STORM LAKE, Iowa (September 17, 2021) - Coming off of back-to-back games of scoring a combined 116 points, the Buena Vista University football team will look to take that high-flying offense into Saturday's American Rivers Conference opener at Loras College (0-2).

LAST WEEK: The Beavers were able to overcome a season-high seven turnovers, including three on their first four posessions, with a strong 35-0 shutout in the second half at Northwestern-St. Paul en route to a 58-21 non-conference road victory over the Eagles.  Junior tailback Keaton Huebner rushed for 105 yards and a pair of touchdowns to go along with a receiving score.  Sophomore quarterback Brandon Kyles passed for two scores and rushed for one and senior wide out Eric Pacheco tallied 157 yards receiving on eight catches and one TD.  Defensively, BVU held the Eagles to -1 yards rushing and just 224 yards of total offense.

Inside the Series - The two teams go against each other for the 44th meeting all-time on Saturday with BVU looking to pull even in the series at 22-22 with a victory.  Loras has won three straight match-ups and four of the last five, including a 40-39 overtime victory inside the Rock Bowl back in 2019.  Four of the last five meetings have been decided by 10 points or less.  The winning team has scored at least 34 points in the last eight outings.

Game Details
Who | Buena Vista (1-1, 0-0 A-R-C) at Loras College (0-2, 0-0 A-R-C)
When | Saturday, September 18, 2021 | 1:00 p.m.
Where | Dubuque, Iowa | Rock Bowl
Live Video | https://duhawks.com/watch/?Live=2760&type=Live
Live Stats | https://duhawks.com/sidearmstats/football/summary
Listen | 97.5FM KBVU

About Loras - The Duhawks ar looking for their first win of the season as they begin conference play.  The team has faced a pair of tough non-conference opponents to begin the campaign, falling at St. Norbert in the opener, 21-14, before UW-Eau Claire got the best of the Duhawks last week inside the Rock Bowl, 28-6.  The team is averaging just shy of 100.0 yards rushing per game and 160.0 passing yards per contest.  The defense has been solid, allowing just under 300 yards of total offense per game and intercepting four passes in two games.  The team has four individuals with over 30 yards rushing on the year, including fifth-year quarterback Noah Sigwarth, who is second with 58 net yards and has scored both of the team's rushing touchdowns.  

Loras played a pair of games this past spring and won both, including a 61-13 triumph at Northwestern-St. Paul.  The team also knocked off Luther College45-21.  Back in 2019, the Duhawks posted a 5-5 overall mark, including a 4-4 record in league play.  The team was picked sixth in the A-R-C Preseason Coaches Poll

UP NEXT - The Beavers will return home next Saturday, September 25, for a conference match-up against Luther College.  It will also be Family Weekend on campus with a Community Night scheduled for the football game, resulting in FREE admission to all fans.