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UNLEASH THE GRIZZ

Oakland University Athletics

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Michael Sly Jr.
Skip Townsend
2
Oakland OAK (4-10-5, 4-2-3)
4
Winner Cleveland St. CSU (10-3-5, 5-1-3)
Oakland OAK
(4-10-5, 4-2-3)
2
Final
4
Cleveland St. CSU
(10-3-5, 5-1-3)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Oakland OAK 2 0 2
Cleveland St. CSU 1 3 4

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Teddy Rydquist

Golden Grizzlies provide Cleveland State with tough test, but fall in #HLMSOC Tournament Semifinal

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Two first-half goals propelled the No. 4 Oakland Golden Grizzlies to a halftime lead over hometown No. 1 Cleveland State in a Horizon League Men's Soccer Tournament Semifinal Thursday, but three second-half tallies vaulted the Vikings to a 4-2 victory.

With the defeat, the Golden Grizzlies wrapped up their 2022 season at 4-10-5 (4-2-3 Horizon League).

Taking the field for the first time since November 2, Cleveland State (10-3-5, 5-1-3) will now play twice in a three-day period, facing the winner of Thursday's other semifinal between the No. 2 Wright State Raiders and No. 3 IUPUI Jaguars in Saturday's Horizon League Tournament Championship Match with the conference's automatic bid to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Tournament on the line.

Vikings senior Albert Portas started the scoring in the seventh minute, and junior Gabe Baylon evened things back up for Oakland in the 19th with his second goal of the year. His third consecutive match finding the back of the net, freshman Charlie Retzer gave the Golden Grizzlies a 2-1 lead in 42nd that lasted until the halftime break.

Retzer's tally would be Oakland's last, however, and three Cleveland State goals in the match's final 33 minutes – one from senior Pablo Kawecki and a pair from junior Bojan Kolevski – were enough for the Vikings to move on.

The Golden Grizzlies registered eight shots to Cleveland State's 19, and there were a total of 33 fouls in the contest – 16 called on Oakland and 17 on the Vikings.

SEASON STATISTICAL LEADERS
Senior Dawsun Schrum paced Oakland's 2022 offensive attack with 12 points (3 goals, 6 assists), followed by fellow senior Ville Ahola with 9 (3 goals, 3 assists) and Baylon with 7 (2 goals, 3 assists).

Redshirt freshman Michael Sly, Jr. ended up starting the final 16 matches in goal, recording a 4-7-5 record, .784 save percentage, 98 saves and five shutouts.

HORIZON LEAGUE TOURNAMENT RUNDOWN
For interested parties, Saturday's championship match between No. 1 Cleveland State and No. 2 Wright State/No. 3 IUPUI will air live on ESPN+ (subscription required), and can be accessed using this link.

A full copy of the Horizon League Tournament bracket can be viewed here.
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