The Braves lost their second straight game on Wednesday, falling 83-74 to Evangel University at AGFinancial Arena. Ottawa shot 42.2 percent from the floor, 38.5 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 62.5 percent from the free throw line.
Ottawa is averaging 75.1 points, 40.5 rebounds, and 12.8 assists per game. They are shooting 38.3 percent from the floor, 29.6 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 69.6 percent from the free throw line.
Abbie Sextro leads the Braves in scoring (12) and rebounding (7.3).
Janiyah Hendricks is OU's leader in assists (2.8),
Dominique Schutte leads Ottawa in blocks (0.5), and
Nora Ford is the Braves' leader in steals (2.0) per game.
OU is ranked 45th in the NAIA in field goals attempted per game (66.6), 41st in 3-pt field goals made per game (8.0), 24th in 3-pt field goal attempts per game (27.0), 25th in free throws attempted per game (23.0), 24th in free throws made per game (16.0), 41st in opponent turnovers per game (20.6), 48th in steals per game (11.5), and 53rd in opponent steals per game (7.4).
The Braves are 3-1 on the road this season, scoring 81.3 points per game while allowing 74.5 points per game. OU is shooting 38.8 percent from the floor, 30.9 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 71.6 percent from the free throw line.
Saturday is the 91st meeting between Ottawa University and Sterling College. Sterling leads the series, 74-16 and is on a 12 game winning streak against the Braves. Ottawa's last win over Sterling happened on Jan. 6, 2018 in Wilson Field House. The Braves won the game 59-56. OU has lost 13 straight road games against Sterling. The last time OU won at the Gleason Center was on Feb. 2, 2012. The Braves won the game 57-49. The first meeting between the two teams happened on Nov. 28, 1980 in Salina. SC won the game 56-43. OU lost the first 19 games against Sterling. Ottawa's first win over the Warriors was on Jan. 8, 1992 in Wilson Field House. OU won the game 65-63. The Braves first road win over Sterling was on Feb. 5, 1994. Ottawa won the game 74-69.
Sterling College is 8-3 overall and 4-2 in the KCAC. The Warriors are 3-1 at home this season and enter Saturday's game coming off an 87-85 loss to Bethel College at the Gleason Center on Wednesday.
The Warriors are averaging 79.6 points, 38.3 rebounds, and 14 assists per game. They are shooting 49.6 percent from the floor, 32.4 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 72 percent from the free throw line.
Korynn Clason leads Sterling in scoring (21.6), McKenna Vogl is SC's leader in rebounding (6.3), Alissa Heskamp is the Warriors' leader in assists (2.2), and McKenna Vogl is the team's leader in blocks (0.8) per game.
Sterling is ranked 23rd in the NAIA in points per game (79.6), 16th in field goals made per game (31.1), second in field goal percentage (.496), 13th in opponent offensive rebounds (8.1), 13th in opponent defensive rebounds per game (21.5), sixth in opponent rebounds per game (29.5), 32nd in rebound margin per game (8.7), and 32nd in steals per game (11.8).
At home this season, Sterling is averaging 82 points per game and shooting 49.4 percent from the floor. They have only attempted 26 threes (9-26) in its four home games this season, shooting 34.6 percent from behind the arc.
In Sterling's eight wins, the Warriors are averaging 80.9 points per game and shooting 51.1 percent from the floor. In their three losses, they are scoring 76 points per game and shooting 45.6 percent from the floor and 28.1 percent from behind the 3-pt line.
