- Ottawa opens the season on the road for the eighth straight year. The last time the Braves opened the season at home was in head coach
Melissa Blessington's first season, 2014, against Benedictine College. OU is 5-3 in season openers under Blessington.
- The Braves return four starters from last season's, KCAC Champions, KCAC Tournament Champions, and NAIA National Tournament qualifying team: Katelyn Elsturn (First Team All-KCAC),
Kaitlyn Haller (Second Team All-KCAC),
Megan Wall (Third Team All-KCAC), and
Kayla Smocks.
- OU has seven newcomers at its varsity team:
Katarina Montoya (Albuquerque, N.M./Cibola), Haylee O'Mear (Kansas City, Mo./Liberty North),
Jadore Hayes (Arlington, Texas/Morgan State University),
Radaisy Valdez (Bani Dominican Republic/Lindsey Wilson College),
Lillian Holden (Platte City, Mo./St. Pius X),
Aaliyah Durant (Bridgetown, Barbados/Columbia College),
Sydney Scott (Augusta, Kan./Augusta).
- In Ottawa's first 11 games, seven of those opponents are ranked in the NAIA Top 25. That includes no. 1 Missouri Baptist University on Sept. 9 in Columbia, Mo.
*Aug. 23 (8) Northwestern
*Aug. 26 (12) Eastern Oregon
*Aug. 27 (21) Grand View
*Aug. 27 (14) Central Methodist
*Sept. 2 (22) Taylor
*Sept. 9 (20) Columbia
*Sept. 9 (1) Missouri Baptist
- This is the third meeting between Ottawa University and Northwestern College. The Raiders lead the series, 2-0. The first meeting happened on Nov. 14, 2001 in the Region IV Tournament. Northwestern won the match 3-1; 28-30, 30-27, 12-30, 24-30. The second meeting happened on Aug. 30, 2013 at the Bruin Labor Day Classic in Bellevue, Neb. Northwestern, then no. 23, defeated OU 3-0; 25-18, 25-13, 25-12.
