ottawa volleyball EIGHT KCAC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS (2001, 2004, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019) SEVEN NAIA NATIONAL TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES (2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) SIX KCAC CHAMPIONSHIPS (2001, 2004, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017) FOUR NAIA NATIONAL TOURNAMENT FINAL SITE APPEARANCES (2015, 2017, 2018, 2019) Ottawa Volleyball Schedule (23-6, 19-2 KCAC) Date Opponent Time/Result Hamption Inn Classic (Fayette, Mo.) Sept. 5 at Central Methodist L, 22-25, 20-25, 15-25 (24) OTTAWA BRAVES (10) CONCORDIA BULLDOGS vs. Southwestern W, 25-22, 25-20, 25-19 (23-6, 19-2 KCAC) (12-3, 12-3 GPAC) Sept. 10 MidAmerica Nazarene W, 23-25, 25-13, 25-18, 25-23 Live Stats and Video: www.ottawabraves.com Series Record: Tied, 2-2 Pirate Classic (Parkville, Mo.) Sept. 11 at (6) Park L, 12-25, 18-25, 25-27 vs. Clarke W, 25-11, 25-17, 25-21 - Ottawa fell 3-1 to no. 13 Dordt University last Friday afternoon CNC OTT in Sioux Center, Iowa (23-25, 25-23, 17-25, 21-25). The Braves Current Record 12 - 3 23 - 6 Oct. 13 vs. KS Wesleyan* W, 25-21, 23-25, 25-21, 25-20 finished the match with 44 kills, a .145 attacking percentage, Scoring 1192 2258 vs. Friends* W, 25-23, 25-23, 25-14 Attack Oct. 21 vs. Avila* W, 25-18, 25-16, 25-15 38 assists, four service aces, 75 digs, and a total of 17 blocks. Oct. 24 vs. Sterling* W, 27-25, 25-23, 25-22 Kills 661 1238 Errors 284 456 at. York* W, 25-19, 25-16, 25-15 - Ottawa is led in service aces per set (0.4) by Ava Taton, Ayona Oct. 28 vs. Bethany* W, 25-20, 25-11, 25-20 Total Attacks 1715 3689 Oct. 31 vs. Saint Mary* W, 25-14, 25-18, 25-19 Tharps is OU’s leader in kills per set (3.3), Zari Montgomery Attack Pct 0.220 0.212 vs. McPherson* L, 16-25, 15-25, 20-25 leads Ottawa in assists per set (5.8), Emily Jackson is the Kills/Game 13.220 12.900 Jan.30 vs. McPherson* L, 21-25, 22-25, 20-25 team’s leader in digs per set (4.3), and Ayona Tharps leads the Set at Saint Mary* W, 16-25, 25-22, 25-10, 25-20 Assists 602 1135 Feb. 4 at (1) Park L, 14-25, 25-20, 22-25, 28-30 team in blocks per set (1). Feb. 6 vs. Avila* W, 25-21, 25-18, 25-19 Assists/Game 12.040 11.820 vs. Southwestern* W, 25-10, 25-11, 25-6 Serve Feb. 13 vs. Bethel* W, 25-9, 25-9, 25-14 - Emily Jackson and Zari Montgomery were named KCAC De- Aces 108 145 vs. Friends* W, 25-17, 25-12, 25-15 fender and Setter of the Week the conference office announced Errors 88 149 Feb. 22 at (11) Central Methodist W, 25-15, 18-25, 20-25, 25-15, 15-8 on Tuesday afternoon. Jackson, a senior libero from Olathe, Attempts 1173 2167 Feb. 26 at Okla. Wesleyan* W, 25-23, 25-15, 25-21 Kan., had 43 digs last week in two matches against nationally Serve Pct 0.925 0.931 vs. Tabor* W, 25-22, 16-25, 25-19, 25-17 Aces/Game 2.160 1.510 Mar 3 at Okla. Wesleyan* W, 25-12, 25-21, 25-22 ranked opponents. She averaged 6.1 digs per set and 21.5 Server Reception at Bethel* W, 25-17, 25-12, 25-17 Mar 6 vs. Kan. Wesleyan* W, 25-20, 29-27, 20-25, 25-11 digs per match. Jackson had 29 digs in OU’s 3-1 loss to no. 12 Errors 43 127 at Bethany* W, 25-12, 25-14, 25-21 Dordt. Montgomery, a sophomore setter from Hillsboro, Mo., had Errors/Game 0.860 1.320 Mar 10 at (RV) Tabor* W, 25-22, 25-22, 25-22 44 assists, one service ace, and 19 digs in two matches against Attempts 835 1556 Mar 12 at (13) Dordt L, 23-25, 25-23, 17-25, 21-25 nationally ranked opponents last week. Montgomery, running Reception Pct 0.951 0.925 Mar 17 at (10) Concordia 6pm Defense Mar 20 at Sterling* TBA OU’s 6-2 offense, averaged 22 assists per match and 6.2 Digs 713 1785 vs. York* TBA assists per set. In OU’s 3-1 loss to no. 12 Dordt, Montgomery Digs/Game 14.260 18.590 Mar 22 vs. Missouri Baptist 5pm Mar 23 at Southwestern* 6pm had 18 assists and 11 digs. Blocking Mar 27 KCAC Tournament - ! TBA Block Solo 34 84 April 1 KCAC Tournament - ! TBA - Wednesday’s match is the fifth meeting between the two Block Assist 148 350 April 9 KCAC Tournament - ! TBA Total Blocks 108.000 259.000 