STORM LAKE, Iowa (Oct. 18, 2025) - The Buena Vista women's soccer team continued its homestand on Saturday evening by hosting Simpson College in American Rivers Conference play, but the Beavers would come up short against the Storm in a 3-1 loss inside of J. Leslie Rollins Stadium.

Simpson held a 17-2 cushion in shots over the first half of played and scored a pair of late goals to lead 2-0 at the break.

Buena Vista cut the deficit in half 13 minutes into the second period on an OWN GOAL. Senior Bailey Gibbons drove down to toward the front left corner of the net before sending a hard cross pass in front that skipped off the leg of a Simpson defender and right into the back of the net. The Beavers were unable to get a shot attempt off in the second half while the Storm added an insurance goal late in the 75'.

Senior Avery Bryant and freshman Macy Palmer were credited with BVU's only two shot attempts in the match - both coming on-goal - as Simpson held a 34-2 edge overall.

Sophomore Maia Jaroch, the reigning A-R-C Women's Soccer Defensive Performer of the Week,  kept the Beavers within striking distance by chalking up 17 saves - which is one off of her career-high - and is the sixth-highest total for a single match in program history.

Buena Vista dips to 4-9-2 overall (1-4 A-R-C) and will travel to Nebraska Wesleyan on Wednesday, Oct. 22, for a 5:30 p.m. kick-off.