The Braves fell 3-1 to (20) McPherson College last Saturday in Wilson Field House (21-25, 26-28, 26-24, 19-25). Ottawa finished the match with 64 kills, a .298 attacking percentage, 59 assists, two service aces, 62 digs, and six team blocks.
Through 23 matches, Ottawa is averaging 12.7 kills per set, 11.9 assists per set, 2.1 blocks per set, one service ace per set, and 17.9 digs per set. OU has a .204 attacking percentage.
The Braves are ranked 47th in the NAIA in kills (1,198), 50th in kills per set (12.7), 45th in total attacks (3,587), 46th in attacking percentage (.201), 49th in assists (1,121), 49th in assists per set (11.9), 50th in receptions (1,873), 36th in digs (1,683), 29th in digs per set (17.9), 24th in solo blocks (66), 36th in block assists (298), 20th in total blocks (215), 19th in blocks per set (2.2), and 15th in blocking errors (53).
Radaisy Valdez leads the Braves in kills per set (3.2),
Madison Brauner is OU's leader in assists per set (6.2),
Kenzie Kuxhaus leads the Braves in digs per set (6.1), and Valdez is the team's leader in blocks per set (1.01).
Wednesday is the 14th match between Ottawa University and Evangel University. The Valor leads the series, 10-3. OU snapped its eight match losing streak to the Valor last year, defeating EU 3-0 on Oct. 25, 2023 in Wilson Field House (25-21, 25-20, 25-22). Wednesday will be OU's first match against Evangel in Springfield. The first time the two teams met was on Sept. 15, 1984 at the Penn Valley Tournament in Kansas City, Mo. The Valor won the match 2-0 (15-7, 15-5).
Evangel University is 20-4 overall, 7-2 in the KCAC, and are on a two match winning streak with wins over Southwestern (3-0) in Winfield on Oct. 23 and Sterling (3-0) on Oct. 26 in Springfield.
Through 24 matches, the Valor are averaging 13.2 kills per set, 12.3 assists per set, 2.3 blocks per set, 1.5 service aces per set, and 18.1 digs per set. EU has a .213 attacking percentage.
Evangel is ranked 24th in the NAIA in kills per set (13.2), 31st in attacking percentage (.213), 23rd in assists per set (12.3), 22nd in digs per set (18.1), 20th in block assists (333), 33rd in total blocks (200), 13th in blocks per set (2.3), seventh in ball handling errors (18), and 19th in points per set (17.1).
Loran Pritchett leads Evangel in kills per set (3.6), Jessica Pritchett is EU's leader in assists per set (6.3), Kenna Wise leads the Valor in digs per set (5), Vivianna Sanchez is the team's leader in blocks per set (1.3).