April 10 KCAC Tournament - ! TBA teams. The series is tied 2-2. Ottawa won the last meeting on Blocks Per Game 2.160 2.700 Aug. 25, 2017 3-0; 25-20, 25-23, 25-10. The first ever meeting Blocks Errors 26 45 * - KCAC Games Ball Handling Errors 1 42 ! - KCAC Tournament (Hutchinson Sports Arena, Hutchinson, Kan.) between Ottawa and Concordia happened on Nov. 18, 1976. - Home games are in BOLD and are played in Wilson Field House Ottawa won the match 2-0; 15-2, 16-14. This will be the first match to be played in Seward, Neb. 2020 KCAC Standings - Concordia University is 12-3 overall and 12-3 in the GPAC. The Bulldogs are ranked no. 10 in the NAIA Women’s Volleyball Coaches Top 25 Poll. CU is on a five match winning streak. The Bulldogs have Team KCAC Overall not played a match since Oct. 29. Ottawa University 19-2 23-6 Tabor College 19-4 26-7 McPherson College 17-4 20-6 - Tristin Mason leads CU in service aces per set (0.5), Kara Stark leads the team in kills per set (2.7), Bethany College 16-8 19-9 Tara Callahan is CU’s leader in assists per set (11), Marissa Hoerman is the team’s leader in digs per Kansas Wesleyan Uni. 12-8 16-12 set (4.3), and Gabi Nordaker leads Concordia in blocks per set (1.2). Avila University 11-13 15-18 Uni. of Saint Mary 7-9 7-9 Sterling College 10-13 20-14 Southwestern College 7-12 7-19 Oklahoma Wesleyan 7-13 15-14 Friends University 8-16 12-20 Bethel College 3-20 3-25 York College 1-15 1-19 2020 OTTAWA VOLLEYBALL 2001, 2004, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017 KCAC CHAMPIONSHIPS Brave Trends 2020 KCAC Weekly Honors Overall 23-6 Five-Set Matches 1-0 January 1-1 W1: KCAC Attacker of the Week - Ayona Tharps, OU KCAC 19-2 Win First Set 21-0 February 7-1 KCAC Setter of the Week - Cortney Hanna, KWU Non-Conference 4-4 Lost First Set 2-4 March 5-1 KCAC Defender of the Week - Emily Monson, KWU W2: KCAC Attacker of the Week - Aidan Brown, MC Home 10-1 Leading 2-0 15-0 April 0-0 KCAC Setter of the Week - Breanne Akiu, SC Away 8-3 Tied 1-1 5-2 Monday 1-0 KCAC Defender of the Week - Emily Monson, KWU Neutral 5-2 Trailing 2-0 0-4 Tuesday 2-0 W3: KCAC Attacker of the Week - Jordan Valentine, BTHY KCAC Home 9-1 Leading 2-1 4-0 Wednesday 5-0 KCAC Setter of the Week - Breanna Akiu, SC KCAC Away 7-0 Trailing 2-1 1-2 Thursday 1-1 KCAC Defender of the Week - Alyssa Arnold, FRND KCAC Neutral 3-1 Tied 2-2 1-0 Friday 3-2 W4: KCAC Attacker of the Week - Paola Sanabria-Lopez, BTHY Non-Conference Home 1-0 Hitting Below .200 6-6 Saturday 11-3 KCAC Setter of the Week - Breanna Akiu - SC Non-Conference Away 1-3 Hitting .200-.249 8-0 KCAC Defender of the Week - Carmin Butterworth, SC Non-Conference Neutral 2-1 Hitting .250-.299 4-0 W5: KCAC Attacker of the Week - Aidan Brown, MC Top 10 Opponents 0-2 Hitting Above .300 5-0 KCAC Setter of the Week - Cortney Hanna, KWU Top 25 Opponents 1-1 August 0-0 KCAC Defender of the Week - Emily Monson, KWU Receiving Votes 1-0 September 3-2 W6: KCAC Attacker of the Week - Jordan Valentine, BTHY KCAC Setter of the Week - Kaila Harris, SWC Three-Set Matches 18-4 October 6-1 KCAC Defender of the Week - Elizabeth Hardacre, KWU Four-Set Matches 5-2 W7: KCAC Attacker of the Week - Hannah Lentell, AU KCAC Setter of the Week - Cynarah Rodriguez, MC 2020 Ottawa Volleyball Roster KCAC Defender of the Week - Carmin Butterworth, SC No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Previous School W8: KCAC Attacker of the Week - Morgan Bryand, KWU 2 Mariah Hawkins DS 5-7 Fr. Oklahoma City, Okla./Midwest City KCAC Setter of the Week - Zari Montgomery, OU 3 Caitlyn Cox OH 5-10 Sr. Norton, Kan./Johnson County Community College KCAC Defender of the Week - Emily Monson, KWU 4 Megan Wall OH 6-2 So. Somis, Calif./Moorpark College W9: KCAC Attacker of the Week - Aidan Brown, MC 5 Katelyn Elstun OH/RS 5-11 So. Overland Park, Kan./Hutchinson Community College KCAC Setter of the Week - Cynarah Rodriguez, MC 6 Kaliegh Scott OH 5-11 Jr. Paola, Kan./Paola KCAC Defender of the Week - Aspen Kridner, AU W10: KCAC Attacker of the Week - Aidan Brown, MC 7 Emily Jackson L 5-7 Sr.