The Braves lost their second straight game, falling to Tabor College 83-65 in Wilson Field House on Wednesday evening. Ottawa shot 50 percent from the floor, 37.5 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 57.1 percent from the free throw line.
Through seven games this season, Ottawa is averaging 76.1 points, 39.3 rebounds, and 12.3 assists per game. The Braves are shooting 40.5 percent from the floor, 30.8 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 69.3 percent from the free throw line.
OU is ranked 53rd in the NAIA in points per game (76.1), 30th in free throws made per game (16.4), 34th in free throws attempted per game (23.7), and 45th in opponent turnovers per game (21.3).
Kennedy Bankett leads OU in scoring (14),
Abbie Sextro is Ottawa's leader in rebounding (6.9),
Janiyah Hendricks leads the team in assists (2.7) per game,
Dominique Schutte is OU's leader in blocks (0.6) per game, and Bankett is the team's leader in steals (2.2) per game.
Ottawa is 1-0 away from Wilson Field House this season. OU is averaging 85 points per game and shooting 46.3 percent from the floor, 36 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 83.9 percent from the free throw line. Opponents are scoring 71 points per game and shooting 34.3 percent from the floor, 21.7 percent from the free throw line, and 74.1 percent from the free throw line.
In OU"s three wins this season, the Braves are averaging 85.3 points per game. In their four losses, Ottawa is averaging 69.3 points per game.
Saturday is the 89th game between Ottawa University and McPherson College. OU leads the series, 47-41, and OU is on a four game winning streak against the Bulldogs. Ottawa has won two straight against McPherson in Holman Fieldhouse. The last time OU lost at McPherson was on Dec. 13, 2021. The Bulldogs won the game, 78-73. The first ever meeting between Ottawa and McPherson was in 1976. The Bulldogs won the game 74-35.
McPherson College has an overall record of 0-7 and a KCAC mark of 0-2. The Bulldogs have opened KCAC play with losses to Southwestern College (65-58) on Nov. 16 and Kansas Wesleyan University (97-64) on Nov. 20.
In seven games this season, MC is averaging 58.1 points, 38.7 rebounds, and 8.3 assists per game. They are shooting 35.6 percent from the floor, 27.6 percent from the free throw line, and 56.7 percent from the free throw line.
Gillian Rodgers leads the Bulldogs in scoring (9.7), Kennedy Smith is the team's leader in rebounding (10.3), Laura Guillamat-Ribo leads McPherson in assists (2.1) per game, Rodgers is the team's leader in blocks (0.4) per game, and Smith leads MC in steals (1.1) per game.
At home, the Bulldogs are scoring 59.5 points per game and shooting 34.6 percent from the floor, 32.3 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 44.1 percent from the free throw line.
The McPherson College Sport Center has a new name and it is now called Holman Fieldhouse. It was named after Craig and Karen Holman who gave more than $1 million for the expansion and remodeling of the Sport Center as part of the Building Community comprehensive fundraising campaign.
