CINCINNATI, Ohio – The Bluffton University women's soccer team traveled to Mount St. Joseph University on a beautiful Wednesday, Oct. 5, but came home with a 2-0 loss. The Beavers dropped to 2-7-1 overall (1-2 HCAC) while the Lions, picked to finish 2nd in the conference, improved to 6-5-2 overall (2-0-1 HCAC).
The Bluffton University men's soccer team broke two school records on Wednesday, Oct. 5, in a stunning 6-1 win over Mount St. Joseph. For the first time in school history, the Beavers scored six goals in an HCAC matchup and they also secured a five-goal victory for the first time since joining the conference in 1998. Bluffton improved to 4-4-3 (2-1 HCAC) while the Lions fell to 3-10 (1-2 HCAC).
The Bluffton University volleyball team battled to a 3-1 victory over a scrappy Manchester University squad on Wednesday, Oct. 5. The Beavers improved to 13-6 overall (1-1 HCAC) while the Spartans fell to 10-11 (0-3 HCAC).
For the second straight week a Bluffton University women's golfer has been named the Heartland Conference Player of the Week. One tournament that stretched across two weeks of HCAC voting saw the Beavers honored on consecutive Tuesdays.
Sophomore Kiley Cline (Fostoria/Hopewell Louden) fired a 77 on Monday, Sept. 26, at the Country Club of Meadville. It was just two strokes off the school mark of 75. Kline's 163 at the Guy and Jeanie Kuhn Memorial also bested her former school record of 164 set earlier this year.
The visiting Bluffton High School girls soccer team clinched its second league title in three seasons with a convincing 4-1 road win at fellow league unbeaten Columbus Grove Tuesday night, October 4.
The decisive showdown victory upped the Pirate record to 12-2 overall, and they finished 6-0 in the NWC.
Bluffton University senior Jeremy Locklear (Lincoln Park, Mich./Harry S. Truman) has been named to the D3football.com Team of the Week for his performance against Franklin on October 1.
