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.
The visiting Bluffton girls soccer team fell behind early but rallied behind a singular effort to post a 5-1 win over backyard league rival Allen East Tuesday night.
Junior Sami Scoles fired in a single-game personal-best four goals to carry the visitors to the Northwest Conference victory.
The defending league champion Pirate girls improved their record to 6-2-1 overall and 4-0 in the NWC after the win.
AE fell to 2-4-2 and 0-2-2 in NWC play with the defeat.
The Bluffton University volleyball team made the short trip north on Interstate 75 to take on Head Coach Steve Yarnell's alma mater, the University of Findlay. The Oilers won 25-17 and 25-18 before Bluffton nearly pushed it to four sets. The Beavers led by as many as five points, but could not put it away, dropping the clincher 25-23. Bluffton fell to 6-9 on the season, while Findlay upped its mark to 6-1.
Tuesday marked the first meeting between the two schools since 2009.
The Bluffton University men's soccer team traveled east across US 30 to the College of Wooster on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021. The Fighting Scots had too much firepower as the home team improved to 6-2 with a 4-1 victory over the Beavers. Bluffton fell to 3-2 on the season.
Wooster went up 1-0 at the 5:07 mark when Luca Napora connected with Alex Pollitt for his first goal of the season. Bluffton responded in minute 13 when senior stalwart Dalton Taynor (Troy/Miami East) intercepted a Wooster pass and made the home team pay with his team-leading 7th goal of the season.
The Bluffton University women's soccer team battled St. Mary's tooth and nail for 90 minutes but came up just short in a 2-1 loss to the Belles on a rainy Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. The Beavers dipped to 2-4 on the season, while SMC improved to 6-1 overall.
St. Mary's standout Rose Stackhouse came into Bluffton with six goals in six games, but on Monday afternoon she switched roles and became the tablesetter. The senior connected with Julian Bowen twice in the opening stanza as the visitors opened up a 2-0 lead at the break.
