By Nathan Zuercher, sports information assistant
The Bluffton University woman's basketball team won a close bout Thursday, Feb. 18, against the visiting Transylvania University Pioneers.
The Beavers won by a score of 72-68, improving to 14-4 on the season, while Transylvania fell to 10-6. The Pioneers had won 10 straight over the Beavers, holding a commanding 38-7 advantage in the all-time series.
The Bluffton University men's basketball team lost a heartbreaker on Friday, Feb. 12, at the hand of the Anderson University Ravens. The Beavers fought throughout the game to send it to overtime but the Ravens held on to defeat the Beavers 85-76. Bluffton falls to 10-2 on the season and Anderson moves to 6-3.
The Bluffton University volleyball team again pulled a rabbit out of its hat on Wednesday, Feb. 10.
Trailing two sets to one and down 24-22 in the fourth set, the Beavers rallied for a 27-25 victory and then plastered Manchester 15-4 in the clincher. Bluffton used that momentum to sweep the visiting Spartans (25-20, 25-16 and 25-13) in the nightcap as the Beavers improved to 11-6 overall and 3-3 in the Heartland Conference.
In an announcement made prior to the first championships of the 2020-21 academic year, the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) adjusted its current fan policy as it relates to attendance at indoor athletic events on its member institutional campuses following a vote of the Council of Presidents.
Downtown Bluffton has several Valentine's Day offerings to those in search of the perfect Valentine. One is from the Bluffton Bread Co.
The company is back for Valentine’s Day with a new specialty flavor—Red Velvet and Dark Chocolate.
A limited amount of Red Velvet and Dark Chocolate Bread will be exclusively available through two cash and carry sales at Roots by Strattons at 111 S. Main St.
• Saturday, Feb. 13 – 10 a.m.-1 p.m. • Tuesday, Feb. 16 – 11 a.m.-7 p.m. during the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce Chocolate Walk
Senior day for women - Kylie Brock (Villa Hills, Ky./Dixie Heights), Claire Myree (Cincinnati/Lakota West), Nora Hemminger (McComb) and Abbie Parkins (Bluffton)
MEN'S BASKETBALL
SATURDAY - The Bluffton University men's basketball team traveled to Mount St. Joseph on Saturday, Feb. 6, with an unblemished record to take on the Lions who had yet to garner their first win. The script was flipped at MSJ as the Beavers saw their 10-game winning streak come to a screeching halt. The Mount defense was up the task in a 58-37 shutdown of the Beavers who now stand 10-1, while MSJ improved to 1-9.
