This Week in Sports, March 14-21

by | Mar 22, 2010 | Sports

While many students took a break during the week, the athletic teams were very busy. During spring break week, the nationally ranked Lady Bison softball team traveled to Hawaii for the Spring Fling in Honolulu. The Lady Bisons opened up tournament play with a bang, defeating California by a score of 1-0. In that game, sophomore pitcher Whitney Kiihnl pitched seven scoreless innings for the win.  Mollie Mitchell drove in Kellie Sirus to give the Lady Bison’s their lone run for the game. California was ranked twelfth in the nation. After defeating California, the Lady Bisons lost four straight, losing two apiece to California and Hawaii. The Lady Bisons record as of now stands at 20-7.  The team returns to play on Friday, March 26, at Draper Diamond for a double header against ETSU.  Game times are 4 and 6 p.m. The tennis teams were also in action over the break.  The men’s team went 1-2 over the break defeating Florida Gulf Coast 4-3 and losing to Stetson and Georgia State. Winners for Lipscomb against FGCU were Daniel Hangstefer, Colby Shaw, and Tanner Brown in singles.  In doubles, Chad Perron and Tanner Brown along with Colby Shaw and Mario Hernandez brought home two wins for the Bisons. Their record is now 4-7 on the year. The Bisons return home on Tuesday to face Austin Peay University.  Matches begin at 2:30 p.m. On the women’s side, the ladies struggled going 0-4 against North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida A&M and FGCU. The Lady Bisons’ record now stands at 4-12. The team returns to play on the twenty-third to face APSU. The Bison...

Rebekah Osteen Senior Profile

by | Mar 12, 2010 | Uncategorized

1. Name, hometown, major Rebekah Osteen, Suwanee, Ga., Graphic Design 2. What’s next for you after graduation? I am going to stay in Nashville and do some part-time ministry work. 3. Long-term career goals? I would love to be able to travel and do different speaking engagements. I would also like to work with churches to tell their stories with design, photos and journalism.  I want to find a way to merge the design world with the gospel. 4. What is the most important thing you learned at Lipscomb? I learned that some of the best education you could ever receive comes from the context of deep, meaningful, life-giving relationships. 5. Who at Lipscomb influenced you the most? How? My Bible teachers, Shana Curtis and Walter Surdacki, have been very influential in my life. They encouraged me to let go of my own limitations of who I thought God was. They helped to expand my perspective of the...