Ottawa has won 23 straight games, dating back to 2022, with its 34-14 victory over Kansas Wesleyan University in the KCAC Tournament championship game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on April 29. Ottawa finished the game with 399 yards of offense, 54 rushing and 345 passing. The OU defense held KWU to 200 yards of offense, 63 yards rushing and 137 yards passing.
In 14 games this season, the OU offense is averaging 330.2 yards per game. Ottawa is averaging 267.2 yards through the air and 63 yards on the ground. The Brave offense is averaging 42.1 points per game. The OU defense is holding opponents to six points per game. Opponents are averaging 167.8 yards of offense per game, 19.3 yards rushing and 148.5 yards through the air.
The Braves are outscoring opponents 154-13 in the first quarter and 104-12 in the fourth.
Madysen Carrera leads OU in rushing with 644 yards. She is averaging 7.2 yards per carry and 46 yards rushing per game. Carrera has scored nine rushing touchdowns.
Carrera also leads the team in passing. She is completing 73 percent of her passes (269-371) and has thrown for 3,266 yards and 58 touchdowns. Carrera is averaging 233.3 passing yards per game.
Alyssa Linkous leads the team in receptions with 56. She is averaging 52.9 receiving yards per game and has scored 12 touchdowns.
Jazlyn Camacho leads the team in receiving yards with 705. She has 47 receptions and a team high 17 receiving touchdowns. Camacho is averaging 54.2 receiving yards per game.
Abby Brown leads the Braves in tackles (aka flag pulls) with 72. She has seven interceptions from her line back position and six pass break ups.
Dejonice Parris is second on the team in tackles with 40. She has eight tackles for loss and seven sacks.
Susann Kaufmann is third on the team in tackles with 37. She has 11 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, two interceptions, and one pass break up.
Ottawa's defense has 37 tackles for loss, 30 sacks, 31 interceptions, and 45 pass break ups.
The Braves have nine players with 10 or more receptions and six players with 25 or more receptions.
Alyssa Linkous: 56 |
Mandolyn Scalisi: 48 |
Jazlyn Camacho: 47 |
Bailey Hodgins: 40 |
Tatiana Dos Santos: 33 |
Randrea Gamble: 27 |
Mya Quinn 18 |
Alyssa Gillespie 14 |
Courtney Wille 10.
Ottawa had 13 players named to the All-KCAC Teams.
Madysen Carrera was named KCAC Player of the Year,
Abby Brown earned KCAC Defensive Player of the Year honors, and
Liz Sowers was named KCAC Coach of the Year.
Madysen Carrera (1st),
Abby Brown (1st),
Addison Orsborn (1st),
Jazlyn Camacho (1st),
Susann Kaufmann (1st),
Alyssa Linkous (1st),
Mandolyn Scalisi (1st), Dejoince Parris (2nd),
Bailey Hodgins (2nd),
Faron Malouff (2nd),
Nina GraveDePeralta (2nd),
Tatiana Dos Santos (HM), and
Hailee McKay (HM).
Ottawa has a record of 6-0 against Cottey College. The Braves played the Comets in the KCAC Semifinals on April 28 at Paragon Star in Lee's Summit, Mo. Ottawa won the game, 61-6. The six points the CC scored were the most that OU has allowed against the Comets. The first meeting between the two teams happened on May 6, 2021 at the Women's Flag Football Finals, 67-0.
The Braves have a record of 8-0 against Midland University. Ottawa won the last meeting between the two teams on April 22, 2023 in Fremont, Neb. OU won the game, 23-6. The first meeting between the two teams happened on March 26, 2021 in Ottawa. The Braves won the game 39-0.
Cottey College is 6-12 overall and finished fourth in the KCAC with a record of 4-6. The Comets is 1-4 in its last five games with a win over the University of Saint Mary, 13-12, in the KCAC Tournament Quarterfinals. The six wins by Cottey are the most in program history.
Midland University is 13-5 overall and finished third in the KCAC with a record of 6-4. The Warriors had a school record 13 victories in 2023.
The Warriors defeated Bethel College 39-13 in the KCAC Tournament quarterfinals but fell 18-7 to Kansas Wesleyan University in the KCAC Tournament semifinals.
