ROCHESTER, Mich. – The Oakland University volleyball team at home inside the OU Credit Union O'rena as they take on Green Bay this weekend. First serve for Friday's match is set for 6 p.m. ET with Matt Kibby on the ESPN+ call, while Saturday will start at 2 p.m. with former First Team All-League player Patti Cesarini on play-by-play.
Oakland is posting a five-match winning streak, moving 5-2 in the Horizon League after a sweep and four-set win over Purdue Fort Wayne in the series last weekend on the Blacktop. Outside hitter Libby Smith totaled 21 kills through both matches, reaching double-digit kills along with outside hitter Molly Reck on Saturday. Setter Delaney Stern operated in a 5-1 offense and earned double-doubles in both matches against the Mastodons, leading the Black and Gold in digs in the second match.
Oakland is ranked tenth in the nation (first in Horizon League) in team attacks/set with 37.94, totaling 2,656 swings on the second for 21st in the NCAA.
FRIDAY, OCT. 17
OPPONENT: Green Bay
TIME: 6 p.m. ET
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SCOUTING THE PHOENIX
Green Bay is 6-12 overall in 2025, posting the same 5-2 record as Oakland in Horizon League action. The Phoenix picked up their only non-conference win over Chicago State in the Wisconsin Invitational, as they have Horizon League series sweeps over Youngstown State and Cleveland State. Green Bay is set in the middle of the league, averaging 15.52 kills/set and operating with a collective .185 hitting percentage.
The Phoenix were voted to finish third in the Horizon League with one first-place vote. Playing on the road in Green Bay, Oakland dropped two four-set matches with the hosts, with their last win occurring in five-set match up at home in 2023. Green Bay and the Golden Grizzlies first met in 1985 in the early Division II days, before four more meetings until regular competition in 2013 when Oakland joined the Horizon League. The Phoenix hold the all-time series record at 17-14.
How to Follow Oakland Volleyball: For complete information on Oakland Volleyball, follow the team on X at @OaklandWVB and head coach Krista Rice at @KKg1007. The team is also on Instagram.
