Men’s soccer

Season Record: 6-4-2 overall (3-0-0 in conference)

 

Oct. 7 — The Golden Grizzlies lost a hard-fought match-up by a 1-0 score against nationally ranked Ohio State Wednesday. The Buckeyes got on the scoreboard early, scoring what would be the game’s only goal in the opening 10 minutes. Shots on goal were kept at a minimum for both teams, as OU was outshot 7-5 for the game. This was a rematch of a memorable opening round game last November in the NCAA Division I Tournament where OSU prevailed in a shootout.

 

Oct. 10 — Oakland returned to their winning ways Saturday afternoon with a 2-0 shutout of IPFW at the OU soccer field. Forwards Makesi Lewis and Stefan St. Louis notched goals for the Grizzlies, one in each half, en route to victory. Goalkeeper Mitch Hildebrandt was not tested much, having to make just four saves to pick up his sixth shutout of the season. OU improved to 3-0 all-time against the Mastodons.

 

Women’s soccer

Season Record: 5-7 overall (2-2 in conference)

 

Oct. 9 — The Grizzlies were victorious Friday in a matchup against South Dakota State. Oakland ended a double overtime game by breaking a scoreless tie 106 minutes into the match. Sophomore Deanna Colarossi netted her team-leading fifth goal of the year on a pass from team captain Lindsey Blair to end the game. Oakland goalkeeper Shannon Coley broke a 13-year-old school record by recording 17 saves in the match. The second half of the game was played in adverse weather conditions with strong winds and snow falling on the field in Brookings, S.D.

 

Oct. 11 — Oakland dropped a 2-1 decision to North Dakota State Sunday. All of the scoring came in the first half with NDSU jumping out to an early 2-0 lead. Freshman Leanne Fomenko scored her third goal of the season to cut the deficit to one, but the Grizzlies were unable to complete the comeback bid. OU will return home this week for three consecutive games against conference opponents.

 

Men’s swimming

Oct. 9 — The men’s swimming team competed in the Dennis Stark Relays on the campus of Notre Dame Friday. The team finished in third place out of five in the first intercollegiate competition of the new swimming season.

 

The highlight of the day for the Grizzlies was placing first in the 200 yard medley relay. OU’s quartet of Anders Jensen, Scott Yarbrough, Alex Aceino and Mark Loegel narrowly beat host school Notre Dame in the event.

 

OU finished as the runner-up in several events, including the 400 relay, the 800 freestyle relay and the 400 butterfly.