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ROCHESTER, Mich. –The Oakland women's soccer team welcomes Detroit Mercy Wednesday, Oct. 9 at 4 p.m. in its annual Metro Series Showdown sponsored by United Shore.
Wednesday's game will serve as a white out and be broadcast on ESPN3. The match between the Golden Grizzlies and the Titans was originally scheduled for Oct. 2, however the field was deemed unplayable due to rain.
MATCH-UP
- Oakland and Detroit Mercy branded an annual rivalry called the Metro Series in 2013, which will be awarded to the school with the most head-to-head victories over the course of the academic year
- The Golden Grizzlies have won the Metro Series title every year since its existence
- Oakland owns the all time series against the Titans (2-7-2, 0-2-1 HL), 14-7-2
- Detroit Mercy has not claimed a victory against the Golden Grizzlies in Rochester since 2008
- In the last meeting, Oakland's Alexa Sabbagh scored a goal in the 72nd minute to secure a 1-0 win over Detroit Mercy
NOTES
- Alexa Sabbagh leads the team in points with nine, placing her eighth in the league with .90 per game
- Senior Sierra Grodsinsky leads the team in assists with three
- Sami Lopez (3), Shophie Wilsey (2), Brooklyn Blake (1), Grodsinsky (1), Ashley Postma (1) and Taylor Thalheimer (1) have also recorded goals on the year for the Golden Grizzlies
- Blake netted her first collegiate goal in a 1-0 double overtime win against league foe Youngstown State (9/20)
- Goalkeeper Jaimie Leas sits seventh in the league in saves per game (3.38)
- The Golden Grizzlies have already surpassed their goal total from a season ago, now with 13
- Lopez was named Nike Horizon League Player of the Week (9/2) after scoring two goals against Eastern Kentucky including the overtime game winner
- Oakland University is celebrating 25 years of women's soccer this season
