The Braves fell 3-1 to no. 12 Missouri Valley College on Tuesday evening in Marshall, Mo. Ottawa finished the match with 46 kills, a .156 attacking percentage, 44 assists, five service aces, 52 digs and five team blocks.
Akeil Williams had 35 kills, a .333 attacking percentage, four digs and three blocks.
Kade Zrna had a double-double, finishing the match with 19 assists and 10 digs.
Andrew Salinas had 19 assists.
Nazmi Bayoglu led the Braves with 19 digs and
Max Baumann had 11 digs.
In the loss to Missouri Valley,
Akeil Williams' 35 kills tied for the fourth most in program history, his 78 attempts were the second most in program history, his 38 points were tied for fourth in program history and second in points in a four set match.
Nazmi Bayoglu's 19 digs are tied for the eighth most in program history and tied for the third most in digs in a four set match.
This season, the Braves are averaging 10.2 kills per set, 9.7 assists per set, 2.03 blocks per set, 1.2 service aces per set, and 10.9 digs per set. OU has a .142 attacking percentage.
Ottawa is ranked 48th in the NAIA in kills (617), 44th in kills per set (10.2), 29th in errors (360), 41st in total attacks (1,806), 49th in assists (587), 42nd in assists per set (9.7), 43rd in service aces per set (1.2), 43rd in receptions (1,162), 29th in reception errors (97), 31st in digs (654), sixth in digs per set (10.9), 35th in solo blocks (39), 35th in block assists (166), 38th in total blocks (122), 20th in blocks per set (2.03), 39th in block errors (15), 18th in ball handling errors (10), 49th in points (812.0), and 44th in points per set (13.5).
Akeil Williams leads the team in blocks per set (3.6),
Kade Zrna is OU's leader in assists per set (4.8),
Nazmi Bayoglu is the Braves' leader in digs per set (2.2), and Williams leads the team in blocks per set (1.3).
Friday is the seventh meeting between Ottawa University and Kansas Wesleyan University. Ottawa leads the series, 5-1, and is on a three match winning streak. The Braves won the first meeting this season in Wilson Field House on February 24, 3-0. Ottawa is 1-1 against Kansas Wesleyan in Salina. Saturday is the seventh meeting between Ottawa and Central Christan College. The Braves have a record of 6-0 against the Tigers. Ottawa won the first meeting this season in Wilson Field House on February 23, 3-0.
Kansas Wesleyan University has an overall record of 11-11, a GPAC mark of 2-5, is on a four game losing streak, and has a record of 6-4 at home this season.
The Coyotes are averaging 10.3 kills per set, 9.6 assists per set, 2.08 blocks per set, 1.4 service aces per set, 10.3 digs per set. KWU has a .210 attacking percentage.
KWU is ranked 33rd in the NAIA in kills (807), 43rd in kills per set (10.3), 35th in errors (347), 19th in total attacks (2,186), 33rd in attacking percentage (.210), 33rd in assists (755), 43rd in assists per set (755), 43rd in assists per set (9.6), 24th in service aces (114), 42nd in service errors (221), 29th in service aces per set (1.4), 24th in receptions (1,359), 25th in reception errors (1060, 15th in digs (807), 17th in digs per set (10.3), 39th in solo blocks (35), ninth in block assists (255), 19th in total blocks (163), 16th in blocks per set (2.08), 29th in block errors (19), seventh in ball handling errors (14), 30th in points (1082.5), and 40th in points per set (13.9).
Zayin Martinez leads KWU in kills per set (2.7), Tyler McUne is the team's leader in assists per set (6.8), Jeremy Lapeze is the Coyotes leader in digs per set (3.06), Kahlib Lawrence is KWU's leader in blocks per set (0.9).
Central Christian College is 0-19 overall, 0-5 in the GPAC, they have lost 19 straight, and has a record of 0-6 at home this season.
The Tigers are averaging 3.9 kills per set, 3.5 assists per set, 0.7 blocks per set, 0.7 service aces per set, and 5.9 digs per set. CCC has a (-).083 attacking percentage.
Central Christian is ranked 45th in the NAIA in errors (321), first in reception errors (274), and first in ball handling errors (26).
Joel Creary leads the team in kills per set (1.81), Erick Yang is the team's leader in assists per set (2.3), Payton Collins leads the Tigers in digs per set (1.2), and Creary is CCC's leader in blocks per set (0.3).
