ROCHESTER, Mich. – Valuable experience for the program before their Fall 2023 season begins in August, Golden Grizzlies men's soccer announced they will compete in seven exhibition matches from February-April, all of which will take place at the Oakland University Sports Dome on-campus.

Spanning six Fridays and Saturdays and including one doubleheader, the schedule of exhibition matches is as follows:

• Friday, February 10 vs. Detroit City FC at 9:30 a.m. (Professional United Soccer League Championship team)
• Friday, February 24 vs. AIFC Toronto U19 at 9:30 a.m.
• Saturday, March 11 vs. University of Michigan at 5:15 p.m.
• Saturday, March 18 vs. Michigan State University at 5:15 p.m.
• Saturday, April 1 vs. Indiana Tech at 7:45 p.m.
• Saturday, April 8 vs. Western Michigan University at 6:30 p.m. AND Lawrence Tech at 8:15 p.m.

The March 18 date with the Spartans holds a special significance, as it will serve as the Inaugural Oakland Men's Soccer Parent Weekend, recognizing everything the moms and dads have done to help their sons reach this point in their lives and everything they do for the program.

Along with the Michigan Wolverines, Michigan State is a member of the Big Ten Conference (B1G). The Spartans finished seventh in the league in 2022, while the Wolverines were ninth.

Western Michigan resides in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and the Golden Grizzlies played the Broncos last fall, dropping a 3-0 decision in Rochester on October 18.

Indiana Tech and Lawrence Tech both belong to the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) level.

Eager to return to Horizon League Championship-contending form in the fall, Oakland has had a successful offseason as seniors Ville Ahola, Finn Jurak, Mikey Ketteman, Reid Sproat and Micah Sonnenberg all announced they will take advantage of their additional year of eligibility and return to the program in 2023.

Goalkeeper Michael Sly, Jr. and forward Zach Townsend, both redshirt freshmen, turned in promising campaigns in 2022 for the Golden Grizzlies, as well, with Sly earning a spot on the Horizon League All-Freshman Team and Townsend starting six of the final seven matches and tallying his first collegiate goal in the November 2 victory over the Northern Kentucky Norse.