MILLIGAN COLLEGE, TN (October 14, 2006)---The Milligan College men’s soccer team improved their Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) record to 6-1 on Saturday with a win against visiting Union College at Anglin Field.

The Buffs controlled the ball for much of the game and managed 21 shots to Union’s seven.

Freshman Said Abdi (Kismaayo, Somalia) scored the first two goals of the game in the 29^th and 50^th minutes on assists from Caleb Bollman (Avon, Ind.) and David Lilly (Coatbridge, Scotland).

Lilly would then go on to assist Milligan’s third goal, scored by senior Travis Young (Largo, Fla.) in the 52^nd minute, and score the fourth in the 66^th minute on a shared assist from Bollman and junior Michael Johnson (Indianapolis, Ind.)

Jordan Fode (Surrey, British Columbia, Canada) tallied three saves for his sixth shutout of the season.

Milligan improves to 9-6 overall with the victory and into a second place tie with King College in the AAC standings. Union falls to 3-11 overall and 0-5 in the AAC.

The Buffs next game will be a face off with conference leader Bryan College on Wednesday, Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. at Anglin Field.