Milligan Volleyball Slips up in AAC Opener at Bluefield

Milligan (TN)

4-5, 0-1

Bluefield (VA)

5-5, 1-0

Final

Milligan (TN) 4-5, 0-1

Bluefield (VA) 5-5, 1-0

Zoie Larkins led the team with 18 digs in their three-set loss to the Rams in Bluefield

Game Leaders

Milligan (TN)

K: Shelby Miller - 9

B: Addison Varney - 2

D: Zoie Larkins - 18

SA: 3 Players (#04, #17, #24) - 1

Bluefield (VA)

K: Cylie-Ann Wong - 10

B: 2 Players (#0, #3) - 5

D: Georgia Lewis - 18

SA: 2 Players (#6, #13) - 3

Team Stats

Milligan (TN)

Bluefield (VA)

Hitting %

.084

.198

Blocks

3.5

6.0

Digs

Aces

Full stats

September 12, 2024

BLUEFIELD, Va. – On Thursday evening, The Milligan University volleyball squad began their Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) slate at Bluefield University. It was an unceremonious start to their conference season, as the Buffs were swept in short order by the Rams (25-17, 25-23, 25-22).

No Buffaloes hitter was able to notch double-digit putaways in the match, as the squad hit at just .084 for the match. Shelby Miller led the squad with nine kills on 27 attacks, while the sisters, Ella Maiden and Avery Maiden, notched seven apiece.

Faith Wilson led the squad with 14 assists, and Kolbie Greene added 11 of her own. The squad had a total of 28 assists in the bout.

Zoie Larkins totaled 18 digs in the three-set tilt, as just she and Riley Brinn (10) amassed 10 or more pickups against the Rams.

Milligan will look to get back on the right track on the road in Barbourville, Ky. On Saturday, Sept. 14 at 11 a.m. against Union Commonwealth University.