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Coach Tony Wallingford discusses team strategy during a time-out. The Buffs lost to King on Saturday, 70-68, in a close game.
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Junior Michael Morrell plays a tough game against King on Saturday. Morrell had 4 rebounds and 16 points.
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-Photos by Jason Harville |
The men’s and women’s basketball teams played Feb. 6 against Bluefield College and on Feb. 8 against King College.
The Lady Buffs defeated Bluefield College, 57-38. Freshman guard Kari Stout and junior forward Joy Clark each scored 14 points in the game.
“[The team] plays with a lot of heart,” said Stout. “We are a team that works hard on defense to create opportunities on the offensive end.”
The women also defeated King College on Saturday night, 82-67, bringing Milligan’s season record to 12-12. Freshman Amanda Hammons scored 18 points and junior Amanda Green had 10 rebounds.
“King is a big rival. It was a big game for us just because every win we have, the more our confidence increases and the higher we are ranked in the conference,” said senior Kristen Kerkvliet.
The men’s basketball team was defeated 74-86 on Thursday night by Bluefield College. Junior Michael Morrell led the Buffs with four rebounds and 16 points.
Freshman JaKeith Hariston scored 15 points and junior Jonathan Harris added 14 points and eight rebounds. The men’s record fell to 10-15 overall and 6-10 in
the conference.
On Saturday night, the Buffs played
a close game against conference rival King College. Milligan trailed King
by two points at halftime and the teams kept the score close until the very last
second.
With just .1 seconds remaining, King made the final shot, to put them up by two points, giving them a victory of 70-68 over the Buffs.
“The season is far from done,” said Harris, who scored 19 points against King. “We have struggled but we still have the conference tournament. We can prove anything in the conference tournament.”
Sophomore Craig Emmert scored 15 points and had four rebounds.