The Appalachian College Association Conference Tournament set off at King College on Nov. 15. Milligan’s first opponent was Covenant College. Wendy Weaver led with 17 kills and 18 digs while Heather Lanning attributed 27 set assists. The Lady Buffs won in four games.
In the second round, Milligan faced Bryan College, who held the second seed. With 9 blocks and 9 kills from Melanie Reed and 20 digs from Melody Black, the Lady Buffs defeated Bryan. The scores were 30-27, 33-31, 21-30 and 30-25.
The following day, Milligan faced the number one seed, King College, but lost in three games. Next, they played UVA-Wise resulting in a three game win for the Lady Buffs to advance them to the finals. Again, Milligan and King battled it out, but Milligan lost again in three games finishing second in the tournament.
The Lady Buffs now advance to the Region 12 Championships this weekend held in Louisville, Ky. at Spalding University. They have the number five seed and will play number four seed, Brescia University, on Nov. 22. The winner of this match will play King College, who has a bye in the first round on Saturday. The championships will take place later that day. The winner of the regional tournament will compete in the NAIA National Championship in San Diego, Calif.
Seniors Wendy Weaver and Heather Lanning were picked to the All-Conference team. Weaver has earned a spot on the team all four years at Milligan.
“We’ve worked really well as a team lately,” said senior Christina Medlin. “We’ll have to get by King to get to the top.”