Volleyball team wins two, loses four

With five AAC matches in the past 10 days, the Milligan Lady Buffs volleyball team has been busy. Milligan hosted Montreat and Brevard and played away matches against Bryan, Tennessee Wesleyan and Covenant.

On Oct. 7, The Lady Buffs defeated Montreat College at home three games to one with scores of 30-26, 30-26, 13-30 and 31-29.

"I’m very happy with the performance" coach Kim Hyatt said. "It was a faster pace and quicker game. They stayed moving."

Freshman Tara Earhart led the team with three aces and junior Leslie Burke added two. Sophomore Joy Dobbs and freshman Morgan Hyatt led the team with 10 kills. Freshman Krissi Denton led the team with 16 digs, followed by sophomore Katie Mullins and freshman Beth Snapp with 11 each. Earhart led the Lady Buffs with six blocks. Senior Myra O'Dell posted 27 assists.

The next match for the Lady Buffs was Oct. 9 against Brevard. Brevard defeated Milligan in 3 games with scores of 24-30, 19-30 and 20-30.

Morgan Hyatt had seven kills, Snapp had six digs followed by Mullins with five. Leading with six blocks was Earhart.

"It was a slow start," coach Hyatt said, "Brevard's strong and they are high in the conference. We're better as a team."

On Friday, Milligan traveled to Bryan College. Milligan fell to Bryan in three games with scores of 26-30, 18-30 and 27- 30.

Junior Lindsey Wetherholt had 11 kills. Hyatt added nine digs and was closely trailed by O'Dell with eight. Allison Langrel had three blocks, followed by sophomore Amanda Caldwell, Morgan Hyatt, and Earhart each with two. O'Dell led the team with 16 assists, and freshman Dianne Sooter added 15.

In the first match on Saturday, the Lady Buffs defeated Tennessee Wesleyan in three games with scores of 30-23, 30-22 and 30-18.

O’Dell led Milligan with two aces and 16 assists. Dobbs and Morgan Hyatt had eight kills each, while Mullins had 12 digs. Earhart added 3 blocks.

The next match for the Lady Buffs was at Covenant. The Lady Buffs won two games and lost three with scores of 27-30, 30-27, 25-30, 30-9 and 10-15.

Leading the way for Milligan with three aces was Snapp and O'Dell. Morgan Hyatt had 12 kills. Mullins led the team with 19 digs and Langrel added five blocks.

Tuesday the team faced Bluefield at home where the Lady Buffs got the win in four games with scores of 30-24, 30-26, 20-30 and 30-26.

The Lady Buffs’ overall record is 9- 18 and their conference record is 7-9.