Autumn Daniels delivers Women’s Soccer past Point 1-0

MILLIGAN, Tenn. (September 17, 2022) – A goal by Autumn Daniels in the 77th minute delivered the Milligan University women’s soccer to a 1-0 victory over Point for the Buffs’ first Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) victory of the season at Anglin Field on Saturday evening.

Autumn Daniels delivers Women’s Soccer past Point 1-0
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September 17, 2022

MILLIGAN, Tenn. (September 17, 2022) – A goal by Autumn Daniels in the 77th minute delivered the Milligan University women's soccer to a 1-0 victory over Point for the Buffs' first Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) victory of the season at Anglin Field on Saturday evening.

The Buffs avenged a 4-0 defeat to the Skyhawks last fall and move to 2-3-1 on the year and 1-2 in AAC play. Point falls to 1-5, 1-2 AAC.

A scoreless first half did not feature a clear scoring opportunity for either team

The Buffs recorded the game's first corner kick in the 30th minute but its ensuing shot from Isabella Cranford flew high. McKinna Murr ran onto a ball on the left sideline and had a shot turned away in the 34th minute.

The Buffs survived a trio of corner kicks in the 39th and 40th minutes and Lauren Davies denied a clean look by Point inside the penalty area in the 41st.

Early in the second half, Milligan thwarted a pair of Point corner kicks and Davies made a close range save at the left post in the 50th minute.

Around the 19-minute mark, Kelsey Miller sent a cross from the right corner into the penalty area but the Buffs were unable to finish with a shot.

Daniels scored the game's only goal following a throw-in by Makenna Oiler and cross by Audra Morgan. She headed Morgan's cross and it was blocked, but Daniels followed the ball and tapped it in for the game-winner.

The Buffs survived couple of close calls with a ball hitting the crossbar and Davies making a save in the final 10 minutes.

The Buffs won despite Point owning an 18-8 edge in shots. Both teams managed four shots on goal. Point had seven corner kicks to the Buffs' one.

Milligan hosts Kentucky Christian on Wednesday.