The Braves lost their fifth straight game, falling 88-78 to Friends University last Saturday afternoon in Wilson Field House. Ottawa shot 34.3 percent from the floor, 37 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 76.9 percent from the free throw line.
In the game against Friends University two players put their name in the OU record book.
Dominique Schutte's eight 3-pt field goals ties the school record for made threes in a game.
Nora Ford's eight steals ties her for fifth in single game steals.
Ottawa is averaging 73.9 points, 38.9 rebounds, and 12.4 assists per game. They are shooting 37.5 percent from the floor, 29.8 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 72.2 percent from the free throw line.
Dominique Schutte leads the Braves in scoring (12.2),
Abbie Sextro is OU's leader in rebounding (6.6),
Janiyah Hendricks and
Nora Ford leads the team in assists (2.5) per game, Schutte is the team's leader in blocks (0.4), and Ford is Ottawa's leader in steals (2.6) per game.
Ottawa is ranked 51st in the NAIA in field goals attempted per game (65.7), 39th in 3-pt field goals made per game (7.9), 28th in 3-pt field goals attempted per game (26.6), fifth in free throws made per game (16.7), 15th in free throws made per game (23.1), 42nd in steals per game (11.1), and 39th in opponent steals per game (7.1).
The Braves are 2-6 in conference play this season, scoring 74.3 points and shooting 38.4 percent from the floor. Opponents are scoring 79.5 points per game and shooting 44.8 percent from the floor.
In KCAC play this season, Ottawa has three players averaging in double figures:
Dominique Schutte (14.1),
Abbie Sextro (12.9), and
Nora Ford (11.1).
Saturday is the 90th meeting between Ottawa University and Tabor College. Tabor leads the series, 60-29, and the Bluejays are on a 12 game winning streak. The last time the Braves defeated Tabor was on Jan. 6, 2018 in Wilson Field House, 59-56. Tabor won the first meeting this season on Nov. 20 in Wilson Field House, 83-65. The Braves have lost 13 straight games to Tabor in Tabor Gymnasium. The last time OU won in Hillsboro was on Feb. 2, 2012, 57-49. The very first game between the two teams was on Nov. 20, 1979 in Wilson Field House. Ottawa won the game, 45-39.
In the loss to Tabor on Nov. 20, Ottawa shot 50 percent from the floor, 37.5 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 57.1 percent from the free throw line.
Abbie Sextro led OU with 23 points.
Janiyah Hendricks finished with 14 points and a team-high three assists.
Sydney Scott and Sextro led Ottawa with five rebounds apiece.
Tabor College is 8-6 overall and 6-3 in the KCAC. The Bluejays are on a three game losing steak with losses to Southeastern University on Dec. 16 (75-57), Kansas Wesleyan University on Jan. 3 (62-47), and Bethany College on Jan. 8 (66-61). The Bluejays are 4-3 in Tabor Gymnasium this season.
The Bluejays are averaging 66.9 points, 30.6 rebounds, and 12.3 assists per game. Tabor is shooting 43 percent from the floor, 33.6 percent from behind the 3-pt line and 71.9 percent from the free throw line.
Tabor is ranked 47th in the NAIA in field goal percentage (.430), 31st in 3-pt field goal percentage (.336), 15th in opponent offensive rebounds per game (8.4), 40th in opponent defensive rebounds per game (23.4), 18th in opponent total rebounds per game (31.8), sixth in opponent assists per game (8.3), 13th in turnovers per game (12.6), 43rd in opponent steals per game (7.1), 11th in opponent blocks per game (1.6).
Lillie Veers lead Tabor in scoring (11.3), rebounding (4.4), and assists (1.8) per game. Kloe Brown is TC's leader in blocks (1.2) and Miyah McGee is the Bluejays' leader in steals (1.6) per game.
In their eight wins, Tabor is scoring 74.8 points and shooting 47.4 percent from the floor. In their six losses, the Bluejays are scoring 56.3 points per game and shooting 37 percent from the floor.
The Bluejays are scoring 66 points and shooting 40.8 percent from the floor in Tabor Gymnasium this season.
