Ottawa is 18-0 this season and won its fifth straight KCAC regular season and tournament championship. The Braves are on a 27 game winning streak, dating back to the 2024 season, after winning th KCAC Tournament last weekend at the KC Current Practice Facility. The last time OU lost was on March 28, 2023 in Salina. OU fell to Kansas Wesleyan 18-13 in the program's first and only conference loss. The Braes defeated the University of Saint Mary 47-0 in the quarterfinals, William Woods University 39-13 in the semifinals, and Kansas Wesleyan University 28-13 in the finals.
This season, Ottawa is scoring 37.4 points per game. The Braves are averaging 292 yards of offense per game, 15.9 yards rushing and 276.1 yards passing. Opponents are scoring 5.7 points per game. They are averaging 153.4 yards of offense per game, 13.4 yards rushing and 140 yards passing.
Madysen Carrera leads the Braves in passing. She is 377-485 through the air for 4,372 yards and 77 touchdowns. Carrera is completing 77.7 percent of her passes and has throwing six interceptions. She is averaging 242.9 passing yards per game.
Alyssa Linkous leads OU in receiving yards with 1,220, is second in receptions (86), and receiving touchdowns (25).
Jazlyn Camacho has 81 receptions for 993 yards and 20 touchdowns.
Marley Spielberg leads the Braves in receptions with 87. She has 810 receiving yards and 16 touchdowns,
Cynthia Homs leads the team in flag pulls with 79. She has nine interceptions and eight pass break ups.
Dejonice Parris is second on the team in flag pulls with 69. She has five sacks, eight flag pulls for loss, one interception, and six pass break ups. Susann Kaufman leads OU in flag pulls for loss with 18 and is the team leader in sacks with 14. She has three interceptions and six pass break ups.
Ottawa is ranked second in the NAIA in scoring (673), third in points per game (37.4), second in total offense (5,256), third in yards per game (292), second in passing yards (4,970), second in passing yards per game (276.1), second in passing touchdowns (89), ninth in rushing yards (286), 10th in rushing attempts (93), 10th in rushing yards per game (15.9), fifth in rushing touchdowns (6), third in first downs (199), fifth in rushing first downs (24), second in first downs per game (11.1), second in third down conversions (41-95), fifth in third down conversion percentage (.430), third in fourth down conversions (20-39), fifth in fourth down conversion percentage (.510), third in defensive INTs (34), fourth in defensive touchdowns (5), first in flag pulls (470), first in sacks (31), 14th in penalties (38), and 15th in penalty yards (253).
Monday will be the ninth game between Ottawa University and the University of Saint Mary. The last time the two teams played against each other was on Ottawa and USM played against each other in the quarterfinals of the KCAC Tournament n April 25. Ottawa won the game 47-0. It was OU's fifth straight shutout against the Spires. The last time USM scored on the Braves was on March 23, 2022 in Ottawa, a 41-12 OU victory. Monday's game is the first time the two teams have played against each other at the national tournament. The first game between the two teams was on April 2, 2021. OU won the game 48-0.
Ottawa has a record of 1-0 against Milligan University. The two teams met in OU's first flag football game on Feb. 20, 2021 at AdventHealth Field. OU won the game 84-0.
The University of Saint Mary has an overall record of 3-9 and is on a six game losing streak. The Spires are scoring 10.3 points per game. USM's offense is averaging 149.6 yards of offense per game, 5.5 yards rushing and 144.1 yards passing. Opponents are scoring 35.3 points per game against the Spires and averaging 250.5 yards of offense per game, 10.8 yards rushing and 239.8 yards passing.
Ariana Rivera leads Saint Mary in passing. She is 71-125 for 493 yards and two touchdowns. Rivera is completing 56 percent of her passes and has thrown nine interceptions. Brooklin Hill leads USM in receptions for 51. She has 448 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns. Iyanu McNatt is USM's leader in flag pulls (25) and she has two pass break ups. Sa'Niya Glover leads the team in pass breakups (6) and T'liyah Wright is the team's leader in interceptions (3).
USM is ranked 15th in the NAIA in scoring (82), 16th in points per game (10.3), 15th in total offense (1,197), 16th in yards per game (149.6), 15th in passing yards (1,153), 16th in defensive INTs (6), 16th in flag pulls (194), 10th in sacks (13) and seventh in penalty yards (74).
Milligan University has an overall record of 19-2 and is on a 13 game winning streak. The last time the Buffaloes lost was on March 15, against Life University, 33-32.
