The Braves have an overall record of 14-10 and are in fourth place in the South Division of the Heart with a record of 8-8. OU is on a four match winning streak and enter Tuesday's contest coming off a 3-0 victory over Culver-Stockton College on Friday night in the Mabee Center.
Ottawa finished the match against Culver-Stockton College with 47 kills, a .469 attacking percentage, 43 assists, two service aces, 33 digs and seven team blocks.
Through 24 matches this season, Ottawa is averaging 12.3 kills per set, 11.5 assists per set, 2.09 blocks per set, 1.01 service aces per set, and 10.1 digs per set. OU has a .262 attacking percentage.
Marko Zolnjan leads the Braves in kills per set (3.01),
Marton Zarka is OU's leader in assists per set (9.61),
Nazmi Bayoglu is the team's leader in digs per set (2.7), and
Akeil Williams leads Ottawa in blocks per set (1.1).
The Braves are ranked 16th in the NAIA in kills (1,021), 16th in kills per set (12.3), 26th in errors (405), 20th in total attacks (2,350), 18th in attacking percentage (.262), 18th in assists (955), 15th in assists per set (11.5), 49th in service aces (84), 47th in service errors (230), 31st in receptions (1,385), 37th in reception errors (98) 13th in digs (841), 11th in digs per set (10.1), 35th in solo blocks (41), 14th in block assists (265), 19th in total blocks (174), 21st in blocks per set (2.09), 15th in blocking errors (30), 19th in points (1278.5), and 23rd in points per set (15.4).
OU has a record of 6-4 in the Mabee Center this season with three straight victories at home. The Braves are averaging 13.06 kills per set, 12.1 assists per set, 1.09 service aces per set, 10.2 digs per set, and 1.9 blocks per set. Ottawa has a .282 attacking percentage inside of the Mabee Center. Two Braves are averaging over three kills per set at home this season;
Marko Zolnjan (3.28) and
Petar Lazic (3.05).
William Penn University is 14-8 overall and is in third place in the North Division in the Heart with a record of 11-4. The Statesmen are on a two match winning streak and have an 8-3 road record this season. WPU is receiving votes in the latest NAIA Poll.
WPU is 5-1 in its last six matches and on a two match winning streak with victories over UHSP (3-1) on March 22 and Graceland (3-0) on March 28.
The Statesmen are averaging 12.4 kills per set, 11.8 assists per set, 2.5 blocks per set, 1.07 service aces per set, and 11.1 digs per set. They have a .243 attacking percentage.
Ben Cemeno-Castillo leads William Penn in kills per set (3.5), Brady Zell is WPU's leader in assists per set (10.4), Joao Gabriel Fillippelli is the team's leader in digs per set (3.1), and Ben Brinkman leads the Statesmen in blocks per set (1.1).
WPU is ranked 18th in the NAIA in kills (1,009), 14th in kills per set (12.4), 27th in errors (401), 14th in total attacks (2,497), 24th in attacking percentage (.243), 17th in assists (957), 12th in assists per set (11.8), 46th in service aces (87), 27th in service errors (288), 25th in receptions (1,458), sixth in digs (903), second in digs per set (11.1), sixth in block assists (297), fifth in total blocks (207), second in blocks per set (2.5), 11th in blocking errors (34), 18th in points (1302.5), and 15th in points per set (16.1).
