STORM LAKE, Iowa (Nov. 25, 2025) - The Buena Vista women's basketball team led by as much as 13 in the first half on Tuesday evening against visiting Carleton College, but the Knights rallied in the second half and would eventually hit a go-ahead three-pointer with 20 seconds to play in regulation to edge the Beavers 68-67.

BVU went up by four at 67-63 on a layup from freshman Adriana Howard with under three minutes to play but then went scoreless the remainder of the game. The Knights pulled within 67-65 on the next trip down the court. BVU was off target on its next three field goal attempts and also turned the ball over twice before Carleton got possession with 43 seconds to go. Coming out of a timeout, Addy Huss, who scored a game-high 28 points for the Knights, would hit a step back three-point shot from the top of the key late in the shot clock with 21 seconds to play.

The Beavers looked to win the game on a shot attempt from junior Mary Walker down by the rim but it was blocked and grabbed by the Knights who then called time out to advance with just over six seconds to go. BVU, which had committed only one foul in the period quickly fouled and then forced a five-second violation. After a timeout to advance the ball to its end, the Knights, who had only two fouls in the quarter, quickly fouled on back-to-back inbounds and then on the third attempt the pass was stolen away to end the game.

BVU shot a touch over 40 percent from the field in the second quarter as it built the game's largest lead at 29-16 with six minutes to go in the half. From there, the Knights chipped away and got a desperation heave at the buzzer to pull within 39-34 at the break. The Beavers were held to under 30 percent from the field in the third quarter as Carleton (3-2) rallied and took its first lead at 44-43 midway through and took a 56-52 lead to the fourth. Both teams made just five field goals in the final quarter but it was the late three that proved to be the difference.

Sophomore Bradi Krager turned in her third career double-double to help lead the Beavers with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Walker added 14 points despite being held to only 1-of-7 from downtown while Howard chipped in with 11 points and five boards. Senior Danika Demers dished out a game-high seven assists and moves into sole possession of third-place on the program's all-time list with 318. Keely Bowman (1994-98) is next on the list with 424 while Katie Maguire (2002-06) is the all-time leader at 578. Freshman Adeeya Yanga provided nine points and three blocks.

Huss finished the game shooting 12-of-20 from the floor and made all three-point attempts for the Knights. She also grabbed six rebounds and recorded three steals. 

Buena Vista is now 3-3 on the year with all three losses coming from a combined six points. The Beavers will look to get back into the win column on Saturday, Nov. 29, by hosting Bethany Lutheran in a non-conference game with tip-off at 2 p.m.