Bluffton University will celebrate “A Place That Inspires” during Homecoming weekend Oct. 15 and 16.
A free picnic lunch will be available for alumni in an alumni tailgate tent at Emery Sears Athletic Complex from noon until 1:30 p.m., when the Homecoming game against Hanover will begin. No reservations are required for the tent; game tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for youth at the gate. Admission is free for children ages 4 and under.
DELAWARE, Ohio - Ohio Wesleyan put on a hitting clinic Wednesday evening en route to a sweep of the Bluffton University volleyball team in Branch Rickey Arena. The Beavers slipped to 3-2 on the season while OWU upped its mark to 4-1.
NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. - A pair of Grant Stutzman (Sugarcreek/Hiland) goals during a five-minute span early in the second period propelled the Bluffton University men's soccer team to its second win in as many days on a beautiful Sunday, Sept. 4. The victory moved Bluffton to 2-1 on the season for the first time since the start of the 2010 campaign.
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University football team kicked off its 2016 season against Wilmington College, looking to avenge last year’s 14-10 loss. The Beavers did that and then some as they defeated the Quakers, 49-20, notching their first win of the season (1-0). It also marked the first win by Bluffton in a season opener since a 20-0 shutout of Kenyon College in 2012.
ELMHURST, Ill. - On day two of the Elmhurst Volleyball Invitational, Bluffton University opened with the #14 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawks. The Beavers came out flat in set one, dropping a 25-18 decision. The buck stopped there, however, as Bluffton came to life in a hurry, taking the next three sets with a vengeance (25-21, 25-19, and 30-28).
NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. - Senior Blake Drewes (Archbold) headed in a Corbin Knedler (Forest/Riverdale) corner kick as the horn sounded for a stunning 1-0 victory over Concordia University Chicago on a beautiful Saturday, Sept. 3. The goal also handed James Kusak his first collegiate victory as a head coach! Bluffton evened its record at 1-1, while Concordia dropped its first contest of the season.
