Tag: "summit league"
A New Horizon…Oakland accepts invitation to join the Horizon League
ROCHESTER HILLS — Oakland University Director of Athletics Tracy Huth announced on Tuesday that the Golden Grizzlies will leave The Summit League and join the Horizon League on July 1, 2013. OU will compete in all of its 18 intercollegiate sports. “Moving to the Horizon League allows us to associate and compete with institutions with outstanding academic […]
OAKLAND UNIVERSITY NOTEBOOK: Oakland women’s golf tabbed fifth in Summit League preseason poll; Hamilton selected as nominee
ELMHURST, Ill. – The Oakland women’s golf team was selected to finish fifth in The Summit League Preseason Poll, announced by the league office on Wednesday. The poll is voted on by the league’s 10 head coaches. “I am not concerned with where the team is ranked now,” said first-year coach Russ Cunningham. “We have […]
South Dakota gains first ever Summit League win at Oakland’s expense
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — South Dakota is in its first tour of the Summit League. The Coyotes gained their first signature win Saturday afternoon in only their second-ever women’s basketball league game. South Dakota held host Oakland University to a paltry 35.1 percent shooting night (20-for-57 from the floor) and […]
Oakland’s Jensen garners weekly SL swimming honor
ELMHURST, Ill. – Oakland’s Anders Jensen earns Summit League Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Week honors for his performance against Eastern Michigan, as announced by the league office on Tuesday. This is the first weekly award of the season for Jensen and he is the fourth different Golden Grizzly on the men’s team to […]
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 […]
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 […]
Oakland seniors bow out at O’rena with 105-96 win over South Dakota State
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Oakland University’s senior bowed out at the O’rena in style. Keith Benson, Larry Wright and Will Hudson all made major contributions in leading the Golden Grizzlies to a 105-97 Summit League triumph over South Dakota State in front of over 3,900 hands at the O’rena — […]
Repeat Offender: Oakland claims second straight regular season Summit League title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — For the first time this season, Oakland failed to shoot over 50 percent from the floor in a Summit League men’s basketball game. In fact, a 40.4 percent performance was one of the team’s lowest overall in the past two years combined. That didn’t deter the […]
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 […]
Oakland cruises past UMKC
ROCHESTER, Mich. – Senior Keith Benson led the way with his sixth double-double of the season, 20 points and 10 rebounds, and senior Will Hudson scored 17 points to lead Oakland University (5-3, 2-0) to a rout over UMKC, 99-62, in Summit League men’s basketball action on Saturday inside the Athletics Center O’Rena. “That was […]
Oakland women turn Southern Utah inside-out
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — When Bethany Watterworth touches the ball in the early stages of a game, that opens up much of the floor for Oakland University. In five games this season, Watterworth has reached double figures by halftime and Oakland is 4-1 in those contests. That happened again Thursday […]
Oakland pulls away from Southern Utah to win Summit League opener
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — The title defense of the Summit League championship has begun for Oakland University. The Golden Grizzlies, who finished 17-1 in the regular season last winter — the best-ever mark in league history — opened up league play right where it left off last season. Oakland used […]
