Ottawa moved its win streak to three matches with a 3-0; 25-19, 25-23, 25-20; victory over Kansas Wesleyan University in the GPAC Tournament Quarterfinals in Wilson Field House. OU finished the match with 38 kills, a .310 attacking percentage, 36 assists, three service aces, 29 digs, and 10 team blocks.
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Michal Bak became available to play, March 3 vs. Central Christian College, Ottawa has a record of 8-3. Ottawa has a .281 attacking percentage compared to the opponents, .134. The Braves are also out blocking opponents 113.0 to 55.0.
The Braves are 9-11 overall, finished with a GPAC record of 3-5, is on a three match winning streak, and is 2-6 in road matches this season. Through 20 matches, OU is averaging 9.6 kills per set, 8.9 assists per set, 2.4 blocks per set, 1.4 service aces per set, and 9.4 digs per set. The Braves have a .206 attacking percentage.
Ottawa is ranked 48th in the NAIA in total attacks (1,726), 32nd in attacking percentage (.206), 49th in assists per set (8.9), 39th in service aces (102), 23rd in service aces per set (1.4), 48th in receptions (1,219), 17th in reception errors (127), 44th in digs (653), 21st in digs per set (9.4), 21st in solo blocks (53), 20th in block assists (231), 21st in total blocks (169), fourth in blocks per set (2.4), 19th in blocking errors (26), 10th in ball handling errors (18), 48th in points (935.5), and 42nd in points per set (13.6).
Wednesday is the 12th meeting between the two teams. Jamestown leads the series, 11-0. The Jimmies defeated the Braves 3-0 on March 11 in Wilson Field House and 3-2 on March 15 in Harold Newman Arena. Ottawa won two sets against Jamestown for the first time in the series history. OU had a 2-0 lead over the Jimmies before losing the next three sets (25-21, 25-16, 23-25, 13-25, 11-15). The first ever meeting between the two teams happened on February 29, 2020 in Wilson Field House. The Jimmies won the match 3-0.
Akeil Williams leads the Braves in kills (3.1) per set,
Andrew Salinas is OU's leader in assists (4.8) per set,
Grant Younie is the team's leader in service (0.2) aces per set,
Kevin Davidson leads Ottawa in digs (2.1) per set, and Williams leads OU in blocks (1.4) per set.
University of Jamestown is 19-3 overall, finished first in the GPAC with a record of 8-1, is ranked no. 15 in NAIA Top 15 Poll, and is on a five match winning streak. The Jimmies last loss happened on March 8 against Mount Mercy University, 3-2 in McPherson, Kan.
Oguzhan Oguz leads Jamestown in kills (4.1) per set, Derek Correa is the team's leader in assists (10.7) per set, Oguz is UJ's leader in service (0.4) aces per set, Adam Lopata leads the Jimmies in digs (2.5) per set, and Ever Cancel is the team's leader in blocks (0.8) per set.
In wins, the Jimmies have a .337 attacking percentage and in its three losses, have a .232 attacking percentage.
Jamestown is ranked 24th in the NAIA in kills (960), 10th in kills per set (12.4), 47th in errors (330), 41st in total attacks (2,002), seventh in attacking percentage (.315), 25th in assists (889), 13th in assists per set (11.5), fifth in service aces (166), 22nd in service errors (311), second in service aces per set (2.1), 34th in digs (718), 26th in digs per set (9.3), 40th in solo blocks (39), 22nd in block assists (224), 32nd in total blocks (151), 27th in blocks per set (1.9), 41st in blocking errors (17), 21st in points (1,277), and seventh in points per set (16.6).
