COLUMBIA, Mo. – The (RV) Ottawa University women's volleyball team earned its second straight victory with a 3-1; 25-20, 16-25, 25-19, 25-21; win over (25) Columbia College. The win was OU's first at Southwell Arena against the Cougars.
How it Happened
- Set one went back and forth with OU taking a 19-18 lead on a Cougar service error. The Braves increased their lead over Columbia on kills by Radaisy Valdez, Brittan Lee, and Ariana Arciniega, 22-18. Columbia could not respond and OU took a 25-20 victory.
- With Ottawa leading set two, 6-4, Columbia scored 13 straight points to take a 17-6 lead. OU was unable to rally, and the Cougars took a 25-16 victory.
- Kills by Arciniega and Campbell Stark gave OU a 9-4 lead over Columbia in set three. The Cougars rallied and tied the set at 10-10. Columbia pushed its lead to 15-12. Ottawa answered by scoring the next three points to tie the set, 15-15. Columbia scored the next point but four straight points by the Braves gave OU a 19-16 lead. Ottawa did not allow Columbia to rally and OU took the 25-19 victory.
- A block by Valdez gave the Braves an 11-8 lead in set four. Ottawa increased its lead to 17-12 over Columbia on an Arciniega block. Columbia rallied and cut OU's lead to 23-21. That is all the closer the Cougars would get. Arciniega closed out the set with two straight kills and the Braves took the 25-21 victory.
Inside the Box Score
- Ottawa finished the match with 50 kills, a .170 attacking percentage, 46 assists, six service aces, 68 digs, and 16 team blocks.
- OU had three players with double digit kills. Ariana Arciniega had 13 kills. Radaisy Valdez finished the match with 12 kills, nine blocks, and five digs. Campbell Stark had 10 kills and six blocks.
- Madison Brauner led OU with 25 assists and Loranie Ruiz had 19 assists. Brauner had three service aces.
- Kenzie Kuxhaus finished with 22 digs.
Who is Next
Ottawa (7-6) will now play (18) Central Methodist University at the Southwell Arena at 4:00 p.m.
