by Danny Kotula | Apr 20, 2022 | News Slider, Sports
BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky – The Lipscomb softball team lost 5-0 to the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Tuesday evening at WKU Softball Field in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Suffocating pitching from the home team kept Lipscomb off the board all night, as WKU’s two pitchers both came into the game sporting ERAs under 3.0. “They’re good, both of them,” Lipscomb head coach Kristin Ryman said. “They’ve got a couple of other pitchers, but they ride those two, and they do it for a reason because they’re really good.” Juniors Kyndall Crawford and Kaitlin Woodside were the only batters to register hits, as Lipscomb only managed an 8.7% success rate at the plate. “We knew we’d be challenged offensively,” Ryman said. “We’re still that young-mentality offense; we’re still learning a lot about approach and adjustments.” Titusville, Florida-born junior Emily Yakubowski took the loss on the day, pitching 3.2 innings and giving up all five runs on six hits. Yakubowski drops to 2-6 on the year despite throwing six strikeouts and just three walks. After starting the fourth inning, Yakubowski was replaced by redshirt freshman Laine Barefoot of Eden, North Carolina. Barefoot only registered one strikeout but was able to keep her opponents scoreless the rest of the way. “Pitching wise, I thought we did some great things,” Ryman said. “Emily Yakubowski gives up the four earned [runs] and six hits, but quite frankly, I thought she did a great job with the six strikeouts. They had some clutch hits in moments where they had runners on.” “We’re trying to get more consistency out of our pitchers, and I thought that was a step...
by Jayme Foltz | Apr 18, 2022 | Arts and Entertainment, News Slider
As the weather changes from a biting chill to a warm breeze, what better way to welcome the Spring season to Music City than with some fresh and flowery tunes. Musical Acts River & Rail, Garden, and Grace Russell made an appearance at the Black River Stage at the Well on April 14 for Spring Fling. “We thought it would be cool for all three of us, who each have a different sound, but are a little similar, to have a performance where each could bring something cool to the table,” Alex Fincher said. Fincher is one-half of the Americana Folk duo River & Rail alongside his wife Grace. The guitar-wielding duo met in 2019 and eventually pursued a relationship as a couple and a musical act. “Out of that just came with a whole bunch of really great stories and a new passion for storytelling through music,” Grace said. “Which I think if I had to narrow down what River & Rail is really about, it’s about telling compelling stories through good music.” River & Rail swayed their audience with a couple of fresh songs. “Gentle on My Mind” is a personal favorite for Alex, and “Monsters in My Head” is a song led by Grace’s sugary vocals that tell a stirring story. “It’s the first song the first time I’ve played that song for a group of people other than just Alex and so it’s just nice to have that vulnerable moment, like with an audience sharing this story you wrote and see how they respond to that,” Grace said. The duo released their Ep, “Vows” back...
by Danny Kotula | Apr 16, 2022 | News Slider, Sports
NASHVILLE – The Lipscomb softball team lost a tight contest Saturday afternoon 6-5 to drop the weekend series against the Jacksonville State Gamecocks. After the teams split the Friday doubleheader, the Gamecocks finished off the weekend with a win thanks to a five-run performance in the third inning. “A lot of times, it comes down to execution,” Lipscomb head coach Kristin Ryman said. “We gave ourselves chances in all three games… I think it’s one of those things where we just came up a bit short today.” Lipscomb led early behind strong pitching from freshman Kate Peters of Dickson, Tennessee. Peters picked up two no-hit innings to start the game, while senior Amy Vetula, senior Jessie Brown, and junior Presley Leebrick all picked up RBIs to give Lipscomb a 3-0 advantage after two innings. All that changed in the top of the third, when a three-RBI double and a two-run home run brought JSU to a 5-0 lead. Peters was replaced by Mariyn Waterman, who got the Bisons out of the third inning and kept a clean sheet in the fourth. Lipscomb picked up two runs in the fourth to tie things up at five apiece, but they were unable to draw up any more offense the rest of the way through. A single RBI in the top of the sixth put the Gamecocks up for good at 6-5 and gave them the edge for the weekend. With the victory, JSU improves to 9-6 in the ASUN Conference. Lipscomb drops to 6-9 with a 16-25 overall record on the season. “We’re still working through a lot of things, but...
