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<\/p>\n ROCHESTER, Mich. \u2014\u00a0The Golden Grizzlies (5-7, 0-0 HL)\u00a0lost to Illinois State (9-2, 0-0 MVC) in three sets\u00a0(22-25, 22-25 and 23-25) on Sunday afternoon at the OU Credit Union O’rena. Oakland led 22-19 in the third set after trailing 18-17, but the push was not enough to extend the match. The Golden Grizzlies finished with 36 kills, a .170 hitting percentage, 51 digs, and seven total blocks, one more than the Redbirds.<\/p>\n Outside hitter Molly Reck<\/a> led Oakland with 10 kills, added two service aces and collected 10 digs from the back row. Setter Delaney Stern<\/a> finished with 27 assists, 11 digs, and two blocks for a double-double. Middle blocker Lillian Frias<\/a> added seven kills and a team-high four blocks, recording\u00a0at least two solo blocks in two consecutive matches, while libero Kalli Cook<\/a> recorded 11 digs and three assists.<\/p>\n The Black and Gold dropped a closely played first set 25-22 after the Redbirds moved ahead late and held off the Golden Grizzlies’ push. Earlier, Oakland opened with points from an outside hitter Liv Hosford<\/a> kill, a Reck kill, and a block by opposite hitter Ella Schomer<\/a> and middle blocker Ellen Zapp<\/a> to take a 3-0 lead, then continued to stay in front behind kills from Schomer, Stern, Frias, and Hosford. The Redbirds tied the set at 12-12, and Oakland answered several times through Schomer and Frias before the Redbirds moved ahead 19-16. Oakland pulled within 19-18 on a Stern block and a Hosford kill from Cook, then later got kills from Schomer and Reck, but the Redbirds closed the set on a kill for the finish.<\/p>\n Oakland led late in the second set before the Redbirds overtook it down the stretch and finished off a 25-22 set. Earlier, Oakland answered a 4-2 deficit with Frias providing a kill, a block with Schomer, and another kill before defensive specialist Kiley Gallagher’s<\/a> ace helped put Oakland ahead 8-5. Reck followed with a kill and a service ace during a stretch that extended the margin to 12-7, and Oakland kept finding sideouts through Frias, Zapp, Reck and Schomer as Illinois State\u00a0worked back to an 18-18 tie. Oakland moved back in front 20-18 on a Redbirds service error and a Frias block, but Illinois State scored four straight points, and after an outside hitter Ella Martin’s<\/a> kill and another Redbirds attack error tied the set at 22-22, the visitors took the final three points.<\/p>\n The Golden Grizzlies pushed ahead 22-19 late in the third set, but the Redbirds answered with the closing stretch and took the set 25-23. Earlier, Oakland fell behind 3-0 before working back, using a Reck service ace, a block by Frias and Stern, and a Frias kill to move in front 8-6. The set stayed tight through the middle points, with Hosford adding a service ace, Schomer and Reck finishing kills, and Stern tying it at 16-16 with a kill. Oakland later erased an 18-17 deficit behind a Martin kill and Redbirds attack errors to build the 22-19 edge, but the Redbirds scored five straight points to reach set point before a Reck kill pulled Oakland within 24-23 before Illinois State finished the match in front.<\/p>\n The Golden Grizzlies open Horizon League action next week as they\u00a0head to\u00a0Green Bay to take on the Phoenix in a two-match series starting on Friday, Sept. 25. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.<\/p>\n How to Follow Oakland Volleyball: For complete information on Oakland Volleyball, follow the team on X at @OaklandWVB<\/a> and head coach Krista Rice<\/a> at @KKg1007<\/a>. The team is also on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n