The Bluffton University women's basketball team saved its best for last on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. Bluffton finished on a 19-6 jag after Heidelberg knotted the game at 45-45 with 8:52 to play. The Student Princes fell to 1-5, while Bluffton moved to 2-1 with its second straight victory.
The host Bluffton girls basketball team overcame a five-point halftime deficit to defeat backyard rival Allen East 56-51 in the championship game of the annual McDonald's Holiday Tournament Saturday afternoon, November 20.
The Lady Pirates trailed 28-23 at intermission, but outscored AE 33-23 in the second half, including 13-8 in the final quarter.
Bluffton tied the game 43-43 after three periods with a 20-15 quarter. Riley Busch scored six points and Kylie Monday added five in the key stanza.
On November 20, Miami-Hamilton clamped down on the Beavers in a 56-41 win over the Bluffton University men's basketball. Bluffton slipped to 0-3 on the season, while the Harriers stayed perfect at 7-0.
Winning its last two Fall 2021 games propelled the Bluffton University football team to fifth place among eight teams in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference. The team has ten All-HCAC honorees with three players on the first team, one on the second team and six honorable mentions.
The Bluffton University women's basketball team dominated Olivet College 77-43 in front of a packed Sommer Center on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. The Bluffton offense sputtered in the home opener with Oberlin on Saturday, then evened up their mark at 1-1. The Olivet squad that came in averaging 80 points per game fell to 1-2 after scoring just over half of that on Wednesday night.
