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ROCHESTER, Mich. -​ Ciara Schultz tallied 49 assists with 10 digs while Cassie Pelloni had a match-best 19 kills and Melissa Deatsch had a double-double of 15 kills and 17 digs as Oakland rallied to defeat Cleveland State Friday evening, 16-25, 27-25, 20-25, 25-16, 15-12.

With the win, Oakland improves to 14-9 overall and 6-2 in Horizon League action, while Cleveland State slips to 10-11, 3-5 HL.

"We found a way," head coach Rob Beam said. "We really scrapped and brought some intensity in the fourth set. Give a lot of credit to our team; we talk about sideline culture, and our team was phenomenal and brought so much energy."

Jessica Dood added 11 kills for Oakland's attack, while Taylor Humm's season-best 31 digs was a match-high for the Golden Grizzlies. Oakland tallied nine blocks, with six blocks by Sammy Condon to lead the way.

After struggling in the first set, Oakland dug down and gutted out a 27-25 set victory. Cleveland State battled back by hitting .316 in the third to take a 2-1 lead, but the Golden Grizzlies answered by holding the Vikings to a .000 hitting percentage in the final two sets to earn the win.

In the decisive fifth set, Cleveland State edged out to a 6-4 lead, but the Golden Grizzlies rattled off the next six points thanks to hard-to-handle serving by Alli Gutschow to take a lead it wouldn't relinquish. Gutschow had two service aces on the night, including one during the key fifth-set run.

Oakland is back in action Saturday, Oct. 25 when the Golden Grizzlies host Youngstown State for a 4 p.m. match at the Athletics Center O'rena.

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