As the beginning of the season rapidly approaches, the Bluffton University women's basketball team is working diligently to prepare for their first game of the 2011-12 campaign.
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.).
Bluffton University fell to Hanover College 5-0 on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011. The Beavers ended their season at 2-16 overall and 1-8 in the Heartland Conference, while the Panthers improved to 6-12 and 3-6 in the HCAC.
