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by Hunter Patterson | Sep 20, 2010 | Sports
For most Lipscomb students, playing Ultimate Frisbee is only a hobby. But for a small group of students it is a full-blown sport. Jordan Bates, a Senior marketing major from Nashville, got the idea to start the Ultimate team in 2009 after watching some other people play. “I just saw a lot of people playing Ultimate in intramurals, and I thought that a lot of people had the potential to be really good,” Bates said. “We’ve grown and gotten a lot better since that point.” After the idea of the team came together, the next step was actually to turn that idea into action. The suggestion of an Ultimate Frisbee team was presented to SGA in order to get the appropriate funds for jerseys and tournament entry fees. “I think it was good exposure for the school, and it gets more people involved with extra curricular activities on campus,” Bates said. “They have been kind enough thus far to give us really good funding to enter tournaments.” The Ultimate circuit is not defined in conferences like the rest of the sports at Lipscomb. Instead, the region divisions are called “sections.” Lipscomb is in the Alabama section along with teams like Auburn, Alabama, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt and several other large schools. “It’s a pretty big deal in college,” Bates said. “Most schools have a team, if not two.” Don’t think that just because Lipscomb is competing against larger schools that they cannot contend. Last season the Bisons came in seventh out of 20 teams in their sectional tournament. “It feels great knowing that we are lining up with big SEC...
by Hunter Patterson | Sep 20, 2010 | News Slider
Get the inside scoop on what is happening this week on campus! Monday: Come Enjoy Monday Night Football in ARLOs Saints vs. 49ers Tuesday: Elam Hall and SGA are hosting a fashion show to raise money and awareness for Breast Cancer! All Proceeds from the show will go to the Susan G. Komen office Informational Meeting For Strutting for the Cause @ 7 pm in Elam Courtyard: Looking for models of all sizes, tech support, hair/make-up and anyone who would like to help! *For questions contact Danielle Sims, Elam Hall RH at extension 1003 or e-mail at danielle.sims@lipscomb.edu Wednesday: Blood Drive from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm in the SAC *Receive 1 chapel credit Thursday: Bid Night in the amphitheater Click here for a video from Big Night last semester! Kappa Iota Theta is showing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KY0FEt3mBog SGA Starbucks Coffee House at 10:30 pm Friday: SGA Sponsors our Ultimate Frisbee Team vs. Belmont on the new intramural field *Free Pizza! The Glass Menagerie Saturday: Tau Phi Presents The Cowboy Show at 7:00 pm in Alumni Auditorium Click here for a preview of the show, interview with the directors and singers and more details! College Football in ARLOs Sunday: Volleyball at 1:00 pm against Florida Gulf Coast NFL Sunday Ticket in...
by Hunter Patterson | Sep 18, 2010 | Sports
With six seconds left on the clock what appeared to be a game heading into overtime turned into a crushing 2-1 loss for the Lipscomb Lady Bisons. Facing Kennesaw State in the Atlantic Sun opener for both teams Friday night at the Lipscomb Soccer Complex the Lady Bisons, picked to finish number 10 in the conference, gave the number one preseason team all it could handle. “It is the hardest and most devastating loss I have experienced as a player or a coach,” Lipscomb coach Jon Ireland said. “I felt like we could have won the game if we went to overtime. I thought we had the momentum.” The two teams fought to a 0-0 deadlock in the first half. At the 48:56 mark of the second half Kennesaw State took the lead on a penalty kick by Alma Gardarsdottir. “Our defense was awesome,” Ireland said. “I can’t say enough about Katie Woods and Meghan McGuire in the middle. But the penalty kick took the wind out of us.“ The Lady Bisons never gave up, tying the game with 1:44 left to play. Andie Thornton, battling one-on-one, put the ball into the corner of the net. “That took a lot of heart,” Ireland said. “We have outworked our opponent in every game this year. The key ingredient for us is our work ethic.” Brittany Vining decided the game with a clear shot from the box. “There is a reason Kennesaw State is a championship team,” Ireland said. “It’s all about finishing games and they find a way to do it.” Last season on Oct. 9 the Lady Bisons fell...
by Hunter Patterson | Sep 18, 2010 | News Slider, Sports
It was all about revenge tonight for Lipscomb as they shutout UNC Aseville 2-0 in the opening round of the Hyatt Place Select Tournament.Last year, UNC Asheville took home the trophy after beating the Bisons 2-1. “Last year it was a game where we started to see cracks in the armor, then it was a downhill slide from there,” Lipscomb coach Charles Morrow said. “So, to have a tight game and have to battle through and keep the shutout and get a couple of goals in the process was very good.” The game was scoreless until the 70-minute mark when senior Garrett McLaughlin scored from 20 yards out to give the Bisons a 1-0 lead. “I just saw an opening and took the shot,” McLaughlin said. “I guess it moved a little bit, so the goalie had a hard time.” The win tonight gave the team its third consecutive win, after winning the Belmont Invitational last weekend. With the consistent play, it looks as if the team is improving in each game. “There were a few times in the first half where we were playing as good as I had seen,” Morrow said. “Not only as good as I have seen this year, but throughout my four or five year tenure here. “ Lipscomb moved the ball very well in the first half, generating a lot of chances, but came up short until McLaughlin’s goal in the second. “The challenge is doing that for a complete game,” Morrow said. “Asheville is a very tough team that can present some challenges that sort of gets us out of our style...
by Hunter Patterson | Sep 15, 2010 | News Slider
MACON, Ga. – Lipscomb’s freshman runner, Alex Newby earned her first Atlantic Sun Runner of the Week award, as announced by the league office on Wednesday, after she set a personal record of 18:56.27 at the Vermont Invitational 5K. Newby paced Lipscomb to a second-place finish at the meet by crossing the finish line in eighth, only four seconds behind the meet winner. RUNNER OF THE WEEK: Alex Newby, Lipscomb (Fr. – Knoxville, Tenn. – Nutrition) • A-Sun Runner of the Week award • Ran a personal record at the Vermont Invitational 5K with a time of 18:56.27 • Took eighth place in the race; finishing only four seconds behind the individual champion • Led Lipscomb to second place ahead of Vermont, the 15th-ranked team in the Northeast Region • Crossed the finish line in eighth place overall OTHER NOMINEES: • Mackenzie Howe (Sr., Kennesaw State) – finished first in the UTC PowerAde Invitation Story from...
