Mandi Mooney
Editor-in-Chief
February 11, 2005
With the end of basketball rapidly approaching, the Lady Buffs basketball team
fell to Appalachian Athletic Conference foe Brevard College 62-89 for the second
time this season on Tuesday night.
“We didn’t play up to our potential as a team,” said junior guard Kari Stout.
Brevard, who is ranked No. 1 in the conference, came out strong against No. 9
Milligan. Milligan shot 43 percent from the field in the first half while
Brevard shot just 5 percent above Milligan at 48 percent,. However, the Lady
Buffs were never able to take control of the ball which gave Brevard a 50-39
lead at the half.
Milligan remained unable to catch up to Brevard in the second half. Brevard’s
shooting from the court reached 48 percent while Milligan’s remained at 35
percent total. Brevard’s early lead was too much for the Lady Buffs to overcome.
The Lady Buffs were led by their upperclassmen on Tuesday night. Senior Lacy
York had 20 points and eight rebounds. Stout also contributed 14 points. Senior
Ann Marie Gardner, who returned to the court last week after sitting the bench
for almost a month because of a shoulder injury, added nine points and nine
rebounds.
With only four games remaining in their season, the Lady Buffs hope to improve
their record which currently stands at 7-19 for the season and 6-13 in the
conference.
“We hope to advance in the tournaments as we face up against teams that we fell
to earlier in the season,” Stout said.