CLEVELAND, TN (November 4, 2006)---The Milligan College women’s basketball team lost their inaugural game of the 2006-2007 season by a score of 77-50 to NAIA Division I No. 8 Lee University on Saturday afternoon in Cleveland, Tenn.

The Lady Buffs trailed by 10 at halftime and had the lead down to as little as eight points in the second half, but a late shooting drought cost them the opportunity to seize the lead.

“Our shooting let us down today,” head coach Rich Aubrey said.  “Even when we were in the game, we did not shoot the ball well at all.  To play with a team like Lee for 40 minutes, we needed a better shooting performance.  But I really believe that part of the game will come for us.”

Milligan was just 15 of 55 shooting in the game, compared to Lee’s 27 of 59.

Leading the way for the Lady Buffs was Rikki Baughman (Elizabethton, Tenn.) who scored 11 points, all by way of free throws, and tallied eight rebounds. Leah Anderson (Lexington, Ky.) also chipped in with nine points and seven rebounds. Candace Shelton (Flag Pond, Tenn.) had eight points while Hali Sparks (Erwin, Tenn.), Kacie Letterman (Gray, Tenn.) and Kara Monk (Harriman, Tenn.) had seven points apiece.

The loss drops Milligan’s record to 0-1 on the season.

The Lady Buffs will return to action on Saturday, Nov. 11, in Berea, Ky., against Berea College at 5:30 p.m.