ROCHESTER, Mich. - The Oakland Volleyball Team is gearing up to hit the road to the Kress Center in Green Bay to face the Phoenix in a weekend series Friday (Oct. 18) and Saturday (Oct. 19).
 
The Golden Grizzlies returned from a battle in Fort Wayne, Ind. after facing the Mastodons. On Friday (Oct. 11), Oakland fell to Purdue Fort Wayne in a tough battle, 3-2. Gentry Brown and Tyler Linkhart both had 18 kills on the day, with Ainsley Guse not far behind with 13. Rachel Rossman had 53 assists and 21 digs, as well as 21 digs for Emily Wichmann. On Saturday (Oct. 12), the Golden Grizzlies had yet another intense battle with the Mastodons, but fell, 3-2. Oakland had 13 blocks and 61 digs to Purdue's 8 blocks and 59 digs.
 
FRIDAY/SATURDAY, OCT. 18/19
OPPONENT: Green Bay
TIME: 7:00 p.m. ET (Friday), 3:00 p.m. ET (Saturday)
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LIVE STREAM: ESPN+ (Friday) (Saturday)
 
Green Bay has an overall record of 7-12 losses while Oakland is 6-13. The Phoenix are just ahead of Oakland in the Horizon League standings, at 4-3 compared to the Golden Grizzlies 2-5. The last time these two teams met, the Phoenix came out on top, 3-1, while the Golden Grizzlies look to even the all-time series as its 13-15 overall against Green Bay. The Phoenix also has a 7-3 record at home against the Golden Grizzlies.
 
Green Bay is coming home after getting swept by Cleveland State, 3-1, the first match of the weekend followed by a five-set loss the following day. In the Horizon League, Green Bay is t-3rd while Oakland is t-7th.
 
The Golden Grizzlies have a total of 929 kills on the year with 203 kills by Linkhart, and also have 140 blocks, with 78 of those from Guse.
 
Green Bay has a total of 118 aces, as Emma Best ranks second in the Horizon League with 31, and with a team total of 1,165 digs, Abby Gardner leads the team with 288 digs.