Aureana Bernales

Aureana Bernales
3 Aureana Bernales
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Hometown:
    Las Vegas, Nev.
  • Position:
    DS
  • Year:
    SR
  • High School:
    Liberty High School
  • Previous College:
    Pierce College
  • Major:
    Nursing
  • m
    28
  • k/s
    0.01
  • h %
    .111
  • a/s
    0.66
  • b/s
    0.00
  • sa/s
    0.14
  • d/s
    4.20
Bio
Previous College Career
  • NWAC Defensive Player of the Week, 2021
  • Four-Time West Region Defensive Player of the Week in 2021
  • 500 Digs award recipient in 2021
Personal

Aureana is a nursing major, who lived right behind Disney World for five eyars. She chose to come to Morningside because of the campus atmosphere.

"The campus atmosphere just felt amazing!" exclaimed Aureana.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 28 11
Sets 98 40
Kills 1 1
Kills per set 0.01 0.03
Errors 0 0
Total Attacks 9 4
Total Attacks per set 0.09 0.10
Hitting Percentage .111 .250
Assists 65 16
Assists per set 0.66 0.40
Service Total Attempts 252 94
Service Aces 14 7
Service Errors 24 10
Service Aces per set 0.14 0.17
Receptions 276 79
Reception Errors 23 8
Digs 412 165
Digs per set 4.20 4.13
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 0 0
Block Total 0 0
Blocks per set 0.00 0.00
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 15.0 8.0
Points per set 0.2 0.2
Matches started 2 1
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Oct 23 Dordt (IA) W, 3-0
Oct 30 Briar Cliff (IA) W, 3-0
Nov 2 Dakota Wesleyan (SD) W, 3-1
Nov 5 at Waldorf W, 3-0
Nov 9 Hastings L, 3-1
Nov 23 at #15 Viterbo L, 3-1
Game Log - Offense
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 16 at (RV) College of Idaho W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 6 1.0
Aug 16 vs. #15 Montana Western W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 4 0.0
Aug 17 vs. #3 Eastern Oregon L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 4 0.0
Aug 17 vs. Arizona Christian (AZ) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 3 0.0
Aug 23 vs. Goshen (IN) W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 1 0.0
Aug 23 vs. #25 Ottawa W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 3 0.0
Aug 24 vs. John Brown W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 6 0.0
Aug 24 vs. Saint Mary W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 0.0
Aug 28 at (RV) Dakota State (SD) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 5 2.0
Aug 30 vs. #9 Jamestown L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 1 0.0
Aug 30 vs. Cottey (MO) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 4 2.0
Aug 31 vs. Mayville State W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 5 0.0
Aug 31 vs. York (NE) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 1.0
Sep 4 at Dordt (IA) L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 1 1.0
Sep 7 at Mount Marty W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 1 0.0
Sep 11 #1 Northwestern L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 13 (RV) Valley City State L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 1 .000 3 0.0
Sep 14 Waldorf W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 2 0.0
Sep 18 at Dakota Wesleyan (SD) L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 2 .000 3 1.0
Sep 25 at Briar Cliff (IA) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Hastings W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Mount Marty W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 College of Saint Mary (NE) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at #18 Midland L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at #4 Concordia (NE) L, 3-1 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Oct 16 at #1 Northwestern L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Oct 19 Doane (NE) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 3 1.0
Oct 23 Dordt (IA) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 0.0
Oct 30 Briar Cliff (IA) W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 1 1.000 1 2.0
Nov 2 Dakota Wesleyan (SD) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 2 2.0
Nov 5 at Waldorf W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 3 1.0
Nov 9 Hastings L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 0 1.0
Nov 23 at #15 Viterbo L, 3-1 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Game Log - Defense
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 16 at (RV) College of Idaho W, 3-2 - 5 34 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 16 vs. #15 Montana Western W, 3-0 - 3 18 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 17 vs. #3 Eastern Oregon L, 3-0 - 3 12 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 17 vs. Arizona Christian (AZ) W, 3-0 - 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 23 vs. Goshen (IN) W, 3-0 1 3 13 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 23 vs. #25 Ottawa W, 3-0 - 3 15 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 24 vs. John Brown W, 3-1 - 4 20 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 24 vs. Saint Mary W, 3-0 - 3 16 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 28 at (RV) Dakota State (SD) W, 3-1 - 4 20 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 30 vs. #9 Jamestown L, 3-0 - 3 14 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 30 vs. Cottey (MO) W, 3-0 - 3 13 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 31 vs. Mayville State W, 3-0 - 3 14 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 31 vs. York (NE) W, 3-0 - 3 9 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 4 at Dordt (IA) L, 3-2 - 5 18 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 7 at Mount Marty W, 3-0 - 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 