Oakland University

Sept. 28, 2012

OMAHA, Neb. -- Oakland (3-3-3, 0-0) opens Summit League play on Sunday with a match at Omaha (1-10-0,1-0) at the OU Soccer Field at 1 p.m. It is the first time that Oakland has faced the newest league opponent.

Oakland (3-3-3, 0-0-0 Summit) vs Omaha (1-10-0, 1-0-0 Summit) Omaha, Neb.  - September 30, 2012 - 1 p.m.
Stadium	UNO Soccer Field
Team Stats	Oakland / Omaha
Live Stats	Live Stats
All-Time Series	First Meeting
Websites	OUgrizzlies.com / OMavs.com
Social Media	Follow Women's Soccer on Facebook and Twitter

OAKLAND SOCCER NOTES

▪ Oakland wrapped up non-league play against Notre Dame. After a scoreless 68 minutes, the Fighting Irish ended the game with a flurry to down OU 3-0

▪ Goalkeeper Shannon Coley made nine saves against Notre Dame and currently leads The Summit League with a .821 save percentage

▪ After leading the nation in assists last week, Abigail Haelewyn fell to second in the NCAA in terms of total assists and assists per game

▪ Coley earned her ninth career shutout against Northern Kentucky. She is now tied for fourth in career shutouts at Oakland with Jessica Howard.

▪ Kellermann leads Oakland and The Summit League in goals (5) and points (14) this season

▪ Coley has won two Summit League Defensive Player of the Week Awards from the league this season, while Megan Reynolds, Kyla Kellermann and Haelewyn have also claimed the award

▪ Scoring at a rate of 2.67 goals per game, the Golden Grizzlies currently rank 23rd in the NCAA in scoring offense

▪ OU faced tied two of the three Big Ten teams it faced this season

▪ The scoreless tie with Michigan State marked the first time that OU has shutout MSU and snapped a streak of six consecutive losses for the Golden Grizzlies to the Spartans in 10 meetings

▪ Kellermann scored a hat trick against Rochester College, which tied for third most in single-game history at OU

▪ Haelewyn assisted on three goals in the match against Rochester College, which ties for fourth best in a single-game at Oakland

▪ The 47 shots that the Golden Grizzlies took against Rochester College are the second most in program history

▪ Oakland was tabbed as the favorite in The Summit League Preseason Coaches Poll for the 11th time in school history, just edging South Dakota State this season with five first-place votes

▪ The Golden Grizzlies were unbeaten in preseason play with a 1-1 draw at Cleveland State and a 5-1 home win over Valparaiso

▪ Oakland won the 2011 Summit Leauge Championship on the OU Soccer Field, advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth time in school history, where they faced Wake Forest

▪ Oakland has won 13 Summit League Titles (Six Regular Season, Seven Championship Tournament) since 2000, which ranks as the eighth most in the nation among all Division I women's soccer programs.

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

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