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Lady Buffs win two in own tournament

Milligan College, Tenn. (Aug. 28, 2010) --- The Milligan College volleyball team was perfect on day two of the Milligan Mountain Madness tournament as they defeated Trevecca Nazarene University (Nashville, Tenn.) 3-2 and Southern Virginia University (Buena Vista, Va.) 3-0.

In the first game against Trevecca Nazarene, the Lady Buffs were forced to rally after losing the first set 25-21. Milligan came back and took the next two sets by scores of 25-20 and 25-16. After the Lady Trojans captured the fourth set 28-26, the Lady Buffs jumped out early and took the fifth and final set by a score of 15-10.

Milligan was led by Morgan Rutledge (Kingsport, Tenn.) who had a team high 28 digs and eight kills.. Chelsea Spivey (Gate City, Va.) had 48 assists. Senior Bianca Burnett (Cookeville, Tenn.) led Milligan in kills with 17, while Emilee Hale (Morristown, Tenn.) and Kendra Fiddler (Colorado Springs, Colo.) had 11 kills apiece. Senior duo Erin Biddle (Newport, Tenn.) and Ashley Agin (Atlanta, Ga.) had 22 and 20 digs, respectively.

In the final game of the tournament, the Lady Buffs knocked off the Lady Knights in three sets. The match saw Milligan come out firing as they captured the first set 25-18 and the final two sets by a score of 25-14.

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Milligan splits on opening day

Milligan College, Tenn. (Aug. 27, 2010) --- The Milligan College Lady Buffs opened the 2010 season with a 3-0 win against former AAC foe UVA-Wise and a 3-1 loss against Shorter University (Rome, Ga.) on Friday afternoon in the Milligan Mountain Madness at Steve Lacy Fieldhouse.

In the first game of the afternoon, the Lady Buffs narrowly took the first set by a score of 27-25. The second and third sets saw Milligan pull away from the Lady Cavs as they took 25-15 and 25-8 set victories to claim the match.

Chelsea Spivey (Gate City, Va.) led the way for the Lady Buffs with 28 assists and two blocks. Bianca Burnett (Cookeville, TN) and Kendra Fiddler (Colorado Springs, Colo.) recorded nine and six kills respectively. Senior Ashley Agin (Atlanta, Ga.) led the squad in digs with 10, while Burnett and former Dobyns-Bennett standout Morgan Rutledge (Kingsport, Tenn.) had nine digs apiece.

In the second game, the Lady Buffs came up short 25-22 in the first set, but then rallied to take the second set over Shorter 25-18. However, the Lady Buffs were unable to keep that momentum going as they fell in the third and fourth sets.

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