CLEVELAND (Interstat) — The Cleveland State Vikings controlled play from the opening tip to defeat the Milwaukee Panthers 66-46 in a Horizon League women’s basketball game Wednesday night at Wolstein Center.

Colbi Maples led all scorers with 20 points and added six assists for the Vikings, who improved to 16-7. Izabella Zingaro contributed 11 points. Cleveland State built a 36-13 halftime lead and never relented, scoring 32 points in the paint and 20 points off turnovers.

Jorey Buwalda scored 13 points and Grace Lomen added 10 for Milwaukee, which fell to 7-16. The Panthers shot just 5 points in the first quarter and could not recover from the early deficit. Attendance was 465.