Oakland University

Oct. 19, 2012

FORT WAYNE, Ind. --  Summit League-leading Oakland (9-5, 4-0) travels to play Fort Wayne (2-12-1, 1-2-1) on Saturday at 8 p.m. The Golden Grizzlies are unbeaten in league matches this season.

Oakland (9-5, 4-0 Summit) vs Fort Wayne (2-12-1, 1-2-1 Summit) Fort Wayne, Ind.  - October 20, 2012
Stadium	Hefner Soccer Complex
Team Stats	Oakland | Fort Wayne
Ticket Info	Admission is Free (Match is a doubleheader with OU Women's Team)
Live Stats	Live Stats (Fort Wayne)
All-Time Series	All-Time Series: Oakland leads  16-0 Last Meeting:  Oakland won 1-0 (Oct. 15, 2011) Last Meeting in Ft. Wayne: Oakland won 4-0 (Sept. 24, 2010)
Websites	OUgrizzlies.com | GoMastodons.com
Social Media	Follow Women's Soccer on Facebook and Twitter

OAKLAND SOCCER NOTES

▪ The Golden Grizzlies suffered their first home loss of the season to Michigan State 1-0 in the team's last outing

▪ OU is seeking a ninth Summit League regular season championship

▪ Oakland has outscored Summit League opponents 16-2 over the first four matches of the season

▪ Oakland ranks second in the nation in total points and is fourth in the NCAA in scoring offense, total goals and total assists

▪ Kyle Bethel leads the nation in total assists (10) and assists per-match (0.77) he also ranks 12th in the NCAA in total points and 17th in points per-match

▪ Bethel was named Summit League Offensive Player of the Week for the second consecutive week after scoring twice in the win over UMKC

▪ The Black and Gold boast a perfect 6-0 record at home this season

▪ The Golden Grizzlies rank No. 7 in the latest NSCAA Midwest Regional Poll and are ranked No. 47 in the TopDrawerSoccer.com National Ranking

▪ Oakland is coming off back-to-back shutout wins over Detroit (4-0) and IUPUI (3-0) and ranks No. 11 in the nation with a .550 shutout percentage

▪ Bethel had a goal and four assists last week to move into a tie for The Summit League lead in points with 18 this season

▪ Goalkeeper Eliott Tarney improved to 2-0 as a starter with a win against UMKC

▪ Scott Messer started the season with 275:27 minutes of scoreless action in the nets

▪ Bethel leads OU with six goals this year, while Miche'le Lipar and Joey Tinnion both have five goals and are tied for 95th in the NCAA for total goals.

▪ Dating back to the previous season, the Golden Grizzlies went 356:30 consecutive minutes without allowing a goal

▪ Messer, Dudley, Bethel, Timm and Lipari have all been named Summit League Player of the Week by the league office this season

▪ The Black and Gold announced captains for this season as John Timm, Nick Kristock and Lucas Diener

▪ The Golden Grizzlies posted a 2-0-1 record during the preseason and never failed to score under two goals in a match

▪ The Golden Grizzlies were picked third in this season's Summit League Preseason Poll

▪ Four Oakland players were recognized by CollegeSportsMadness.com for preseason all-league honors. John Timm was named to the first team, while Johnny Dreshaj and Jeff Cheslik earned second team honors. Jacob Vanderlaan was named Preseason Freshman of the Year.

▪ Oakland has won 11 Summit League Championships during its first thirteen years in The Summit League and advanced to five NCAA Tournaments.

▪ Be sure to check out postmatch coverage, which includes Grizz Vision interviews with the players and coaches

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