Men’s Basketball
Milligan Men’s Basketball ended the regular season on a hot streak by winning their last three games of the season. Milligan beat Point University, Bryan College and Johnson University to finish off the regular season.
The win streak came with great help from Daxton Bostian, Will Buckner and Jacob Cawood to name a few. These individuals have played well with great rebounding and scoring. Even with these wins, Milligan remained seventh in conference play in the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC).
Although the Buffs had high hopes of winning the AAC tournament and a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics tournament berth, they could not get past St. Andrew’s University in the opening round of the AAC tournament. Milligan ended the season with a 9-11 AAC record and a 14-16 overall record.
Women’s Basketball
Milligan Women’s Basketball ended the regular season on a hot streak by winning 11 of their last 12 games of the season. With this win streak, Milligan jolted into first place in the Appalachian Athletic Conference.
By having the best conference record of the regular season in the AAC, the Lady Buffs earned an automatic bid into the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics tournament. During the win streak, the Lady Buffs got a lot of help from Sarah Robinson, Hayley Wyrick, Lindsee Price, Kelly Barnett and Courtney Wilson. These players played very well and contributed a lot to the first place finish.
The Lady Buffs finished the regular season with an impressive conference record of 18-4 in the AAC and a 20-8 overall record.
Baseball
The Milligan baseball team started their season with some great wins. Of 11 games, so far the Buffs have won five. Three of the five wins came from a sweep against Martin Methodist University with scores of 8-1, 10-6 and 12-2.
Leading the way for the Buffs on the hitting side are Ryan Young and Juan Vasquez with three home runs each and batting averages of .356 and .343, respectively. On the pitcher’s mound, Austin Perry leads with a record of 2-1 and 14 strikeouts for the Buffs.
The Buffs start conference play in the Appalachian Athletic Conference on March 3, when Milligan hosts Truett-McConnell University.
Softball
The Milligan softball team has played seven games so far, starting strong with three wins but having lost the last four games.
Leading the way for the Lady Buffs on the hitting side are Kacie Skeen and Jenna Gilbert. Skeen has hit three home runs, and she has a batting average of .318. Gilbert has hit one home run and has a batting average of .412. On the pitcher’s mound, Kimberly Robinson leads with a record of 1-1 and 11 strikeouts for the Lady Buffs.
The Lady Buffs start conference play in the Appalachian Athletic Conference on March 3, when Milligan hosts regional rival Montreat College.
Men’s and Women’s Swimming
Milligan’s men’s and women’s swimming teams finished the Appalachian Athletic Conference in a record breaking way.
Over the three days Milligan competed, there were 23 top-eight podium finishes, 17 personal bests and three school records. Sara Farmer broke another Milligan record by swimming in the 100 freestyle with a time of 54.90 seconds.
Milligan Men’s and Women’s Swimming will be competing in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics National Championship March 1-4 in Columbus, Ga.
Men’s and Women’s Tennis
Milligan’s men’s and women’s tennis teams have a 1-4 record in the 2016-2017 season.
So far, the Buffs’ only win came against Johnson University on Feb. 18 as the Buffs shut out Johnson 7-0. Competing for the Buffs were Joshua Crain, Joseph Lyttle, Griffin Leonard, Conly Shults and Logan Burns. Competing for the Lady Buffs were Abigail Allen, Lexie Hill, Minda Martin, Brenna Ketron, Kaylee Beaudoin and Kennedy Weber.
The Buffs will travel to Tennessee Wesleyan University to start conference play in the Appalachian Athletic Conference on March 19.