ROCHESTER, Mich. – Separated by just two points for fourth-place in the Horizon League standings, Saturday's battle between the Golden Grizzlies and the IUPUI Jaguars at the Oakland Soccer Field already had significant importance.

Factor in Senior Day and it being the second-to-last time the program's seven graduating student-athletes will ever be playing a home regular season match, and it becomes even more so.

Dropping a non-league tilt to the Western Michigan Broncos their last time out on October 18, the Golden Grizzlies will enter play at 3-8-3 (3-1-2 Horizon League), while IUPUI is 3-5-5 (2-1-3) and on a two-match win streak.

SENIOR DAY HONOREES
Oakland's seven graduating seniors are:

MF Ville Ahola
D Kieran Hayes
GK Finn Jurak
F Mikey Ketteman
F Dawsun Schrum
D Micah Sonnenberg
D Reid Sproat

These seven, along with their parents and other family members, will be recognized in a pregame ceremony, highlighting both their academic and athletic accomplishments.

ALL-TIME SERIES AGAINST THE JAGUARS AND LAST MEETING
Squaring off a total of 22 times since October 18, 1999, the Golden Grizzlies hold an 18-3-1 edge in the series with IUPUI, including two-straight wins.

In their last match on October 23, 2021, Oakland defeated the Jaguars, 1-0, in Indianapolis.

TELEVISION AND SOCIAL MEDIA COVERAGE
Saturday's action will air on ESPN+ (subscription required) and interested viewers and listeners can use this link to access the feed.

Additionally, @OaklandMSOC will have updates on Twitter.