The Braves fell 87-72 to Friends University last Wednesday night in Wilson Field House. OU was playing without the services of reigning KCAC Offensive Player of the Week Kennedy Bankett. She was battling an illness. Ottawa shot 28.9 percent from the floor, 29.4 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 62.5 percent from the free throw line. Tootie Allen came off the bench to score 28 points. She pulled down eight rebounds, had four assists, and two steals.

This season, the Braves are averaging 73.4 points, 38 rebounds, and 12. 4 assists per game. OU is shooting 39.4 percent from the floor, 34.2 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 74. 2 percent from the free throw line.

Kennedy Bankett leads the Braves in scoring (14.9) and rebounding (5.2). She is shooting 55.6 percent from the floor, 47.2 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 88.1 percent from the free throw line. Bankett is performing even better in KCAC play. She is scoring 16.2 points per game and averaging 5.7 rebounds per game.

Jayla Johnson leads OU in assists (1.7) per game and Johnson and Bankett are the team's leaders in steals (1.4) per game.

Ottawa ranked 26th in field goals attempted per game (66.7), 19th in 3-pt field goals made per game (8.8), 28th in 3-pt field goals attempted per game (25.7), 26th in 3-pt field goal percentage (.342), 36th in free throw percentage (.742), and 37th in blocks per game (3.6).

In OU's 13 wins, the Braves are scoring 80.4 points per game and shooting 43.4 percent from the floor. In their 10 losses, Ottawa is averaging 64.4 points per game and shooting 33.9 percent from the floor.

Ottawa is 9-4 in Wilson Field House this season. Ottawa is outscoring opponents 80-69. The Braves are shooting 40.5 percent from the floor, and 34.1 percent from behind the 3-pt line. Opponents are shooting 41.8 percent from the floor, and 32.7 percent from behind the 3-pt line.

Wednesday is the 88th meeting between the two teams. Ottawa leads the series, 46-41, and the Braves are on a three game winning streak against the Bulldogs. OU is 4-1 in its last five home games against McPherson. Ottawa's last loss to McPherson happened on Feb. 9, 2022 in Wilson Field House. The Bulldogs won the game, 84-75. The first game between the two teams happened in 1976 in McPherson. MC won the game 74-35. The Braves won the first game this season at The Ryan Sport Center on Dec. 9, 78-53.

In Ottawa's 78-53 win over McPherson on Dec. 9, OU shot 46.2 percent from the floor, 42.3 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 70 percent from the free throw line. Ottawa had three players in double figures led by Kennedy Bankett's 19 points on 9-for-10 shooting from the floor. Katelyn Alatini scored 17 points. She was 5-for-8 from behind the 3-pt line. Tootie Allen came off the bench to score 11 points. She had two steals. Nayeli Acosta led OU with four assists. Abby Dietsche had 11 rebounds, three assists, three blocks, and four steals.

McPherson College has an overall record of 6-18, is 2-16 in the KCAC, is on a five game losing streak, and has a mark of 3-8 on the road this season. The Bulldogs enter Wednesday's game coming off a 99-92 loss to Bethany College last Saturday evening.

The Bulldogs are ranked 38th in the NAIA in free throws attempted per game (20.6).

Madelyn Hankins leads McPherson in scoring, averaging 10.6 points per game. She is shooting 37 percent from the floor and 30.5 percent from behind the 3-pt line. Matisyn Moses is MC's leader in rebounding (5.3) per game, and Chloe Clevenger leads the Bulldogs in assists (2.1) and steals (1.9) per game.

In McPherson's 11 road games, they are averaging 58 points per game. The Bulldogs are shooting 35.9 percent from the floor and 24.1 percent from behind the 3-pt line.

The Bulldogs are averaging 78.3 points per game in their six wins this season. They are shooting 39.4 percent from the floor and 24 percent from behind the 3-pt line. In their 18 losses, McPherson is averaging 56.7 points and shooting 34.8 percent from the floor and 24 percent from behind the 3-pt line.