ROCHESTER, Mich. - After a hard-fought weekend series against Milwaukee, the Golden Grizzlies volleyball team is back in action as it looks for its first league win as it heads to Cleveland State tomorrow (Oct.1), with first serve set for 6:00 p.m. ET, before Robert Morris visits the OU Credit Union O'rena for a weekend series.
 
Oakland dropped both matches against Milwaukee at home in five, as the team nearly came back in its weekend closer Saturday, down two sets to one, but couldn't complete the comeback and fell. Oakland took the first two sets on Friday against Milwaukee before it dropped the next three in a trio of thrilling sets, followed by winning sets one and four in Saturday's match before it fell in five.
 
Tyler Linkhart, who leads the Golden Grizzlies with 144 kills, led Oakland in its two matches with 24 kills and hits at a .193 clip. Gentry Brown was close behind with 22 kills as her and Linkhart are the only two Golden Grizzlies with 100+ kills with her 134. Emily Wichmann leads the team with 263 digs and accounted for 59 on the weekend, as she also led the weekend with four service aces.
 
As a team, the Golden Grizzlies have tallied 652 kills with a .198 hitting percentage, as its opponents hit at a .223 clip with 705 kills. Oakland tallies 1.4 aces per set as the team has a total of 96.0 blocks, 3.5 more than its opponents.
 
TUESDAY, OCT. 1
OPPONENT: Cleveland State
TIME: 6:00 p.m. ET
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The Vikings enter Tuesday's match 10-3 overall and split its Horizon League opener against Northern Kentucky. Cleveland State opened up its 2024 season with a loss against North Carolina and rattled off four-straight wins before it fell to Wyoming in four. The Vikings then went on another win streak, with five wins in-a-row, before it lost to Northern Kentucky this past Saturday in four sets. Of its 10 wins, four have come in a sweep and in four sets, while two went to five, as its three losses were by a sweep and a pair of four-set losses.
 
The Golden Grizzlies hold a 12-20 record against the Vikings, dating back to 2000, but ride a two-match win streak as it won both matches against Cleveland State last season. The Golden Grizzlies perform well on the road against the Vikings, as it's 8-6 on the road and is 3-3 in its last six. Seven of the Golden Grizzlies 20 losses against the Vikings came from 2000-2006, as the team is 12-13 since then.
 
The Vikings have totaled 636 kills on the year with a .222 hitting percentage, as Liberty Torres leads the team with 199 and a .263 hitting percentage. Allana Appleby leads the Vikings with 46.0 blocks to account for the team's 117.0, as three players have 30+ blocks. A pair of Vikings have 10+ service aces, as Ella Mihacevich leads with 18, as the Vikings have 76 as a team.
 
FRIDAY, OCT. 4 - Dig for a Cure
SATURDAY, OCT. 5 - Faculty and Staff Appreciation Night
OPPONENT: Robert Morris
TIME: 6:00 p.m. ET (Friday); 2:00 p.m. ET (Saturday)
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LIVE STREAM: ESPN+ (Friday) (Saturday)
 
The Colonials enter the week 6-7 and also split its Horizon League weekend matches against Purdue Fort Wayne. Robert Morris faces off against Youngstown State tomorrow (Oct. 1) before it heads to Oakland for the weekend series. The Colonials six wins are evenly distributed with two wins in three, four and five sets as it swept the Mastodons, while it's been swept three times, lost in four on four occasions and hasn't lost a set in five.
 
Of its 12 meetings, the Golden Grizzlies have only lost one match against the Colonials, coming from its most recent match last season. Oakland dropped the match in four sets but won all 11 matches prior and are undefeated at home. Seven of its 11 wins have been sweeps as the Golden Grizzlies have only dropped one set at home.
 
The Colonials have totaled 575 kills for 11.7 per set, as Jocelyn Jourdan leads the team with 132 kills and a .171 hitting percentage. A trio of players have totaled 10+ aces, as Ashleigh Wallin leads the 19 to help with the Colonials total of 85. At the net, the team has been blocked 110.5 times but has totaled 114.5 blocks, as Azra Eric leads with 63.0.