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ROCHESTER, Mich. – The Oakland women's soccer team will take on Notre Dame Sunday, Sept. 8 from the Oakland Soccer Field at 4 p.m. on ESPN+ in its annual Childhood Cancer Awareness game presented by Oakland University Credit Union.
 
Sunday's match will be the sixth time in program history the two squads have met, the first time ever competing in Rochester. 
 
The last time Oakland (2-1-1) and Notre Dame (5-0) met was in 2015 in the first round of the NCAA tournament. The Irish defeated Oakland, 5-0.
 
Sunday's game will serve as a drop off location for the Student Athlete Advisory Committee's (SAAC) crayon drive in an effort to collect new crayons for patients in local children's hospitals. Fans are encouraged to wear gold and bring a box of new crayons.
 
NOTES

• Sami Lopez was named the Horizon League Player of the Week after scoring two goals, including the game winner in Oakland's 2-1 overtime win over Eastern Kentucky (8/29)
• The Golden Grizzlies own the second best scoring average among the league at 2.0 goals per game
• Alexa Sabbagh and Lopez lead the team with three goals each just four games in, boasting the second best per game percentage in the Horizon League (.750)
• Sabbagh and Lopez also rank second in the league in points per game (1.75) recording three goals and one assist
• Oakland has tallied eight goals on the year coming from Lopez (3), Sabbagh (3), Ashley Postma (1) and Taylor Thalheimer (1)
• Senior Sierra Grodsinsky and Postma lead the team in assists with two
• Oakland's three goals against Toledo on Thursday was the first time since Sept. 4, 2016 the Golden Grizzlies have scored three goals in a regular season match 

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