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2008 Year In Review - News at OU: Year In Review - <strong>Oakland</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Jones were named to the all-Summit League teams. Among the most notable accomplishments, senior Patrick McCloskey became<br />
<strong>Oakland</strong>'s all-time leader in career games played with 125. McCloskey surpassed Shawn Hopes' mark of 118.<br />
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Despite an 18-point effort by junior Jessica Pike and a 12-point performance by junior April Kidd, the<br />
<strong>Oakland</strong> <strong>University</strong> women's basketball team (20-10) was unable to overcome the long-range shooting of<br />
the Oral Roberts <strong>University</strong> Golden Eagles, falling 71-61 in the semifinals of The Summit League<br />
Women's Basketball Championship on Monday. The men's team takes on number two seed IUPUI on<br />
Monday, March 10 at 9:30 p.m. EST. The semifinal game will be regionally televised on FSN Plus. It can<br />
also be heard on OU's student radio station WXOU (88.3 FM).<br />
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In the quarterfinal round, Junior Jessica Pike scored 15 points with nine rebounds, freshman Stacey<br />
Farrell scored 10 points, and sophomore Melissa Jeltema turned in a nine-point, 11-rebound<br />
performance as the <strong>Oakland</strong> <strong>University</strong> women's basketball team picked up a 60-49 victory over<br />
Centenary.<br />
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OU men's basketball head coach Greg Kampe and women's head coach Beckie Francis are used to the pressure of coaching two<br />
high profile basketball teams. In February, they felt a different kind of heat. Kampe and Francis cooked meals on bd's Mongolian<br />
Barbeque's grill to raise money for cancer.<br />
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<strong>Oakland</strong> <strong>University</strong> student-athletes found success both on and off the court last season, and 143 Golden Grizzlies student-athletes<br />
were named to The Summit League Winter-Spring Academic All-Summit League teams. After placing second in the league last fall<br />
with 61 student-athletes named to the fall academic squad, and placing second in the spring with 143, OU took the overall top spot<br />
with 204 academic honorees.<br />
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<strong>Oakland</strong> <strong>University</strong> senior Riikka Terava was named a recipient of the annual Paul F. Lorenz/Texas<br />
Instruments Excellence Award for Rising Seniors for the 2008-09 academic year, as announced by the<br />
School of Business Administration. The late Paul Lorenz, a former executive vice president of Ford Motor<br />
Company and long-time friend and benefactor of <strong>Oakland</strong> <strong>University</strong> and the School of Business<br />
Administration (SBA), established this annual award to be given to <strong>Oakland</strong> <strong>University</strong> SBA seniors solely on<br />
the basis of grade point average. Scholarships are awarded to the four rising seniors with the highest grade<br />
point among SBA students.<br />
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<strong>Oakland</strong> <strong>University</strong>'s men's and women's swimming and diving teams had a total team effort in winning their<br />
ninth straight Summit League Championships.<br />
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The <strong>Oakland</strong> <strong>University</strong> Golden Grizzlies took on two of the Big Ten's leading men's soccer teams at the Michigan Bucks College<br />
Cup II tournament held in April at the Ultimate Soccer Arenas in Pontiac.<br />
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More than 100 of <strong>Oakland</strong> <strong>University</strong>'s student-athletes were named to the 2007 Mid-Continent Conference Commissioner's List of<br />
Academic Excellence, an honor the OU student-athletes consistently earn. Athletics prides itself on the success of its studentathletes<br />
not only in their respective sports, but also in the classroom. Through programs, planning and mentoring, Athletics helps<br />
students prepare for the challenge of busy schedules and demanding workloads to help them succeed not only at <strong>Oakland</strong>, but also<br />
in the future.<br />
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As the <strong>Oakland</strong> <strong>University</strong> Men's Club Hockey team prepared for the American Collegiate Hockey Association national tournament,<br />
there was one person who kept tabs on the team's progress. Will McMahon had been in this position before. An OU hockey player<br />
through last season, McMahon helped the team win three national championships, has been honored as the player of the year and<br />
named to the All-American team multiple years and was the national scoring leader in 2006 and 2007. For all of McMahon's<br />
successes, the team honored him at the beginning of the season by retiring his number-the first time OU hockey has retired the<br />
number of any player.<br />
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<strong>Oakland</strong> <strong>University</strong>'s men's club hockey team lost to Oklahoma 4-3 in the first round of the American Collegiate Hockey<br />
Association's (ACHA) Division I National Tournament. The Grizzlies were looking to defend their national title.<br />
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Ten years ago, there was a lot less on campus. There was no Pawley Hall, no parking<br />
structure, no student apartments, no Elliott Hall, fewer students, fewer majors and no Rec<br />
Center and the programs that go along with it. In 1998, thanks to support from Student<br />
Congress, Student Affairs, Athletics and the OU administration the Recreation and Athletics<br />
Center was opened, replacing the Lepley Sports Center with a state-of-the-art fitness and<br />
athletics facility. Campus Recreation will celebrate the occasion with a tailgate prior to the<br />
annual Campus Recreation versus <strong>University</strong> Housing flag football match-up. A private,<br />
invitation-only event is also planned for charter members.<br />
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