Category: Oakland University
OU’s Kirk earns Summit League Player of Week honors
Kirk recorded 54 digs and averaged 6.75 digs per set over two matches ELMHURST, Ill. – Oakland defensive specialist Alli Kirk garnered Summit League Co-Defensive Player of the Week honors, as announced by the league office on Monday. It is the first time in the junior’s career she has won the award as she shares […]
Watterworth eclipses 1,000 career points in Oakland’s victory over American
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com WASHINGTON, D.C. – Bethany Watterworth joined some elite company Tuesday night. The 6-foot junior forward from Oakland University eclipsed the 1,000 points barrier in only her second game of her junior campaign in helping the visiting Golden Grizzlies upend American at Bender Arena, joining over 30 players in OU’s […]
Top-seeded Wake Forest blanks Oakland in NCAA opener
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Wake Forest dominated on the offensive end and the Demon Deacons were able to oust Oakland University in the first-round of the NCAA Women’s College Cup Friday. The Demon Deacons outshot the Golden Grizzlies 27-2, including 15-1 with shots directly on goal, and went on to post a 2-0 defeat of the […]
George Mason drops cold-shooting Oakland in season opener
FAIRFAX, Va. – Bethany Watterworth led all players with 17points, but the Oakland women’s basketball team (0-1) dropped its season-opener, 59-48, to George Mason (1-1) at the Patriot Center on Sunday. Zakiya Minifee added a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Golden Grizzlies. “That’s how opening games go sometimes,” said Oakland head […]
OU soccer lands three on All-Summit League squad
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – John Timm was one of three Oakland men’s soccer players to earn All-Summit League honors, as voted on by the league coaches and announced at the league banquet on Thursday night. Jon Evans and Mitch Hildebrandt both earned second team honors. A defender from Clarkston, Mich., Timm scored twice this season, […]
Oakland routs Windsor in final exhibition, 98-67
ROCHESTER HILLS – This past August, the University of Windsor was able to defeat three-time NCAA qualifier Oakland University in a men’s basketball scrimmage. In Tuesday’s final exhibition, the Golden Grizzlies exacted some revenge. Reggie Hamilton scored a game-high 24 points and Laval Lucas-Perry tallied 21 points as the Oakland men’s basketball team upended Windsor, […]
Oakland soccer to face top-seed Western Illinois at Summit League Tournament
ROCHESTER HILLS – The Oakland men’s soccer team will face regular-season champions Western Illinois on Friday in the semifinal round of The Summit League Men’s Soccer Championship at the Durwood Soccer Complex at 6 p.m. ET. The match will air live on Fox College Sports (FCS Atlantic). “Western Illinois is a very strong program,” said […]
Oakland draws No. 1 seed Wake Forest in NCAA opening round
INDIANAPOLIS – The Oakland women’s soccer team (10-10-1) will face Wake Forest (14-3-4) in the opening round of the 2011 NCAA Tournament, as announced during the NCAA Selection Show on Monday. The two teams will play on Friday at 7 p.m. at the W. Dennie Spry Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C. “With the new format, the […]
NCAA-bound: Oakland tops NDSU for Summit League soccer title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Oakland University didn’t need to have a flurry of chances to bury North Dakota State on Sunday. All it took was a pair of finishes. Julianne Boyle and Meghan Reynolds scored goals and the tournament host Golden Grizzlies withstood multiple challenges by NDSU to defeat the […]
Oakland blanks IUPUI to clinch Summit League tournament spot
ROCHESTER – John Timm scored the match-winner, as a pair of second-half goals propelled the Oakland men’s soccer team to a 2-0 win over IUPUI on Saturday at the OU Soccer Field. With the victory on Senior Night, the Golden Grizzlies claimed the final spot in The Summit League Championship. “The effort tonight epitomizes the […]
Oakland lands eight on All-Summit League soccer postseason teams
ROCHESTER – Eight players from the Oakland women’s soccer team earned All-Summit League honors, announced by the league office at the tournament banquet on Friday. Four players, Julianne Boyle, Meghan Reynolds, Serena San Cartier and Kara Weber each earned All-Summit League first team honors. “We are very excited for all the players that have received […]
Reynolds’ game-winner lifts Oakland past SDSU into Summit League finals
ROCHESTER – Meghan Reynolds helped lift Oakland University one game from an NCAA berth. Reynolds scored the game-winning goal, as the fourth-seeded Oakland women’s soccer team earned a 1-0 victory over top-seeded South Dakota State in the semifinals of The Summit League Championship on Friday at the OU Soccer Field. The Golden Grizzlies (9-10-1) advance […]
OU’s Hamilton selected as candidate for Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award
ROCHESTER HILLS – Reggie Hamilton is one of 30 finalists for the 2011-12 Lowe’s Senior Class Award, given to the men’s basketball student-athlete that excels on and off the court, announced on Friday. Hamilton, a senior from Chicago, is a preseason Mid-Major All-America and All-Summit League first team selection. “It’s truly an honor to be […]
Golden Grizzlies held scoreless in loss to Western Illinois
MACOMB, Ill. — Oakland University’s scoring woes continues in 1-0 setback to Western Illinois. Gavin Hoy had a shot cleared off the line and the Oakland men’s soccer team failed to score in a, 1-0 loss in a Summit League match at Western Illinois on Saturday at the John MacKenzie Alumni Field. The Golden Grizzlies […]
Oakland gives Southern Utah the 5-1 boot
ROCHESTER HILLS — Southern Utah will be leaving the Summit League after the school year. Oakland University gave the Thunderbirds a unfriendly good-bye on the soccer pitch Sunday. Two goals from Serena San Cartier helped lead the Oakland women’s soccer team to a 5-1 Summit League win over Southern Utah on Senior Day at the […]
Evans, Balough helps Oakland sweeps Summit League Athlete of the Week awards
ELMHURST, Ill. – Nick Evans and Vanessza Balogh were named The Summit League’s Swimming and Diving Athletes of the Week for their performances Oct. 7-17, marking the initial awards of the 2011-12 season announced by the league office. Evans, a native of Rochester Hills, Mich, earns his second career Swimming and Diving Athlete of the […]
Oakland gives rival Detroit the boot
ROCHESTER HILLS – Scoring goals has become a difficult task this season for Oakland University. On Wednesday night, the goals came in triplets. Miche’le Lipari, Konner McNamara and Gavin Hoy each scored as the Oakland men’s soccer team (4-9-1) won, 3-1, over local rival Detroit Mercy at the OU Soccer Field. The Golden Grizzlies finished […]