The Braves earned their 15th win of the season on Monday night with a 74-70 victory over York University at the Freeman Center. Ottawa shot 47.5 percent from the floor, 29.2 percent from the 3-pt line, and 60 percent from the free throw line.
Nicole Brown recorded a double-double, finishing with 19 points and 15 rebounds.
Cierra Brown led OU in scoring with 21 points.
Hailey Henry and
Alyssa Guzman finished the game with 10 points apiece.
Maria Moore led OU with four assists.
Nicole Brown is OU's leader in scoring (16.1), rebounding (11.5), and blocks (1.7).
Cierra Brown leads Ottawa in assists (2.1) per game and steals (1.6) per game.
Ottawa has won three straight road games with its last loss on the road coming in overtime against Tabor College, 52-40, on Jan. 14. OU is 6-6 on the road and 5-5 in road KCAC games. The Braves are scoring 64.5 points and shooting 41.6 percent from the floor. Opponents are scoring 65.3 points, and shooting 38.6 percent from the floor.
The Braves are 10-1 this season when they hold opponents to under 35 percent shooting from the floor and when they out rebound their opponents.
In conference games this season, the Braves are holding opponents to 37 percent shooting from the floor and conference opponents are turning the ball over 18 times per game.
In road games this season,
Nicole Brown is averaging 16.3 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. She is shooting 59.5 percent from the floor.
Cierra Brown is scoring 15 points and is shooting 48.7 percent from the floor and 45.2 percent from behind the 3-pt line.
Wednesday is the 42nd meeting between Ottawa University and Avila University. OU leads the series, 21-20 and is 3-2 in its last five games against the Eagles. Ottawa won the first meeting this season in Wilson Field House, 53-38, on Dec. 10.
OU is 8-11 against Avila in Mabee Field House. The first ever meeting between the two teams happened on Dec. 9, 1975 in Wilson Field House. OU won the game, 108-37.
In the win on Dec. 10 over Avila, Ottawa shot 36.4 percent from the floor, 26.1 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 77.8 percent from the free throw line. OU had a 14-6 lead in points off turnovers, led 10-6 in second chance points, and finished with a 24-11 advantage in bench scoring. Avila had a 6-5 edge in fast break points and led 18-16 in points in the paint.
Nicole Brown recorded her fifth double-double of the season, finishing the game with 14 points and 12 rebounds. She also had three blocks and two steals.
Cierra Brown scored 12 points off the bench.
Janiyah Hendricks led OU with three assists.
Hailey Henry finished with four blocks and
Jordan Bianco had three steals.
This season, Ottawa is averaging 68.2 points, 39.6 rebounds, and 12.8 assists per game. OU is shooting 41.4 percent from the floor, 29.3 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 72.7 percent from the free throw line.
OU is ranked 43rd in the NAIA in free throw percentage (.727), 43rd in defensive rebounds per game (28.7), and 48th in opponent field goal percentage (.365).
Avila University is 5-19 overall and 5-13 in the KCAC. The Eagles enter Wednesday's game coming off a 70-62 overtime victory over Oklahoma Wesleyan University in Bartlesville, Okla. on Feb. 4. The Eagles are 3-7 at home this season and 3-2 in its last five games
In the win over OKWU, Avila held the Eagles to five points in the overtime period, to take the 70-62 victory. Avila shot 50 percent from the floor, 46.7 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 64.3 percent from the free throw line. Hannah Smith and Kayla Navy led Avila with 15 points apiece. Emily Baldwin scored 13 points.
This season, Avila is averaging 51.1 points, 34.3 rebounds, and 9.4 assists per game. They are shooting 33.9 percent from the floor, 27.8 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 62.8 percent from the free throw line.
Hannah Smith leads Avila in scoring (12.3), Kaytee Frasher leads the team in rebounding (6.2), London Foster leads AU in assists (3.2) per game, Kayla Navy and Frasher led the Eagles in blocks (0.7), and Navy is AU's leader in steals (1.6) per game.
