Game Stats

BRISTOL, TN (September 8, 2006) --- The Milligan College men’s and women’s soccer teams both lost to Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) rival King (Tenn.) College in matches held Thursday afternoon in Bristol, Tenn. The men’s match saw King take away a 4-3 victory while the Lady Buffs of Milligan lost 2-0.

With the results, the Buffaloes now stand at 2-2 overall and 0-1 in the AAC while the Lady Buffs are now 1-1 in the conference and 2-2 overall.

In the men’s match, King’s Alex Mendy scored in the third minute to give King the early advantage. The Buffs’ Said Abdi (Kismaayo, Somalia) scored to tie the match at 1-1. Mendy struck again with a penalty kick goal to give King a 2-1 lead. Stuart Makinson (Franklin, N.C.) scored the second goal for the Buffs to take the match into halftime tied 2-2.

Mitch Thomas struck with a goal in the 49^th minute to give the lead back to King. Milligan’s senior midfielder David Lilly (Coatbridge, Scotland) scored late in the second half to tie the match 3-3, but a goal from Garren Parkins put King in front for good, 4-3.

Meanwhile, on the women’s side, King took the early lead, seven minutes into the match when Emma Wells scored. King’s second goal came in the 50^th minute on a goal from Katrina Freking to make the score 2-0.

Milligan’s Rosanna Couture stopped four shots in goal for the Lady Buffs.

Both the men’s and women’s teams return to action Saturday afternoon against Covenant College. The Scots and Lady Scots of Covenant visit Milligan’s Anglin Field for their AAC matchup. The Lady Scots of Covenant are currently ranked 15^th in the latest NAIA National Poll. The women’s match is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m., followed by the men’s match at 4:30 p.m.