The Ottawa University women's flag football team defeated Midland University 45-12 on Saturday morning at AdventHealth Field. Ottawa finished the game with 352 yards of offense, 49 yards rushing and 303 yards through the air. The Braves held Midland to 182 yards of offense, -6 yards rushing and 188 yards passing.
Madysen Carrera led OU in rushing with 16 yards. She had one rushing touchdown. Carrera was 25-for-36 through the air for 303 yards and six touchdowns.
Alyssa Linkous led OU in receptions with six. She had two touchdown receptions
Cynthia Homs finished with five receptions for 93 yards and a touchdown.
Jazlyn Camacho had two receiving touchdowns.
Jukanie Washington led OU with nine tackles.
Dejonice Parris led OU with three sacks.
Abby Brown, Parris, and
Faron Malouff had an interception apiece.
This season Ottawa is averaging 325.5 yards of offense per game, 51.5 yards rushing and 274 yards passing. The Braves are scoring 49 points per game. Opponents are scoring nine points per game and averaging 197 yards of offense per game, 16.5 yards rushing and 180.5 yards passing.
The Braves are outscoring opponents 67-6 in the first half.
Madysen Carrera leads OU in rushing, averaging 38 yards per game. She has two rushing touchdowns. Carrera is 46-for-62 through the air for 548 yards and 13 touchdowns. She is averaging 274 yards passing per game and is completing 74 percent of her passes.
Alyssa Linkous leads OU in receptions with nine. She has 82 receiving yards this season and three touchdowns.
Jazlyn Camacho is Ottawa's leader in receiving yards with 130. She has three receiving touchdowns.
Jukanie Washington is OU's leader in flag pulls with 11. She has an interception.
Susann Kaufmann and Dejoince Parris have nine flag pulls apiece. Kaufmann also has a sack. Parris leads the team with four sacks and she is tied for the team lead in interceptions with
Abby Brown (2).
Tuesday is the sixth meeting between Ottawa University and the University of Saint Mary. Ottawa leads the series, 5-0. The Braves won both games last season. Ottawa defeated USM 68-0 at AdventHealth Field on April 5 and won 58-0 in Leavenworth on April 19. Ottawa has only allowed a total of 19 points scored by the Spires in the previous five games. The first ever game between Ottawa and Saint Mary was on April 2, 2021 in Fremont, Neb. OU won the game 48-0.
Wednesday is the seventh meeting between Ottawa University and Cottey College. Ottawa leads the series 6-0. The Braves defeated USM 41-0 on March 29 in Nevada, April 5 in Ottawa, 46-0, and April 28 in Lee's Summit, 61-6 at the KCAC Tournament. That touchdown scored by the Comets on April 28 was the first touchdown that CC had scored against the Braves. The first meeting between the two teams happened on May 6, 2021 at the first NAIA Flag Football Finals in Atlanta, Ga. Ottawa won the game 67-0.
OU head coach
Liz Sowers earned her 50th coaching victory on Saturday in OU's 45-12 win over Midland. She has a collegiate coaching record of 50-4.
The University of Saint Mary has opened the season with a record of 0-3 with losses to Baker (13-8) on Feb. 14, Kansas Wesleyan (32-6) on Feb. 18, and Southwestern (20-0) on Feb. 24.
USM is averaging 85.3 yards of offense per game, six yards rushing and 79.3 yards passing. The Spires are scoring 4.7 points per game. Opponents are scoring 21.7 points per game and averaging 196 yards of offense per game, 4.7 yards rushing and 191.3 yards passing.
Cheyenne Brooks leads USM in passing yards per game (77.7). She is 27-for-66 through the air for 233 yards and two touchdowns. USM quarterbacks have thrown a total of six interceptions in three games this season.
Sade Ervin is the team's leader in rushing, averaging 8.7 yards per game. She has 26 rushing yards this season. Ervin also leads the team in receptions and receiving yards. She has 15 receptions for 139 yards. Bralei Criss and Kerisma Delgado have one receiving touchdown apiece.
Kerisma Delgado is the team's leader in flag pulls with 12. She has three tackles for loss and two pass break ups. Trinity Scott is second on the team with nine flag pulls. She has one interception and one pass break up. Anayah Hooks is third on the team with eight flag pulls. She has one sack and one interception.
Cottey College is 1-2 to start the 2024 season. They have a victory by forfeit over Bethel on Feb. 18. The Comets are on a two game losing streak with losses to Southwestern, 32-25, on Feb. 21 and Baker, 52-26, on Feb. 24.
