Milligan College, Tenn. (Oct. 22, 2013) â€" The Milligan College men's soccer team fell in a tight match-up against NCAA Division II rival, Lees-McRae, 3-2.
 
The Buffaloes played a defensively challenging first half allowing 12 shots. Daniel Ball (Chatham, England) played a sound first half blocking four of five shots on goal. However, Lees-McRae would eventually find the back of the Buffaloes' net in the 15^th minute making the game 1-0. Milligan was unable to answer the lone Bobcat goal and would enter the half with only three shots in their offensive end and down one goal to none.
 
Milligan came out in the second half with purpose. The Buffaloes seemed to stay in the Bobcat defensive zone for most of the half firing 11 shots at Lees-McRae. It was not until the 53^rd minute when Andrew Torok (Johnson City, Tenn.), assisted by Lucas Maia (Rio de Janeiro), would score Milligan's first goal with a header. The game was tied 1-1. The Buffaloes seemed to keep gaining momentum off of turnovers and fouls committed by Lees-McRae but would soon see that momentum halted after a penalty kick was assessed to the Bobcats after a Milligan foul. The Bobcats' Ryan Gillespie would score on the penalty kick making the game 2-1.
 
The Buffaloes were still persistent even after the opposition's second goal. For twelve minutes the Buffaloes pressed against the Bobcats. It would eventually pay off when defender, Bruce Olivier (Johannesburg, South Africa), would score from an assist by  Nimley Robertson (Liberia), yet again, tying the game 2-2. The score would remain the same until the end of regulation.
 
Overtime would eventually decide the winner of this deserving match-up between two hard fought teams. Lees-McRae would go on the offensive first firing three unanswered shots. The Buffaloes, although had several good runs and opportunities to score were unable to capitalize on a Bobcat foul late in the overtime. The Buffaloes would eventually make a costly error in the last seconds of overtime resulting in the Bobcats' second penalty kick of the night. Jordan Wright would score for the Bobcats ending the game at 3-2.
 
After having several of his starting players out of the night's game due to injuries, Head Coach, Adam Laney, said, "We threw tactics out the window and relied on effort and grit, and it got us really close. If you take the two penalties out of the game, we got our win."
 
Johnathan Colson (Johnson City, Tenn.) had five shots on the night while Robertson and Maia both had an assist. Ryan Reilly (Maryville, Tenn.) would record two shots as well as one shot on goal.
 
With the night's loss, the Buffaloes record falls to 3-12 overall and 3-6 in the conference.
 
The Buffaloes will travel to the University of the Cumberlands in their last game of the season, Nov. 2. The game is set to start in Williamsburg, KY at 3:00 p.m.