The Braves are 19-9 overall and 7-0 in the KCAC. OU is on a nine match winning streak and has not dropped a set in KCAC play or for eight straight matches.
OU enters Saturday afternoon's contest coming off a 3-0; 25-12, 25-10, 25-15; win over Sterling College on Wednesday evening in Wilson Field House. The Braves finished the match with 39 kills, a .275 attacking percentage, 38 assists, eight service aces, 54 digs, and seven team blocks.
Kaitlyn Haller had nine kills,
Radaisy Valdez and
Alexa Boyle finished with seven kills, and
Katelyn Elstun and
Haylee O'Meara had six kills. Haller had 18 assists and 13 digs.
Jadore Hayes finished with 14 digs and
Kennedi Wyrick had 10 digs.
Elli Rogers led the Braves with five blocks.
Radaisy Valdez leads the Braves in kills with 329. The sophomore middle blocker is averaging 3.3 kills per set.
Haylee O'Meara is OU's leader in assists with 512. She is averaging 5.3 per set. O'Meara also leads the Braves in service aces with 33.
Jadore Hayes is the team's leader in digs with 465 and is averaging 4.7 per set.
Elli Rogers leads the Braves in blocks with 97. She is averaging 0.9 per set.
Through 28 matches, the Braves are averaging 12.3 kills per set, 11.4 assists per set, 2.05 blocks per set, 1.5 service aces per set, and 17.9 digs per set. OU has a .200 attacking percentage.
Ottawa is ranked 18th in the NAIA in kills (1,223), 12th in total attacks (3,759), 21st in assists (1,134), 10th in digs (1,781), 31st in digs per set (17.9), 29th in solo blocks (63), 28th in block assists (279), 19th in total blocks (203), 39th in blocks per set (2.05), 40th in block errors (40), and 50th in ball handling errors (26).
Saturday is the 14th meeting between Ottawa University and Oklahoma Wesleyan University. The Braves lead the series 11-2, have won eight straight matches against the Eagles and have won three straight road matches versus OKWU. The last time OU lost to the Eagles was in Bartlesville on Sept. 30, 2017. OKWU won the match 3-1; 15-25, 12-25, 25-22, 18-25. The first meeting took place on Sept. 19, 2015 in Bartlesville, Okla. OU won the match 3-0; 25-20, 25-17, 29-27.
During the Braves nine match winning streak, OU has 404 kills, a .251 attacking percentage, 374 assists, 56 service aces, 524 digs, and 56 team blocks. Ottawa is averaging 1.9 service aces per set and 6.2 service aces per match in the last nine matches.
Oklahoma Wesleyan University is 30-1 overall and 9-0 in the KCAC. The Eagles are on a 24 match winning streak with their first and only loss of the season coming on August 26 at Missouri Valley College, 3-2. OKWU is receiving votes in the latest NAIA Women's Volleyball Coaches Top 25 Poll.
OKWU enters Saturday's match coming off a 3-1 victory over Bethany College on Wednesday night in Lindsborg. The Eagles finished the match with 46 kills, a .200 attacking percentage 42 assists, 10 service aces, 63 digs, and three blocks. Lauren McKinney and Daisy Scott led Oklahoma Wesleyan with 12 kills apiece.
The Eagles are averaging 13.3 kills per set, 12.5 assists per set, 2.1 blocks per set, 1.7 service aces per set, and 16.8 digs per set. They have a .238 attacking percentage.
OKWU is ranked fourth in the NAIA in kills (1,333), 19th in total attacks (3,629), 12th in attacking percentage (.238), third in assists (1,257), 15th in assists per set (12.5), 25th in service aces (179), 21st in digs (1,684), 11th in block assists (324), 10th in total blocks (212), and 29th in blocks per set (2.1).
Lauren McKinney leads the Eagles in kills with 341. She is averaging 3.4 kills per set. Sydney Collins is OKWU's leader in assists with 588 and is averaging 5.8 assists per match. Allison Howard and Addie Mathias lead the team in service aces with 38 apiece. Andjela Micunovic is the Eagles' leader in digs with 457. She is averaging 4.7 per set. Maddy McKinney is OKWU's leader in blocks with 93 and she is averaging 0.9 per set.
