ROCHESTER, Mich. - The Oakland men's soccer team continues Horizon League play at Wright State on Saturday, Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. The match will be broadcast live from Alumni Field at Rinzler Stadium on ESPN+.
 
Notes:
-Oakland (4-3-1, 2-0-1 HL) is 6-4-2 over the last 12 matches against Wright State (5-3-1, 1-1 HL). During last season's match up, the then No. 23 ranked Raiders notched a 2-0 road win at Oakland.
 
-The last time out in league play, Spencer Nolff scored his first goal of the season off assists from Dawsun Schrum and Dylan Borczak as Oakland played arch-rival Detroit Mercy to a 1-1 double overtime draw last week. The Golden Grizzlies remain unbeaten at 4-0-2 against the Titans since the inception of the Metro Series in 2014.
 
-Cameron Wilde and Evan Sawula lead the team in goals (3) which is tied for sixth in the league. They each rank second (8) and third (6) respectively on the team in points.
 
-Borczak leads the team and league in assists (6) and leads the team in points (10) which also ranks sixth in the league. He scored a goal with a season-high in assists (2) and points (3) in Oakland's 5-1 win at Robert Morris (8/30) along with the equalizer to rally the Golden Grizzlies from a two-goal deficit to a 2-2 draw at Bradley (9/8).
 
-Elliott Bentley is second on the team in assists (3) with Carson Debison-Larabie, Frank Jones, Noah Jensen and Wilde ranking third (2).
 
- Charlie Braithwaite leads the team in game-winning goals (2) which is fourth in the league. His game winners came against Green Bay and Robert Morris.
 
-As a team, Oakland ranks second in conference in points (51) and assists (21) while ranking third in goals (15).

-Nine different players have accounted for 15 total goals and 10 different players have recorded 21 assists through nine games this season.

-Oakland recorded a 3-0 shutout win at Green Bay in which Braithwaite, Sawula and Borczak each scored a goal over a seven-minute span in the first half. Bentley recorded two assists from his defensive position with Cameron Wilde, Borczak and Noah Jensen also adding an assist.
 
-Sullivan Lauderdale recorded his second shutout of the season in league play at Green Bay earning Nike Horizon League Defensive Player of the Week.
 
-Sawula scored the game-winning goal in the 80th minute to give Oakland a 1-0 home opening Horizon League win over Cleveland State (9/14).
 
-In the season opener, Oakland rolled to a 5-1 win at Robert Morris (8/30) as five players each scored a goal led by Borczak with a goal and two assists recording four points. Wilde and Mikey Ketteman each scored their first career goals while transfer Charlie Braithwaite notched his first goal in a Golden Grizzlies' uniform. Dawsun Schrum also rounded out the scoring with a second half tally.
 
-The 2019 season marks the 46th year of the men's soccer program
 
-Head Coach Eric Pogue is entering his 11th season and 18th overall with the program
 
-Associate Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator Andy Wagstaff and Assistant Coach Demir Muftari return to the coaching staff. Both helped Oakland to the program's first Horizon League regular season and tournament championships in 2014. The team went on to defeat Kentucky in the opening round of the NCAA Championships marking the second time the Golden Grizzlies advanced to the second round of the College Cup
 
-Oakland was picked to finish fourth in the 2019 Horizon League Preseason Poll
 
-The Golden Grizzlies have 13 returners including Horizon League All-Freshman Team selections Luke Morrell who finished second on the team in goals (4) and points (8) and Napoleon Outlaw III who also finished second in points (8) scoring three goals with two assists
 
-Seniors Spencer Nolff and Elliott Bentley along with junior Noah Jensen were named team captains
 
-For the second straight season, Oakland has a diverse group of 11 newcomers who will look to make an immediate impact.
The group includes 10 freshmen Carson Debison-Larabie (Ajax, Ont., Canada), Frank Jones (Rochdale, England), Mikey Ketteman (Portage, Mich.), Auston Kranick (Murrysville, Penn.), Adam McAleenan (Crossgar, Northern Ireland), Mitch Meldrum (Chesterfield, Mich.), Marco Navarro (Fort Wayne, Ind.), Alexis Puga (Lawrenceville, Ga.), Micah Sonnenberg (Brooklyn, Mich.), Reid Sproat (Auburn, Ind.) and Georgia Military College transfer Charlie Braithwaite (Doncaster, England) to round out the class.
 
-The 2019 roster also includes 10 international players: Canada (5-Jensen, Evan Sawula, Debison-Larabie, Adam Giorgio, Liam McQueenie), England (3-Braithwaite, Bentley, Jones), France (1-Corentin Diverres), Ireland (1-McAleenan).

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