Ottawa fell 91-60 to no. 12 Briar Cliff University in Wilson Field House last Thursday night. OU shot 30.9 percent from the floor, 31.6 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 63.2 percent from the free throw line. Tootie Allen came off the bench to lead the Braves in scoring with 13 points.
This season, the Braves are averaging 78.3 points, 46 rebounds, and 16.3 assists per game. OU is shooting 36.2 percent from the floor, 31.5 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 71.9 percent from the free throw line.
OU is ranked 48th in the NAIA in points per game (78.3), ninth in field goals attempted per game (76.3), 21st in 3-pt field goals made per game (9.3), 12th in 3-pt field goals attempted per game (29.7), 12th in offensive rebounds per game (19.3), 30th in total rebounds per game (46), 17th in steals per game (15.3), 16th in blocks per game (4.7), and 15th in opponents 3-pt field goal percentage (.184).
Abby Dietsche leads the Braves in scoring, averaging 14.7 points per game. She is shooting 48.7 percent from the floor and 40 percent from behind the 3-pt line.
Hailey Henry is OU's leader in rebounds per game (7.7), assists per game (3), and steals per game (3.3).
Wednesday is the 89th meeting between Ottawa University and Sterling College. The Warriors lead the series 72-16 and are on a 12 game winning streak against the Braves. In last year's lone meeting, then no. 22 Sterling defeated OU 99-66 in Wilson Field House. Ottawa has lost seven straight games to Sterling at home. OU's last win over the Warriors in Wilson Field House was on Dec. 3, 2015. The Braves won the game, 63-62. The first time the teams played was on Nov. 28, 1980. Sterling won the game 56-43. Ottawa lost 19 straight games to Sterling before earning the program's first win over the Warriors on Jan. 8, 1992 in Wilson Field House. OU won the game 65-63.
Sterling College is 0-3 to start the 2023-24 season. The last time the Warriors opened the season 0-3 was in 2015-16. Sterling started the season 0-6 and finished with an overall record of 11-19.
The Warriors are averaging 60.3 points, 33 rebounds, and 12 assists per game. Sterling is shooting 39.4 percent from the floor, 24 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 71.6 percent from the free throw line.
Sterling is ranked 16th in the NAIA in free throws made per game (17.7), 23rd in free throws attempted per game (24.7), and 43rd in personal fouls per game (15.7).
Korynn Clason leads the Warriors in scoring, averaging 14.3 points per game. She is shooting 41.2 percent from the floor. Clason also leads Sterling in rebounding, averaging 5.7 rebounds per game. Kali Briar is SC's leader in assists (2.3) and steals (2.7) per game.
In Sterling's three games this season, the Warriors have turned the ball over 67 times. That is an average of 22.3 turnovers per game. Opponents are turning the ball over 27.6 times per game against the Braves in their three games this season.
