The Buena Vista volleyball team improved to 8-3 overall on Friday night by winning two more matches during the Grinnell College Triangular.  BVU began play with a three-set triumph over the host Pioneers before knocking off William Penn in four sets.

Against Grinnell, freshman Maddie Bardole and senior Chelsea totaled 12 and 11 kills, respectively, to help lead the charge offensively, during a match in which BVU won by scores of 25-21, 25-20 and 25-16.  The team closed the match strong, posting 11 kills and only two errors in the third set alone.

Jordan Leehy dished out 30 assists with Sydnee Donnelli adding eight.  Junior Jordan Henningsen chalked up a team-leading 17 digs with Bardole adding eight.  Junior Shelby Wiederhoeft added three block assists.

The Beavers carried that momentum into the nightcap, as they earned revenge on William Penn with a four-set victory after losing by that same margin last Wednesday night in Oskaloosa.

BVU came out and took the first two sets by narrow 25-23 scores before dropping the third 25-17.  The Beavers, who finished with 49 kills in the match, got 11 big ones in the fourth set to hang on and win again, 25-23.

Bardole recorded a match-high 18 kills and runs her season total to 160.  Wiederhoeft followed with nine kills and also added four total blocks.  Leehy was one of three players with six kills, to go along with her 29 assists and six digs.

Donnelli and Clayton were right behind Wiederhoeft with three block assists each.

The Beavers continue their best start since 2006 and will look to keep the win streak in tact and stay perfect inside of Siebens Fieldhouse when they host the University of Dubuque on Tuesday night, September 24, in an Iowa Confernece match.  JV gets underway at 6pm with varsity to follow at 7:30pm.