The Ottawa University men's volleyball team was defeated 3-1 by (12) Missouri Valley College on Tuesday night in the Mabee Center. OU finished the match with 54 kills, a .224 attacking percentage, 50 assists, 46 digs, and six team blocks.
Macort Pickup and
Leo Betin led OU with 11 kills apiece. Pickup finished with a double-double, leading OU with 13 digs.
Marton Zarka had 45 assists.
Kadeem Morris finished the match with three blocks.
The Braves are averaging 12.7 kills per set, 12 assists per set, 2.2 blocks per set, 0.9 service aces per set, and 11.02 digs per set. Ottawa has a .269 attacking percentage.
Marko Zolnjan leads OU in kills per set (2.7),
Marton Zarka is Ottawa's leads in assists per set (9.1),
Nazmi Bayoglu is the team's leader in digs per set (3.07), and
Akeil Williams is Ottawa's leader in blocks per set (1.1).
Ottawa is ranked 12th in the NAIA in kills (523), fifth in kills per set (12.7), 26th in errors (201), 16th in total attacks (1,198), 12th in attacking percentage (.269), 12th in assists (492), fourth in assists per set (12), 46th in service aces (38), 32nd in service errors (130), 25th in receptions (710), 22nd in reception errors (59), 10th in digs (452), fourth in digs per set (11.02), 31st in solo blocks (18), 10th in block assists (147), 16th in total blocks (92), 20th in blocks per set (2.2), 14th in blocking errors (13), 15th in ball handling errors (1), 16th in points (652.5), and 16th in points per set (15.9).
The Braves have a record of 3-3 on the road this season. Ottawa is averaging 12.3 kills per set, 11.7 assists per set, 12.1 digs per set, and 2.3 blocks per set.
Marko Zolnjan is averaging three kills per set on the road this season.
Friday is the 10th match between Ottawa University and Culver-Stockton College. Ottawa leads the series, 6-3, and has won five straight matches against the Wildcats. The last time the two teams played against each other was on March 22, 2023 in Canton, Mo. Ottawa won the match 3-0 (29-27, 25-18, 25-12). The first ever match between the two teams happened on Feb. 6, 2016. Ottawa won the match 3-1 (26-28, 25-16, 25-19, 25-23).
Culver-Stockton College has an overall record of 0-12 and a Heart mark of 0-3. The Wildcats are on a 22 match losing streak dating back to the 2024 season. CSC's last win was on March 15, 2024 at Charles Field House against Central Christian College, 3-0.
The Wildcats are averaging 9.7 kills per set, 9.4 assists per set, 2.3 blocks per set, 0.9 service aces per set, and 8.02 digs per set. CSC has a .163 attacking percentage.
Malachi Gnade leads Culver-Stockton in kills per set (2.04), Matt Reese is the team's leader in assists (5.3) per set, Gnade is CSC's leader in digs per set (1.3), Zach Kowalewicz is the Wildcats' leader in blocks (1.1) per set.
Culver-Stockton is ranked 22nd in the NAIA in kills (476), 47th in kills per set (9.7), 10th in errors (263), ninth in total attacks (1306), 46th in attacking percentage (.163), 17th in assists (465), 44th in assists per set (9.4), 38th in service aces (47), 26th in service errors (145), sixth in receptions (956), eighth in reception errors (81), 21st in digs (393), 50th in digs per set (8.02), eighth in solo blocks (36), seventh in blocks assists (157), third in total blocks (115), 12th in blocks per set (2.3), 16th in blocking errors (12), 20th in points (637.5), and 48th in points per set (13).
