Ottawa won its 16th games of the season with a 79-52 win over Avila University on Wednesday evening in Mabee Field House. OU shot 45.2 percent from the floor, 50 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 82.4 percent from the free throw line.
Nicole Brown led the Braves with 21 points and 12 rebounds. She also had three blocks.
Cierra Brown scored 13 points and
Hailey Henry finished the game with 12 points.
Alyssa Guzman led OU with five assists.
The Braves are led in scoring (16.3), rebounding (11.5), and blocks (1.8) per game by
Nicole Brown.
Cierra Brown is OU's leader in assists (2.2) and steals (1.6) per game.
The Braves are 9-3 this season in Wilson Field House and 6-3 in home KCAC games. Ottawa is outscoring opponents 71.8-57.2 in Wilson Field House. The Braves are shooting 40.6 percent from the floor, 28.2 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 76.1 percent from the free throw line. Opponents are turning the ball over 20 times per game against the Braves at home this season.
Ottawa is 4-1 in its last five games with its lone loss coming against Kansas Wesleyan, 70-68. Ottawa is outscoring opponents by 10 points (73-63) per game. OU is shooting 43.9 percent from the floor, 35.2 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 73.5 percent from the free throw line.
During this five game stretch,
Nicole Brown is averaging a double-double, 19.4 points and 13 rebounds per game.
Cierra Brown is scoring 18.8 points and shooting 52.9 percent from behind the 3-pt line.
Nicole Brown is shooting 50 percent from the floor and
Cierra Brown is shooting 46.2 percent from the floor.
When the Braves hold opponents to under 35 percent shooting from the floor and outrebounds the opponent, they are 11-1 on the season.
This season, Ottawa is averaging 68.7 points, 39.6 rebounds, and 13 assists per game. They are shooting 41.5 percent from the floor, 30 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 73.1 percent from the free throw line.
OU is ranked 42nd in the NAIA in free throw percentage (.731), 44th in defensive rebounds per game (28.7), and 49th in opponent field goal percentage (.365).
Saturday is the 22nd meeting between Ottawa University and Oklahoma Wesleyan University. OKWU leads the series, 13-8. TheBraves won the last meeting between the two teams on Dec. 13 in Bartlesville, 71-65.
The first ever meeting between the two teams happened on Jan. 13, 1986 in Wilson Field House. The Eagles won the game, 73-59.
OU is 3-5 against Oklahoma Wesleyan in Wilson Field House. Ottawa had to forfeit the last time the teams were supposed to play in WFH due to CoVID-19. The Braves' last win at home against OKWU was on Jan. 20, 2021. OU won the game 80-73.
This season, OKWU is averaging 60.4 points, 30.7 rebounds per game, and 9.1 assists per game. The Eagles are shooting 35.8 percent from the floor, 27.7 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 65.1 percent from the free throw line.
Zariah Tillman leads OKWU in scoring (11.4), Sydnee Schovanec is the Eagles' leader in rebounding (5.8), Tillman is the team's leader in assists (2.1) per game, River Jeffries leads OKWU in blocks (0.6) per game, and Ty'Najah Mitchell leads the team in steals (1.7) per game.
OKWU is ranked 15th in the NAIA in turnovers per game (12.7).
The Eagles are 8-17 overall this season, has a KCAC record of 7-12, is on a three game losing streak, and has a mark of 3-10 on the road this season. OKWU enters Saturday's game coming off a 70-62 overtime loss to Avila University on Feb. 4.
In the loss to Avila, OKWU led 36-26 at the half. In the second half and the overtime period, AU outscoring OKWU 44-26 to take the 70-62 victory. Oklahoma Wesleyan scored 10 points in the third, 11in the fourth, and five in the overtime period. OKWU shot 36.8 percent from the floor, 20 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 68 percent from the free throw line. Ty'Najah Mitchell led OKWU in scoring with 15 points. Mahaley Farmer scored 10 points.
In road games this season, OKWU is scoring 62 points per game and shooting 37 percent from the floor.
In its eight wins, the Eagles are averaging 69.4 points compared to the 55.9 points they score in their 16 losses.
