Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 | Box Score 3 | Box Score 4 Saturday, October 10 saw four sports in action for Manchester. Men's and Women's Soccer traveled to Berea for a doubleheader against the Mountaineers, Volleyball hit the road for a date with Mount St. Joseph, and Football kicked off HCAC play at home against Bluffton.

BEREA, Ky. — Manchester defeated Berea 1-0 on Saturday. Manchester withstood 20 shots, including eight on goal, and made eight saves to finish the shutout.

Manchester withstood repeated Berea attacking stretches before finding its breakthrough in the second half. Early in the match, Berea generated six shots and two corner kicks during one scoreless sequence, and Manchester kept the match level. Berea had another push in the second half with four shots and a corner kick before Erin Grant opened the scoring for Manchester. After Grant's goal, Manchester again kept Berea off the board during a late stretch that included four shots and a corner kick.

Berea finished with 20 shots and eight shots on goal, while Manchester had one shot and put it on frame. Reagan Claus handled the full 90 minutes in goal for Manchester and made eight saves in the shutout, with four saves in each half. Grant finished Manchester's lone shot and shot on goal, converting the chance that separated the teams.

Manchester spent much of the first half under pressure but kept Berea off the board, with Claus making four saves before halftime. Berea generated an early run of six shots and two corner kicks from 4:17 to 13:48, and Claus stopped two of those chances to keep the match at 0-0. Claus added saves in the 17th and 22nd minutes as Manchester continued to absorb Berea's chances, while Berea was also flagged offside twice before the break. Berea had another corner kick and a shot in the final 10 minutes, but Manchester reached halftime with the half still scoreless.

Grant scored in the 67th minute to open the scoring and put Manchester in front, 1-0, in the second half. Earlier, Manchester absorbed Berea pressure as Claus saved shots by Jessica Powell and Guadalupe Mena, while Berea sent two other attempts off target before Grant's goal. Claus made another save on Mena in the 70th minute, and Manchester added a corner kick in the 85th minute as it tried to manage the closing stretch. Berea had five attacking actions from 77:16 to 86:43, but Manchester did not concede, with Claus saving Jessica Baird's shot in the 87th minute to help close out the 1-0 final.

Grant scored on her only shot and recorded the game-winning goal. Claus made eight saves over 90 minutes and finished with a shutout.

Manchester moves to 1-8-1 overall and 1-2-1 in conference play. 

Up next, Manchester travels to Anderson, to face Anderson University (IN) on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, at 7 p.m.

CINCINNATI, OH — Manchester lost its match to Mt. St. Joseph 3-0 on Saturday, with set scores of 22-25, 25-27, 21-25. Manchester's closest push came in the second set, when it cut an eight-point deficit to 21-19 before falling 27-25.

Manchester's clearest pushes came when it had to work back from deficits. In the opening set, Manchester cut a five-point gap to two at 19-17, and it made a larger comeback push in the second set after falling behind 15-7, trimming that margin to 21-19. Those stretches gave Manchester chances to stay close, but Mt. St. Joseph finished with advantages in attacking and floor defense.

Manchester totaled 40 kills on a .167 hitting percentage, while Mt. St. Joseph had 45 kills and hit .269. Both teams finished with seven total blocks and three service aces, and Manchester committed fewer service errors, 4-8, but Mt. St. Joseph held a 45-38 edge in digs. Alicia Simmons led Manchester's attack with 15 kills and 15.5 points, while Morgan Howard added 26 assists, nine kills, one solo block and two block assists. Tiffany Watterson finished with 11 digs and two aces.

Manchester worked back from a late 19-14 deficit to tie the first set at 20-20, using kills from Aubrey Hreha, Lily Lichtenbarger and Simmons before Morgan Howard's block and Simmons' kill brought the set level. Earlier, Mt. St. Joseph opened with the first three points, but Simmons answered with four kills across Manchester's first five points, and Howard's service ace helped pull Manchester within 5-4. The set stayed just out of reach through the middle as Manchester got a Lichtenbarger kill and a Kyana Martinez-Delaeni Hixson block to stay within three at 15-12, then faced an 18-13 gap. After Manchester drew even at 20-20, Howard put down a kill and Martinez and Hixson combined on another block to keep the set within one, but Mt. St. Joseph closed out the set 25-22.

