STORM LAKE, Iowa (Oct. 16, 2026) - The Buena Vista volleyball kicked off Family Weekend on campus on Friday night with a commanding 3-0 sweep over Loras College which runs its current streak to 27 straight sets won and a perfect 17-0 record on the year.

The Beavers were efficient throughout most of the match with a .317 attack percentage and 43 total kills. Defensively, BVU held Loras to 26 kills and a .078 percentage during the 25-13, 25-15 and 25-22 victory.

BVU had 14 kills and only two errors in the opening set and broke open a 6-5 score with six straight points to lead 12-5 and never looked back. The lead first reached double digits at 17-7 with a kill from junior Merced Ramirez while sophomore Charley Hernandez later closed out the set with one of her team-leading nine kills on the night.

In the second set, the Beavers chalked up 16 more kills to only two errors and used a pair of 4-0 runs midway through to open up a 16-9 cushion en route to the 10-point victory.  The Duhawks hung tough in the third set and tried to steal a set but BVU scored six of the final eight points to overcome a 20-19 deficit late.

Freshman Jocelyn O'Neal matched Hernandez with nine kills and added an attack percentage of .444.  Fellow freshman Nora Konz added eight kills and nine digs while senior Sydney Meints chipped in with six kills on just 10 swings for a .600 percentage. That marks the fourth time this season she has posted a percentage of at least .600 and and six kills.

Senior Hope  Vanderlinden added five kills, three ace serves and one solo block while Meints added three total blocks. Hernandez  tallied a team-high 12 kills with freshman libero adding 11. Junior setters Merced Ramirez and Anabel Seaman dished out 19 and 16 assists while combining for 12 digs.

Cat Meyer and Cydney Tath turned in seven kills each to lead Loras (7-14, 0-2 A-R-C).

Buena Vista (17-0, 2-0 A-R-C) is now set to host a big showdown with 17th-ranked University of Dubuque (18-4, 2-0 A-R-C) on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 1p.m. It took the Spartans all they had to remain perfect in league play by holding off Nebraska Wesleyan in five sets on Friday in Lincoln, Neb.