by Charlie Bateman | Oct 4, 2015 | News Slider, Sports
The Lipscomb volleyball team defeated the Flordia Gulf Coast Eagles 3-0 Sunday afternoon in Allen Arena. The Bisons won set one 25-14, set two 25-19 and the final set 25-15. “This is exactly what we planned to do to start out the season,” head coach Brandon Rosenthal said. “I love the fact that our girls are really dialed in right now.” Defeating the Eagles brought the Bisons’ Atlantic Sun conference record to an undefeated 3-0 record. Lipscomb started off each match with a strong lead and Rosenthal said that was the key to success for the game. Outside hitter sophomore Chloe Rogers and right side senior Brittnay Estes tied for the most kills during the game with 13 each. “We apply a lot of pressure,” Rosenthal said. “When you do that, you make opponents start to feel uncomfortable. We want to control our destiny.” Lipscomb will take on North Florida at their home court in Jacksonville at 6 p.m. Friday. “North Florida has always played tough the last few years,” Rosenthal said. “I expect a gutsy, grinding match like they have always given us.” Photo courtesy of Lipscomb...
by George Wong | Oct 4, 2015 | News Slider, Sports
The Lipscomb men’s soccer team suffered a 3-0 loss to North Florida in Atlantic Sun Conference play on Saturday night at the Lipscomb Soccer Complex. More than 100 spectators came to watch the much anticipated match between the Bisons and the North Florida Ospreys. Both teams struggled to find rhythm in an intense first half with neither being able to score on the rain-soaked field. North Florida broke the silence in the second half with a goal from No. 5 sophomore Joshua Castellanos assisted by No. 9 senior Alex Morell. No. 2 sophomore Aiden D’Mello kicked the finishing goal, assisted by Morell. “I don’t think the score is indicative of how close the game actually was; we let it get away from us there at the end,” head coach Charles Morrow said, according to Lipscomb Athletics. “I don’t think we did a good job of preparing for them from a coaching perspective and I don’t think our guys played very well. It was just a bad combination. North Florida is definitely a team that I would welcome to play again in the tournament.” Up next the Bisons will play Jacksonville at 7 p.m. Tuesday at home. Photo courtesy of Lipscomb...
by Stephanie Schiraldi | Oct 4, 2015 | Arts and Entertainment, News Slider
Men’s social club Tau Phi introduced new and old traditions to the audience in Collins Alumni Auditorium with the 36th annual Cowboy Show Saturday night. This year’s show featured a wide range of talents including Nashville singer/songwriter and producer Pat Flynn and the first ever mother-daughter duo of alumna Michelle Robertson and sophomore Rebecca Robertson. The performances featured songs by hit artists Lady Antebellum, Carrie Underwood, George Straight and Lipscomb alumna Kelsea Ballerini. Junior psychology and political science major John Blake Parker directed this year’s show with assistant directors Stephen Ingram and Ashton Montgomery. “I’ve been honored to put this production together, one that is so rich in history and features so much talent from Lipscomb students,” Parker said. Parker said every girl who auditioned this year made it into the Cowboy Show. “I believe this speaks volumes for the level of talent we have this year,” he said. “I honestly believe this year’s Cowboy Show is one of the best we’ve ever had talent-wise.” The Cowboy Show began in 1979 on the steps of Collins Alumni Auditorium, but since then has grown into a full professional production. Each performance is backed up with music played by Flynn and a band of professional musicians. “Pat has played an enormous role in making the show the production that it is today,” Parker said. Flynn said it all started 15 years ago with a group of Lipscomb students in a band called Crucial Smith who he was working on a record with. The band asked Flynn to come watch them perform in the Cowboy Show in the early 90’s and asked him to be a part...
by George Wong | Oct 4, 2015 | News Slider, Sports
The Lipscomb (7-2-4) women’s soccer team took a 2-1 victory over the USC Upstate Spartans (2-8-1) on Saturday night at the rain-soaked Lipscomb Soccer Complex. The Lady Bisons applied immense pressure from both offensive and defensive ends from the beginning, allowing No. 5 senior Alex Hickey to score a goal in the first half, assisted by No. 16 sophomore Natalie DuBoise. No. 15 sophomore Emily Rogers scored her first goal of the year. “We played really well in the first half, and I think we started the second half well, and once Upstate scored the goal, I felt we lost a little bit of our composure,” said head coach Kevin O’Brien. The Spartans later replied with a goal from No. 6 senior Hailey Venable, after a drop-in intensity from the Bisons. O’Brien said the girls regained their composure and finished the match strongly in a tightly contested second half. “The game got a lot tighter and tenser, we were making mistakes that we were not making at the start and we’ve got to be able to manage the game better as a team,” O’Brien said. “As the game gets tighter, we can’t afford to panic and get frantic like we did.” Up next the Lady Bisons will travel to Jacksonville to take on the Dolphins on Friday, Oct. 9 at 6 p.m. Photo courtesy of Lipscomb...
by George Wong | Oct 3, 2015 | News Slider, Sports
The Lady Bisons defeated the Stetson Hatters 3-0 in the first Atlantic Sun Conference home match Friday night in Allen Arena. Lipscomb won set one 25-18, set two 25-19 and set three 25-11. “The focus of our girls was fantastic from the very first point,” Lipscomb coach Brandon Rosenthal said, according to Lipscomb Athletics. “We have seen it in practice. We saw it Tuesday night [in a loss to Western Kentucky].” Right side senior Brittnay Estes and outside hitter freshman Lauren Anderson performed effectively with 11 kills a piece. Libero sophomore Brittany Thomas had a match-high 16 digs. Freshmen Hannah Hutcheson, Carli Anderson and Marcella Emmanuelli debuted in their first home match, with kills from both Hutcheson and Anderson. “I think we frustrated Stetson early,” Rosenthal said. “From there, and really in set two, we did a fantastic job of picking up balls. Everything they threw our way we were on it. I told them to go out and play their game and they did.” The Lady Bisons will return to Allen Arena Sunday afternoon to play Florida Gulf Coast University in an A-Sun match. Photo courtesy of Lipscomb...
by Haleigh Ker | Oct 1, 2015 | Arts and Entertainment, News Slider, Opinion
Whether you are interested in chrysanthemums, Polka dancing or the Day of the Dead — Nashville has a place for it all. A wide variety of festivals are happening in the Greater Nashville area in the month of October. Below is a list of prime, well-known locations in Nashville that offer affordable festivals and events. Cheekwood is known for it’s beautiful gardens and art showcasing. This year, Cheekwood Harvest is showing off all the colors of Autumn with it’s gorgeous chrysanthemums collection, cute scarecrows and a pumpkin patch that kids and kids-at-heart can buy and carve. Cheekwood Harvest will continue through Nov. 1. Along with the Harvest, Cheekwood is also hosting a “El Dia De Los Muertos” (“The Day of the Dead”) event on Oct. 24. It will provide authentic Latin American food, vendors showcasing their crafts, lively music, Aztec dancing and art activities that you can take part of, such as molding your own clay skull. All are worth the $14 entry ticket. The Hermitage always has annual fall events that are a Nashville favorite. Fall Fest at the Hermitage is huge craft fair with food, refreshments and activities abound. You’ll see anything from jewelry to leatherwork. There’s also a community art project that uses recyclables to represent vegetables and flowers of a garden. If you miss out on the Fall Fest, the Hermitage has another event on Oct. 24: Hauntings at the Hermitage. There’s a ghost tour at the mansion, along with great storytelling and hayrides. Every year since 1980, Nashville’s Germantown has hosted Oktoberfest. There is Polka-dancing, tasty German food to snack on, along with a marathon...
