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Women's Soccer

NO. 6 OAKLAND CONTINUES HORIZON LEAGUE TOURNAMENT WITH SEMIFINAL MATCH AT NO. 1 MILWAUKEE

Golden Grizzlies and Panthers kick off on Thursday, Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. on ESPN+

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ROCHESTER, Mich. – The No. 6 seed Oakland women's soccer team continues 2019 Horizon League Tournament play with a semifinal rematch at No. 1 seed Milwaukee on Thursday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. The match will be broadcast live from Engelmann Stadium on ESPN+.
 
MATCH-UP
  • Earlier this season, Oakland (7-7-3, 4-3-2 HL) played Milwaukee (15-1-1, 8-0-1 HL) to a scoreless double overtime draw (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.
  • In the league tournament semifinals last season, the No. 6 seed Golden Grizzlies 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.
 
NOTES
  • Sami Lopez scored the game-winning goal and assisted on Nikki May's first goal of the season as No. 6 seed Oakland upset No. 3 seed IUPUI, 2-0, in quarterfinal action on Monday. Alexa Sabbagh also assisted on Lopez's goal while Jaimie Leas posted her fourth shutout of the season.
  • This marks the second consecutive season Oakland entered the tournament as the No. 6 seed and upset the No. 3 seed. Last season, Oakland stunned No. 3 seed Northern Kentucky, 2-1, in the quarterfinals.
  • Alexa Sabbagh and Kendra Zak earned All-Horizon League second team honors while Jessica Shears was named to the Horizon League All-Freshman Team, announced by the league office on Monday.
  • Jaimie Leas posted her fourth shutout of the season against IUPUI, her other clean sheets came against Youngstown State (9/20), IUPUI (10/12) and Milwaukee.
  • Oakland closed out the regular season with a 2-0 setback at UIC (11/1)​​​​​​​
  • Sabbagh leads the team in points (14) and goals (6) which rank tied for eighth and tied for fifth in the league respectively.
  • Lopez (13) is second on the team in points and also leads the team in assists (5) 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 May (1), 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 20
  • 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
#WEARtheBEAR
 
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Players Mentioned

Natalie Abbate

#16 Natalie Abbate

F
5' 9"
Sophomore
Carmela Barro

#11 Carmela Barro

MF
5' 2"
Sophomore
Sierra Grodsinsky

#17 Sierra Grodsinsky

Forward
5' 8"
Senior
Jaimie Leas

#00 Jaimie Leas

GK
5' 7"
Redshirt Junior
Fraser
Nikki May

#19 Nikki May

D
5' 5"
Sophomore
Ashley Postma

#8 Ashley Postma

Defender
5' 6"
Junior
Alexa Sabbagh

#22 Alexa Sabbagh

MF/D
5' 7"
Sophomore
Taylor Thalheimer

#5 Taylor Thalheimer

Defender/Forward
5' 5"
Senior
Kendra Zak

#2 Kendra Zak

Midfielder/Defender
5' 7"
Sophomore
Brooklyn Blake

#6 Brooklyn Blake

MF
5' 4"
Freshman
Sami Lopez

#18 Sami Lopez

MF/F
Sophomore
Jessica Shears

#12 Jessica Shears

F
5' 6"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Natalie Abbate

#16 Natalie Abbate

5' 9"
Sophomore
F
Carmela Barro

#11 Carmela Barro

5' 2"
Sophomore
MF
Sierra Grodsinsky

#17 Sierra Grodsinsky

5' 8"
Senior
Forward
Jaimie Leas

#00 Jaimie Leas

5' 7"
Redshirt Junior
Fraser
GK
Nikki May

#19 Nikki May

5' 5"
Sophomore
D
Ashley Postma

#8 Ashley Postma

5' 6"
Junior
Defender
Alexa Sabbagh

#22 Alexa Sabbagh

5' 7"
Sophomore
MF/D
Taylor Thalheimer

#5 Taylor Thalheimer

5' 5"
Senior
Defender/Forward
Kendra Zak

#2 Kendra Zak

5' 7"
Sophomore
Midfielder/Defender
Brooklyn Blake

#6 Brooklyn Blake

5' 4"
Freshman
MF
Sami Lopez

#18 Sami Lopez

Sophomore
MF/F
Jessica Shears

#12 Jessica Shears

5' 6"
Freshman
F