Lady Buffs have a clutch finish against Maryville

Maryville, Tenn. (January 5, 2008) -- The Milligan College women's basketball team had another close game with Maryville College, but they fell short of the victory. The Lady Buffs lost by a tough four points, 57-61.

Milligan was lead by Rikki Baughman (Elizabethton, Tenn.) with 15 points and an impressive 14 rebounds, 11 of which were defensive. Hali Sparks (Erwin, Tenn.) scored 11 points for the Lady Buffs to be the team's second leading scorer. Leah Anderson (Lexington, Ky.) and Heather Mandela (Fairfax, Va.) each scored eight points.

"We played tough all game and we came out in the second half strong, but we just came up short again," stated Head Coach Rich Aubrey.

The Lady Buffs will be back in action when Milligan faces conference foe Bryan College. The game will be played at Milligan College in the Steve Lacy Field house, tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m. The Lady Buffs will be looking for revenge as they lost last year to Bryan College in tournament play. The atmosphere will be vibrant.