Bluffton University in volleyball league playoffs
Bluffton University finished in a five-way tie for first place in the HCAC. Hanover, Mount St. Joseph, Bluffton, Transylvania and Rose-Hulman all went 7-2 in the conference.
The tie-breaking procedures placed the five teams in the order above. As the #3 seed, Bluffton will face #6 seed and long-time rival Defiance College at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 1, in Founders Hall, a rematch from this past Wednesday night.
The winner of that contest will face #2 seed Mount St. Joseph at Hanover College on Saturday, Nov. 5 (5 p.m.).
Click here for Bluffton's last regular season match details.
HCAC Volleyball AQ Tournament
Tuesday, Nov. 1
Match 1:
#6 Defiance at #3 Bluffton, 7 p.m.
Match 2:
#5 Rose-Hulman at #4 Transylvania, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 5
Match 3:
#5 RH or #4 TU at #1 Hanover, 2 p.m.
Match 4:
#6 DC or #3 BU vs. #2 Mount St. Joseph, 5 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 6
Championship:
Match 3 winner vs. Match 4 winner, 1 p.m.
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