The Braves fell twice llast weekend at the AMC/KCAC Showdown. They fell to (RV) Stephens College 79-69 and were defeated 73-62 by (RV) Columbia College. Columbia was selected to win the AMC while Stephens was picked to finish second.
Ottawa has are record of 1-2 and the Braves are 1-0 in Wilson Field House this season. Through three games, OU is averaging 74.7 points, 42.7 rebounds, and 13.7 assists per game. The Braves are shooting 34.7 percent from the floor, 27.5 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 65.3 percent from the free throw line.
OU is ranked 43rd in the NAIA in points (224), 29th in field goals attempted per game (73), 41st in 3-pt field goals made per game (8.3), 18th in 3-pt field goals attempted per game (30.3), 47th in free throws attempted per game (24), 25th in offensive rebounds per game (18.3), 24th in turnovers per game (12.3), 20th in opponent turnovers per game (27), 23rd in steals per game (16), and 29th in blocks per game (4.3).
Ottawa is led in scoring by
Dominique Schutte. She is averaging 12 points per game.
Abbie Sextro leads OU in rebounding, averaging 7.3 rebounds per game.
Kennedy Bankett is OU's leader in assists per game (2.5),
Abby Dietsche leads OU in blocks per game (3), and Bankett leads the Braves in steals (3.5) per game.
OU has three players scoring in double figures led by
Dominique Schutte (12.0).
Janiyah Hendricks is averaging 11 points per game and
Abbie Sextro is averaging 10 points per game.
Friday's game is the 64th meeting between Ottawa University and Baker University. The Wildcats lead the series, 37-26. Ottawa snapped its six game losing streak to Baker last year on Nov. 7, 2023 in Wilson Field House. OU defeated Baker 59-50. It was OU's first win over the Wildcats since Nov. 15, 2013 when Ottawa defeated Baker 70-66 in Baldwin City. The first game played between the two teams happened in 1907 in Ottawa. The Braves won the game 47-43.
Baker University opened the season on Oct. 28 with an 88-34 win over Kansas Christian College in Baldwin City. The Wildcats shot 38.6 percent from the floor, 25 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 78.9 percent from the free throw line. Alyssa Morris led the team in scoring iwht 21 points on 8-for-19 shooting from the floor. Sophia Barrett scored 14 points on 6-for-8 shooting. Hallie Smires came off the bench to lead the team in rebounding with 11. She finished the night one point shy of a double-double, scoring nine points.
This season, Baker is averaging 88 points, 57 rebounds, and 17 assists per game. The Wildcats are shooting 38.6 percent from the floor, 25 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 78.9 percent from the free throw line.
The Wildcats are ranked 23rd in the NAIA in scoring (88), 28th in field goals made per game (32), eighth in field goals attempted per game (83), 27th in 3-pt field goals made per game (9), sixth in 3-pt field goals attempted per game (36), 21st in free throw percentage (.789), eighth in offensive rebounds per game (21), ninth in defensive rebounds per game (36), seventh in total rebounds per game (57), ninth in rebound margin per game (20), 43rd in assists per game (17), fifth in steals per game (19), third in points allowed per game (34), second in opponent field goal percentage (.196), and second in opponent free throws attempted (9.1).
Alyssa Morris leads the team in scoring, averaging 21 points per game. Hallie Smires is BU's leader in rebounding, averaging 11 rebounds per game. Morris and Destiny Kiner lead the team in assists per game (4), and Rihanna Blanchard is BU's leader in steals per game (5).
