Coach K, Mike Krzyzewski, to headline 3rd Annual Don Meyer Evening of Excellence

by | Feb 3, 2011 | News Slider, Sports

Just announced on the George Plaster Show on 104.5 The Zone, Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski will be the next speaker at the third annual Don Meyer Evening of Excellence. Krzyzewski is a four-time NCAA champion and has won a Gold medal during the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. Krzyzewski also won a gold medal for the U.S. in 2010 in the FIBA World Championships. Krzyzewski has posted a 888-281 record over his career, second behind his mentor, Bob Knight. He is known as a motivator, mentor and friend to all players that he has coached. On his official site, CoachK.com, one of the quotes listed reads: “When you are passionate, you always have your destination in sight and you are not distracted by obstacles. Because you love what you are pursuing, things like rejection and setbacks will not hinder you in your pursuit. You believe that nothing can stop you!” The event will take place on Saturday, April 16 at Lipscomb’s Allen Arena. Tim Tebow was the speaker at the event in 2010. Check out Lumination Network in the coming weeks for more info about the event and Coach K. Photo Credit:...

Baseball’s inter-squad battles set up drive for A-Sun glory

by | Feb 1, 2011 | News Slider, Sports

Only three weeks separate the Bisons from their first home game of the 2011 baseball season. But right now the Bisons are excited to take the field for inter-squad games. After weeks of workouts, the players are glad to get in some game-like hitting. “[The workouts] have been tough but they have been productive,” said Brett Teschner, a sophomore catcher. “We really spent a lot of time on what we needed to work on, and we have everyone in as good of season shape as we could with the weather we’ve had to deal with.” All the players were excited to see the throwing of Vanderbilt transfer Richie Goodenow, Connor Sinclair, Mike Grace, Ben Johnson and Chris Nunn during the first inter-squads. But looking from the other end of the battery, Teschner knows he’s in a battle for starting time behind the plate. Senior Matt Brewer, redshirt sophomore Bennett Smith and junior Logan Hostettler will be Teschner’s competition. “[As far as] the catching spot this year, no one has anything won,” Teschner said. “Any one of us can play at any moment. I just think now it will come down to who is the most consistent along with driving in runs and good, productive at bats.” Coach Jeff Forehand says the proof will come both behind the plate and with a bat. “All four of them do some good things,” Forehand said. “We want one guy but right now I can’t say that one guy has won the job. “Hostettler has been back there for a lot of innings. Teschner swings the bat with a lot of pop. Brewer...

Bisons outscore Hatters in second half for third straight win

by | Jan 30, 2011 | News Slider, Sports

After a huge win over Belmont, the Lipscomb Bisons were ready for another A-Sun match-up. They have won the previous two games and were looking for the third straight win to continue their streak. The Bisons were wanting to improve on three major things for the Stetson game. “Field goal defense, turnovers and rebounds,” Coach Sanderson said. The first half was a back-and-forth scoring match where the Bisons and the Stetson Hatters tied five times and the lead changed six times. Within two minutes Stetson’s head coach called a timout when the score was tied. Head Coach Derek Waugh eventually received a technical foul in the second half for his behavior. For most of the game Coach Waugh looked disheveled. Throughout the game, the Bisons presented good teamwork with passing around the perimeter and in the paint, and started taking control of the game towards the end of the first and went into the locker room on top, 33-to-26. Lipscomb’s Adnan Hodzic came strong in the first half leading with 10 points, whereas the Hatters’ top scorer Luis Jacobo had 5 points. The Hatters’ Ridge Graham normally averages almost 14 points a game but was held to zero for the 1st half and was kept to two for the whole game. “I thought [Brandon Brown and Justin Glenn] did an excellent job and a host of other guys helping double [Graham] up in the low post,” Sanderson said. Lipscomb let loose a scoring run in the second and kept Stetson under 40 points for over ten minutes while they scored 21 points, putting them at 54 over Stetson’s 40. Stetson...

Lipscomb student to spend the summer baking bread in Africa

by | Jan 28, 2011 | News Slider

Mackenzie Johnson has chosen an unfamiliar continent as the location of her upcoming summer adventure. Johnson, a junior double major in nutrition and Spanish, plans to spend a month doing mission work in Africa with an organization called Lifebread. Johnson and four other college interns will be going to Togo, a small country in West Africa, and will join Lifebread’s newest baking projects, providing food to needy people while sharing the message of the Bible. Johnson, originally from Indianapolis, said she was interested in the trip not because of the destination, but because it provides an opportunity to implement her education during the month-long internship. “The location wasn’t such a big deal,” Johnson said. “It wasn’t as big of a deal as what the ministry did. It really, really fits my major. Each of the interns has their own component; my component is nutrition education. If that’s what I’m going to do forever, this will be helpful.” As part of its baking projects, Lifebread builds ovens in villages in Africa and also teaches food safety and cooking classes to the locals. Johnson will be in Togo from May 15 to June 13 and then will spend 6 weeks traveling around the U.S., promoting Lifebread and talking about the efforts in Africa. Johnson commended Lifebread, saying that the organization has a very noble purpose. “I think it’s a good organization,” Johnson said, “I’m excited to be a part of the internship this summer.” Over the last few years, Johnson has been on numerous mission trips, mostly to Honduras. Because of her prior knowledge of Spanish, Johnson said this will be...