The University of Pikeville exacted a measure of revenge from Milligan (Tenn.) University on Tuesday night, picking up a 3-0 win at the UPike Gym.
 
The win was the seventh straight for the Bears, all in AAC play, and split the season series with the Buffaloes after Milligan beat UPike 3-1 on Oct. 7. The Bears lost their next game and haven't lost since.
 
Junior Lanie Hawley had seven kills and six service aces on the offensive side for UPike while adding eight digs and three block assists on defense.
 
AAC Attacker of the Week Cassidy Rivas led the Bears with 12 kills, while senior Theresa Romero had 10.
 
On defense, sophomore Olivia Chapman posted seven block assists, with Romero adding five. Senior Jordan Roberts led the way with 11 digs, while sophomore libero Ashtyn Filkins followed with nine.
 
UPike is now 15-11 on the season and 12-3 in the league. The Bears will remain home on Friday night when they host the Bulldogs of Tennessee Wesleyan University at 6:30 p.m.
 
Milligan is now 6-22 overall, 5-10 in the AAC.
 
Bears 29, Buffs 27: UPike turned a 3-1 deficit around by scoring eight unanswered points. Hawley recorded three service aces in the stretch. UPike led 13-8 before the Buffaloes scored three straight to pull within two. The edge was 18-13, but that's when Milligan reeled off eight of the next nine points to take a 21-19 lead. The Buffs pushed their lead to 24-21 before kills by Hawley, Romero and Rivas tied it at 24. Milligan was again on the cusp of the win at 27-26 before the Bears scored the final three points, ending with yet another Hawley service ace.
 
Bears 25, Buffs 15: The Bears led 4-3 and then ran off six straight points. Hawley began it with a kill and added a service ace. Chapman was involved in two block assists as the Bears stormed in front 10-3. A 5-1 Milligan run cut into the deficit, but another six-point run that started with a Chapman kill and then put her at serve where she had two aces made the lead 18-9, and they cruised to the win from there.
 
Bears 25, Buffs 17: The score was tied seven times in the first half of the set, including at 13 before Romero led a 6-1 run with three kills. The Bears closed it out with five of the final six points, finishing with a Rivas kill for the win.