Friday night, the Oakland University Women’s Volleyball team took on Summit League opponent, North Dakota State University at the O’rena.The Golden Grizzlies fell to the NDSU Bison in five sets, losing four.

Oakland’s record dropped to (9-7) overall and (2-3) in the conference.

The Grizzlies fell behind early, losing the first two sets by scores of (25-20) and (25-19).  The team had a disappointing attack average in the opening sets, attacking at 23-percent efficiency rate.

“We need to do a better job in competing.” Head Coach Rob Beam said of dropping the first 2 sets to the Bison.  “North Dakota State is too good of a team to get down (0-2) in a match.”

After a strong (25-21) win in the third set, Oakland pulled to within one set of the Bison, who were led 2-1 sets.  Unable to keep the rally going, Oakland eventually fell in the fourth set by a score of (25-19).

Beam said, “We need to cut down on the highs and lows.  We need to find a way as a team to level out”.

Last night, Golden Grizzlies dropped their second straight home match, this time to the South Dakota State University Jackrabbits.

Oakland continued its up-and-down performance by coming back from down both (1-0) and (2-1) to force a 5^th set.  They were defeated in the final set by score of (15-9).

The Grizzlies fell to (9-8) overall and (2-4) in the Summit League on the season.  They look to turn things around at home Tuesday against IUPUI at 7 p.m. before heading on the road for three straight games.