Oct. 19, 2013

Box Score

CHICAGO, Ill. - Cassie Pelloni notched 11 kills for Oakland and Amanda Baker had 10 of her own as the Golden Grizzies (9-13, 3-4 HL) made a statement by sweeping UIC (7-15, 2-5 HL) on Saturday. The match was a much-needed victory for OU and leaves the team with one win and one loss over the course of this weekend.

"We played very well in all phases of the game this afternoon," said head coach, Rob Beam. "I am proud of how our team responded. We need to build off this win as we begin the second half of the Horizon League season."

Melissa Deatsch continued her lethal serving ways as she earned four service aces in this match. As a team, Oakland's hitting efficiency was a cool .318 compared to a .076 percentage from UIC.

The Grizzlies got started right away in the first set by gaining an early lead that kept on growing. Jessica Dood would end the set with a kill for the 25-14 win. Set two, though a closer affair than the first, was still controlled by Oakland for the vast majority of action. The team was able to hang on for the 25-18 win and the 2-0 overall advantage in the match.

Set three featured a brief UIC lead but Baker recorded a kill for the side out which put the serve in Deatsch's hands. She would tally one of her four service aces and Oakland was back in the driver's seat. OU held on to its lead and won the set 25-17 to end the match with a clean sweep.

Oakland heads back home to take on Green Bay on Oct. 25 in the Athletics Center O'rena to begin the second round of Horizon League play. The match is set to begin at 7 p.m.

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