The Braves lost their eighth straight game, falling 86-80 in overtime to Oklahoma Wesleyan University on Wednesday night in Wilson Field House. Ottawa shot 45.3 percent from the floor, 30.4 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 68.2 percent from the free throw line. OU had four players in double figures, led by
Nora Ford's 29 points. She also had eight rebounds.
Dominique Schutte scored 20 points,
Abbie Sextro finished the game with 12 points, and
Janiyah Hendricks scored 10 points. Hendricks led OU with four assists and Sextro had two blocks.
Ottawa is averaging 72.9 points, 37.5 rebounds, and 11.8 assists per game. They are shooting 37.7 percent from the floor, 29.6 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 72.3 percent from the free throw line.
Dominique Schutte leads OU in scoring (12.9),
Abbie Sextro is OU's leader in rebounding (6.4),
Janiyah Hendricks is the team's leader in assists (2.7) per game, Sextro leads the Braves in blocks per game (0.6), and
Nora Ford is the team's leader in steals per game (2.2).
OU is ranked 44th in the NAIA in 3-pt field goals made per game (7.6), 33rd in 3-pt field goals attempted per game (25.6), seventh in free throws made per game (16.4), 17th in free throws attempted per game (22.7), and 42nd in opponent steals per game (7.1).
Ottawa is 3-4 on the road this season and 2-3 in road KCAC games. OU is scoring 74 points per game, shooting 37.6 percent from the floor and 29.6 percent from the free throw line. Opponents are scoring 76.3 points per game, shooting 40.3 percent from the floor and 33.8 percent from behind the 3-pt line.
In games away from Wilson Field House, Ottawa has three players scoring in double figures.
Abbie Sextro is averaging 12.3 points per game,
Dominique Schutte is scoring 11.6 points per game, and
Nora Ford is averaging 11.4 points per game.
Saturday is the 86th meeting between Ottawa University and Bethel College. Ottawa leads the series 52-33. The two teams split the season series last year. Bethel defeated the Braves 95-79 in Wilson Field House on Nov. 29, 2023. Ottawa took a 65-64 victory over the Threshers in Thresher Gymnasium on Feb. 3, 2024. OU has won two straight in North Newton. The last time the Braves lost in Thresher Gymnasium was on Jan. 29, 2022. BC won the game, 71-54. The first game between the two teams happened on Dec. 12, 1980. Bethel won the game 79-37.
In Ottawa's five wins this season the Braves are scoring 84.4 points per game, shooting 38.4 percent from the floor, and 29.3 percent from behind the 3-pt line. In OU's 12 losses, the Braves are scoring 68.2 points per game, shooting 37.4 percent from the floor, and 29.8 percent from behind the 3-pt line.
Bethel College is 9-8 overall and 6-3 in the KCAC. The Threshers have won three straight games and are 5-3 in Thresher Gymnasium this season.
During their three game winning streak, BC has defeated Kansas Wesleyan University (Jan. 8) 69-61, the University of Saint Mary (Jan. 11 77-67, and Tabor College (Jan. 15) 66-48.
The Threshers are averaging 70 points, 37.8 rebounds, and 16.1 assists per game. They are shooting 39.8 percent from the floor, 29.3 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 62.6 percent from the free throw line.
Kendall Locke leads Bethel in scoring (16.1), rebounding (7.0), assists (4.4), blocks (0.8), and steals (2.6) per game.
The Threshers are ranked 33rd in the NAIA in field goals attempted per game (67.4), 49th in opponent steals per game (7.3), and sixth in opponent blocks per game (1.6).
At home this season Bethel is scoring 72.6 points per game, shooting 40.5 percent from the floor, 29.6 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 56.5 percent from the free throw line.
In victories, Bethel is scoring 77.5 points per game and shooting 42.6 percent from the floor. In their losses, the Threshers are scoring 62.5 points per game and shooting 36.9 percent from the floor.
