by Erika Plunkett, Mckenzi Harris & Kathryn Farris | Aug 24, 2019 | BREAKING NEWS, News Slider, Sports
Super Bowl champion quarterback Trent Dilfer — who was under center for the Baltimore Ravens’ 34-7 2001 rout of the New York Giants — kicked off his era as Lipscomb Academy head coach with a 66-8 throttling of the visiting Glencliff Colts. And a rock star took part in the Friday night party as well. In January,Dilfer, who also has been an ESPN analyst, inherited a Mustang football team that had won only three games in the last two seasons. For the last seven months, he has poured countless hours into rebuilding a winning culture at Lipscomb Academy. Dilfer’s additions have included assembling a staff of more than 30 coaches; giving the players new uniforms and top-of-the-line, protective helmets; and increasing and redesigning practices and summer training, but these improvements are not limited to the football team. In his quest to make Lipscomb the top high school football program, Dilfer has enhanced the fan experience with the all-new Mustang Stampede, which includes a performance on the newly built soundstage next to the baseball field. All of these changes have brought national attention to the Mustangs, but Friday night it was finally time to see if this Lipscomb team would live up to the hype. Hundreds of people arrived two hours early for a free concert, which included Lipscomb University alumni, Daves Highway and Mustangs’ coach Patrick Carpenter, and was headlined by nine-time Grammy award-winning artist, Sheryl Crow (“All I Wanna Do,” “If It Makes You Happy,” etc.) Crow, a long-time Nashville resident, wore a Lipscomb jersey to show her support for the Mustangs and was joined on stage by...
by Tyler Harvey | Aug 23, 2019 | News Slider, Sports
Women’s soccer was shut out, 4-0, by the Northern Kentucky Norse in the season opener Thursday night at the Lipscomb Soccer Complex. The loss came after a strong pre-season slate in which they beat South Alabama and Middle Tennessee, outscoring those opponents 7-1. “We had a really good preseason,” coach Kevin O’Brien said. “We had two great performances and two great results.” That success didn’t carry over once the season began, however. The Norse scored the first two goals within the first 10 minutes of play. Both goals came within two minutes of one another. “I thought they started the game brighter than we did,” O’Brien said. “They took the lead pretty quickly and from then on, it was us chasing.” After the first 10 minutes, the Bisons turned things around by outshooting the visitors 8-6 during the half. But those shots didn’t make it past Norse goalkeeper Mimi Stines. In the second half, it was more of the same for the Norse goalkeeper, Stines as she continued to save shot after shot. She finished the game with nine saves and no goals against. The Bisons played two different goalkeepers: Melissa Gray in the first half and Hannah Parish in the second half. Both Bisons goalkeepers finished with two saves and two shots against. “It’s a really interesting game sometimes,because I didn’t think we played particularly poorly, but we gave up four goals,” O’Brien said. “I think someone from the outside would say we got smashed but in reality, we didn’t get smashed, it was a good competition.” The Bisons will host the battle of the boulevard against Belmont...
by Mckenzi Harris | Aug 20, 2019 | Galleries, News Slider
Each year, the Lipscomb faculty and quest team closes out Quest Week with a special ceremony to welcome all the new students called “Initium.” At the ceremony, each student is given a piece of slate to remind them of the “clean slate” they have at Lipscomb, as well as a candle to light their path at Lipscomb while President L. Randolph Lowry, student body president Jack Webber and others spoke. In presenting the students with their slate, President Lowry reminded the students to “keep your slate close, put it up somewhere in your room, keep it where you can see it and let it be a reminder that while we are here to educate you and your parents lovingly support you, what ultimately will be on your slate will be of your choice” « ‹ of 2 ›...
by Mckenzi Harris | Aug 18, 2019 | Galleries, News Slider
Inflatables, spike ball, badminton, and a lot of Fanta later, students are just one day from beginning their college experience at Lipscomb. Every year the quest team host an event called “Fanta Fest.” The event takes place in the yard between Ezell and Beaman, and students spray each other with cans of Fanta while going down water slides, playing games, running around and dancing to loud music and just having a good time. Later in the evening students had a paint party called the “Paint the Herd”. Students received a free t-shirt, danced to music from a DJ and throw colored paint powder all over each other. This gallery captured all the fun of “Fanta Fest.” « ‹ of 2 ›...
by Mckenzi Harris | Aug 17, 2019 | Galleries, News Slider
Last night the quest groups had lunch with their colleges, went on excursions around Nashville and then took to the Wilson County Fair for the evening. The new Lipscomb students rode a bus to the fair and stayed for about 3 hours. The night consisted of fair food, carnival games, rides and so much more. View the gallery below to see the fun from last night. There are two more days of Quest week, but make sure to check the galleries from the past two days. Quest Day One Quest Day Two...
by Kathryn Farris | Aug 17, 2019 | News Slider
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee praised Lipscomb for its role in making the Nashville area better when he spoke to business leaders during a breakfast in Allen Arena Friday Morning. Lee said the university has “been a significant part of the fabric within this community from a faith standpoint and a higher education standpoint…and from producing leaders, but also being a partner and an important piece of the business community.” An example of the university’s active role in the community is the Nashville Business Breakfast that it co-hosted with the Nashville Business Journal newspaper that not only featured the governor but at which university President Randy Lowry and other luminaries spoke. “Together [with other area universities] we will have about 100,000 college students in this area, those are consumers, those are folks who bring life and creativity to our community, they serve generously,” said Lowry. “And I hope that you are as happy as we are to be in a community where education is very significant.” The Nashville Business Breakfast is a tradition that dates back 15 years at Lipscomb, and Lee noted he has attended “many, many times” in the past, not at the governor but as the head of the Lee Company, the family owned air conditioning/heating and home services company. Students and business leaders “networked” at the breakfast and participated in a Q&A session with the governor who just took office early this year. “I used to see you [the audience] as colleagues, costumers, and providers,” Lee said. “But now I see you as job creators… those who create jobs are the most vital part.” Gallery by...
