Ottawa lost its ninth straight games, falling 77-65 to Bethel College on Saturday afternoon in Thresher Gymnasium. OU shot 40.7 percent from the floor, 41.2 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 76.9 percent from the free throw line. The Braves had four players in double figures, led by
Nora Ford's 19 points.
Abbie Sextro had a double-double, 10 points and 12 rebounds. She also led OU with five assists.
Dominique Schutte scored 14 points, and
Janiyah Hendricks finished the game with 11 points.
The Braves are averaging 72.5 points, 36.8 rebounds, and 12 assists per game. OU is shooting 37.9 percent from the floor, 30 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 72.4 percent from the free throw line.
Dominique Schutte leads OU in scoring (12.9),
Abbie Sextro is OU's leader in rebounds per game (6.7),
Janiyah Hendricks is the team's leader in assists (2.6) per game, Sextro is the Braves' leader in blocks (0.5) per game, and
Nora Ford is OU's leader in steals (2.2) per game.
Ottawa has a road mark of 3-5 and is 2-4 in conference play away from Wilson Field House. The Braves have lost five straight road contests with the last road victory coming against Southwestern College in double overtime, 84-78, in Winfield on Dec. 4. Ottawa is scoring 72.9 points per game and shooting 37.9 percent from the floor. Opponents are scoring 76.4 points per game and shooting 41.3 percent from the floor.
Ottawa has three players scoring in double figures on the road this season:
Nora Ford (12.4),
Abbie Sextro (12.0), and
Dominique Schutte (11.9).
In OU's five wins the Braves are scoring 84.4 points per game. In their 13 losses, they are scoring 67.9 points per game.
Wednesday is the 61st game between Ottawa University and the University of Saint Mary. The Braves lead the series 46-14 but USM is on a five game winning streak against OU and has won three straight games in the Ryan Sport Center. Ottawa's last win over Saint Mary was on Jan. 19, 2022 in Leavenworth. Ottawa won the game in triple overtime, 101-98. The Spires won all three meetings last season, the two regular season games. USM defeated the Braves 72-70 in Leavenworth on Jan. 10, 81-57 in Wilson Field House on Feb. 24, and 74-63 in Leavenworth on Feb. 28 in the KCAC Tournament. The first ever meeting between the two teams happened on Nov. 12, 1994 in Wilson Field House. OU won the game, 95-33.
Ottawa is ranked 48th in the NAIA in 3-pt field goals made per game (7.6), 38th in 3-pt field goals attempted per game (25.2), 12th in free throws made per game (16.1), 23rd in free throws attempted per game (22.2), and 34th in opponent steals per game (6.8).
The University of Saint Mary is 7-11 overall and 6-5 in the KCAC. The Spires are on a four game losing streak and have a record of 4-3 at the Ryan Sports Complex.
The Spires are averaging 68.2 points, 40.7 rebounds, and 10.5 assists per game. They are shooting 37.6 percent from the floor, 30.3 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 70.7 percent from the free throw line.
Saint Mary is ranked 29th in the NAIA in free throws made per game (15.2), and 31st in free throws attempted per game (21.4).
Alanis Delgado leads the Spires in scoring (14.9) and assists (2.8) per game. Addison Schletzbaum is USM's leader in rebounding (8) and steals (1.0) per game. Katelynn Ostronic leads the team in blocks (0.6).
The Spires are scoring 71 points and shooting 39.7 percent from the floor at home this season.
In their seven wins, USM is scoring 77.4 points per game and shooting 42.8 percent from the floor. In their 11 losses, the Spires are scoring 62.3 points per game and shooting 34.1 percent from the floor.
