Category: Oakland University
Oakland trips up Western Illinois
TIMOTHY PONTZER STUDENT CORRESPONDENT ROCHESTER HILLS — During the course of this season, the difference between playing at home and being on the road has been night and day for the Oakland University women’s basketball team. Away from the O’Rena this year, the Golden Grizzlies have sported a dastardly 1-6 record. Meanwhile, coming into Monday, […]
Oakland’s Zakiya Minifee suffers season-ending injury
ROCHESTER HILLS – Zakiya Minifee will miss the remainder of the Oakland women’s basketball season, announced head coach Beckie Francis on Tuesday. Minifee suffered a lower body injury during Oakland’s game against IUPUI and, after medical evaluation, was deemed unable to return for the remainder of the 2011-12 season. “It’s a big blow to lose a player […]
CAMPUS CLIPS: Czerska Earns Summit League weekly award
ELMHURST, Ill. – Sandra Czerska was named The Summit League’s Swimming and Diving Female Athlete of the Week for her performance against Akron on Saturday, Jan. 7 as announced by the league office on Tuesday. She helped Oakland to a 155-145 victory over the Zips at Ocasek Natatorium. Czerska, a native of Warsaw, Poland, won three […]
Oakland women return home to cage IUPUI
TIMONTHY PONTZER CORRESPONDENT ROCHETER HILLS — After losing four straight, the Oakland University women’s basketball team was looking to start the new year off with a much needed victory. Junior Bethany Watterworth led the Golden Grizzlies to that win, notching 27 points in a 54-50 victory over Summit League rival IUPUI . Oakland (6-8; 2-3 […]
Leathernecks slap Oakland with sixth straight loss
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Western Michigan solved a long-standing riddle Thursday night: How to beat Oakland University. The Leathernecks defeated Oakland for only the fifth time in school history and for only the third time on the road with a resounding 71-61 victory inside the Athletics Center O’rena. The 61 […]
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Golden Eagles snap Oakland’s 31-game home court league winning streak
ROCHESTER HILLS — All streaks come to an end. Oakland found that out Tuesday night at the Athletics Center O’rena. Reggie Hamilton tallied a game-high 28 points and Travis Bader finished with 16 to lead four Oakland players in double figures, but Oral Roberts shot 69 percent from beyond the arc (11-for-16) and ended the Golden Grizzlies’ […]
South Dakota hands Oakland fourth straight loss
BROOKINGS, S.D. – It has been three years since Oakland University has lost two straight league games. The recent tailspin including a 76-64 setback at South Dakota State Friday night, Oakland’s fourth straight loss and sixth time in its last eight games. Nate Wolters and Brayden Carlson teamed up to lead South Dakota State to […]
North Dakota State hands Oakland first league loss
FARGO, N.D. – Losses on the road or at home have been rare for Oakland University during the past couple of seasons. Blowout losses have been even a rarer feat. The Golden Grizzlies, who were a combined 34-2 the past two seasons in Summit League play, suffered both Wednesday night on the road. North Dakota State […]
Western Michigan plays the Grinch, steals rare win inside Oakland’s O’rena
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — The Grinch arrived in Rochester Hills Friday night and stole Christmas. And he was disguised as a bronco. Western Michigan came into the Athletics Center O’rena and stymied the Golden Grizzlies by a 91-76 count in a non-league men’s basketball holiday hoops showdown between intra-state rivals. […]
Buffalo stymies Golden Grizzlies in overtime
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Oakland’s road woes continued Wednesday night. Bethany Watterworth scored 28 points to lead the Oakland women’s basketball team (5-6) in a 69-65 overtime loss at Buffalo (4-8) on at Alumni Arena. Brittany Carnago added 11 points, nine rebounds and six blocks for the Golden Grizzlies. “This was a tough one for us,” said Oakland […]
Arizona holds off Oakland
TUCSON, Ariz. – Reggie Hamilton scored a game-high 31 points and Travis Bader added 17 as Oakland (8-5) fell to Arizona (8-4), 85-73, on Tuesday night inside the McKale Center. The Golden Grizzlies were outrebounded 39-28 and the Wildcats outscored OU 42-22 in the paint. “I thought Arizona played really good tonight,” said OU coach Greg Kampe. “At one point […]
Hamilton’s 41 points lift Oakland past rival Valparaiso
VALPARAISO, Ind. — Throughout the years, Oakland and Valparaiso have put together a memorable series on the hard court, either as members of the same conference or in parallel leagues. The two put together another classic Saturday inside Valpo’s Athletics-Recreation Center. Down 17 points early in the second half, Oakland’s Reggie Hamilton scored a career-high […]
Oakland’s Carnago named Summit League Player of the Week
ROCHESTER HILLS – Brittany Carnago was named The Summit League Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, the league office announced on Tuesday. The OU center posted 17 blocks and helped lead the Golden Grizzlies to wins over Clemson and UIC during the week. “Brittany did a great job this week,” said Oakland head coach Beckie Francis. […]
Oakland pulls away from Rochester College
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — This game had trap game written all over it. Oakland University, coming off a two-week stretch which included was 1-1 record against BCS power conference schools Tennessee and Michigan and a 4-2 overall mark, hosted its annual cross-town rivalry game with neighboring Rochester College Tuesday. The […]
Calhoun’s buzzer-beater leads Oakland past UIC
ROCHESTER – Sharise Calhoun spent the first few games on the season sidelined with an ankle injury. Now back in the lineup, the Oakland University senior guard has made a huge difference. Calhoun was back at it again Sunday afternoon. Calhoun’s half-court shot at the buzzer propelled the Oakland women’s basketball team to a 48-45 […]
Michigan goes outside the arc to down Oakland
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AUBURN HILLS — Michigan has earned a reputation of using back-door cuts and three-point shooting to wear down opponents. It has become kind of your pick-your-poison option when trying to stop the Wolverines. Oakland gambled with halting Michigan’s back-door access and that exposed the three-point arc. The Wolverines found […]
Ohio hands Oakland rare home loss
ROCHESTER – Oakland University has proven to be a difficult team to play inside the confines of the Athletics Center O’rena in recent years. Ohio University found away to crack the code Wednesday and steal a road win at a site few teams have been able to win in the past three schools years. Travis […]
