BLUFFTON, Ohio - Bluffton University junior Isaac Zickafoose (Middlebury, Ind./Northridge) has been named the Heartland Conference Defensive Player of the Week.
The defensive end gave Wooster fits in the backfield, racking up nine total tackles with three TFL's. He got to the quarterback for two sacks and also forced a fumble in the 45-21 loss on Saturday.
The Beavers return to action at home against Trine University on Saturday, Sept. 9 at 1:30 p.m.
BLUFFTON, Ohio - Junior Bethany Martini (Pickerington, Ohio/North) has been named the Heartland Conference Offensive Player of the Week for her work over the weekend.
She was named to the Sommer Center Spiketacular All-Tournament team after leading the Beavers to a 3-1 mark against a competitive field. The junior outside hammered home 58 kills on a .221 hitting percentage for the weekend. Martini also ripped six service aces and was in on six blocks for the Beavers.
First-year students at Bluffton moved into campus on Friday, Aug. 25 and began classes on Monday, Aug. 28. Here are some pictures from Welcome Week.
Chanhee Hwang and Irena Xhari, two of Bluffton University’s international students, take part in Welcome Week traditions, the Bren-Dell slip-n-slide. The slide runs down the hill next to Bren-Dell Residence Hall and is a way for both new and returning students to meet each other and celebrate before the academic year begins.
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University volleyball team finished the Sommer Center Spiketacular with two convincing wins on opening weekend. The Beavers combined a tremendous hitting performance with a sterling defensive effort to deliver a three-set sweep of the Wheaton Thunder (25-19, 29-27, 25-17).
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University men’s and women’s cross country teams opened their 2017 season Friday evening as the hosts of the “Back to the Nature Preserve Invitational”. Starting as a small, under-race -distance event in 2011, this opening season meet has grown in to a competitive field of 10 to 11 teams, featuring top NCAA Division II, III and NAIA teams from the surrounding area and beyond.
