The Braves are 8-5 overall and are 3-4 in the KCAC. Ottawa is 3-3 on the road this season and enters Saturday's game coming off a 67-59 loss to Missouri Baptist University. 

Dominique Schutte leads the team in scoring (11.2), Aaliyah Brown is Ottawa's leader in rebounding (7.2), McKinley Kruger leads Ottawa in assists (2.4), Ashlynn Arnsman is OU's leader in blocks (0.6), and Kruger leads the Braves in steals (1.5) per game. 

This season Ottawa is averaging 78.4 points, 43.2 rebounds, and 16.2 assists per game. The Braves are shooting 40.2 percent from the floor, 30.2 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 69.6 percent from the free throw line. 

Ottawa is 3-3 on the road this season and 1-2 in KCAC road games. The Braves are scoring 71.2 points per game and shooting 38.4 percent from the floor and 25.6 percent from behind the 3-pt line. Opponents are scoring 62.7 points per game and shooting 38 percent from the floor and 33.6 percent from behind the 3-pt line. 

In the Braves seven conference games this season, they are scoring 76.4 points per game and shooting 39.9 percent from the floor. KCAC Opponents are scoring 74.7 points per game and shooting 43.2 percent from the floor. 

McKinley Kruger and Dominique Schutte are scoring in double figures in KCAC play. Schutte is scoring 13.1 points per game and shooting 41.2 percent from the floor. Kruger is scoring 12.6 points per game and shooting 32.3 percent from the floor. 

Ottawa plays six freshmen 14 or more minutes per game. They are also averaging 51.5 percent of OU's scoring: Kiana Hostetler (5.2), McKinley Kruger (11.0), Molly Martin (7.2), Clare Williams (6.7), Hailey Raderman (6.0), Allison Daniels (4.3).

OU is ranked 42nd in the NAIA in points (1,019), 31st in points per game (78.4), 78th in field goals made per game (28.5), 13th in field goals attempted per game (70.9), 11th in 3-pt field goals made per game (9.8), eighth in 3-pt field goals attempted per game (32.6), 24th in offensive rebounds per game (15.5), 34th in total rebounds per game (43.2), 48th in opponent offensive rebounds per game (9.7), 44th in rebound margin (6.2), 41st in assists per game (16.2), 21st in turnovers per game (13.5), 28th in opponent steals per game (6.9), and 33rd in offensive efficiency (1.017).

Saturday is the 100th game between Ottawa University and Friends University. The Falcons lead the series 24-75 and are on a five game winning streak against the Braves. Ottawa has lost nine straight games to the Falcons at the Garvey Center. The last time the Braves won in Wichita was on Feb. 27, 2016 in the KCAC Tournament Semifinals. Ottawa upset the Falcons 71-63. The last time Ottawa defeated Friends in the regular season was on Jan. 25, 2007, 64-56. 

Friends University is 12-1 overall, 6-1 in the KCAC, is on an eight game winning streak, and has a record of 6-1 at the Garvey Center this season. The Falcons enter Saturday's game coming off an 80-75 win over Columbia College on Dec. 31

Rayland Garner leads Friends in scoring (20.7), rebounding (8.4), and steals (2.6). Lauryn McIver is the Falcons' leader in assists (4.8) and blocks (0.8) per game. 

Friends is averaging 77.8 points, 43.8 rebounds, and 16.9 assists per game. The Falcons are averaging 46.1 percent from the floor, 32.3 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 66.4 percent from the free throw line. 

The Falcons are ranked 44th in the NAIA in points (1,011), 35th in points per game (77.8), 25th in field goals made per game (29.8), 10th in field goal percentage (.461), seventh in defensive rebounds per game (31.8), 29th in rebounds per game (43.8), 41st in rebound margin per game (6.4), 34th in assists per game (16.9), 22nd in opponent blocks per game (1.8), and 49th in personal fouls per game (15.4).