ROCHESTER, Mich. – Head coach Krista Rice and the Golden Grizzlies volleyball team will head to Indianapolis to take on IU Indy in Horizon League action this weekend. Friday's match is set to start at 6 p.m., while Saturday has a scheduled 2 p.m. ET first serve. Rick Johnston will be on the call on ESPN+ to cover this weekend's action.
Oakland fell to 5-4 in the Horizon League after dropping both highly-contested matches on the Blacktop, 3-1, to Green Bay last weekend. Outside hitter Libby Smith led the way on Friday with 17 kills from the left, her 11th double-digit outing to lead the Golden Grizzlies. On Saturday, outside hitter Molly Reck dug a career-high 22 from the back row, as middle blocker Ellen Zapp took charge on the offense with a .217 hitting clip.
Oakland is ranked fifth in the nation (first in Horizon League) in team attacks/set with 38.31, totaling 2,988 swings on the second for 17th in the NCAA.
FRIDAY, OCT. 24
OPPONENT: IU Indy
TIME: 6 p.m. ET
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SATURDAY, OCT. 25
OPPONENT: IU Indy
TIME: 2 p.m. ET
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SCOUTING THE JAGUARS
IU Indy is 11-10 overall with the same 5-4 record as Oakland in Horizon League action. The Jaguars took care of Eastern Michigan and Butler in the same preseason tournament as OU, and went on a five-match win streak in League action, before back-to-back losses to Youngstown State last weekend. Jags senior Morgan Ostrowski leads the Horizon League in hitting percentage with a mark of .370, as IU Indy is leading with a collective .239 hitting clip and second with 16.79 kills/set.
Out of the 10 volleyball schools in the Horizon League, the Jaguars were voted to finish right in the middle at fifth in League action. At home on the Blacktop, Oakland split the two-match series with IU Indy in three-set sweeps last season. Longtime opponents in the Summit League, then Horizon, the Jaguars hold the all-time series at 16-27.
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.
