The Braves won their 19th straight game, dating back to the 2024 season and their 10 straight this season with a 24-12 win over Baker University on March 18 in Baldwin City, Kan. Ottawa finished the game with 238 yards of offense, 192 yards passing and 46 yards rushing. Baker had 188 yards of offense, 46 yards rushing and 142 yards passing.
Madysen Carrera was 19-for-25 through the air for 192 yards and three touchdowns. She threw an interception. Tatiana Dos Santos had six receptions for 84 yards and one touchdown.
Jazlyn Camacho had five receptions for 59 yards and one touchdown.
Cynthia Homs led OU with six flag pulls. She had one pass break up.
Susann Kaufmann and
Dejonice Parris had four flag pulls apiece. Kaufmann had two pass break ups and Parris had one pass break.
This season Ottawa is averaging 286.4 yards of offense per game, 269.8 yards through the air and 16.6 yards rushing. OU is averaging 39 points per game. Opponents are scoring three points per game and averaging 130.3 yards of offense per game, 10.4 yards rushing and 119.9 yards passing.
Madysen Carrera is 181-230 through the air for 2,157 yards and 42 touchdowns. She is completing 79 percent of her passes, averaging 215.7 passing yards per game. Carrera has two rushing touchdowns and is leading OU with 119 yards on the ground.
Alyssa Linkous leads the Braves in receptions with 44, receiving yards with 677 and receiving touchdowns with 14. She is averaging 67.7 receiving yards per game.
Jazlyn Camacho is second on the team in receptions with 40. She has 11 receiving touchdowns and 461 receiving yards.
Cynthia Homs leads the Braves in flag pulls with 41. She has three interceptions and six pass break ups.
Dejonice Parris is second on the team in flag pulls with 38. She has two flag pulls for loss, one sack, one interception, and three pass break ups.
Teliyah McInnis leads OU in pass break ups with 15.
Jukanie Washington,
Bethany Uribe, and McInnis are tied for the team lead in interceptions with four apiece.
Susann Kaufmann leads OU in sacks with nine.
Ottawa is ranked first in the NAIA in scoring (390), third in points per game (39), second in total offense (2,864), third in yards per game (286.4), second in passing yards (2,698), second in passing yards per game (269.8), first in passing yards per attempt (8.5), first in passing touchdowns (53), ninth in rushing yards (166), second in first downs (106), fifth in rushing first downs (13), second in passing first downs (89), second in third down percentage (.460), third in fourth down conversion percentage (.590), third in defensive INTs (21), sixth in defensive touchdowns (2), second in flag pulls (258), first in sacks (21), and first in time of possession (20:40).
Wednesday is the second game between Ottawa University and Southwestern College. The Braves lead the series 1-0. The first time the two teams played was on March 13, 2024 at AdventHealth Field. OU won the game 47-0.
Southwestern College is 4-3 overall and has a 4-3 record in the KCAC. The Moundbuilders enter Wednesday night's game coming off a 47-0 victory over Bethel College in Winfield on March 19.
The Moundbuilders are led in rushing by Kennedi Hayes with 251 yards. She has three rushing touchdowns and averages 35.9 rushing yards per game. Hayes also leads SWC in passing. She is 89-175 through the air for 1,062 yards and 14 touchdowns. Hayes has thrown six interceptions and is completing 50.9 percent of her passes.
Olivia Manfre leads SWC in receptions with 33 and receiving yards with 430. Manfre and Mary Jones lead the team in receiving touchdowns with five. Kaila Yniguez is Southwestern's leader in flag pulls with 32. She has one flag pull for loss. Vivianna Solis leads the team in interceptions with four. Mary Jones is SWC's leader in pass break ups with three.
Southwestern is averaging 208.7 yards of offense per game, 163.1 yards passing and 45.6 yards rushing. Opponents are averaging 227.1 yards of offense per game, 191.1 yards through the air and 36 yards on the ground.
