Oakland University

Thursday morning started out with low visibility, and as the day went on the weather did not seem promising for a dry game between Oakland University and Cleveland State University. Starting the game, Oakland was coming out of a four game winning streak. The game prior to those ended with a tie. The team has just under an overall 50/50 win/loss rate with a 6-7-1 record for … [Read more...] about Women’s soccer takes down Cleveland State in rainy affair

The Golden Grizzlies showed off just how much they could endure as they fought through adversity to capture the win against the University of Illinois-Chicago Flames.  The Grizzlies started off the game red hot with three straight kills before UIC locked down defensively to bring the score up to 7-5. After UIC found their footing, the game became much more evenly matched as the … [Read more...] about OU fights hard in four sets for Homecoming victory over UIC

What started out as a hopeless affair for the Golden Grizzlies last Saturday, quickly turned into a golden example of the team’s perseverance as they clawed their way back from a deficit to bring home the win in their Homecoming game. After both teams finished their feeling out process and finished getting their feet underneath them on the pitch, the first half felt like it was … [Read more...] about Men’s soccer takes home Homecoming win

The Detroit Pistons beat the San Antonio Spurs 115-105 in the 2021-22 NBA preseason opener. The Pistons, who were without No. 1 overall pick point guard Cade Cunningham, were lead by forward Jerami Grant’s 19 points in 24 minutes of play. Former Michigan State guard Bryn Forbes, now playing for the Spurs, registered a game-high 20 points in a losing effort. Cunningham, who is … [Read more...] about Pistons power past Spurs in preseason opener

The Oakland University volleyball team fell to the Milwaukee Panthers in straight sets last Thursday. Milwaukee came into the match undefeated in conference play at 4-0, while the Grizzlies were 3-1 coming in. This was a tough test for both teams early in the conference schedule.  The first set was back and forth, starting with a 9-9 tie. Just when it seemed like one team was … [Read more...] about Volleyball swept by Milwaukee in clash of Horizon League titans

The Oakland University volleyball team rallied from a 2-1 deficit in five sets to beat the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay in a dramatic home game on Oct. 10, improving to 5-2 on the season, and fourth in the Horizon League standings. Led by middle hitter Jaime Walling’s 20 points, the Golden Grizzlies overcame a feisty Green Bay Phoenix team as they battled back from an even … [Read more...] about Volleyball rallies to beat Green Bay in dramatic homecoming clash

Men and women’s soccer, basketball, women’s volleyball and men’s baseball are all Division I sports at Oakland University. This means we compete in the same division as schools like University of Michigan (U of M), Michigan State University (MSU), University of Alabama and more. Those are some big shoes to fill when you compare a smaller school like OU to schools as big as … [Read more...] about It’s time for OU to expand their athletic facilities

The Oakland University women’s golf team placed fifth at the Golden Grizzlies Invitational on Sept. 26-27.  The Golden Grizzlies Invitational is a stroke play tournament at Oakland University’s Katke-Cousins Golf Course that follows both individual and team play based on total score. Seven teams were represented with five players each. The course’s par is 72. The women’s golf … [Read more...] about Oakland University women’s golf places fifth in Golden Grizzlies Invitational

Long standing rival — the Purdue Fort Wayne (PFW) volleyball team — put up a tough battle in an attempt to win while visiting Grizzly territory on Tuesday, Sept. 28.  PFW gave a good competition for set wins — the first two sets were nail biters. OU won set one 27-25. The second set was just as close, but OU lost 25-22. Set three and four were steep wins, with OU pulling out on … [Read more...] about Volleyball defeats rival PFW on Crayon Drive night