Men's volleyball victorious at UT
Valentine's Day, 2015 will always hold a special place in the heart of Milligan men's volleyball, which recorded the program's first victory in a round-robin tournament hosted by the University of Tennessee on Saturday. The Buffaloes won their match over Georgia's club team, 2-0, as part of a split day.
February 14, 2015
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 14, 2015) – Valentine's Day, 2015 will always hold a special place in the heart of Milligan College men's volleyball, which recorded the program's first victory in a round-robin tournament hosted by the University of Tennessee on Saturday. The Buffaloes won their match over Georgia's club team, 2-0, as part of a split day.
"I am so excited for the guys to finally get that first victory," Head Coach Doneva Bays said. "They have worked so hard and had to overcome some adversity lately. I'm very proud of this program and the guys in it."
Milligan's victory came in the form of a 25-20, 30-28 marathon over Georgia. Nathan Gibson led the way with 15 kills and only two errors on 22 attack attempts (.591 attack rate). Hobie Vannoy turned in a double-double consisting of 27 assists and 10 digs, while Teddy Hesterman narrowly missed a double-double of his own, recording nine kills and nine digs.
Milligan won three games and lost three games on the day before ultimately being knocked out of the bracket phase to Tennessee's A team in two games. The Buffaloes were fifth out of 11 contesting teams.
In the opening match of the day, Milligan settled for a 1-1 draw against Tennessee Tech, winning the first game but dropping the second, both by scores of 25-20. After defeated Georgia in match number two to improve their standing to 3-1, the Buffaloes fell in the third match 25-17, 25-12 and suffered a similar result to UT in the first elimination match.
Milligan returns home for the next match on Saturday, Feb. 21, to host Bryan College beginning at 7 p.m. at Steve Lacy Fieldhouse. The match will follow a men's and women's basketball doubleheader that starts at 2 p.m.
"I am so excited for the guys to finally get that first victory," Head Coach Doneva Bays said. "They have worked so hard and had to overcome some adversity lately. I'm very proud of this program and the guys in it."
Milligan's victory came in the form of a 25-20, 30-28 marathon over Georgia. Nathan Gibson led the way with 15 kills and only two errors on 22 attack attempts (.591 attack rate). Hobie Vannoy turned in a double-double consisting of 27 assists and 10 digs, while Teddy Hesterman narrowly missed a double-double of his own, recording nine kills and nine digs.
Milligan won three games and lost three games on the day before ultimately being knocked out of the bracket phase to Tennessee's A team in two games. The Buffaloes were fifth out of 11 contesting teams.
In the opening match of the day, Milligan settled for a 1-1 draw against Tennessee Tech, winning the first game but dropping the second, both by scores of 25-20. After defeated Georgia in match number two to improve their standing to 3-1, the Buffaloes fell in the third match 25-17, 25-12 and suffered a similar result to UT in the first elimination match.
Milligan returns home for the next match on Saturday, Feb. 21, to host Bryan College beginning at 7 p.m. at Steve Lacy Fieldhouse. The match will follow a men's and women's basketball doubleheader that starts at 2 p.m.