Women’s Soccer edged at Union 2-1

BARBOURVILLE, Ky. (September 14, 2022) – The Milligan University women's soccer team dropped an Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) contest at Union 2-1 on Wednesday evening.

Union (1-3, 1-1 AAC) opened the scoring with a goal off a corner kick in the 24th minute and carried a 1-0 lead into the half despite both teams recording just three shots apiece over the first 45 minutes.

Milligan (1-3, 0-2) found an equalizer in the 74th minutes as the Buffs quickly transitioned from end-to-end, culminating with Ella Sawa finding Kelsey Miller up the right sideline. Miller cut to the middle and fired a shot into the lower right corner of the net for her team-leading fourth goal of the season.

The Buffs fired three shots in the next 10 minutes but could not break through to take the lead. After a ball from Autumn Daniels nearly found a Buff at the right post, Union sent a punt to midfield. The Bulldogs booted it ahead toward the Milligan penalty area and Union's Dara Miguel blasted a shot just under the crossbar to give the hosts a 2-1 lead in the 85th minute.

Milligan managed two shots in the final five minutes but could not tie the game as the Bulldogs held on for their first win of the season.

The Buffs held a 12-7 edge in shots (8-4 SOG) and owned a 9-4 advantage in corner kicks. Daniels, Miller and Patrick had two shots apiece to lead Milligan.

The Buffs return to Anglin Field on Saturday to take on Point at 5:00 p.m.