Box Score SIOUX CITY, Iowa (Oct. 27, 2026) - The Buena Vista volleyball team returned to the court Tuesday night aiming to win its 20th match of the year and got a match-high 24 kills from sophomore Charley Hernandez and 12 from freshman Nora Konz, en route to a hard fought 3-1 victory over the Chargers.

Hernandez had a mach-high 61 total swings on the night and finished with a strong .311 percentage. She narrowly missed out on another double-double by finishing with nine digs and added two assisted blocks. Konz did register a double-double with the 12 kills and 16 digs and senior Hope Vanderlinden added six kills on 11 swings to go along with three block assists. Junior Merced Ramirez registered a double-double of her own with 20 assists and 12 digs. Fellow junior Anabel Seaman dished out 22 assists.

BVU broke open a narrow 13-12 lead late in the opening set with four straight points that made it 17-12 en route to a 25-19 victory. The Chargers came rolling back in the second with seven straight points to overcome a one-point deficit and build a 20-14 lead. From there, they evened the match with a 25-17 triumph.

In the third set, the Beavers went on to record a match-high 16 kills and a .333 percentage and used a big 6-0 run to open up a 23-13 lead to win 25-16. The Chargers (11-15) faced set point at 24-22 in the fourth set looking to force the decisive fifth set, but BVU rallied to tie the match at 24-24. The Chargers again faced set point at 25-24 before the Beavers rolled off three straight points to close out the match with a 27-25 victory.

Buena Vista improves to 20-2 on the year and returns to A-R-C action on Friday, Oct. 30 at Simpson College. First serve is at 6 p.m.