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Favero v EMU
Clarence Round
0
Eastern Mich. EMU (0-1-1, 0-0-0)
1
Winner Oakland OAK (1-1-0, 0-0-0)
Eastern Mich. EMU
(0-1-1, 0-0-0)
0
Final
1
Oakland OAK
(1-1-0, 0-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Eastern Mich. EMU 0 0 0
Oakland OAK 1 0 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | David Gibson, Coordinator of Athletic Communications

Favero Earns Win No. 200 in Gutsy Slugfest with EMU

ROCHESTER, Mich. – Head Coach Juan Pablo Favero tallied win No. 200 on a muggy Sunday afternoon at the Oakland Soccer Field as his Oakland University Women's Soccer program gutted out a 1-0 win over Eastern Michigan University.

Scoring opened quickly for Oakland (1-1-0) in forward Anuhea Aluli as Macey Wierenga set up the sophomore with a right-footed jab as the ball reverberated to the back of the net. While the start was strong, a red card a few minutes later put the Golden Grizzlies in a 10-player bind.



From that point, the Eastern Michigan (0-1-1) attack put on the afterburners in the first half, staying within Oakland's defensive zones and giving freshman Julia Zangerl a plethora of shots as the Eagles chipped away with their man-up opportunity.

With the lead at the half, Oakland managed to hold off 11 shots from Eastern Michigan with the final minutes intensifying opportunities for the Eagles while a handful of offside calls kept the onslaught of speed to a manageable amount. 

Despite the 11-2 shot difference in the second half alone, Oakland stood tall with the invitation of student-athlete families in the crowd for the team's first win of 2023. 

At the end of 90 minutes, Favero earned his 200th victory in rememberable fashion: a 1-0 win, down a student-athlete, and in intense 90-degree heat. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
  • Aluli gets her first goal of the season, Wierenga leads the team in points with three
  • Izzy Karkaba, Frankie Mudd, and Sunniva Raaen had a shot each
  • Zangerl grabbed four saves in 15 total shots faced
  • Oakland fought with a single corner kick in the game while the Eagles had four
  • With today's win, the Golden Grizzlies have not lost to Eastern Michigan since 2019

Oakland will make a four-game road stretch starting with No. 11 Northwestern University, which the Golden Grizzlies tied a year ago, on Thursday, August 24 at 8:30 pm in Evanston, Illinois.
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