Ottawa University Braves vs. Avila University Eagles

SERIES HISTORY

• Ottawa leads the all-time series 29-19.
• The Braves have won seven straight meetings with Avila, dating back to the 2020 season.
• Ottawa has swept Avila in each of the last four meetings.
• Last meeting: Oct. 1, 2025 — Ottawa won 3-0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-14).
• The Braves' last loss to the Eagles came Oct. 6, 2019, a 3-1 Avila victory.

OTTAWA AT A GLANCE

• Ottawa enters the match 5-7 overall and 2-0 in conference play.
• The Braves are coming off a 3-2 victory over Tabor on Sept. 26.
• Ottawa is averaging 10.96 kills, 9.98 assists, 1.20 service aces, 15.31 digs and 2.36 blocks per set.
• Ottawa's 2.36 blocks per set ranks seventh nationally in the current statistics.
• The Braves have recorded 106 total blocks in 45 sets this season.

BRAVES TO WATCH

• Campbell Stark leads Ottawa with 93 kills and a .275 attack percentage. She also has 62 total blocks.
• Bailee Nickel has 122 kills, 118 digs and 16 blocks.
• Kira Cherry has 80 kills and 33 total blocks.
• Rilyn Conard has 49 kills and 17 total blocks.
• Madison Brauner has directed the Ottawa offense with 189 assists.
• Carson Schuman leads the Braves with 175 digs, while Nickel has 118 and Brauner has 100.

AVILA AT A GLANCE

• Avila enters at 11-8 overall and 1-1 in conference play.
• The Eagles are averaging 10.52 kills, 9.94 assists, 2.20 aces, 16.77 digs and 1.53 blocks per set.
• Avila has 726 kills and a .135 attack percentage through 69 sets.
• The Eagles have been strong at the service line with 152 aces, averaging 2.20 per set.

EAGLES TO WATCH

• Megan Davies leads Avila with 167 kills and averages 2.42 kills per set.
• Maddie Jones has 120 kills, while Bryleigh Martin has 111 kills and leads the Eagles with 61 total blocks.
• Kaylee McClanahan has 92 kills and 21 service aces.
• Isabella Byrd leads Avila with 159 digs, while Sophia Giorgio has 343 digs.
• Isabella Byrd and Sydney Martin have combined for 65 service aces.
  COMMON OPPONENT / RECENT RESULTS
• Ottawa defeated Oklahoma Wesleyan 3-0 on Sept. 23 and Tabor 3-2 on Sept. 26.
• Avila defeated Graceland 3-0, Culver-Stockton 3-1 and York 3-0. The Eagles also own losses to William Penn, Benedictine, Mount Mercy and Evangel.
• Ottawa's early-season schedule included matches against Northwestern, Concordia, Morningside and Dakota Wesleyan before beginning conference play.