11 #1 Northwestern L, 3-0 - 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 13 (RV) Valley City State L, 3-2 - 5 20 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 14 Waldorf W, 3-2 - 5 21 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 18 at Dakota Wesleyan (SD) L, 3-1 - 4 21 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 25 at Briar Cliff (IA) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Hastings W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Mount Marty W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 College of Saint Mary (NE) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at #18 Midland L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at #4 Concordia (NE) L, 3-1 - 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 16 at #1 Northwestern L, 3-1 1 4 6 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 19 Doane (NE) W, 3-0 - 3 18 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 23 Dordt (IA) W, 3-0 - 3 15 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 30 Briar Cliff (IA) W, 3-0 - 3 16 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 2 Dakota Wesleyan (SD) W, 3-1 - 4 19 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 5 at Waldorf W, 3-0 - 3 21 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 9 Hastings L, 3-1 - 4 9 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 23 at #15 Viterbo L, 3-1 - 3 8 0 0 0 0 0
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Aug 16 at (RV) College of Idaho W, 3-2 - 5 15 1 1 18 0
Aug 16 vs. #15 Montana Western W, 3-0 - 3 10 0 1 10 2
Aug 17 vs. #3 Eastern Oregon L, 3-0 - 3 6 0 1 12 4
Aug 17 vs. Arizona Christian (AZ) W, 3-0 - 3 9 0 1 17 0
Aug 23 vs. Goshen (IN) W, 3-0 1 3 8 0 2 11 0
Aug 23 vs. #25 Ottawa W, 3-0 - 3 7 0 0 21 0
Aug 24 vs. John Brown W, 3-1 - 4 12 0 0 18 1
Aug 24 vs. Saint Mary W, 3-0 - 3 12 0 1 14 2
Aug 28 at (RV) Dakota State (SD) W, 3-1 - 4 10 2 2 17 0
Aug 30 vs. #9 Jamestown L, 3-0 - 3 7 0 1 21 4
Aug 30 vs. Cottey (MO) W, 3-0 - 3 14 2 0 11 0
Aug 31 vs. Mayville State W, 3-0 - 3 15 0 0 14 2
Aug 31 vs. York (NE) W, 3-0 - 3 10 1 2 9 0
Sep 4 at Dordt (IA) L, 3-2 - 5 13 1 0 15 2
Sep 7 at Mount Marty W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 0 0 0
Sep 11 #1 Northwestern L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 3 1
Sep 13 (RV) Valley City State L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 1 0
Sep 14 Waldorf W, 3-2 - 5 3 0 1 30 2
Sep 18 at Dakota Wesleyan (SD) L, 3-1 - 4 9 1 0 29 3
Sep 25 at Briar Cliff (IA) W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Hastings W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Mount Marty W, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 College of Saint Mary (NE) W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at #18 Midland L, 3-2 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at #4 Concordia (NE) L, 3-1 - 3 10 0 2 0 0
Oct 16 at #1 Northwestern L, 3-1 1 4 11 0 1 0 0
Oct 19 Doane (NE) W, 3-0 - 3 7 1 1 0 0
Oct 23 Dordt (IA) W, 3-0 - 3 8 0 1 0 0
Oct 30 Briar Cliff (IA) W, 3-0 - 3 12 1 0 2 0
Nov 2 Dakota Wesleyan (SD) W, 3-1 - 4 15 2 2 0 0
Nov 5 at Waldorf W, 3-0 - 3 6 1 2 0 0
Nov 9 Hastings L, 3-1 - 4 13 1 1 3 0
Nov 23 at #15 Viterbo L, 3-1 - 3 9 0 1 0 0
Career Stats - Offense
Statistic m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2022-23 26 84 2 0.02 2 15 0.18 .000 31 0.37 22.0 0.3
2023-24 34 119 2 0.02 0 7 0.06 .286 25 0.21 24.0 0.2
2024-25 28 98 1 0.01 0 9 0.09 .111 65 0.66 15.0 0.2
Total 88 301 5 0.02 2 31 0.10 .097 121 0.40 61.0 0.2
Career Stats - Defense
Statistic m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2022-23 26 84 435 5.18 0 0 0 0.00
2023-24 34 119 227 1.91 0 0 0 0.00
2024-25 28 98 412 4.20 0 0 0 0.00
Total 88 301 1074 3.57 0 0 0 0.00
Career Stats - Serve/Receive
Statistic m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2022-23 26 84 297 20 0.24 15 294 24
2023-24 34 119 403 22 0.18 16 197 13
2024-25 28 98 252 14 0.14 24 276 23
Total 88 301 952 56 0.19 55 767 60
Split Stats - Offense
Statistic m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 28 98 1 0.01 0 9 0.09 .111 65 0.66 15.0 0.2
Conference 11 40 1 0.03 0 4 0.10 .250 16 0.40 8.0 0.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 8 30 1 0.03 0 3 0.10 .333 12 0.40 6.0 0.2
Away 9 34 0 0.00 0 3 0.09 .000 19 0.56 6.0 0.2
Neutral 11 34 0 0.00 0 3 0.09 .000 34 1.00 3.0 0.1
Result
Wins 18 61 1 0.02 0 5 0.08 .200 53 0.87 12.0 0.2
Losses 10 37 0 0.00 0 4 0.11 .000 12 0.32 3.0 0.1
Month
August 13 43 0 0.00 0 3 0.07 .000 45 1.05 6.0 0.1
September 6 25 0 0.00 0 4 0.16 .000 10 0.40 2.0 0.1
October 5 16 1 0.06 0 1 0.06 1.000 5 0.31 3.0 0.2
November 4 14 0 0.00 0 1 0.07 .000 5 0.36 4.0 0.3
Split Stats - Defense
Statistic m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 28 98 412 4.20 0 0 0 0.00
Conference 11 40 165 4.13 0 0 0 0.00
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 8 30 125 4.17 0 0 0 0.00
Away 9 34 137 4.03 0 0 0 0.00
Neutral 11 34 150 4.41 0 0 0 0.00
Result
Wins 18 61 294 4.82 0 0 0 0.00
Losses 10 37 118 3.19 0 0 0 0.00
Month
August 13 43 204 4.74 0 0 0 0.00
September 6 25 93 3.72 0 0 0 0.00
October 5 16 58 3.63 0 0 0 0.00
November 4 14 57 4.07 0 0 0 0.00
Split Stats - Serve/Receive
Statistic m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 28 98 252 14 0.14 24 276 23
Conference 11 40 94 7 0.17 10 79 8
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 8 30 58 5 0.17 6 39 3
Away 9 34 84 6 0.18 9 79 5
Neutral 11 34 110 3 0.09 9 158 15
Result
Wins 18 61 174 11 0.18 17 192 9
Losses 10 37 78 3 0.08 7 84 14
Month
August 13 43 135 6 0.14 12 193 15
September 6 25 26 2 0.08 1 78 8
October 5 16 48 2 0.13 5 2 0
November 4 14 43 4 0.29 6 3 0
News mentions
Gritty Mustangs unable to upset no. 15 Viterbo
Gritty Mustangs unable to upset no. 15 Viterbo

