MILLIGAN COLLEGE, Tenn. (Feb. 13, 2016) â€" The No. 21 Milligan College women's basketball team had a chance to tie the game with five seconds left, but fell short after missing the final bucket and failing to get off a shot after an offensive rebound in a 51-48 loss against Point University on Saturday afternoon at Steve Lacy Fieldhouse.

Milligan fell to 15-3 in the Appalachian Athletic Conference (21-6 overall) with only two games left in the regular season. Point improved to 12-6 in the AAC (20-7 overall). The Buffs dropped to second place in the AAC after Bryan College won against Montreat College, but Milligan will still win the AAC regular season with a win at Bryan on Wednesday along with either a win or a Bryan loss next Saturday.

After leading for the entirety of the first half, the Buffs were unable to hang on as they traded leads five times with Point. The Skyhawks took the lead at the 3:06 mark and were able to extend it to four with 1:54 left in the game.

Allison Jones came up with what seemed to be a momentum-shifting steal in the final 15 seconds, only to lead to a charge in favor of Point with eight seconds left. After a missed free throw by Point, hope was restored with only five seconds left. Jones was able to get the final shot off to tie the game, but it fell short as Point would go on to win 51-48.

Despite the loss, Milligan showed resilient defense with a total of five blocks and seven steals to end the game. Milligan's defense was led by senior Callie Cox who recorded two blocks and two steals, freshman Sarah Robinson who recorded three blocks and one steal, and Jones who recorded two steals.

The Buffs also held Point's Dereese Owens, the current conference leader in points per game, scoreless on the day. Owens had scored double digits in every game this season except for one, against Bryan, and had not been held scoreless since her freshman year.

Milligan recorded an impressive 13 assists on 16 made field goals with juniors Kelly Barnett and Lindsee Price accounting for eight with four a piece. Jones had three. Price is currently ranked second in the AAC for assists per game, averaging 3.54.

Price led the Buffs in scoring with a game-high 14 points, finishing one short of her career high. Price started strong recording eight of her 14 in the first four minutes of the game, going 2-for-2 behind the arc and from the free throw line. She would end the game going 3-for-6 from behind the arc.

Milligan was led in rebounds by Robinson who recorded 15, tying her career high. Robinson also scored 13 points to record her 12th double-double this season, putting her one behind the season leader for double-doubles in the AAC. Sophomore Morgan Gose was the final Buff to reach double digits with 10 points.

Point was led in scoring by Catika Brown and Vanessa Calhoun with 13 points, followed by Candace Rhodes with 12. Calhoun also led the Skyhawks in rebounds with 11, recording the second double-double of the game.

Milligan travels to Dayton, Tennessee, for a showdown for first place against Bryan College. The Buffs return to Steve Lacy Fieldhouse for senior day on Saturday, Feb. 20, against Columbia College, with the men's game against Warren Wilson College to follow.