Tag: "college women’s basketball"
Providence works overtime to edge Oakland
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Providence simply has Oakland University’s number. The Friars defeated Oakland by just one point for the second straight season on Tuesday night. This time Providence held on for a 51-50 non-conference women’s basketball victory at the Athletics Center O’rena in a game that took overtime to […]
Oakland rolls past Rochester College
ROCHESTER HILLS – Oakland University didn’t waste much time in pulling away from Rochester College Thursday, building an early nine-point lead and cruising past the NAIA Warriors. Bethany Watterworth scored 17 points and added six assists and five rebounds to pace Oakland. Victoria Lipscomb added 11 points, and Brittany Carnago turned in 10 points and […]
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 […]
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 […]
Oakland women picked second in Summit League poll
ELMHURST Ill. – The Oakland women’s basketball team earned two first-place votes and was picked second (356 points) in The Summit League Preseason Poll, voted on by the league’s 10 head coaches and media members and released by the league office on Wednesday. Bethany Watterworth earned Preseason All-Summit League first team honors, while Sharise Calhoun […]
Oakland’s Watterworth, Calhoun garner preseason Summit League recognition
ROCHESTER, Mich. – Oakland’s Bethany Watterworth and Sharise Calhoun were both picked to the College Sports Madness Preseason All-Summit League Team, which was announced on Thursday afternoon. Both players averaged double-figures last season, helping the OU women’s basketball team advance to The Summit League Championship game for a fourth time in six years. Watterworth, a […]
WOMEN”S BASKETBALL: South Dakota State downs Oakland to earn NCAA bid
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – With a depleted lineup, Oakland was trying to win three games in three days to make up for an up-and-down season. South Dakota State had other plans for the Grizzlies. The Jackrabbits built a four-point lead at the half, then closed the door on Oakland’s […]
Oakland women trounce top-seeded Oral Roberts to advance to Summit League finals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Last march Oakland University felt the pain of a first-round upset in the Summit League Tournament. This time around the golden Grizzlies are making amends for their previous sin. All five starters reached double figures Monday afternoon and the fourth-seed Oakland upset top-seeded Oral Roberts […]
Walking wounded: Adversity-tested Golden Grizzlies hope to find remedy at Summit League Tournament
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Oakland University rightfully earned the distinction as the “Walking Wounded” throughout the regular season. The Golden Grizzlies lost several players to injury throughout the season, at least four with season-ending injuries, had one key player transfer over the Christmas break and several others spend time on […]
Aiming for the top: Rochester College women have gone from doormat to national title contender in just a few years
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — It’s not that Rochester College has much history when it comes to women’s basketball. The Warriors have only reached the national tournament on two occasions before this season and have never won a title. Yet the Warriors have quickly turned the program around the past couple […]
Rochester College holds down No. 1 seed for USCAA national tournament
UNIONTOWN, Pa. — In Garth Pleasant’s final year as head coach of Rochester College’s men’s basketball team, his Warriors will play with a large target on their backs for the upcoming United States Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men’s Basketball National Tournament. A national powerhouse going back to the 1980s, Rochester College was given the […]
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Versatile Watterworth shining bright for Golden Grizzlies
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — If there is a fault in Bethany Watterworth’s basketball game, it’s that’s she’s tough to label. Put her in the post, then she’ll pull a quick spin move and go up hard for the basket, or she’ll quickly kick the ball back out to open teammate. […]
Oakland pulls away from Western Illinois
MACOMB, Ill. – Sophomore Bethany Watterworth had 17 points and junior Sharise Calhoun scored 16 to lead the Oakland University women’s basketball team to a come-from-behind , 56-47, Summit League win over Western Illinois on Monday at Waste Management Court. The Golden Grizzlies shot 50 percent from the field in the second half to erase […]
Calhoun hits game-winning free throw to lift Golden Grizzlies past IUPUI
INDIANAPOLIS – Junior Sharise Calhoun had some flair for the dramatic Saturday afternoon. The junior guard form Oakland University hit the game-winning free-throw with 2.3 seconds left to lead the OU women’s basketball team to a 62-61 Summit League win over IUPUI on Saturday at Conseco Fieldhouse. The Golden Grizzlies have now won seven straight […]
Oral Roberts steals 2OT win from Oakland
ROCHESTER HILLS – Twice this season Oakland has had to work overtime at home this season. Both times the games ended with the same result. Oakland finally succumbed to Summit League-leading Oral Roberts Monday night at the Athletics Center O’rena, falling 80-72 in double-overtime. It was the Golden Grizzlies first loss at home since an […]
Oakland routs Centenary by 64 in homecoming win
ROCHESTER HILLS – Centenary’s final trip to Oakland University was a forgettable one. Sophomore Bethany Watterworth had 17 points to lead five players in double-digits for the Oakland University women’s basketball team in a 100-36 Summit League win over Centenary on Saturday at the Athletics Center O’rena. The Golden Grizzlies shot 80 percent from the […]
Rochester college takes over No. 1 spot in USCAA polls
The USCAA has released the Week 6 men’s basketball coaches poll and Rochester College is on top holding down the No. 1 ranking in the nation. After a 3-0 road trip, the RC men’s team took over the top spot after hovering in the top 10 the previous weeks. The RC women’s team also finished […]
Oakland holds North Dakota State to 17 second-half points in 60-48 triumph
FARGO, N.D. – Junior Sharise Calhoun had 18 points to lead the Oakland University women’s basketball team to a 60-48 win over North Dakota State on Saturday at the Bison Sports Arena. The Golden Grizzlies held the Bison scoreless for a 7:49 stretch and allowed just 17 second-half points. “It’s really fun to watch when […]