LA CROSSE, WIS. – Morningside Women’s Volleyball’s fought valiantly at no. 15 Viterbo, today, taking the opening set and fighting until the end as they fell 3-1 to the V-Hawks in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Women’s Volleyball National Championship Opening Round.

Graphic with Marlow photo and final score.
Mustangs drop GPAC tournament quarterfinal match

Claire Wilson – along with fellow senior Sydney Marlow – led the Mustangs with 15 kills.

Graphic with set scores.
Morningside ends regular season with sweep over Waldorf

The Mustangs hit .369 in the match, and collected 50 kills in the win. 

Graphic with senior day shot of all the players and families.
Mustangs battle back on Senior Day

After dropping the first set, Morningside (21-9, 9-6 GPAC) won the following three to beat the Tigers by set scores of 22-25, 25-20, 25-17, and 25-22.

Graphic detailing M'side sweep of BCU.
Morningside sweeps Briar Cliff for second time this season

The Morningside University volleyball team wrapped up a season sweep over Briar Cliff on Wednesday at Allee Gym with decisive set scores of 25-19, 25-13, and 25-15.

Photo of Aureana Bernales in a dig
Bernales reaches 1,000 digs in sweep over Dordt

A very successful second set on Wednesday helped the Morningside University women’s volleyball team sweep Dordt and reach a milestone.

