The Braves dropped their seventh straight with a 95-63 loss to Avila University on Monday night in Wilson Field House. Ottawa shot 32.8 percent from the floor, 26.1 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 73.9 from the free throw line. Dominique Schutte led OU with 17 points. Nora Ford had five rebounds and Janiyah Hendricks tallied three assists.

Ottawa is averaging 72.5 points, 37.2 rebounds, and 11.7 assists per game. OU is shooting 37.3 percent from the floor, 29.5 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 72.5 percent from the free throw line.

Dominique Schutte leads the Braves in points per game (12.4), Abbie Sextro is OU's leader in rebounding (6.4), Janiyah Hendricks leads the team in assists (2.6) per game, Sextro is the Braves' leader in blocks (0.5) per game, and Nora Ford leads OU in steals (2.3) per game.

OU is 2-5 inside of Wilson Field House this season and have lost five straight at home. Ottawa's last win in Wilson Field House was on Nov. 8 against Baker University, 78-69. The Braves are scoring 73 points and shooting 38 percent from the floor at home this season. Opponents are scoring 75.4 points and shooting 45.8 percent from the floor.

Dominique Schutte and Abbie Sextro have had good freshmen campaigns for the Braves. Schutte is averaging 12.4 points per game and has scored in double figures in 12 out of her last 16 games. Sextro is averaging 11.7 points per game and has scored in double figures in 11 out of her last 15 games. She also has two double-doubles this season.

Ottawa is 2-8 in the KCAC this season and are tied for 11th in the KCAC with York University and Southwestern College. In OU's 10 conference games, the Braves are scoring 71.9 points per game and shooting 37.9 percent from the floor. Opponents are scoring 80.1 points per game and shooting 45.6 percent from the floor. OU has three players scoring in double digits in KCAC play: Dominique Schutte (14.1), Abbie Sextro (12.4), and Nora Ford (10.2).

Ottawa is ranked 45th in the NAIA in 3-pt field goals made per game (7.6), 33rd in 3-pt field goals attempted per game (25.8), eighth in free throws made per game (16.5), 18th in free throws attempted per game (22.8), and 41st in opponent steals per game (7.1).

Wednesday is the 25th meeting between Ottawa University and Oklahoma Wesleyan University. OKWU leads the series, 13-11, but the Braves have won four straight against the Eagles. OU won both games last season, defeating OKWU in double overtime, 73-68 on Nov. 18, 2023 in Bartlesville. The Braves took a 69-62 victory over the Eagles on Jan. 31, 2024 in Wilson Field House. Ottawa has won two straight games in Wilson Field House against Oklahoma Wesleyan. The last loss came as a forfeit due to CoVID-19 on Jan. 5, 2021. The first ever game between the two teams happened on Jan. 13, 1986 in Wilson Field House. OKWU won the game 73-59.

Oklahoma Wesleyan University is 6-9 overall and are tied for ninth place with Avila University with a record of 4-6. OKWU enters Wednesday's game coming off a 60-56 home victory over Bethany College on Monday night.

The Eagles are averaging 71.7 points, 34.1 rebounds, and 12 assists per game. They are shooting 40.7 percent from the floor, 29.2 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 73.8 percent from the free throw line.

Haley Meely leads the Eagles in scoring (17.3), Rashaan Smith is OKWU's leader in rebounding (6.8), Meely is the team's leader in assists (4.4), Smith leads OKWU in blocks (1.3), and Meely is OKWU's leader in steals (1.8) per game.

OKWU is ranked 46th in the NAIA in field goals made per game (27.6), 31st in field goals attempted per game (67.8), 38th in free throws attempted (73.8), 46th in opponent offensive rebounds per game (9.7), 29th in opponent assists per game (10.6), fifth in turnovers per game (11.9), and 17th in opponent steals per game (6.3).

The Eagles are averaging 75.5 points per game and shooting 39.4 percent from the floor in their six road games this season.

In losses, OKWU is shooting 35.8 percent from the floor, 24.7 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and scoring 64.3 points per game. In their wins, the Eagles are scoring 81.7 points per game, shooting 47.2 percent from the floor, and 35.5 percent from behind the 3-pt line.