The Oakland University men's soccer team needed a win Saturday to secure a spot in the Summit League Tournament, which host next weekend at the OU Soccer Field. The Golden Grizzlies came through with a 2-0 lead to clinch the No. 4 seed in the league tournament.
Oakland capped off the regular season with an unbeaten record in the Summit League and enters the league tournament as the top seed. The Golden Grizzlies (12-5-2, 8-0-1 Summit League) will take on Western Illinois in the first round.
The Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team will begin its defense of the Summit League title on Nov. 12. The team is led by its senior trio of Will Hudson, Keith Benson and Larry Wright (pictured left to right).
Senior Brittany Dunn was won four of the last five Summit League Defensive Player of the Week Awards and has the Golden Grizzlies in contention for a Summit League tournament spot.
Junior center Brittany Carnago saw her first game action in over year last week when she stepped on the floor for an exhibition game against Western Ontario, the same team she suffered a torn ACL against last season. Also, women's basketball coach Beckie Francis got her first look at a pair of freshmen guards who will be playing crucial roles for the Golden Grizzlies this season.
The Summit League could find itself with just eight teams beginning in 2012 after its previous expansion plans fell through and Southern Utah opted to leave to join the Big Sky Conference.
When the regular season begins against in-state rival Detroit Mercy Nov. 11, the Oakland University women's basketball team will step onto the court with a very different look.
The Golden Grizzlies (0-2) fell short in a tri-meet Saturday at the OU Aquatic Center, losing to No. 7 Michigan, 185-105 and to Notre Dame, 166-132. The Wolverines (2-0) defeated the Fighting Irish (2-1), 172-120 to win the meet.
There have already been an NFL record 46 concussions reported according to official team injury reports this year, through only the first six weeks. Coming into the beginning of the NFL season, this was recognized as an issue, with the league implementing a new baseline to test players’ motor responses after a head injury.
As the fall season nears its conclusion, multiple Oakland University athletic teams are looking to make a final push toward the top of the Summit League standings.
