Seniors Bethany Martini and Erin Weisgarber showed out with First Team All-HCAC honors following Bluffton's sixth straight trip to the Heartland Conference semi-finals.
The Bluffton University volleyball team gave #1 seed Transylvania all it could handle before falling to the Pioneers in four tight sets (25-18, 25-19, 22-25, 25-22) on Saturday, Nov. 3.
With the sweep of the Panthers, Bluffton is back in familiar territory as the Beavers return to the Heartland Conference semi-final round for the sixth straight season!
The Bluffton University volleyball team was unable to get untracked as Franklin College downed the Beavers in four tight sets (26-24, 27-25, 21-25, 25-23) on Friday, Oct. 19.
Bluffton worked overtime in the lidlifter, posting a 30-28 victory, before completing the sweep at Anderson with convincing 25-15 and 25-11 wins in sets two and three.
The Bluffton University volleyball team fell to Transylvania in four sets on Sunday, Oct. 14. The end of Homecoming weekend was not kind to the Beavers who dropped their first Heartland Conference match of the season.
Bluffton was pushed in each set, but the Beavers downed rival Defiance College 3-0 on October 10. The visitors improved to 12-10 overall and a perfect 4-0 in the Heartland Conference.
Senior Bethany Martini led Bluffton to a 2-1 mark last week and has been named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Volleyball Player of the Week on offense.
The Bluffton University volleyball team split a tri-match against HCAC-leading Rose-Hulman and #18 nationally-ranked Hope on Saturday, Oct. 6. Rose-Hulman had not lost a set in conference action until Saturday afternoon.
The Bluffton University volleyball team overcame Mount St. Joseph and injuries to stay perfect in the Heartland Conference with a five-set victory in the Sommer Center on Wednesday, Oct. 3.
The Bluffton University volleyball team dominated defending HCAC champion Hanover College in three quick sets on Saturday. It marked the end of Hanover's 27-match regular season Heartland Conference winning streak!
Bluffton rebounded from a pair of tough Friday losses with convincing sweeps of Marietta and Elizabethtown on Saturday, Sept. 22. The Beavers went 2-2 at the Carnegie Mellon DoubleTree Invitational in Pittsburg, Pa.
The Bluffton University volleyball team traveled south to Lousiville, Ky. where the Beavers took on Fontbonne at Spaulding University. Bluffton improved to 3-7, while Fontbonne slipped to 1-4 on the season.
Ohio Northern scored early and often in a sweep of the Bluffton University Volleyball Team on Tuesday, Sept. 11, just three days removed from a five-set affair between the close-in-proximity rivals at the Sommer Center Spiketacular.
Freshman libero Brooke Kleman averaged 5.59 digs per set for the Beavers last week and has been named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Volleyball Player of the Week on defense.
The Bluffton University Volleyball Team gave OAC powers Heidelberg and Ohio Northern all they wanted before dropping a pair of five setters on day two of the Sommer Center Spiketacular on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018.
The Bluffton University Volleyball Team hosted day one of the 6th annual Sommer Center Spiketacular on a rainy Friday, Sept. 7, 2018. The Beavers matched up with regional powers Thomas More and DePauw on opening night.
The Bluffton University volleyball team fell to Indiana University-East in four sets (25-23, 19-25, 25-20, 25-22) on a hot Tuesday, Sept. 4. A .130 hitting percentage and 10 service errors were too much to overcome on a night when the Beavers kicked off their home slate in the Sommer Center.
Bluffton fell to regional powers Thomas More and Case Western Reserve on day two of the Ohio Northern Invitational. The Beavers struggled against Thomas More, falling 25-17, 25-13 and 25-19, before dropping their second match of the day in three sets (25-23, 25-17, 25-20).
The Bluffton University volleyball team kicked off the 2018 season with 3-1 win over rival Defiance College at the ONU Invitational. Bluffton downed the Jackets in four sets (25-14, 25-14, 24-26, 25-20).