Women's Basketball
Alumni Day festivities on January 14
The Bluffton University women's basketball team cruised to a 72-59 victory over Earlham College on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. With the students back in the class, the atmosphere was electric for a Beaver squad that won its third straight game and improved to 10-4 overall and 5-3 in the Heartland Conference. Former Bluffton assistant Shanna Thompson and her Quakers fought to the end, but Earlham fell to 1-12 on the season.
The Beavers hit 27-of-59 (45.8 percent) from the field and limited the Quake show to just 21-of-63 (33.3 percent) shooting for the night. Bluffton doubled up the visitors with eight threes to just four Earlham makes.
The Beavers will host Franklin College on Saturday, Jan. 14, as part of their Alumni Day festivities. Bluffton women's hoops alumni are slated to tee it up at 11 a.m. with the main course at 2 p.m. Franklin's men make it a three-game day as the Grizzlies take on Bluffton at approximately 4 p.m.
Men's Basketball
RICHMOND, Ind. - The Bluffton University men's basketball team fell to 4-10 overall and 2-5 in the Heartland Conference following an 85-59 road loss at Earlham College on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. Earlham upped its mark to 2-12 and 1-6 in the HCAC.
Bluffton shot well from the field, knocking down 23-of-49 (46.9 percent) attempts. The Beavers were even better from distance, draining 7-for-11 (63.6 percent). Earlham was unconscious from three-ball land, draining 14-of-25 for 56 percent. The home team took advantage of 20 Bluffton turnovers, scoring 28 points, including a 19-3 edge in fast-break points. Earlham finished with a 32-30 edge on the glass.
Bluffton will be back in the friendly confines of the Sommer Center on Saturday, Jan. 14, when the Beavers play host to Franklin College. Part two of a women's and men's double-dipper is slated to tip at approximately 4 p.m.
