Wolstein Center (135) Cleveland, OH |
| Feb. 14 8:00 pm | at Green Bay | L 51–88 | 12–12 (4–7) | 21 – Winton | 11 – Winton | 4 – Green, Winton | Kress Events Center (2,056) Green Bay, WI |
| Feb. 16 3:00 pm | at Milwaukee | L 72–73 | 12–13 (4–8) | 24 – Winton | 9 – Winton | 4 – Coleman, Gordon | Klotsche Center (1,016) Milwaukee, WI |
| Feb. 21 7:05 pm | at Youngstown State | L 69–73 | 12–14 (4–9) | 20 – Winton | 9 – Winton | 3 – Schmitt, Winton | Beeghly Center (1,065) Youngstown, OH |
| Feb. 25 7:00 pm | Loyola–Chicago | L 67–72 | 12–15 (4–10) | 18 – Winton | 10 – Winton | 4 – Winton | Wolstein Center (213) Cleveland, OH |
| Mar. 2 2:00 pm | Valparaiso | W 58–54 | 13–15 (5–10) | 21 – Winton | 12 – Winton | 4 – Green | Wolstein Center (358) Cleveland, OH |
| Mar. 7 7:00 pm | at Wright State | L 53–61 | 13–16 (5–11) | 15 – Winton | 16 – Winton | 3 – Green | Nutter Center (631) Fairborn, OH |
| Horizon League Tournament |||||||||
| Mar. 13* 7:05 pm | at Youngstown State | L 62–69 | 13–17 | 19 – Winton | 15 – Winton | 7 – Green | Beeghly Center (1,648) Youngstown, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: — = Not ranked :
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