Game score with Sydney Marlow photo
Morningside toughs it out over Doane

The Mustangs swept Doane 25-19, 25-18, 25-13 at Rosen Verdoorn Sports Center. Sydney Marlow led the Mustangs with 12 kills, and she had two assisted blocks.

Graphic of 9-18-24 four-set loss.
Despite strong third set, Mustangs fall at Dakota Wesleyan

Morningside continued its GPAC schedule with a four-set loss on the road to the Tigers.

Graphic of 3-2 win over Waldorf.
Mustangs pick up first GPAC win in five-setter

The Mustangs (13-5, 1-2) defeated Great Plains Athletic Conference newcomer Waldorf by set scores of 25-21, 15-15, 26-24, 14-25 and 15-7 at Allee Gymnasium.

Graphic of 3-2 loss against VCSU
Valley City State rallies late to stun No. 15 Mustangs

Claire Wilson led the Mustangs with 15 kills, as she hit .235 on the night. Emerson Smith followed with 14 kills, and Sydney Marlow earned 12.

Morningside volleyball recap on Sept. 11, 2024
No. 15 Mustangs battle No. 1 Northwestern

Sydney Marlow led the Mustangs (12-4, 0-2 GPAC) with eight kills, while Claire Wilson had six. Both Mustangs maintain their Top 2 spots in the Great Plains Athletic Conference in kills.

Linescore against Dordt.
No. 15 Mustangs Drop 5-Setter at Dordt

The 15th-ranked Morningside University women's volleyball team pushed the Dordt Defenders to an exciting five-set match on Wednesday, but the Defenders secured a hard-fought victory over the Mustangs.

Morningside Completes Siouxland Volleyball Tournament with 2 Sweeps
Morningside Completes Siouxland Volleyball Tournament with 2 Sweeps

Morningside defeated York (Neb.) and Mayville State in Saturday sweeps at the Siouxland Volleyball Tournament.

Photo of Claire Wilson from last season.
Morningside splits two matches in Siouxland Volleyball Tournament

In its first matches of the season in Siouxland, the Morningside University women's volleyball team split two matches on Friday during the Siouxland Volleyball Tournament. The two matches were played at the United Sports Academy.

A picture of the Morningside volleyball team celebrating a point in 2023.
Mustangs rely on camaraderie en route to 7-1 start

The Mustangs go into Wednesday’s match at Dakota State with a 7-1 record, winning all four matches last weekend at the GoSarpy.com Volleyball Classic.

Morningside defeats Dakota State in four sets.
Mustangs earn road win at RV Dakota State

MADISON, S.D. – The Morningside University women’s volleyball team had three hitters with double-digit kills in a 25-19, 20-25, 25-19, 25-16 win over RV Dakota State on Wednesday at DSU Fieldhouse.

Morningside wins two more, improves to 7-1 start
Morningside wins two more, improves to 7-1 start

BELLEVUE, Neb. – After losing the first set on Saturday, the Morningside University women’s volleyball team won six straight sets to defeat John Brown and Grand View at the GoSarpy.com Volleyball Classic. With the wins, Morningside boosts their record to 7-1 to start the season.

Mustangs sweep Leafs in weekend opening match
Mustangs sweep Leafs in weekend opening match

The Mustangs (4-1) hit .341 during the match, and collected 41 team kills. Sydney Marlow led Morningside with 13 kills, as she hit .385. Claire Wilson and Emerson Smith each had seven, while Adelyn Harris collected six. Wilson also had 3.0 total blocks.

Morningside ousters No. 25 Ottawa in Friday nightcap
Morningside ousters No. 25 Ottawa in Friday nightcap

The Mustangs (5-1) defeated the Braves by set scores of 25-15, 25-17 and 25-22 in their second match of the GoSarpy.com Volleyball Classic.

Mustangs Split Day Two in Idaho, Move to 3-1
Mustangs Split Day Two in Idaho, Move to 3-1

CALDWELL, IDAHO – A tall order awaited the Mustangs on their second day at the College of Idaho Tournament, as their schedule for day two opened with no. 3 Eastern Oregon University. Morningside fell to the Mountaineers in a tough series, 25-19, 25-22, and 27-25, before ending the trip on a high note with a 25-11, 25-18, 25-22 victory over Arizona Christian.

Morningside women's volleyball wins 5-set match over College of Idaho and 3-set sweep over Montana Western.
Morningside starts season with two wins

CALDWELL, Idaho – The Morningside University women's volleyball team opened its season on Friday with two solid wins on the road.