Volleyball defeats Johnson 3-0 in AAC play

MILLIGAN, Tenn. (September 23, 2021) – The Milligan University volleyball team notched its fourth win in its last five outings as the Buffs defeated Johnson 3-0 in Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) action on Wednesday night in the Steve Lacy Fieldhouse.

Milligan won all three sets by a score of 25-21. The Buffs move to 6-9 on the year and 4-2 in AAC play. Johnson falls to 7-8, 2-5 AAC.

Milligan had a strong offensive evening as the Buffs hit .271 as a team and had five different players notch at least five kills.

Carley Gregory led the way with 12 kills on 24 swings and a .417 hitting percentage. Abigail Byington had seven kills and four total blocks.

Ella Maiden smacked six kills and had three blocks. Sarah Grace Larkey had five kills.

Setter Taylor Pavich filled the stat sheet with 35 assists, 10 digs, five kills, two blocks and an ace in the three-set win.

Paxton Adkins had 16 digs and Cameron McConnell had 11 on the night.

Gregory smacked seven kills in the first set, including a stretch of three kills in four points to help the Buffs build an eight-point lead.

Milligan used a four-point run early in the second set to turn a 4-3 game into an 8-3 advantage and led the rest of the way.

In the final set, Jericka Emert and Hannah Daniel picked up three kills apiece as the Buffs rolled to their second conference sweep of the week after dispatching Tennessee Wesleyan on Tuesday night.

The Buffs are idle this weekend before travelling to Bryan, the defending AAC regular season champions, next Tuesday night.