ROCHESTER, Mich. – The Oakland women's soccer team will host Purdue Fort Wayne in its home finale Tuesday, March 30 at 10:30 a.m. at the Grizz Dome. Tuesday's game will mark Oakland's annual senior day celebration, recognizing Hollie Clement, Jaimie Leas and Ashley Postma, and will be broadcast on ESPN+.
 
Oakland (5-2-1) is riding a four-game winning streak and most recently, is coming off a 1-0 road win over Wright State.
 
Purdue Fort Wayne (3-4) comes to Rochester falling in three of its last four meetings. 
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
Oakland vs. Purdue Fort Wayne: 7-1
Last Meeting (8/14/16): Oakland won, 3-1
At Home: 5-0
At PFW: 2-1
Neutral: --
First-Ever Meeting (11/3/07): Oakland won, 4-0


 
LEAGUE LEADERS
Carmela Barro, Sami Lopez, Marin Kulenguski, Ashley Postma and Alexa Sabbagh mark the only five student-athletes from one team to rank in the top 10 in the Horizon League with two or more assists. Lopez has tallied a league-best six assists on the year, Postma has added five, while Barro, Kulenguski and Sabbagh have recorded two.
 
Lopez and Sabbagh sit third with three goals on the year. 
 
Sabbagh ranks third in shots on goal (14), Lopez eighth (9).
 
GOAL GETTERS
Izzy Karkaba, Jackie Reilly, and Macey Wierenga all netted their first career goals for Oakland this season, while Barro, Hollie Clement, Lopez, Sabbagh and Sophie Wilsey are the other goal-scorers for the Golden Grizzlies. Oakland's eight goal scorers is a league-best.
 
HIGH-FIVE
Oakland defeated Robert Morris in a commanding 5-0 win from the Grizz Dome last Wednesday. Oakland's five goals marks the first time since the 2017 season the Golden Grizzlies have scored five goals in a game after defeating Chicago State 5-0 on Sept. 4.
 
RECORD SETTER
Postma tallied four assists against Robert Morris, good for second in program history. Postma's helpers tie the effort of Cathy Miniuk and Jenny Grimm who tallied both recorded four assists in different games during the 1995 season.
 
PLAYER(S) OF THE WEEK
Wierenga was named the Nike Horizon League Offensive Player of the Week (3/26).Wierenga lifted Oakland to its fourth-straight win, scoring a phenomenal game-winner with a little over 10 minutes remaining in regulation. The Golden Grizzlies defeated Wright State on the road, 1-0 Wednesday, snapping a three-game losing streak to the Raiders. The sophomore tallied two shots, one on goal on the day, recording her second goal of the season.The weekly honor marks the first Wierenga's career.

Noëmi Stadelmann was named the Nike Horizon League Defensive Player of the Week the league office announced (3/5). The junior recorded her first shutout of the year, and the first for Oakland en route to a 2-0 win over rival Detroit Mercy on the road Wednesday. Stadelmann tallied three saves on the day. The weekly honor marks the first Stadelmann's career.

PRESEASON POLL
Oakland was picked to finish fifth in the 2021 Horizon League women's soccer preseason poll, announced by the league office on Monday and voted on by the league's 12 head coaches.
 
SENIOR LEADERSHIP
The Golden Grizzlies welcome back Hollie Clement, Jaimie Leas and Ashley Postma for their senior campaign. 
 
A LOOK AT LAST YEAR
The Golden Grizzlies finished in sixth place a season ago with a 7-8-3 record, 4-3-2 in Horizon League play. Oakland made it all the way to the semifinals of the Horizon League Championship for the second-straight season before bowing out of the tournament after a 2-1 loss to no. 1 seed and tournament champion, Milwaukee.
 
OFFENSE ON THE RISE
The Golden Grizzlies netted 21 goals in 2019, a vast improvement from 2018 where Oakland scored 10 goals. It is the most goals Oakland has recorded since the 2016 season, led by Alexa Sabbagh who tallied seven on the year.
 
In 18 games, nine Golden Grizzlies recorded at least one goal on the year. Oakland emphasized its ability to work as a team as the Black and Gold registered 27 assists on its 21 goals. An impressive 12 Golden Grizzlies recorded at least one assist, led by sophomore Sami Lopez with five.

ALL LEAGUE HONORS
Alexa Sabbagh, Kendra Zak and Jessica Shears earned Horizon League Women's Soccer All-Conference honors. Sabbagh and Zak were named to the All-Horizon League Second Team, while Shears earned Horizon League All-Freshman Team Honors. Sami Lopez was named to the 2019 Horizon League All Tournament team after Oakland's semifinal appearance.