NO. 6 OAKLAND OPENS HORIZON LEAGUE TOURNAMENT AT NO. 3 IUPUI

Golden Grizzlies and Jaguars kick off on Monday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. on ESPN+

ROCHESTER, Mich. –The No. 6 seed Oakland women's soccer team opens the 2019 Horizon League Tournament with a quarterfinal match at No. 3 seed IUPUI on Monday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. The match will be broadcast live from Michael A. Carroll Stadium on ESPN+.

MATCH-UP

Oakland (6-7-3, 4-3-2 HL) is 17-3 over the last 20 meetings against IUPUI (12-6-1, 6-3 HL) and have won the last seven consecutive matches against the Jaguars
Earlier this season, Ashley Postma scored the game-winning goal in the 86th minute to secure a 1-0 win over the Jaguars (10/12). Natalie Abbate took penalty kick shot that was deflected to Sami Lopez who passed out over to Postma who delivered the finish.

NOTES

This is the second consecutive season the Golden Grizzlies enter the tournament as the No. 6 seed. Last season, Oakland stunned No. 3 seed Northern Kentucky, 2-1, in the quarterfinals.
In the semifinals, Oakland pushed No. 1 seed Milwaukee to the limit playing to a 1-1 double overtime draw before eventually falling in penalty kicks to end the season.
Jaimie Leas recorded her third shutout of the season leading Oakland to a 0-0 double overtime draw against Horizon League leader Milwaukee on Senior Day (10/27). This marked the first time since Sept. 27, 2017 that Milwaukee hadn't scored a goal in a regular season league game.
Oakland was the only team to earn a point against the Panthers in league play which in turn clinched a spot in the Horizon League Tournament.
Oakland closed out the regular season with a 2-0 setback at UIC (11/1)
Alexa Sabbagh leads the team in points (13) and goals (6) which rank tied for seventh and tied for fourth in the league respectively.
Sami Lopez (10) is second on the team in points and also leads the team in assists (4) and ranks second in goals (3)
Sierra Grodsinsky (3), Kendra Zak (3) and Nikki May (3) rank second on the team in assists flowed by Ashley Postma (2) and Natalie Abbate (2) in third
Taylor Thalheimer (2), Shophie Wilsey (2) and Postma (2) rank third in goals with Brooklyn Blake (1), Postma (1), Sierra Grodsinsky (1) and Carmela Barro (1) each recording a tally on the season
Blake netted her first collegiate goal in a 1-0 double overtime win against Youngstown State (9/20)
The Golden Grizzlies have already surpassed their goal total from a season ago with 18
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