Women’s volleyball underwent a historic season as they competed at the final site of the NAIA Women’s Volleyball National Championship in Sioux City, Iowa. After winning 17 of their last 19 matches, our lady Buffs beat Cornerstone University in the opening round of the tournament which punched their ticket to the final destination. Milligan was selected to Pool A and faced off against No. 1 Grand View University on Nov. 27.
The Buffs played game one of pool play with freshman Elise Gregory and Junior Kellee Geren as standouts. Gregory registered her 400th kill of the season while Geren drove home six kills, a team high. Although the Buffs pushed themselves and played well, it was ultimately not enough, and the team dropped game one of pool in straight sets.
Losing this match, Milligan fell to 0-1 within Pool A and the Vikings moved to 1-0. The Buffs had to play two more games inside of the Pool A bracket, but they had to finish as one of the top two teams to be able to advance to the single elimination rounds of championship play.
The Buffs dropped their final game of 2018 in straight sets to No. 17 Providence in the afternoon of November 27th. Senior Alyssa Rupert and junior Alyssa Gibson stood out with strong performances, but it ultimately wasn’t enough. The Buffs will return to action in 2019.