Manchester pushed back from a 15-7 deficit in the second set, getting as close as 21-19 and later tying the set at 24-24 and 25-25 before Mt. St. Joseph scored the final two points for a 27-25 set. Earlier, Manchester answered an opening 2-0 hole with points from Howard and a block by Simmons and Hixson, then moved ahead 4-3 on another Mt. St. Joseph attack error. Mt. St. Joseph built separation through the middle of the set, but Howard, Lichtenbarger and Martinez helped Manchester keep working back into the set. Watterson added a service ace during a three-point Manchester stretch that cut the deficit to 21-19, and late kills from Simmons, including one from Ava Heady to tie it at 24-24 and another to make it 25-25, kept Manchester even until the closing points.

Manchester was within 14-13 in the third set after Martinez put down a kill from Howard, but Mt. St. Joseph scored the next five points to create the separation Manchester had to chase. Earlier, Manchester opened with a Lichtenbarger kill from Howard and an opponent error for a 2-0 start, then later used a Hixson kill, a Mt. St. Joseph bad set and a Simmons kill to move ahead 9-6. After Mt. St. Joseph answered to go in front, Simmons and Izzy Renz delivered kills and Watterson added a service ace to bring Manchester back to 12-12. Heady assisted kills by Lichtenbarger and Howard during the late push, and Manchester fought off three set points with a Mt. St. Joseph service error and kills from Martinez and Simmons before Mt. St. Joseph closed the set 25-21.

Simmons led Manchester with 15 kills and 15.5 points while adding six digs. Howard finished with 26 assists, nine kills, four digs, three total blocks and one service ace. Watterson collected 11 digs and served two aces. Lichtenbarger added seven kills on a .333 hitting percentage with three block assists.

Manchester moves to 6-7 overall and 1-1 in HCAC play. 

Up next, Manchester hosts Hanover College on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 6:30 p.m. at Stauffer-Wolfe Arena for Homecoming.

NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. — Manchester lost to Bluffton 37-13 on Saturday. Manchester lost four of its six fumbles, went scoreless on two red-zone trips and was limited to 41 rushing yards.

After falling behind 14-0, Manchester produced a quick scoring response with a two-play, 45-second drive in the second quarter. Frankie Cherry connected on a 73-yard touchdown pass to Levi Campbell, cutting the margin to 14-6 and providing Manchester's longest scoring play of the game. Manchester also came up with a second-half red-zone stop, keeping Bluffton out of the end zone and ending the possession on downs with a fourth-down stop at the Manchester 17.

Bluffton sustained drives throughout the game, finishing with 403 total yards and holding the ball for 36:20 while converting 8 of 16 third downs. Manchester threw for 239 yards but was held to 41 rushing yards and converted 2 of 12 third downs. Turnovers also limited Manchester's possessions, with six fumbles and four lost, along with one interception. Cherry finished 12-of-27 passing for 239 yards and two touchdowns, while Campbell had three catches for 106 yards and both Manchester receiving touchdowns.

Manchester fell behind early when Bluffton's Damien Brockington broke a 68-yard touchdown run on the visitors' first snap, and the extra point made it 7-0 at 14:41. Manchester responded with Zayden Parker's 28-yard kickoff return and a third-and-8 conversion from Cherry to Ethan Skinner for 32 yards, but JD Hilton's fumble on an 8-yard rush at the Bluffton 20 ended the drive. The defense answered with stops on the next two Bluffton possessions, including Talen Garner's tackle for loss on one series and Kameron Landrum's 8-yard sack before Culvin Gilbert and Garner pressured an incompletion on the next. Manchester's last two possessions ended in Angel Estrada punts, and the offense finished the first quarter with two first downs while going 1-for-3 on third down. Bluffton moved to the Manchester 8 on a 27-yard completion as time expired, leaving Manchester down 7-0 at the end of the first quarter.

Manchester's passing game accounted for both of its second-quarter touchdowns, with Cherry throwing for 165 yards in the second quarter and connecting twice with Levi Campbell. After Bluffton scored on the opening possession to make it 14-0, Manchester answered at 13:25 when Cherry found Campbell for a 73-yard touchdown, though the conversion attempt failed. The defense had several stops for loss, including plays by Shane Hagen and Jason Lee, but Bluffton sustained another drive for a rushing touchdown and later turned a Manchester muffed punt into a short-field score that pushed the deficit to 27-6. Manchester responded late with an eight-play drive from its own 42, converting fourth-and-1 on JD Hilton's 3-yard run and moving again on Cherry completions to Abdullah Abdulameer before Cherry hit Campbell for a 29-yard touchdown with 57 seconds left. Angel Estrada's extra point made it 27-13, and Manchester ended the second quarter with Talen Garner and Kameron Landrum tackles as Bluffton ran out the remaining time.

