MILLIGAN COLLEGE, TN (January 22, 2005) --- The Milligan College Buffaloes (11-10, 8-5 AAC) lost an Appalachian Athletic Conference contest to the Union (Ky.) College (9-14, 7-6 AAC) Bulldogs by a 85-74 margin Saturday evening at the Steve Lacy Fieldhouse.

Milligan head coach Tony Wallingford called two early time outs as Union took control of the contest as they led 18-6 five minutes into the game. The Bulldogs were in front by as many as 20 points in the first half but Milligan clawed back into the game late in the half as sophomore guard Adam Hughes (Bluff City, Tenn.) scored with 6 seconds left to make the score 43-35 in Union’s favor.

The second half started red hot for Milligan as the Buffs went on an 11-0 run over the first three minutes to turn the score around 46-43 in the Buffs’ favor. Both teams traded baskets and 5-0 runs in the middle of the second half as the score was tied 59-59 with less than 10 minutes left.

Milligan could not come back as Union pulled away down the stretch. The Buffs could only get within five points down the stretch as Milligan’s freshman guard Yony Kifle (Grundy, Va.) hit a three point basket with 1:25 left to make the score 79-74 in favor of Union.

Yony Kifle led all scorers with his 27 points for Milligan. Chris Stunson led Union with 20 points. Senior forwards Craig Emmert (Cass City, Mich.) and Todd Davis (Corbin, Ky.) scored 16 and 12 points respectively for the Buffaloes. Emmert also grabbed 10 rebounds. Josh Andrews, Aaron Troutman and Joe Bramlage scored in double digits for Union with 12, 10 and 10 respectively.

Next for Milligan is an AAC road game as the Buffaloes travel to play King (Tenn.) College Tuesday January 25 for a 7:30 p.m. contest. Milligan won the December 1 game by an 80-78 score.