The Ottawa University women's basketball team opens KCAC play against Tabor College. The Braves enter conference action with a 5-1 overall record and a four-game winning streak. The Braves have won five of their first six games, including four straight victories over Baker University, Peru State College, Bellevue University, and Missouri Baptist University. Ottawa is averaging 76 points per game while holding opponents to 62.3 points per contest.

The Braves are averaging 76 points, 41.5 rebounds, 13.2 assists, 8.5 steals, and four blocks per game. Ottawa is shooting 43.4 percent from the floor, 27.3 percent from behind the 3-point line, and 69.8 percent from the free throw line. Defensively, OU is limiting opponents to 35.6 percent shooting from the field and 62.3 points per game. The Braves are outrebounding their opponents by 4.3 rebounds per contest. During the four-game winning streak, Ottawa has averaged 77.5 points per game and has outscored its opponents by an average of 20.5 points.

Braves' Statistical Leaders: McKinley Kruger leads Ottawa in scoring, averaging 18.8 points per game. Kruger has scored 113 points through six games and is shooting 83.7 percent from the free throw line. She is also averaging six rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 1.3 steals per contest. 

Dominique Schutte is second on the team in scoring, averaging 12.8 points per game. Schutte leads Ottawa with 15 made 3-point field goals and is shooting 30 percent from beyond the arc. 

Ashlynn Arnsman is averaging 11.5 points and a team-high 8.8 rebounds per game in four appearances. Arnsman is shooting 65.5 percent from the floor and is averaging 3.5 assists per contest.

Miranda Patterson is averaging 11.3 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. Patterson is shooting 52 percent from the field and has recorded eight steals.

Clare Williams is averaging 8.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and a team-high 1.7 steals per game.

In the last three games the Braves' defense has held opponents to a total of 29 points in the fourth quarter, an average of 9.6 points per game.  Ottawa's held Missouri Baptist to 10 points, Bellevue four points, and Peru State 15 points. 

Ottawa has found success away from Wilson Field House to begin the 2026-27 season. The Braves have posted a 4-1 record in games played away from home, including a 1-0 record in true road games and a 3-1 mark at neutral sites. The Braves are averaging 75 points per game away from Wilson Field House while holding opponents to 61 points per contest. Ottawa has outscored its opponents 375-305 in those five games, an average scoring margin of 14 points. 

Away from Wilson Field House, Ottawa is shooting 44.6 percent from the floor, 27.4 percent from behind the 3-point line, and 73.5 percent from the free throw line. The Braves are averaging 41 rebounds per game while limiting opponents to 35.2 rebounds. Ottawa is averaging 12.6 assists, seven steals, and 4.2 blocks per game The Braves have held opponents to 34.4 percent shooting from the floor. Ottawa has outscored opponents 115-80 in the fourth quarter of games played away from Wilson Field House.

On the road this season, McKinley Kruger leads Ottawa in scoring away from home, averaging 18.6 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. She is shooting 91.4 percent from the free throw line. Dominique Schutte is averaging 12.8 points per game and has made a team-high 12 3-point field goals. Miranda Patterson is averaging 12.4 points and 5.6 rebounds per game while shooting 55.8 percent from the floor. Ashlynn Arnsman is averaging nine rebounds per game in three appearances away from Wilson Field House. Sydney Kessler leads Ottawa with nine blocked shots in five games.

Scouting Tabor College: Tabor College enters the matchup with a 2-2 overall record. The Bluejays opened the season with a 64-46 victory over the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma before suffering consecutive losses to Hastings College and Briar Cliff University. Tabor returned to the win column on Nov. 7 with an 89-43 victory over Baker University. The Bluejays are averaging 65.3 points per game and are holding opponents to 53.8 points per contest. Tabor is shooting 46.8 percent from the floor, 35 percent from behind the 3-point line, and 75 percent from the free throw line. Tabor is averaging 33.8 rebounds, 16.8 assists, 9.8 steals, and three blocks per game. The Bluejays are forcing 17 turnovers per contest while committing 18.

Tabor's Statistical Leaders: Lillie Veer: 12 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. Veer is shooting 63 percent from the field and 60 percent from behind the 3-point line. Gracy Shieldnight: 9.5 points and four rebounds per game, with five blocked shots in four appearances. Tayton Smith: 8.3 points and a team-high 7.3 rebounds per game. Smith is shooting 54.5 percent from the floor. Megan Shafer: 5.8 points and four rebounds per game. Karlie Smith: 5.5 points and a team-high 1.5 steals per game

Ottawa vs. Tabor Series History: Tabor leads the all-time series against Ottawa, 61-31. Ottawa won both games last season against Tabor for the first time since the 2010-11 season. The two programs first met on Nov. 20, 1979, with the Braves earning a 45-39 victory. The Braves will look to extend their winning streak against Tabor to three games. Ottawa's two victories over the Bluejays last season snapped a lengthy losing streak in the series.