Manchester moved into Bluffton territory on its opening drive of the third quarter, but the possession turned when Cherry was sacked and lost a fumble that Savon Gatlin returned 70 yards for a touchdown at 12:50, with the extra point making it 34-13. Manchester's next drive started at its own 4 after the kickoff and penalty, and Ryne Butt recovered a Cameron Puryear fumble before Estrada flipped field position with a 51-yard punt. The defense answered with its best stand of the third quarter, stopping Bluffton on third-and-1 and fourth-and-1 at the Manchester 17, with Landrum making the third-down stop and Canden Peruski and Garner combining on the fourth-down tackle for a turnover on downs. Manchester later had a 72-yard Cherry-to-Levi Campbell touchdown wiped out by offensive pass interference, and Bluffton carried a 34-13 lead into the fourth quarter.

Bluffton opened the fourth quarter with a 15-play, 55-yard drive, but Manchester's defense held after the visitors reached the Manchester 15, with Garner hurrying a third-down incompletion before a 39-yard field goal made it 37-13 with 8:30 left. Zayden Parker answered with a 20-yard kickoff return, and Estrada later flipped field position with a 54-yard punt to the Bluffton 15 after Manchester's offense went three-and-out. Landrum stopped the next Bluffton possession with a 5-yard sack on third down, and Manchester forced another punt late after tackles involving Garner, William Blue, Rex Harris, De'Marreia Stephens and Landrum. Manchester's final drive moved from its 45 to the Bluffton 25 behind Frankie Cherry's 15-yard completion to Skinner and a pass interference penalty, but an interception at the Bluffton 13 with 51 seconds left ended the threat before Bluffton kneeled out a 37-13 final.

Levi Campbell caught three passes for 106 yards and two touchdowns. Cherry completed 12 of 27 passes for 239 yards and two touchdowns. Skinner added five receptions for 97 yards. Landrum led Manchester with nine tackles and recorded two sacks.

Manchester moves to 1-4 overall and 0-1 in conference play. 

Manchester hosts Franklin College at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at Spartan Stadium for Homecoming.

BEREA, Ky. — Manchester defeated Berea 1-0 on Saturday. Manchester scored in the first half and finished off the shutout despite both teams taking nine shots.

Aiden Bryant gave Manchester the breakthrough in the first half, scoring off a Quentin Taylor assist to move Manchester from a scoreless game into a 1-0 lead. Berea had a first-half stretch with three shots and a corner, and Manchester came through that sequence without conceding. The match also had several foul-heavy stretches, including six combined fouls over one first-half span and five more over another, while neither team was shown a card.

Manchester and Berea each finished with nine shots and two shots on goal. Bryant accounted for three of Manchester's shots, and Taylor added one shot in addition to the assist. Will Martin played all 90 minutes in goal and made two saves as Manchester recorded the shutout.

Bryant scored the game-winning goal and led Manchester with three shots, putting one on frame. Taylor recorded the assist and added one shot. Martin played all 90 minutes in goal, made two saves and finished with a shutout.

Bryant gave Manchester the breakthrough at 24:25, finishing off Quentin Taylor's assist to move the visitors in front 1-0. Earlier, Manchester played through a foul-heavy opening stretch that included five Manchester fouls and one by Berea before Noah Junchaya pushed a shot wide in the 18th minute. Fola Afolayan forced a save from Marcus Bishop at 22:34, and Manchester earned a corner a minute later before Bryant converted. Berea tested the Manchester back line after the goal, but Martin saved shots at 26:02 and 29:01, and Manchester carried the 1-0 advantage into halftime.

Manchester kept Berea off the scoreboard throughout the second half and closed out a 1-0 road win. Earlier, Manchester worked through a foul-heavy stretch from 46:10 to 57:22 without a card, while Bryant put a shot high in the 54th minute and Berea had an attempt from Ramesh Gorantla. Manchester generated more chances after the hour mark, earning a corner at 60:03 before Jack Barnes, Afolayan, Taylor and Junchaya each recorded second-half shots. Berea added a corner in the 74th minute and late pressure that included a Carlos Field-Bennett shot wide in the 89th, but Manchester saw out the scoreless half to preserve the final margin.

Manchester moves to 6-6-0 overall and 2-2-0 in conference play.

Up next, Manchester hosts Anderson University (IN) on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 3:30 p.m. at Good Field.