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<\/p>\n MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. \u2014 The Oakland University Golden Grizzlies (7-12, 2-5 Horizon) defeated Robert Morris (3-15, 1-6 Horizon), 3-2, on Friday night with set scores of 25-14, 25-23, 23-25, 22-25, and 15-10.\u00a0<\/p>\n This was the sixth five-set match this season, including the fourth against a Horizon League opponent. Oakland won the first two sets before RMU forced a fifth, but the Golden Grizzlies answered with 11 kills and one error on 19 swings in the final set.\u00a0<\/p>\n Oakland finished with 67 kills, 85 digs, and a .176 hitting percentage while holding the Colonials to .107.<\/p>\n Outside hitter Liv Hosford<\/a> led Oakland with 17 kills and 21.5 points while adding 16 digs, three service aces, and two blocks. Setter Delaney Stern<\/a> finished with 54 assists and 21 digs, along with four kills and a service ace. Libero Kalli Cook<\/a> collected a team-high 24 digs and added eight assists. Middle blocker Ellen Zapp<\/a> posted seven total blocks and added eight kills while hitting .261.<\/p>\n SET ONE: OAKLAND, 25-14 After a Hosford kill made it 15-8, Oakland scored four straight service points on Hosford’s serve, including a Hosford ace, two Reck kills and a Moore kill, to stretch the lead to 19-8. Frias added two late kills, and after RMU reached 23-14, Hosford put Oakland at set point before a Colonials attack error closed a 25-14 Oakland win.<\/p>\n SET TWO: OAKLAND, 25-23 Oakland had to answer again after RMU led 12-11, scoring five of the next six points as Reck had two kills from Stern and defensive specialist Kiley Gallagher<\/a> added a service ace for a 16-13 lead. The Colonials pulled even at 21-21, but Zapp put Oakland back in front. Moore answered with a kill for a 23-22 edge, and after the set was tied at 23-23, Reck and Hosford delivered consecutive kills from Stern to take the 25-23 win.<\/p>\n SET THREE: ROBERT MORRIS, 25-23 Outside hitter Olivia Rust<\/a> helped Oakland maintain its separation through the middle of the set with multiple kills, and Hosford added points at key moments, including a kill from Gallagher that put Oakland ahead 21-15. The Colonials answered with five straight points to close within 21-20, then tied the set at 22-22 and moved ahead 23-22 before Zapp’s kill from Stern evened it at 23-23. Robert Morris followed with a kill and an ace to end the set and extend the match.<\/p>\n SET FOUR: ROBERT MORRIS, 25-22 A block by Hosford and Zapp and a Colonials attack error tied the set at 9-9. Oakland later moved from an 11-11 tie to a 13-11 lead on an RMU attack error and a Frias kill from Stern, but the Colonials answered from 14-14 with four straight points to put Oakland down 18-14.\u00a0<\/p>\n Frias ended that run with a kill from Stern, and Hosford added two more kills before Oakland made its late run. Moore’s kill from Stern got Oakland within 23-22, but RMU scored the final two points to take the set 25-22.<\/p>\n SET FIVE: OAKLAND, 15-10 The Colonials came back to lead 5-4, but Reck tied the set and added two more kills during a push that carried Oakland to an 8-5 advantage. After RMU cut it to 8-7 and later 11-10, kills from Frias, Rust, and Zapp helped Oakland keep answering before the closing burst completed the set.<\/p>\n The Golden Grizzlies are back on the court tomorrow to face RMU once again on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 3 p.m. ET at the UMPC Events Center. The match will be available to watch on ESPN+<\/a>.<\/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>.
\nOakland turned the first set around after RMU scored the opening point, answering with seven of the next eight points to build a 7-2 lead behind a block by opposite hitter Caroline Moore<\/a> and Zapp, along with kills from Moore, outside hitter Molly Reck<\/a> and Zapp. The Colonials cut the margin to\u00a08-5, but Oakland responded with a block by Reck and middle blocker Lillian Frias<\/a>, a Stern kill, and an RMU error to move ahead 11-5.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nOakland answered late pressure from RMU and took the second set, 25-23, despite ties at 21-21 and 23-23. Earlier, after the Colonials scored the first two points, Oakland responded with a 5-1 stretch that included a Zapp kill, back-to-back Hosford service aces and a Moore kill.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nOakland built a 20-12 lead in the third set but could not hold it, as RMU rallied late for a 25-23 decision. Earlier, Stern opened the set at the service line as Oakland won the first four points, with Moore, Stern and Zapp recording kills before Stern added an ace for a 4-0 lead.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nOakland pushed back late in the fourth set, cutting a 22-17 deficit to 22-21 behind a Colonials service error, a block by Rust and Zapp, an RMU attack error, and a block by Moore and Zapp. Earlier, Hosford had kills on Oakland’s first point and at 6-5, then added another after RMU moved ahead 9-6.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nOakland won the final four points of the fifth set, turning an 11-10 edge into a 15-10 set win behind two Zapp kills, an RMU attack error, and Reck’s finish from Cook. Earlier, Oakland answered the Colonials’ opening point with a Rust kill, then moved ahead 3-1 after a Zapp-Reck block and another RMU attack error.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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