Men's soccer team improves record

After picking up two wins and the championship at the Ohio Dominican Tournament two weekends ago, the men’s soccer team continued their winning streak by defeating Warren Wilson 5-2 on Sept. 17.

Junior midfielder Ali Mohamed made the first goal on a penalty kick to put Milligan up 1-0, the only score for either side in the first half. Junior midfielder Alex Kimani led the Buffaloes with two goals.

Kimani’s first goal of the game was the 700th goal in Milligan men's soccer history. Junior forward Gabe Hillman scored off of an assist by senior fullback Brian Okumu during the 53rd minute of play. Senior forward Philip Brock scored the team's final goal with nine minutes left in the game.

The team played in their second conference match against Bryan College on Saturday where they lost 1-2.

Coach Marty Shirley said that Milligan is one of about four teams that are fighting for the top spot in the AAC.

"There are two team that are merging themselves at the top: Virginia Intermont and Bryan," Shirley said. "It was a tough loss on Saturday (against Bryan). If we could’ve won, we would’ve been in a better position in the conference. We’ll continue to take it one game at a time."

Bryan scored early in the game to make the score 0-1 until Hillman scored on an assist from senior forward Eric Starr late in the first half. It was the Buffaloes only score of the evening.

Milligan faced off against AAC rival Brevard on Tuesday at home. The Buffaloes scored all six of their goals in the first half and held their opponent to only one. Mohamed scored half of the team's goals for the hat trick.

The Buffaloes’ overall record is now 7-3 and they are 2-1 in the AAC. The team will be back in action on Saturday when the travel to Lookout Mountain, Ga. to compete against Covenant College.