The Braves are 14-0 overall, have a 10-0 KCAC record, are on a 23 game winning streak dating back to the 2024 season, and are 7-0 on the road this season. Ottawa's last loss was on March 28, 2024 in Salina against Kansas Wesleyan University. The Coyotes won the game 18-13 giving OU its first conference loss in program history.
Through 14 games this season Ottawa is averaging 286.6 yards of offense per game, 271.4 yards through the air and 15.2 yards on the ground. OU is averaging 37.1 points per game. Opponents are averaging 141.4 yards of offense per game, 13.1 yards rushing, and 128.2 yards passing. They are scoring 3.6 points per game.
Madysen Carrera leads OU in passing. She is 283-365 through the air for 3,258 yards and 57 touchdowns. Carrera has thrown five interceptions, is completing 77.5 percent of her passes, and is averaging 232.7 yards passing per game. Carrera also leads the Braves in rushing with 131 yards. She has five rushing touchdowns.
Alyssa Linkous leads the team in receiving yards with 956, just 44 yards away from 1,000. She has 64 receptions and 20 receiving touchdowns.
Marley Spielberg leads the team in receptions with 65. She has 634 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns.
Jazlyn Camacho has 747 receiving yards, 63 receptions, and 14 receiving touchdowns.
Cynthia Homs leads the Braves in flag pulls with 63. She has six interceptions for 44 yards and six pass break ups.
Dejonice Parris has 55 flag pulls, five flag pulls for loss, three sacks, one interception and three pass break ups.
Susann Kaufmann is third on the team in flag pulls with 50. She has 15 flag pulls for loss, 13 sacks, one interception, and six pass break ups. Taliyah McInnis leads the team in pass break ups with 16 and
Jukanie Washington has 11.
Ottawa is ranked third in the NAIA in scoring (519), third in points per game (37.1), fifth in total offense (4,012), fourth in yards per game (286.6), fourth in passing yards (3,799), third in passing yards per game (271.4), first in passing yards per attempt (8.4), ninth in rushing attempts (73), 10th in rushing yards per game (15.2), 10th in yards per rush (2.9), fifth in rushing touchdowns (5), third in first downs (148), eighth in rushing first downs (17), second in passing first downs (125), third in first downs per game (10.6), second in third down conversion percentage (.470), third in fourth down conversion percentage (.550), seventh in PAT% (.544), fourth in red zone % (.810), fifth in defensive INTs (28), fifth in defensive TDs (4), third in flag pulls (367), and first in sacks (27).
Tuesday is the 17th game between Ottawa University and Baker University. The Braves lead the series 15-1 and are on a four game winning streak against the Coyotes. Ottawa was the two previous games this season, defeating KWU 28-0 on Feb. 23 and 26-18 on March 1. Both games were played in Ottawa. OU is 3-1 against KWU in Salina. The first game played between the two teams was on Feb. 28, 2021 in Salina. OU won the game, 38-6.
Kansas Wesleyan University has an overall record of 11-3, a KCAC mark of 8-1, is on a five game winning streak, and has a record of 6-1 at home this season. KWU enters Tuesday's game coming off a 14-13 win over Baker University in Baldwin City.
KWU is averaging 282.8 yards of offense per game, 27.6 yards rushing and 255.2 yards passing. They are scoring 31.6 points per game. Opponents are averaging 208.1 yards of offense per game, 40.3 yards rushing and 167.8 yards passing. They are scoring 11 points per game.
Chihiro Iwata leads the Coyotes in passing. She is 293-435 through the air for 3,250 yards and 50 touchdowns. She has thrown three interceptions, is completing 67.4 percent of her passes, and is averaging 232.1 yards passing per game. Iwata also leads the team in rushing with 220 yards. She has scored four rushing touchdowns. Aliyah Woods is the team's leader in receptions with 75 for 820 yards and 12 touchdowns. She his averaging 58.6 receiving yards per game. Angel Roman has 51 receptions for 513 yards and eight touchdowns.
Alexa Mansur is KWU's leader in flag pulls with 48. She has two interceptions and eight pass break ups. Angel Roman has 37 flag pulls, two sacks, five interceptions, and six pass break ups. Khylie Douglas leads the team in sacks with five. Aliyah Woods is KWU's leader in interceptions with seven.
KWU is ranked fourth in the NAIA in scoring (507), fourth in points per game (33.8), second in total offense (4,347), second in yards per game (289.8), third in passing yards (3,911), fourth in passing yards per game (260.7), fourth in passing touchdowns (64), fourth in rushing yards (436), ninth in rushing attempts (73), fourth in rushing touchdowns (8), fourth in first downs (145), fourth in third down conversion percentage (.430), fourth in fourth down conversion percentage (.530), sixth in defensive INTs (22), seventh in defensive TDs (3), fourth in flag pulls (358), and fourth in sacks (19).
