by Cecelia Ramsey | Oct 4, 2010 | News Slider, Sports
For the first time, Lipscomb University proudly received the Atlantic Sun Conference All-Academic Trophy in 2010 with 185 of the 258 Bison student-athletes achieving All-Academic honors. Frank Bennett, now entering his thirty-first season as head coach of the Lady Bisons Basketball team, likes to believe that his players define the term student-athlete. “Some people think it’s one or the other—academics or athletics—but I believe they go hand in hand,” Bennett said. The Lady Bisons are an example of the success that Lipscomb sports teams are having on an individual and team level, competing in the classroom as well as on the court. This past season, the Lady Bisons ranked ninth in the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Top 25 Team Honor Roll with a 3.452 average GPA. The retention rate is also impressive. Every student-athlete who completes their fourth year of eligibility graduates. It’s important to realize that academic success has not been limited to the basketball court. Lipscomb proudly had seven spring teams with at least 70 percent of the student-athletes achieving a 3.0 grade-point average or higher , earning the All-Academic trophy. To what does Lipscomb owe the successes of its sports teams? “It begins with recruiting good students,” Bennett said. “And we try to emphasize an attitude of excellence.” Athletic Director Philip Hutcheson likes to refer to the athletic department as the “front porch” of the University. “There are many people on campus excelling as students and achieving great things without any public recognition,” Hutcheson said. “Whether right or wrong, athletes are the ones receiving public attention.” Hutcheson went on to talk not only about academics,...
by Hunter Patterson | Oct 4, 2010 | Uncategorized
Do you have what it takes to impress the students of Lipscomb? Kappa Iota Theta is giving you the opportunity to do just that. Lipscomb’s Got Talent Auditions Tuesday October 5, 2010 Swang 108 6-8pm Stomp Fest Tickets On Sale this Week Bennett Campus Center Main Floor $5 Please upgrade your...
by Aaron Schmelzer | Oct 4, 2010 | Uncategorized
Tuesday: The GATHERING w/ Rhonda Lowry- Allen Arena Thursday: Swang 108: Experiential Chapel Shamblin: Women’s Chapel Ezell Chapel: Liturgical Chapel University Theatre (Below Sewell on Granny White/High Rise side): Theatre Chapel Alumni: Praise and Worship Chapel Service Sheets online at http://campuslife.lipscomb.edu/page.asp?SID=41&Page=4634 -Weekly Service Features: Big Brother Big Sister (http://www.bbbsmt.org/volunteer) has opportunities to work with kids from all over nashville! This is an awesome program. -All Service Sheets are due by December 6, 2010 at 5:00 pm. INSPIRATION FOR THE...
by Hunter Patterson | Oct 3, 2010 | Sports
The Lady Bisons played the first set similar to last night’s match against Mercer — unorganized. However, the Lady Bisons swept Kennesaw State in three sets 25-18, 25-15 and 25-11. KSU was able to take advantage of this unorganized and unbalanced approach by Lipscomb in the first set. “I thought Kennesaw state did a really nice job in the first set of playing good defense,” said coach Brandon Rosenthal. “They put a lot of pressure on us.” The Lady Bisons then regrouped in the second set to win 25-15. “The only thing I asked was for us to keep up our defensive pressure,” Lipscomb sealed the first set 25-18 with a few consecutive kills from senior Alex Kelly. Seniors Alex Kelly, Jake Pease and Megan Hinemeyer took over in the second and third sets, making sure Lipscomb got the win. “They want to win every play,” Rosenthal said. “This is it for them and they know what’s at stake.” Middle blocker Alex Kelly led the Lady Bisons in kills with a match-high 17. She also recorded a match high 17 digs. Kelly hit .483 for the match. Outside hitter Meghan Hinemeyer added 11 digs for the Lady Bisons. Setter Stefine “Jake” Pease made 13 digs and posted 40 assists. Opposite Charlyn Ursell had nine kills and a match high .667 hitting percentage. No Kennesaw State players had more than six kills in the match. Alyssa Lang led the Owls with 12 digs. Camille Pedraza and Rachel Albright each had 10 digs. The Lady Bisons extended their conference regular season win streak to 26 matches. They have won their last 22 matches in...
by Sydney Poe | Oct 1, 2010 | Sports
The Lady Bisons may have won the match, but they did not seem to be in complete sync throughout all three close sets. “I was a little disappointed,” said Lady Bisons coach Brandon Rosenthal. “I wanted us to give a little bit more.” The third set was the closest with the Mercer Bears coming within two before the Lady Bisons won the set 25-22. Tonight’s game was the first of only 10 conference games this season. The format this year is much different than years past. The Atlantic Sun schedule will look a little different this year as it will consist of a single round robin format, with each member playing each other once for the first time since 2007. In previous years teams played each other twice, once at home and once on the road. “Every one counts that much more,” Rosenthal said. “They’re pretty motivated and they know what’s at hand.” The Lady Bisons will have to fight their way through a tough conference to defend their title as Atlantic Sun conference champions. “To [the team] it’s about winning a championship,” Rosenthal said. The Lady Bisons won set one 25-16, set two 25-20 and set three 25-22. It was the A-Sun opener for both teams. The Lady Bisons are 12-5, 1-0 in the conference. Mercer is 6-13, 0-1 in the A-Sun. The Lady Bisons will face Kennesaw St. tomorrow at 2 p.m. in Allen...
