Ottawa University senior Kristen Hendrickson made history August 28 when she became the first Lady Brave volleyball player ever to tally 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs in a career. Hendrickson earned her 1,000th kill against Kansas Wesleyan University in 2011. She earned her 1000th career dig against Haskell University in Lawrence, Kansas, in the fall. “Any career record is a great accomplishment, but to be the mark of excellence in two areas of the game as Kristen has been speaks volumes to

Football • KCAC Champions • NAIA Championship Series Participant • Finished the season ranked 16th in the NAIA • 1 KCAC Player of the Year (Shane Gimzo) • 1 KCAC Defensive Player of the Year (Donald Anderson) • 1 AFCA NAIA All-American (Donald Anderson) • 1 BSN NAIA Defensive Player of the Year (Donald Anderson) • 6 BSN NAIA All-Americans (Donald Anderson, Jon Hilliger, Logan Smith, Zach VanDeusen, Shane Gimzo, Quinton Flaming) • 22 All-KCAC Performers

The Ottawa University volleyball team had just lost their final game of the season and Shannon (Holmes) Donley’s career as a Brave was over. It was a bittersweet realization – one that Donley says she’ll never forget. “After the match, we sat in the locker room for a long time and just talked about everything,” says Donley, who is from Dexter, Kansas. They talked about their season, their dreams, their futures, knowing they would soon leave college behind to go into the “real�

• Braves Football vs. University of St. Mary (34-16) • Braves Soccer vs. University of St. Mary (0-1) • Lady Braves Soccer vs. University of St. Mary (8-1) • Volleyball vs. Kansas Wesleyan University (3-0) • Family Fun Zone • BAHOF Induction and Banquet • Homecoming Coronation of King and Queen Caj Kueffer and Whitney Bowen • OU Day at First Baptist Church • Music Ensembles Concert • Tailgate and Brunch • Campus Tours