Unprecedented circumstances caused the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) to cancel spring events and cut Milligan College’s spring athletics season short, preventing several teams from finishing their seasons. “I was sitting around waiting for the news,” said senior softball player A.J. Davidson. “I knew there wasn’t a chance in the world for the NAIA […]
Rich Aubrey is stepping down as Milligan College’s head women’s basketball coach after 27 seasons. He announced the news on March 17. “Basketball represents a level of connection that I’ll always remember and will always be a part of me.” Aubrey has the most wins in school history and ranks fifth in the NAIA among […]
Both men’s and women’s basketball appeared in the Appalachian Athletic Conference tournament. The women finished as runner up of the tournament while the men fell in the semifinals. The men started the post-season tournament by beating Kentucky Christian 86-70 before losing to Montreat 100-68 the following day. “[We] felt great about the win over KY […]
Three Milligan athletes earned Appalachian Athletic Conference honors this week. Kaely Gose, of women’s basketball, Tim Thacker, of men’s indoor track and field and Sterling Burnett, of men’s swimming. This is Gose’s second consecutive AAC player of the week award. She credits the hard work and talent of her teammates for allowing her to earn […]
Milligan volleyball hosted the opening round of the NAIA Women’s Volleyball National Championship on Saturday, Nov. 23. This was the first time in school history that Milligan has hosted the national championship opening round for any sport. Milligan played Martin Methodist College and lost in four sets. Before the game on Nov. 23, Milligan had […]
Abbey Cooper spoke to Milligan’s female athletes on Nov. 4 for Milligan’s NAIA Champions of Character night. She discussed sportsmanship and faith through her experiences competing in the highest level of running. Cooper was a member of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro USA women’s track team where she competed in the 5000-meter event. Though a […]
The Milligan College men’s and women’s cross country teams ran in the Appalachian Athletic Conference cross country championship on Nov 9. Milligan’s men finished with a final score of 30 points, making them the 2019 AAC conference champions. The lady buffs were the runner-ups of the team standings, finishing just two points behind the top […]
Milligan’s women’s soccer team ended their season in the semifinals of the Appalachian Athletic Conference tournament against No.1 seed Truett-Mcconnell University Bears. The Buffs defeated the Bryan Tigers in the quarterfinal matchup at home to make it to this round, but the Bears proved too much for the Buffs as they fell 3-1. Freshman Taylor […]
The women’s volleyball team conference run came to an end in the finals against Reinhardt University on Nov. 16. The final score of the match came out to 3-0 with the Reinhardt Eagles taking it in a clean sweep. “Our mentality going into the weekend was to win,” said senior Alyssa Gibson. “After going to […]
The Milligan College women’s cross country team moved up in the national rankings from sixth to fourth, overall. This comes after their performance in the Appalachian Athletic Conference championship right in time for nationals. “Any time you take a step up in the rankings, there is confirmation that things are moving in the right direction,” […]