“When we got the call that we made the tournament it was like God giving us a second chance.” Lauen Longmire On March 1, Milligan’s women’s basketball team played Reinhart University in the second round of the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Tournament. To this point, the Lady Buffs had a 23-7 overall record and a […]
After the conclusion of the last basketball season, Coach Bill Robinson and his staff had a dilemma. They were losing most of their roster to graduation or the transfer portal. They had to fill out their roster for the current 2023-24 season and they brought 11 new players to the team. Many of these players […]
As the fall semester approaches its end, it also ends another great semester of Milligan sports. We’ve conference champions, national qualifiers, players of the week and the list continues. Here’s a summary of what has happened in Milligan athletics this semester as they look to continue this momentum into the spring semester. Milligan Men’s Soccer […]
Milligan women’s basketball team have started the season with a 3-1 record with wins over Faulkner University, Bluefield University and West Virginia University Tech. The Buffs only loss came to Cumberland University in a 91-83 effort. Despite the one loss, the Lady Buffs’ confidence is still through the roof. The Buffs first win came in […]
As of Oct. 25, Milligan soccer’s Inkai Moreno is currently leading all collegiate soccer players in career assists. This not only includes the NAIA NCAA Division 1,2,3 and Junior College school. In the 17 games that Milligan has played this year Moreno has 26 assists on the year and up to 53 in his career. […]
Milligan track and field sophomore Ellen-Mary Kearney got her 2023-2024 campaign off to a blistering start by being named Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Runner of the Week (ROTW) three times in the month of September. Every Monday of the athletic season the AAC names a ROTW for track and field and Kearney has won this […]
It was a warm March afternoon after a long day of school. I was a 14-year-old freshman at a school by the name of Middle College High School in my hometown of Memphis, Tennessee. Track and field conditioning was being announced around the school, and I knew I wanted to try track for the first […]
The start of every school year brings some changes to the Milligan campus, and one of most noticeable this year is the makeover at Steve Lacy Fieldhouse. The main court, the downstairs facilities and the graphics on the outside all saw big changes over the summer. The new basketball and volleyball floor features a new […]
The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) will present the second annual Buffys Award Ceremony on April 19, 2023. The event will be held at 7 p.m in Seeger Chapel. The purpose of the Buffys is to highlight some of the major athletic accomplishments, individuals, and coaches from Milligan’s athletic department. This is a formal attire event. […]
The Milligan Men’s Swimming team captured its second Appalachian Athletic Conference title in Milligan history on Feb. 11, and freshman sprinter RJ Brumit was right in the middle of the action. He helped the Buffs achieve this goal with two individual titles in 100m back and 100m fly, with times of 50.23 and 52.23 respectively. […]