STORM LAKE, Iowa (Sept. 21, 2026) - The Buena Vista women's golf team defended its home course over the weekend and claimed the team title of the BVU Fall Invite by seven strokes to earn this week's Pizza Ranch Team of the Week accolades.

This weekly award is sponsored by the Storm Lake Pizza Ranch and is selected each week by the BVU Athletics Communications staff based on the overall performances from all BVU Athletics events from the previous week.

BVU captured its first team title of any kind since April 2025 when it won the Simpson College Spring Invite. A few highlights from the  weekend include:

• Freshman Hannah Swanson was the clubhouse leader after a 77 on Saturday and finished as runner-up medalist with a final round 81
• Sophomore Hannah Patrick (7th) freshman Peyton Hartman (9th) and senior Riley Haschke (10th) all turned in top-10 individual finishes
• BVU finished the  weekend with 19 birdies as no other team in the field had more than seven
• Swanson led all players in the field with eight birdies
• The team had the lowest scoring average on both the par 4's and the par 5's

All 36 holes of the Invite were played at the BVU Golf Course at Lake Creek. The Beavers return to competition when they take part in the Waldorf University Invite on Monday, Sept. 28. The event will take place at the Rice Lake Golf Course in Lake Mills, Iowa.