ROCHESTER, Mich. – After two-straight home games, the Oakland women's soccer team will travel to Cleveland State to take on the Vikings from Krenzler Soccer Field at 1 p.m.
 
The Golden Grizzlies (2-4-4, 0-0-2 HL) are coming off a thrilling 1-1 draw against NKU where sophomore Frankie Mudd evened things out at 1-1 in the 88th minute off a shot from nearly mid-field over the NKU keeper. Freshman goalkeeper Julia Zangerl recorded her first career assist feeding Mudd the ball from the backfield.
 
Mudd's late second half goal landed the Golden Grizzlies on Sportscenter's Top Ten Plays in the no. 8 spot Friday. Sept. 22.
 
Both squads enter Sunday's match looking for the first Horizon League win of the season.
 
Macey Wierenga has paced the Oakland offense this season tallying a team-best three goals. The graduate student and Caledonia, Mich. native has also added an assist on the year.
 
Mudd has recorded two goals for the Golden Grizzlies while Anuhea Aluli, Jayna Fraser and Melaina Troy round out the goal scorers for Oakland with one apiece.
 
SCOUTING THE VIKINGS

The all-time series leans in Oakland's favor, 5-4-4, including wins in the last two meetings. Oakland has earned three of its five series wins over the Vikings on the road.
  
Cleveland State heads into Sunday with a 3-6-1 record, 0-2-1 in conference play. The Vikings have only been able to record one win at home this season, coming Sept. 7 against Saint Francis resulting in a 4-1 victory on Senior Day.
 
CSU's Erica Leinweber leads the Vikings in goals scored this season with four, placing her sixth among Horizon League foes.

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