CINCINNATI, Ohio - The Bluffton University Beavers hit the road to Cincinnati and cruised home with a victory over the Mount St Joseph Lions , 87-48, on Wednesday, Jan. 7. Bluffton's victory tied the Beavers with Franklin for second place in the HCAC at 4-1, behind only Transylvania, which now sits at 5-0. The Lions fell to 4-8 and are 0-5 in conference play.
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University men hosted Mount St. Joseph in another HCAC matchup on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. The Beavers suffered a loss to the Lions with a final score of 72-58. Following the setback, the Beavers fell to 6-6 overall with a 2-3 mark in the HCAC, while the Lions improved to 9-3 and are tied for first at 4-1 in the conference.
The emphasis was on perspective in “Ebola and Fear: A Public Health Perspective,” offered by Dr. Ross Kauffman Jan. 6 in a Bluffton University Forum.
Outlining the disease’s history, biology and impact since the ongoing outbreak began in Guinea, in west Africa, the assistant professor of public health noted that Ebola has killed almost 8,000 of the more than 20,000 people it has sickened.
Bluffton University has named Rhonda Gottschalk as its head women’s soccer coach.
Gottschalk, an assistant coach at Bowling Green State University the last two years, is the first full-time head coach in Bluffton women’s soccer history. Patrick (Rick) Nussbaum has been both the head men’s and women’s soccer coach since 2010 and, with the duties now split, has become the first full-time head coach of the men’s program.
BLUFFTON, Ohio - Bluffton University junior Taylor Whitaker (Mansfield/Lexington) helped Bluffton go 2-1 over Christmas break en route to being named the Heartland Conference Player of the Week.
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University women continued their winning ways as they returned to conference play with a 58-46 victory over the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology on Saturday, Jan. 3. The Beavers earned the victory despite shooting only 35.1 percent from the floor and 60.9 percent from the charity stripe. Bluffton improved to 8-3 and 3-1 in HCAC play while Rose-Hulman fell to 6-5 and 2-2, respectively.
