Storm sweep Buena Vista in midweek conference action

STORM LAKE, Iowa – The Simpson College women's volleyball team earned its first American Rivers Conference sweep of the year against Buena Vista on the road.

SET SUMMARY

• Simpson (8-17, 3-2 A-R-C) trailed 11-10 before running away with a 12-0 run, eventually winning the opener 25-16. Emily Williams led the Storm with seven kills in the set, making just one error in 12 attempts for a .500 hitting efficiency.
• The Storm used scoring runs of 7-0, 4-0 and 5-0 to come away with a 25-17 win in set two. Simpson's attack was widespread as Teria Campbell, Lauren Roman and Williams each recorded at least three kills. Morgan DenBeste chipped in two kills as well as a pair of aces and a block.
• In the final set, Simpson's middle hitters took over on both offense and defense. Peyton Mitchell hammered down five kills in seven attempts while tallying two blocks, and Roman recorded two aces, a kill and a block. The Beavers (6-15, 0-5 A-R-C) kept things much closer throughout, but a late 7-2 run fueled by three kills and an ace from Mitchell proved to be the difference as Simpson closed the game out with a 25-22 win.

STARS OF THE GAME

• Emily Williams - 16 kills, 7 digs, 2 blocks, 1 ace
• Lauren Roman - 6 kills, 3 digs, 2 aces, 1 block
• Peyton Mitchell - 6 digs, 5 kills, 3 blocks, 2 aces
• Morgan DenBeste - 32 assists, 2 solo blocks, 2 aces
• Rachel Hardwick - 13 digs, 2 aces

NOTES

• Simpson improves to 45-17 in the all-time series with Buena Vista.
• The Storm have now swept four opponents in 2023.
• Simpson hit over .200 for the second game in a row and fourth time this season.
• Emily Williams has recorded double-digit kills in three straight outings and six of the last seven matches. She has hit better than .240 in the Storm's last three games.
• Simpson moves into a tie with Coe for third place in the conference with three league games remaining. 

UP NEXT
The Storm have a quick turnaround and will face Grinnell tomorrow evening at home. Simpson will recognize its six seniors prior to the match.