The Braves snapped their 10 game losing streak on Saturday afternoon, defeating York University 79-62 in Wilson Field House. Ottawa shot 42 percent from the floor, 33.3 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 66.7 percent from the free throw line. OU had five players in double figure sled by
Abbie Sextro's 13 points.
Anna Eldridge came off the bench to score 12 points.
Dominique Schutte finished the game with 12 points,
Janiyah Hendricks scored 11 points, and
Nora Ford finished with 10 points. Ford, Hendricks, and Sextro had three assists apiece. Ford led OU with four steals.
Ottawa is 4-4 in games where four or more players score in double figures.
OU is averaging 71.8 points, 36.5 rebounds, and 12.1 assists per game. The Braves are shooting 37.8 percent from the floor, 30.8 percent form behind the 3-pt line, and 71.3 percent from the free throw line.
Dominique Schutte leads the Braves in scoring (12.7),
Abbie Sextro is OU's leader in rebounding (6.6),
Janiyah Hendricks leads Ottawa in assists (2.6), Sextro is the Braves' leader in blocks (0.6), and
Nora Ford is the team's leader in steals (2.3) per game.
The Braves are 3-6 and 1-6 in KCAC play inside of Wilson Field House this season. Ottawa is scoring 74.4 points per game and shooting 39.3 percent from the floor and 29.7 percent from behind the 3-pt line. Opponents are scoring 75.1 points per game and shooting 42.6 percent from the floor and 32.9 percent from behind the 3-pt line.
At home this season,
Abbie Sextro is scoring 12 points per game,
Nora Ford is averaging 11.3 points per game, and
Dominique Schutte is scoring 14.2 points per game. Schutte is shooting the ball well from behind the 3-pt line inside of Wilson Field House the season. She is 33-for-80, shooting 41.2 percent from behind the arc.
Dominique Schutte has made 63 3-pt field goals this season. That total ranks her no. 8 in the OU record book in single season 3-pt field goals made. Maggie Hasenkamp holds the school record of 86 set in 2009-2010. Schutte is tied for eighth in the NAIA in 3-pt field goals made this season (63).
Ottawa is ranked 42nd in the NAIA in 3-pt field goals made per game (7.6), 42nd in 3-pt field goal attempts per game (24.7), 13th in free throws made per game (15.8), 20th in free throws attempted per game (22.1), 28th in opponent steals per game (6.7), and 26th in opponent personal fouls per game (19.1).
Wednesday is the fifth meeting between Ottawa University and Evangel University. The Valor lead the series 3-1 and won the first meeting this season on Dec. 11, 83-74 in Springfield, Mo. Ottawa's lone victory against Evangel happened on Feb. 21, 2024 in Wilson Field House. OU won the game, 72-65. The Braves are 1-0 against the Valor in Wilson Field House. The first ever meeting between the two teams happened on Nov. 26, 1988 in Springfield. The Valor won the game, 74-36.
In OU's 83-74 loss to Evangel on Dec. 11 in Springfield, Ottawa shot 42.2 percent from the floor, 38.5 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 62.5 percent from the free throw line. The Braves had three players in double figures, led by
Abbie Sextro's 20 points. She was one rebound away from a double-double, finishing with nine rebounds.
Dominique Schutte scored 15 points and
Nora Ford had 12 points. Ford led OU with five assists.
Anna Eldridge tallied seven points and four assists off the bench.
Evangel University is 10-10 overall, 8-6 in the KCAC, have a road record of 5-3, and is in sixth place in the KCAC. The Valor are 2-3 in their last five games and enter Wednesday's game coming off an 83-82 road loss to Sterling College.
The Valor are averaging 72.2 points, 35 rebounds, and 13.9 assists per game. They are shooting 42.3 percent from the floor, 29.9 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 73.7 percent from the free throw line.
Carson Dillard leads Evangel in scoring (12.1), Kamie Jenkins is EU's leader in rebounding (9.8), Jazzy Kirby leads the Valor in assists (2.9), Jenkins is the team's leader in blocks (1.1), and Alli Kamies is the Valor leader in steals (2.0) per game.
Evangel is ranked 41st in the NAIA in free throw percentage (.737), 47th in opponent offensive rebounds per game (9.8), 26th in opponent defensive rebounds per game (23.1), 30th in total rebounds per game (33.0), and 23rd in opponent blocks per game (1.9).
In eight road games this season, Evangel is scoring 72.4 points per game and shooting 44.2 percent from the floor and 30.9 percent from behind the 3-pt line.
In the Valor 10 wins, they are scoring 81.3 percent from the floor, shooting 46.8 percent from the floor, and 34.3 percent from behind the arc. In their 10 losses, Evangel is scoring 63.1 points per game, shooting 37.7 percent from the floor, and 24.4 percent from behind the 3-pt line.
