Buffs fall at Montreat, snap six-game winning streak

MONTREAT, N.C. (Jan. 28, 2020) – Kaely Gose scored 19 points and added nine rebounds, but the Milligan College women's basketball team lost for the first time in three weeks, 57-55 at Montreat College Tuesday night on the road. The loss snapped Milligan's six-game winning streak, although the Buffs finished January with a record of 7-3.

Gose was one of three Buffs in double figures, followed by Halie Padgett, who scored 12, and Cali Weddle, who scored a career high 10.

Buffs fall despite late lead

Milligan led by as many as 11 in the first half and by as many as nine in the fourth quarter, but a furious rally from Montreat sealed the Buffs' fate. The Cavaliers finished the game on an 18-7 run over the last six minutes, starting the run with an 11-2 stretch where they tied the game up at 50-50.

Teams then exchanged three lead changes before a basket just outside of two minutes left to play put Montreat on top for good. The Buffs had a chance to tie in the final seconds, forcing a turnover and getting one final shot off as time expired, but Padgett's shot narrowly missed.

In the box score

Gose's 19 points marked the ninth straight time she scored 13 or more. She went 7-for-18 from the field while adding on one assist, two blocks and one steal. Padgett added seven rebounds, three blocks and three steals. Weddle's career high of 10 came from shooting 3-for-4 from the perimeter.

For Montreat, Zharia Brown tallied a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds.

Up next

Milligan continues its current four-game road swing with a trip to Bluefield, Virginia, for Bluefield on Wednesday, Feb. 5. The Buffs have only two home games left on the schedule, starting with Saturday, Feb. 15, against Union.