The Braves are 8-6 overall and 4-4 in the Heart. Ottawa enters this Friday and Saturday's matches coming off a 3-1 loss to no. 4 Grand View University on Tuesday evening in Des Moines.

Ottawa is averaging 12.08 kills per set, 11.3 assists per set, 2.1 blocks per set, 0.9 service aces per set, 10.2 digs per set. OU has a .267 attacking percentage.

Macort Pickup leads the Braves in kills per set (2.6), Marton Zarka is OU's leader in assists per set (9.2), Nazmi Bayoglu leads Ottawa in digs per set (3.02), and Akeil Williams is the team's leader in blocks per set (1.1).

OU is ranked 18th in the NAIA in kills (604), 18th in kills per set (12.08), 34th in errors (234), 22nd in total attacks (1,384), 13th in attacking percentage (.267), 18th in assists (568), 17th in assists per set (11.3), 43rd in service errors (144), 36th in receptions (795), 28th in reception errors (68), 13th in digs (510), 13th in digs per set (10.2), 35th in solo blocks (23), 12th in block assists (167), 22nd in total blocks (107), 24th in blocks per set (2.1), 18th in blocking errors (15), 26th in ball handling errors (1), 23rd in points (755.5), and 26th in points per set (15.1).

Friday is the 20th match between Ottawa University and Dordt University. Ottawa leads the series, 13-6, but the Defenders have won the last two matches. The last time OU defeated Dordt was on March 18, 2023 in Wilson Field House. Ottawa defeated, then, no. 14 Dordt 3-0. The first ever meeting between the two teams was on February 13, 2016 in Sioux Center, Iowa. The Defenders won the match 3-2.

Saturday is the 19th match between Ottawa University and Morningside University. Ottawa leads the series, 10-8. The Mustangs are on a four match winning streak against the Braves. OU's last win against Morningside was on Feb. 24, 2022 in Sioux City, Iowa. OU won the match 3-1. The Braves have lost two straight matches in Ottawa against the Mustangs. The last win for the Braves in Ottawa was on January 25, 2022. OU won the match 3-0.

Dordt University has an overall record of 9-6 and a Heart record of 3-5. The Defenders are 6-1 on the road this season.

This season the Defenders are averaging 12.06 kills per set, 11.06 assists per set, 2.05 blocks per set, 1.3 service aces per set, and 8.5 digs per set. They have a .247 attacking percentage.

Cade Schmidt leads DU in kills per set (3.4), Lukas Van Groningen is Dordt's leader in assists per set (9.9), Brady Fergen is the Defenders' leader in digs per set (2.5), Cory Kuperus is the team's leader in blocks per set (0.9).

Morningside University has an overall record of 9-7 and a Heart record of 4-4. The Mustangs are 2-2 on the road this season and are receiving votes in the latest NAIA Poll.

The Mustangs are averaging 12.02 kills per set, 11.3 assists per set, 2.05 blocks per set, 1.2 service aces per set, and 9.6 digs per set. They have a .227 attacking percentage.

Natan Alves leads Morningside in kills per set (3.5), Jacob DePauw is MU's leader in assists per set (7.3), Owen Anderson is the Mustangs' leader in digs per set (2.6), and Tharen Cox is the team's leader in blocks per set (0.9).