Playing at home, the Bluffton girls soccer team handed Miller City its first defeat with a decisive 6-0 shutout Thursday night, September 23, at Steinmetz Field.
Junior Allison Diller netted a hat trick and passed out two assists to pace the victors.
Junior Sami Scoles tallied two goals in support as Bluffton raced to a 5-0 halftime lead and cruised to the win.
The Pirate girls improved to 7-2-1 overall with the non-league win.
MC fell to 5-1-3 with the defeat.
Senior Reagan Mittendorf scored in the first minute, and Bluffton was never threatened.
Wilmington College took set one handily (25-19) before the Bluffton University volleyball team turned the tide in a 3-1 win over the Quakers on Wednesday, Sept. 22. One night removed from a battle with the University of Findlay, Bluffton recovered from a sluggish start, improving to 7-9 with its fourth win in the past six matches.
The visitors needed extra time but the result was worth the wait as Bluffton won the final three sets (27-25, 26-24, 25-16) after hitting the road for the second time in as many days.
Visiting Bluffton swept scrappy but short-handed rival Ada in a Northwest Conference volleyball match Tuesday evening, September 21, to record their seventh consecutive win.
Pirate senior setter Skyler Scoles recorded her 2,000th career assist early in game two, and got a nice ovation from the crowd during a brief stoppage of play.
The Lady Pirates improved to 9-2 and 2-0 in league play with the convincing 25-16, 25-12, 25-12 victory.
