by George Wong | Aug 27, 2015 | News Slider, Sports
Lipscomb’s volleyball team will begin the quest to improve on last year’s successful season at the season-opening Utah Classic in Salt Lake City this weekend. And the challenge to improve on last season is not an easy one, since the Lady Bisons won the Atlantic Sun Conference and recorded 21 wins and 9 losses, finishing ranked No. 39 at NCAAs a year ago. Having that second best rank in the Lipscomb volleyball program history places a lot of expectations and added pressure to do even better this year, according to some of the freshmen. “There is definitely pressure, the women’s volleyball team has always had a pretty good past, so coming into the season you just have that automatic expectation from the coaches and teammates,” freshman Carlyle Nusbaum said. The Lady Bisons have added six freshmen this year. Carli Anderson, Calayci Coffey, Hannah Hutcheson, Lauren Anderson, Marcella Emmanuelli and Nusbaum were recruited by head coach Brandon Rosenthal, who said all the new players performed at a high level in club and high school volleyball. “They are all very explosive, which suits our game style and program,” Rosenthal said. “They are still very young, so the experience level needs to improve, which will come from playing a lot of matches.” The new players said that in addition to experience, they believe team bonding is essential to success. “We do a lot of team building activities, trying to build close relationships with each other, because that makes such a difference when we play together,” Hutcheson said. “We have worked really hard as a team up until this point just to be competitive with all the different schools...
by Charlie Bateman | May 20, 2015 | News Slider, Sports
Lipscomb’s Dawson Armstrong missed nationals by just one stroke at the NCAA men’s golf Chapel Hill regional at the UNC Finley Course. But Armstrong ended with one of the best scores, shooting a seven-below-par 65, tied for second place. Armstrong said he can build off this success into next year. “The idea is that I am going to have a lot of experience,” Armstrong said. “What has happened in the last few months will help me realize what can happen in the future.” Dawson came into the tournament as the only mid-major golfer to finish in the top five. He said being in this position motivated him to finish strong in the NCAA regionals with the best college golfers. “It was neat to compete against some of the best players in the country,” Armstrong said. “I did not feel I had my best game, but it was encouraging to lose to only one person.” According to final rankings for college golf, Armstrong was considered to be the eighth-best freshman. Armstrong said he was impressed with this rating because of the level of competition he has faced while playing golf at a mid-major school. “At a mid-major school that is huge, because I was not playing in the same tournaments they are,” Armstrong said. “It is also the assurance of all the hard work I have put into the game of golf.” Armstrong said he believes he is not far from beating the best players college golf has to offer and is looking to use what he learned from the NCAA regionals as a way to build confidence going into next...
by Danielle Kinnen | Jan 16, 2015 | Sports
The Christmas season is over, and now spring season sports are back in full swing at Lipscomb with competition already underway. To start off the season, track and field and men’s tennis will both be traveling to Vanderbilt over the weekend. Men’s tennis has added four new players to its roster, enabling them to participate in their main season with a full team. Coach Mario Hernandez is excited for the next few months and believes that the bright, new players will bring a fresh dimension to the team. “There are a lot of things we have to get used to, especially being such a young team,” Hernandez said. “From what I have seen at practices, the guys are pumped to play and I can see that they are hungry to start this season.” Freshman Philippe Courteau has his eyes set on a victory. “This is my first collegiate match and I am excited to compete with these guys as a new Bison,” Courteau said. “I have waited two years for this moment since I began looking to play for a University, and I am ready to get out there and hit balls against some of the top men in the country.” The match begins on Jan. 16 at 5 p.m. at Vanderbilt’s indoor courts. The Commodores are standing at no.19 in the country, with one of their players in the top 10 when the NCAA rankings were revealed at the beginning of January. The rankings have given the Bisons some momentum, and they are looking for an upset. “The boys are coming into this competition as the underdogs, we have respect for this...
by Erin Turner | Jan 1, 2015 | News Slider, Sports
Happy New Year, Lumination readers! Now that the new year’s resolutions have been made and the first day of 2015 is here, we want to take a hop back in time to look at some of Lipscomb’s biggest moments of 2014. Before we get to the top 10 stories, we want to take a moment to honor those we lost in 2014. Alumni Andrew Nash, Anastasia Sloan, Meghan Day and Jacob Akers, and associate professor of pharmacy practice Kim Barker and longtime faculty member Earl Dennis all passed away. As we begin a new year, we would like to keep those listed and their families in our thoughts and prayers. Quite a few stories made it close to the top 10. They include a few annual events, special guests and people in new positions of leadership. In December, Amy Grant hosted the tenth annual Lighting of the Green in Allen Arena. This year, a scholarship was created in Grant’s honor. During the spring, the fifth annual Charlie Daniels’ Scholarship for Heroes concert brought country music stars and fundraising to Allen Arena once again. Also in 2014, the Dove Awards returned to Lipscomb for its 46th ceremony. In November, the Lipscomb community came together at one of Nashville’s premier venues: The Ryman. Nashville’s Charles Esten joined the program “Lipscomb: On a New Stage,” and even performed a few tunes, too. Also in 2014, Lipscomb welcomed Darrin Bellows as the new director of security and safety and Josh Roberts as the new dean of student development. In April, Drew Watson was elected as the new SGA president. 10. Dana Carpenter wins national award In October, Dana Carpenter took home...
by Erika Thornsberry | Dec 10, 2014 | News Slider
Students who have to stay on campus over the winter break will pay a $15 fee per day to live in a dorm. Some international students have the option to buy a plane ticket home, or stay with friends or classmates. But international student junior Lorena Djuknic will not be traveling home for the holidays because of the high cost of a plane ticket. “As an international athlete, I’m really disappointed in this rule because it’s really sad when it comes to holidays, and you’re so far away from your friends and your family,” said Djuknic. Djuknic, along with international student sophomore Laura Kent, will be spending the break in a dorm due to the NCAA restrictions on athletes. “Paying $15 a day is kind of a slap in the face; I mean we can’t go home to be with our families over Christmas, and then we’re paying to be in a dorm room by ourselves,” said Kent. “Being international, I don’t have a car, and I don’t know a lot of people in the country that I could even stay with.” Dean of Student Development Josh Roberts said the fee would not be a financial burden to students who need a place to stay. “If students were in situations where they are international or domestic, to partner with roommates, friends, and classmates and spend the holidays with them would be very ideal,” said...
