Ottawa Quick Hits

• Ottawa enters the matchup with a 3-7 overall record and will be opening KCAC play. The Braves are 1-0 at home, 1-1 on the road and 1-6 at neutral sites.

• The Braves are averaging 10.89 kills, 9.97 assists, 15.95 digs and 2.35 blocks per set while hitting .147.

• Blocking has been Ottawa's strength. OU's 2.35 blocks per set rank eighth in the NAIA, and the Braves have 87 total blocks through 10 matches. Opponents are averaging just 1.81 blocks per set against Ottawa.

• Ottawa is coming off a split in Columbia, Mo. The Braves swept Columbia College, 3-0, before falling to Central Methodist in five sets.

• Bailee Nickel leads the Ottawa attack with 115 kills and 3.11 kills per set. She also has 100 digs, 17 blocks and a team-high 134 points.

• Kira Cherry is second on the team with 77 kills, averaging 2.08 per set while hitting .199. She has also totaled 28 blocks.

• Campbell Stark has been a force at the net. She has 69 kills, is hitting a team-best .247 among Ottawa players with at least 100 attempts and has 53 total blocks in 37 sets. Her 1.43 blocks per set leads the Braves.

• Ottawa has used a two-setter system. Makela Martinez leads OU with 174 assists (4.70/set), while Madison Brauner has 155 assists (4.31/set).

• Carson Schuman anchors the Braves' back row with 159 digs and 4.30 digs per set. Nickel is second with 100 digs.

• Nickel and Brauner are tied for the team lead with 10 service aces apiece, while Schuman has eight.

Series Notes

• Ottawa leads the all-time series against Oklahoma Wesleyan, 13-5.
• This will be the 19th all-time meeting between Ottawa and Oklahoma Wesleyan.

• The Braves won the first meeting in 2015 and went on to win 11 of the first 13 meetings between the programs.

• Ottawa owns a 6-1 home record against the Eagles in the series.

• The Braves have won three of the four five-set matches played between the two programs.

• Oklahoma Wesleyan has won the last three meetings, including a 25-21, 25-18, 25-23 victory on Sept. 24, 2025.

• Ottawa's last victory over OKWU came on Sept. 15, 2023, a five-set thriller, 25-18, 26-24, 18-25, 13-25, 16-14.

Scouting Oklahoma Wesleyan

• Oklahoma Wesleyan enters at 7-10 overall and 1-0 in the KCAC. The Eagles have won four straight and are 6-3 at home, 0-3 on the road and 1-4 at neutral sites.

• During its current winning streak, OKWU defeated Stephens 3-0, Doane 3-0, Evangel 3-1 and Mission 3-0.

• The Eagles average 12.35 kills, 11.58 assists, 1.57 aces, 16.57 digs and 1.38 blocks per set, hitting .170 as a team.

• Maria Andrea Santa Cruz Cossich is OKWU's top offensive threat with 234 kills and 4.03 kills per set, hitting .196. She also has 138 digs and 25 blocks.

• Maia Rubio gives the Eagles another offensive option with 155 kills (2.58/set) and leads OKWU with 26 service aces.

• Anja Grkinic is hitting a team-best .291 among regular attackers, with 75 kills and 22 blocks.

• Jaylea Laughlin directs the Eagle offense with 447 assists and 7.45 assists per set, while Ana Vitoria Vian has 165 assists.

• Maria Luisa Caycedo leads OKWU defensively with 306 digs and 5.10 digs per set.