Ottawa fell 3-0 to Morningside University last Friday evening in Wilson Field House. The loss was OU's fourth straight.
In the loss to the Mustangs, Ottawa finished the match with 28 kills, a .082 attacking percentage, 26 assists, two service aces, 32 digs, and three team blocks.
Akeil Williams had a double-double, finishing with 18 kills and 10 digs.
Andrew Salinas had 12 assists to lead the Braves and
Kade Zrna finished with 11 assists.
Through 16 matches this season, Ottawa is averaging 10.2 kills per set, 9.7 assists per set, 2.09 blocks per set, 1.2 service aces per set, and 10.7 digs per set. The Braves have a .141 attacking percentage.
OU is ranked 44th in the NAIA in kills per set (10.20, 35th in errors (336), 45th in total attacks (1,663), 42nd in assists per set (9.7), 43rd in service aces per set (1.2), 47th in receptions (1,070), 31st in reception error s(93), 39th in digs (602), seventh in digs per set (10.7), 36th in solo blocks (37), 37th in block assists (160), 39th in total blocks (117), 14th in blocks per set (2.09), 29th in block errors (14), 27th in ball handling errors (7), 44th in points per set (13.5), and 50th in points (756).
Akeil Williams leads OU in kills per set (3.3),
Kade Zrna is the teams leader in assists per set (4.8),
Nazmi Bayoglu is OU's leader in digs per set (2.08), and Williams leads the Braves in blocks per set (1.3).
Ottawa has a record of 1-4 on the road this season. The Braves are averaging 9.29 kills per set, 8.88 assists per set, 0.8 service aces per set, 9.06 digs per set, and 2.7 blocks per set.
Tuesday is the 16th meeting between Ottawa University and Missouri Valley College. The Braves have a record of 6-9 against the Vikings. Missouri Valley won the first meeting this season on February 6, 2024 in Wilson Field House, 3-0. The Vikings are on a three match winning streak against the Braves. The last time OU defeated MVC was on Jan. 21, 2021. Ottawa won the match 3-1. The first match between the two teams happened on Feb. 27, 2016. MVC won the contest 3-1.
Missouri Valley College has an overall record of 14-4, a HAAC mark of 8-4, is on a one match winning streak, and has a record of 5-2 at home this season. MVC enters Tuesday's match coming off a 3-1 victory over no. 5 Grand View University.
The Vikings are ranked 28th in the NAIA in kills (823), 10th in kills per set (12.6), 38th in errors (324), 32nd in total attacks (1,888), 19th in attacking percentage (264), 25th in assists (785), fifth in assists per set (12.08), 48th in service errors (200), 41st in receptions (1,136), 43rd in reception errors (76), 22nd in digs (707), fifth in digs per set (10.8), 22nd in solo blocks (46), ninth in block assists (239), 12th in total blocks (166), fourth in blocks per set (2.5), 13th in block errors (25), 14th in ball handling errors (11), 31st in points (1057.0), and 15th in points per set (16.30.
Samuel Essilfie leads the team in kills per set (3.4), Lucas Rodrigues is MVC's leader in assists (9.7), Leonardo Leao is the Vikings' leader in digs per set (2.6), and Daniel Isernhagen leads the team in blocks per set (0.9).
Through 18 matches this season, the Vikings are averaging 12.6 kills per set, 12.08 assists per set, 2.5 blocks per set, 1.06 service aces per set, and 10.8 digs per set. Missouri Valley has a .264 attacking percentage.
