STORM LAKE, Iowa (Sept. 29, 2026) - The Buena Vista volleyball team hosted Martin Luther in a non-conference match on Tuesday night, and for the third time this season, the Beavers came away with a commanding 3-0 sweep of the Knights and kept its unblemished overall record in tact. BVU won by scores of 25-13, 25-12, 25-14.

It was another solid night on the attack for the Beavers with 41 total kills and a percentage of .221 while forcing the Knights to  24 attack errors and only 14 kills.

Senior Sydney Meints had a big night with 10 kills and just one error on 14 total swings for a stellar attack percentage of .643.  Sophomore Charley Hernandez led the way with 11 kills and 12 digs en route to her eighth double-double of the year. Freshman Nora Konz just missed another double-double of her own by turning in nine kills and 10 digs. Junior Merced Ramirez chipped in with a team-high 17 assists and nine digs and senior Hope Vanderlinden added five kills, three digs and a team-leading four solo blocks

BVU jumped out to big leads out of the gate in all three sets and never looked back. The Beavers had kills on their first three swings of the night and went on to post 12 kills in the set. They were at least .200 in all three sets and closed things out with a match-high 15 kills in the third set.

Martin Luther (1-14) was led by four kills from both Kiara Humann and Kenzie Loberger.

Buena Vista (12-0) continues its homestand with a non-conference match against Bethany Lutheran College on Saturday, Oct. 3 starting at 3 p.m.  It  will also be Senior Day for the Beavers with the class being recognized prior to first serve.