1988 Volleyball Team
Just like the 1985 and 1987 teams, the 1988 edition of the Beaver volleyball program now takes its place in the Athletic Hall of Fame as one of the finest teams ever at Bluffton College. Its 34-4 record equals the second-best winning percentage (.895) of any volleyball team at BC.
Led by NAIA District 22 Coach of the Year Dr. Kim Fischer and WBCC Player of the Year Deb (Wagner) Hucke, BC won their fifth WBCC title and third NAIA District 22 championship. Hucke was named the NAIA National Player of the Week in late October and joined Lori Beck on the District 22 first team. Beck was also named second team WBCC, while Dawn Harrison joined Hucke as a first team WBCC member and was also named honorable mention NAIA District 22.
After winning the District 22 championship the team went on to place second at the NAIA Bi-District XV tournament. During the regular season it won the Baldwin-Wallace tournament and was runners-up at the Walsh Invitational. BC fashioned a 5-0 conference record in 1988 and won its last 10 regular season matches in a row, winning 22 straight games during that stretch.
Beck led the WBCC in assists while Hucke was second in kills. Other team members ranked in conference statistics were Harrison, Mary Kehres, Paula Slaughter, Diane Kempf, Tonya Crowe and Nancy Sawyer.
