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Sophomore Craig Emmert takes the ball in for a lay-up. |
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Junior Joy Clark helps lead the Lady Buffs in a victory over Bryan College. |
-Photos by Jason Harville |
The Lady Buffs defeated Bryan with a last second 3-pointer.
Fans were on their feet for the final two minutes of the Lady Buff's win against Bryan College on Saturday night.
“It was a very fun game to play,” said sophomore Ginny White. “We needed to win and we beat the number one team in the conference. The whole team played well and we played together.”
Junior Joy Clark led the Lady Buffs with 16 points while freshmen Kari Stout added 14 of her own.
“Our win over Bryan was important for us,” said Coach Rich Aubrey. “We are trying to re-establish our confidence.”
With the game tied 68-68 with 4.9 seconds left on the clock, the Lady Buffs passed the ball off to Stout, who hit a 3-pointer to win the game.
They Lady Buffs improved their regular season record to 8-10 overall and 5-5 in the conference.
In the conference match against Union College on Tuesday night, Milligan women lost 64-74.
Stout led the Lady Buffs with 17 points and Clark and White each added 11 points but this was not enough to defeat Union.
Milligan led the game 37-36 going into the second half, but Union outscored the Buffs 38-27 in the second half to win the game.
The Lady Buffs’ records fall to 8-11 overall and 5-6 in the conference.
The men’s team lost 57-62 to Bryan College in Saturday’s match.
Junior guard Jonathan Harris’ 19 points and eight rebounds combined with sophomore forward Craig Emmert’s 13 points and 11 rebounds were not quite enough to beat Bryan College on Friday night.
“It was a close game,” said Emmert. “We need to start playing smart and getting the job done. We turn over the ball in important possessions and the other team capatilizes. We need to finish teams off.” Following this game, the Buffs fell to 8-11 overall and 4-6 in the conference.
On Tuesday night, Milligan fell to Union College 80-84 despite high scoring efforts by Emmert who had 29 points and 15 rebounds.
Freshman JaKeith Hariston added 13 points for the Buffs while junior Michael Morrell added 12 points for the Buffs. The Buffs out shot Union 36-34 in the second half.
The men’s regular season record fell to 8-12 and their conference record fell to 4-7.