Box Score

Ottawa (Kan.) OTT 0-0,0-0

Kansas Wesleyan KWU 0-0,0-0

Ottawa (Kan.) OTT

0-0,0-0

Final

Apr. 13, 2024

Kansas Wesleyan KWU

0-0,0-0

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Ottawa (Kan.) OTT	21	19	26	16	(1)
Kansas Wesleyan KWU	25	25	24	25	(3)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball | 4/13/2024 11:59:00 PM

Men's Volleyball Ends Season With Loss to KWU in GPAC Quarterfinals

SALINA, Kan – The Ottawa University men's volleyball team's season ended on Saturday evening in the GPAC Tournament Quarterfinals with a 3-1; 21-25, 19-25, 26-24, 16-25; loss to Kansas Wesleyan University in Mabee Arena.

How it Happened

Ottawa fell behind early to Kansas Wesleyan in set one. The Coyotes jumped out to a 5-1 lead over the Braves. OU rallied and after a kill by Grant Younie, the Braves were within 13-12. KWU pushed its lead to 19-15. Ottawa again cut into the deficit. A service ace by Max Baumann cut the Coyote lead to 19-17. That is all the closer OU would get. Kansas Wesleyan was able to close out the set, taking the 25-21 victory.
KWU scored the first three points of set no. 2 but OU rallied, tying the set at 5-5 on a Coyote attacking error. The teams exchanged points. A kill by Nazmi Bayoglu tied the set at 14 all. The Coyotes put together a 4-1 run to take an 18-15 lead. Ottawa tried to chip away at the KWU lead. A kill by Younie put the Braves down two, 20-18. Ottawa was not able to complete the comeback, only scoring one more point the remainder of the set as the Coyotes took the 25-19 victory.
The Braves opened with the early lead and after an Akeil Williams kill, OU had the 5-2 advantage in set three. OU continued to increase its lead. A service ace from Bayoglu and a kill by Younie gave OU a 13-8 lead. The Coyotes did not go away and rallied to tie the set, 23-23. A Williams kill gave Ottawa a 24-23 lead. KWU tied the set on the next point, 24-24. The Braves were able to take the set, scoring the final two points, to take the 26-24 victory.
The Braves had a 5-3 lead over the Coyotes at the start of set four. Back-to-back attack errors by KWU gave Ottawa an 8-4 lead. Kansas Wesleyan responded with a 15-2 run to take a 19-10 lead over the Braves. Ottawa was not able to answer and KWU took the 25-16 victory.

Inside the Box Score

Ottawa finished the match with 49 kills, a .209 attacking percentage, 47 assists, four service aces, 66 digs, and eight team blocks.
Akeil Williams finished the match with a double-double. He had 15 kills and 13 digs. Williams also had five blocks.
Grant Younie had 11 kills and nine digs. Kadeem Morris had 10 kills, eight digs, and four blocks.
Kade Zrna led the Braves with 21 assists. Andrew Salinas had 18 assists.
Nazmi Bayoglu tallied 12 digs and Max Baumann had 11 digs.