by Danny Kotula | Apr 13, 2022 | News Slider, Sports
NASHVILLE – The Lipscomb baseball team lost to the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders 7-0 Tuesday night at Dugan Field. “We did some good things,” Lipscomb head coach Jeff Forehand said, “and I told the team that we didn’t play bad, but I didn’t think we played good either. Anytime you play average, you’ve got to hope the other team helps you, and they didn’t tonight,” Forehand said. Despite the loss, Lipscomb split the season series against Middle Tennessee this season. After the victory, Middle Tennessee leads the all-time series at 22-20. Offensively, senior Malik Williams had the best batting record of the day for the Purple and Gold. Hailing from Toronto, Canada, Williams went 1-3 with a strikeout, a walk, a single, and a fly out. Williams’ .370 batting average led the team entering the contest. Sophomore pitcher Kaleb Kantola started for the Bisons and earned the victory, improving his season record to 2-3 on the season. Kantola picked up four strikeouts facing 12 batters but only managed a 6.46 ERA. A native of Monmouth, Oregon, Kantola commanded the mound early on, retiring the Blue Raiders three up, three down. Soon after, though, the Raiders went up 1-0 on a home run, scoring on the first pitch of the second inning. Before the inning was done, Middle Tennessee came up with another solo homer. A second straight hit beat the fence in left field and put the score at 2-0. Meanwhile, offense was tough sledding for Lipscomb early. A scoreless first inning gave way to a similar second, although the Bisons did collect a single and a double...
by Danny Kotula | Apr 12, 2022 | News Slider, Sports
Sports have been present in freshman Lauren Thompson’s life for as long as she can remember. “My family was really big into athletics,” Thompson said. “My brother played college baseball, my dad played college baseball, so we were always in the front yard playing anything we could pick up.” While most of the Thompson family settled on baseball, though, Lauren was quickly drawn to another sport. “I played a lot of sports growing up, and I ended up getting into golf. There’s just something different about it. I love the creativity you have to have just out on the course, and I fell in love with the game. “I dropped everything when I was about 12 and decided that golf was going to be something I wanted to stick with and work towards.” Already, it seems as though Thompson’s focus on golf has paid off. In just a single year at Lipscomb, the Dothan, Alabama-bred freshman has shattered multiple school records as a Bison. Thompson immediately led the team by posting the all-time low score in 54 holes by a Lipscomb women’s golfer. She shot a four-under 209 to finish second overall and help Lipscomb to fourth in the first event of the season. “It was kind of surreal. I don’t think anybody comes in thinking they’re going to play that well immediately, [but] I walk in and I’m like, ‘Alright, this is college golf.'” “Thanks to my team and my coaches for making me feel so comfortable welcome here; that’s a huge part of why I think I’ve been able to be successful, especially right off the bat....
by Jayme Foltz | Apr 11, 2022 | Arts and Entertainment, News Slider
Soft pop and the whistle of coffee machines fill the air as students bustle through the Starbucks entrance. Baristas are hard at work making beverages for caffeine-hungry students, while others flock together to catch up with their friends between classes. In the far corner seated in two leather chairs are students, Jakholbi Murry and Shelby Talbert, casually chatting. I sought out their expertise on a subject they should be well informed about. Shakespeare. Is he still relevant in modern culture? “Yeah!” The duo exclaimed after stealing a glance at one another. The duo has been preparing for months for the performance of Romeo and Juliet, in which they play the role of the tragic couple. “I think his stories keep getting pulled over and over because they resonate,” Talbert said. “They continue to talk about topics that are important to us and there are always new ways to reinvent them.” Shakespeare was known and still could be considered the greatest dramatist of all time. The poet wrote over 150 poems and more than 30 plays that span a range of genres including comedy, romance, and tragedy. He continues to inspire creatives with his legacy. Such as Taylor Swift’s “Love Story” inspired by Romeo and Juliet and The Lumineers’ “Ophelia” inspired by Hamlet. Disney’s The Lion King is also paralleled by Hamlet and the classic rom-com 10 Things I Hate About You is loosely based on Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew. “A lot of places see Shakespeare as the pinnacle of theatre, like, that’s what good theatre looks like,” Murry said. “I think it’s why so many places, all across...
