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ROCHESTER, Mich. - The Oakland men's soccer team heads to the Windy City for a pair of matches in the Hampton Inn at Loyola Classic beginning at DePaul on Friday, Aug. 31 at 5 p.m. ET and concluding at Loyola on Sunday, Sept. 2 at 6 p.m. ET. The DePaul match will be broadcast live from Wish Filed on the Blue Demon All-Access for free while the second match against the Ramblers will be broadcast live from Loyola Soccer Park on ESPN+.
 
Notes:
- DePaul is 1-1 on the season after upsetting No. 8/14 Western Michigan, 1-0, while Loyola is also 1-1 after defeating Cleveland State, 1-1, on Monday.
 
- Oakland picked up its first win of the season rallying with three second-half goals to defeat Marshall, 3-2, on the road (8/27). Dawsun Schrum scored his first career goal to tie the game at 1-1 followed by Napoleon Outlaw III's second consecutive goal. Jacob Moore tallied the game-winner in the 81st minute with Nebojsa Popovic and Travis Harrington each adding two assists while Corentin Diverres added his first assist in a Golden Grizzly uniform.
 
- Oakland played Western Illinois to 1-1 draw in the season opener (8/24) in which Outlaw III scored his first career goal in dramatic fashion with just 29 seconds left in regulation to force overtime

- The Golden Grizzlies were picked to finish sixth in the 2018 Horizon League Preseason Poll
 
- The Golden Grizzlies have 14 returners including All-Horizon League Second Team selection Nyal Higgins who anchored the back line to three shutouts last season and All-Freshman Team selection Noah Jensen who recorded two assists. Forward Nebojsa Popovic also returns after leading the team in assists (6) while ranking second in goals (4) and total points (14).
 
- Seniors Hamid Barry, Jacob Moore, Jimmy Todd and junior team captain Spencer Nolff will look to lead the team to a third Horizon League championship in a five-year span.
 
- Oakland also welcomes a diverse group of 11 newcomers who will look to make an immediate impact. The group includes four international student-athletes in Alfa Barry (Paris, France), Dorian Barberio (Guebwiller, France), Alabama-Huntsville transfer Corentin Diverres (Guidel, France) and Hartwick College transfer Elliott Bentley (Oakham, England) along with three additional transfers in Dylan Borczak (Detroit, Mich. - Schoolcraft College), Vince Manzo (Washington, Mich. - Villanova) and Cameron McNeil (Rochester Hills, Mich. - Marshall). Freshman Luke Morrell (Plainwell, Mich.), Dawsun Schrum (Sterling Heights, Mich.), Michael Teller (Lake Orion, Mich.) and Cameron Wilde (Shelby Township, Mich.) round out the class.



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