Oakland University

Third time’s a charm, right? In Oakland’s third buy game of the season against a Power Six opponent, the Golden Grizzlies defeated the Xavier Musketeers, 78-76. Many mid-major teams are lucky to compete in any of their buy games against Power Six schools, but Oakland has not only competed in all three of its buy games so far, it has stolen a win from a team that was a No. 3 … [Read more...] about Trey Townsend’s huge night lifts Oakland over Xavier in 78-76 upset

Fall sports are nearly over, but men’s and women’s basketball at Oakland University are just now gearing up. Greg Kampe and the men’s team, as well as Jeff Tungate and the women’s team were both in action during the week of Nov. 12-18. Here is a full breakdown of how both teams fared, along with an update on the volleyball team’s appearance in the Horizon League … [Read more...] about Oakland Athletics: A week in review (Nov. 12-18)

On Thursday, Nov. 14, the Oakland men’s basketball team defeated the Bowling Green State University (BGSU) Falcons 81-62 in the team’s home opener at the OU Credit Union O’rena. “I’m really pleased,” head coach Greg Kampe said. “I think that we showed some things. I’m really excited about our future.” Forward Trey Townsend led the way for the Golden Grizzlies, scoring 20 points … [Read more...] about Men’s basketball dominant in home opening win against BGSU

At the Oakland Aquatics Center, the Oakland women’s swim and dive team lost a tough match to the Eastern Michigan University (EMU) Eagles on Thursday, Nov. 16. In a meet featuring multiple lead changes between the Grizzlies and the Eagles and even a tie at one point, OU came up 10 points short, losing 155-145, following the last event of the evening. Jordyn Shipps paved the way … [Read more...] about Oakland women’s swim and dive team falls short in thrilling battle against EMU

From the opening whistle, it was evident the Golden Grizzlies meant business in their 110-51 win over Cleary University in their home opener. The Golden Grizzlies came out strong the entire first quarter, and from that point on, Oakland showed no signs of slowing down. Markyia McCormick’s triples, along with Jasmine Dupree-Hebert’s consecutive threes, widened the score gap to … [Read more...] about Golden Grizzlies unstoppable in 110-51 victory over Cleary