by Erika Plunkett | May 27, 2019 | News Slider, Sports
Former Lipscomb forward Eli Pepper has signed with the Glasgow Rocks. Scotland’s only professional basketball team, the Rocks play in the British Basketball League (BBL). Pepper, who graduated this year after a record-breaking career, averaged 6.9 points and 7.6 rebounds during 134 career games. With his 1,016 career rebounds, Pepper this year became Lipscomb’s all-time leading rebounder. Pepper’s record-setting boards are also third all-time in ASUN history. Joining Josh Williams, Malcolm Smith, Khion Sankey and Martin Smith, Pepper becomes the fifth Bison to be playing at the professional level, fulfilling a childhood dream. “Every kid that picks up a basketball dreams of playing at the professional level, and there is no better place to begin my career than with the Glasgow Rocks,” Pepper said in a statement released by the Rocks after his May 23 contract signing. “I look forward to the many wins that will soon come.” Pepper’s paint presence will be an asset to the Rocks who finished at just above .500 in their league last year. Pepper joins four returning players as well as another new addition, Earl Russell, for the 2019-2020 season, with more signees to come, according to the Rocks. “He is a big body, with a good sense for rebounding the ball and with outside shooting qualities,” said Rocks coach Vincent Lavandier. “He adds his determination and IQ basketball to our frontcourt. “I am pleased that he bought into my game philosophy and the Glasgow Rocks project to launch his professional career. Thank you, Eli, and welcome to Glasgow!” ...
by Sydney Poe | Feb 14, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
On Tuesday afternoon, Lipscomb students packed the stands at the Lipscomb Soccer Complex in order to watch the U.S. women’s soccer team, who was using the field to practice before their match against Scotland on Feb. 13. Buzz grew throughout the afternoon on social media sites as many students began to learn of what was happening down at the soccer complex. The practice even drew a few famous fans — Nashville Predators player Mike Fisher and Tennessee Titans quarterback Matt Hasselbeck. Before leaving the practice, some students were lucky enough to get a photo with one of their favorite players. The women’s team played an international friendly match against Scotland at LP Field on Wednesday night and won...
by Jeremy Keck | Jan 24, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
The gold-medal winning U.S. Women’s Soccer team is coming to Nashville. They will take on Scotland in an exhibition match at LP Field on February 13 at 7 p.m. Cooper Torrez, a Lipscomb student and Account Executive for the Tennessee Titans, is offering Lipscomb students specially priced tickets. All students have to do is call his office at 615-565-4814 or email him at ctorrez@titans.nfl.com. There is no limit to how many each person can get. Hope Solo, Alex Morgan, Abby Wambach and all the stars you likely saw on SportsCenter are all expected to play. If you would like to see the gold-medalists in action, all you have to do contact Cooper Torrez. Fun Facts: • February 13 will mark just the fourth match for the U.S. Women’s National Team in the state of Tennessee. • The U.S. WNT finished 2012 with a record of 28-1-3 and ended the year ranked No. 1 in the FIFA Women’s World...
by Cory Woodroof | Jun 22, 2012 | Uncategorized
After Cars 2, I began to wonder if Pixar’s magic was on a brief hiatus. Sure, Cars 2 isn’t a horrible film. It has some decent qualities, but the entire film just lacks the usual Pixar flair. As a frequent movie-goer, I have to admit that missing that yearly feeling of Pixar awe and wonder really left a hole in my cinematic heart. There’s just something about Pixar films that give viewers a special feeling. Thinking back on Ratatouille, I remember the flashback sequence to food critic Anton Ego’s childhood – that moment of serene bliss when old Ego remembers the feeling of a home-cooked meal. It’s one of my favorite moments in any movie ever. It’s what I feel when I watch movies that I love – many of them opening with the Pixar logo. So after Cars 2 disappointed, I began to wonder if that feeling would ever come back. Brave, the 13th Pixar film, brought back a few shreds of Pixar’s warmth, but not the entire feeling. The original fairy tale helped me remember some of the magic from Pixar’s past, but at the end, I just didn’t get full closure. Brave is a very well done Disney movie, but is it a great Pixar movie? That’s the question at hand. Brave is both an experiment and a dance in the comfort zone for Pixar. While this is the studio’s first fairy tale, Brave features so many staple features of the studio’s lineage of hits that it almost feels as if Pixar is treading light water. While Brave could have used the fierce stamp of originality...
by Emily Snell | Mar 25, 2011 | News Slider
Lipscomb students were turned away at Scotland’s border during spring break when they tried to enter the country for their mission trip. The team was denied access by Scottish customs officials when they arrived on Sunday, March 13, to start their work with Westmaines Church of Christ. The situation is currently under investigation. Katie Dillard, senior in studio art, was one of the team’s student leaders. She said it is still somewhat unclear why the group was detained, but she said she thinks they were targeted by the officials. “We’re all white Anglo-Saxons,” Dillard said. “But none of us look at all suspicious. I guess the moment we showed up on the UK border, I felt like we were profiled as Americans.” Dillard, who is from the Washington D.C. area, has travelled internationally before and said that she worked hard to prepare her team for the trip. But things started to go wrong, she said, when one of the customs officials began questioning a student. “She was asking very intruding questions,” Dillard said. “He was not expecting her to interrogate him like that.” “Everything started snowballing downhill from there.” One team member, Emily Millstead, a freshman social work major, was cleared to enter the country but was sent back when the officials decided to detain the whole group. Millstead, who is originally from Grand Blanc, Mich., said she has traveled internationally before but felt nervous in Scotland. “That’s the most intimidating customs I’ve ever been through,” Millstead said. “It was kind of intense.” Millstead said she was putting away her passport when she heard some commotion and realized there...
