Quick Hits / Match Notes – Ottawa Men's Volleyball
- Strong Overall Mark: Ottawa enters the match at 15-7 overall (8-5 Heart)
- Recent Form: The Braves have dropped two straight matches, including a four-set loss to Park on March 17.
- Balanced Attack: Ottawa averages 12.97 kills per set on a solid .284 hitting percentage.
Offensive Leaders:
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Petar Lazic: 3.90 kills/set, team-high 380.0 points
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Marko Zolnjan: 3.42 kills/set, .333 hitting %
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Macort Pickup: 2.78 kills/set
Efficient Setting:
Quentin Le Dortz anchors the offense with 10.63 assists per set (1,074 team assists).
Defensive Presence:
- Team averages 10.56 digs per set
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Leo Betin leads with 3.29 digs per set (240 total)
Net Play: Ottawa posts 1.97 blocks per set, led by
Kadeem Morris (77 total blocks, 0.89/set).
Service Pressure: Braves average 1.31 aces per set, with Zolnjan leading the way (41 aces).
Series Information: Saturday is the 13th match between Ottawa University and Graceland University. Ottawa leads the series 7-5 and is on a four match winning streak against the Yellowjackets. The last time the Braves lost to GU was in Lamoni, Iowa on March 1, 2019, 3-1 (12-25, 19-25, 25-22, 19-25). The first match between the two teams happened on January 23, 2016. Graceland won the contest 3-1 (16-25, 23-25, 27-25, 19-25).
Quick Hits / Match Notes – Graceland Men's Volleyball
- Season Snapshot: Graceland enters at 2-19 overall (1-10 Heart)
- Recent Form: The Yellowjackets are on a three-match losing streak, all in straight sets.
- Offensive: Graceland averages 9.30 kills per set with a .120 hitting percentage.
Top Attackers:
- Elijah Kline: 2.00 kills/set, team-high among primary hitters
- Jackson House: 1.98 kills/set, 107.5 points
- Kaden Joseph: 1.84 kills/set
Setting Distribution: Nairod Fonseca leads with 5.87 assists per set (team avg: 8.71).
Defensive Leaders:
- Benjamin Gorton-Hülgerth: 118 digs, 1.76 digs/set
- Luis Garcia: 1.53 digs/set
At the Net: Graceland averages 1.85 blocks per set, led by
- Andrew Cziep: 44 total blocks (0.67/set)
- Kalanikapu Aona: 43 total blocks (0.78/set)
Serving Game: The Yellowjackets average 0.90 aces per set, led by Fonseca (13 aces).
Ball Control: 137 reception errors and 238 service errors