ATHENS, TN (November 29, 2006) --- The Milligan College women’s basketball team was defeated by a score of 96-80 by Tennessee Wesleyan College in their Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) opener on Wednesday night in Athens, Tenn.

Leading the way for Milligan was Rikki Baughman (Elizabethton, Tenn.) with 25 points and 11 rebounds.

Hali Sparks (Erwin, Tenn.), Leah Anderson (Lexington, Ky.) and Candace Shelton (Flag Pond, Tenn.) also scored in the double digits for Milligan, with 13, 11 and 11 respectively.

Hot shooting was the key for Wesleyan, as they went 14-for-28 from three point range and guard Jennifer Patterson led all scorers in the game with 28 points.

The loss drops the Lady Buffs to 1-4 overall and 0-1 in conference play.

The Milligan women will continue their AAC schedule this Saturday, Dec. 2, at 5:30 p.m. in the Steve Lacy Fieldhouse against Virginia Intermont College.