Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 1:35 PM - [Champions of Character] - Viewed 28 times
JACKSON, Tenn. -Fans at the NAIA Division I Women's Basketball National Championship that began March 17 at Oman Arena in Jackson may notice that many of the players are dressing alike off the court.
It's not a new dress code that the NAIA has instituted. It's an effort on the part of nine of the 32 teams participating in the tournament to raise awareness about the orphan crisis. The players on those nine teams have all committed to wearing special T-shirts every time their teams are together off the court, such as when they're watching other games or eating together in a restaurant.
"We should be using basketball for a platform," Union women's basketball coach Mark Campbell said.
Campbell and Vanguard coach Russ Davis spearheaded the effort, which began when Campbell sent Davis a blog post he read a couple of weeks ago at joiningthejourney.blogspot.com. The post emphasized the plight of orphans around the world and asked Christians what they were doing in response.
Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 1:00 PM - [Women's Basketball] - Viewed 20 times
JACKSON, Tenn. - Union (Tenn.) University junior guard Kayla Hudson became the program's all-time assists leader in Union's first round game of the 2010 NAIA DI Women's Basketball National Championship. Hudson now has 614 career assists, passing the 611 assists dished out by Lisa Hutchens from 1979 to 1983.
Hudson needed just three assists entering the game to tie the record. She recorded six of Union's 25 assists in the game.
Hudson, the former Gleason, Tenn. standout, has been a named to the TranSouth All-Conference team in each of her three seasons, including a spot on the all-freshman team back in 2008. Hudson was named an NAIA All-American last season as a sophomore.
Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 9:28 AM - [Softball] - Viewed 37 times
HENDERSON, Tenn. - Freed-Hardeman softball coach Todd Humphry won the 200th game of his career on Tuesday, March 16, during the Lady Lions' home opener of the 2010 season.
FHU swept a double-header from Lambuth (Tenn.) University, 7-4 and 8-7,
to put Humphry at the 200 win mark in his tenth season with the
program. His career record is 200-190.
PULASKI, Tenn. - Katlin White of Martin Methodist (Tenn.) College and Anais Puertas of Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) University have been selected as the TranSouth Athletic Conference Pitcher and Player of the Week respectively for the week ending March 14, 2010.
JACKSON, Tenn. - Bethel (Tenn.) University's Craig Massey
has been named the TranSouth Conference Player of the Week for the week ending
March 14, 2010. Bethel's Colby Fitzpatrick and Cumberland (Tenn.) University's
Jerry Young were named Co-Pitchers of the Week for the same period.
Massey, a 6-foot-1 sophomore from Bells, Tenn., helped lead
the Wildcats of Bethel to a 5-1 week, including a win over No. 4 Southern Poly
State University. On the week, Massey hit .545 with 12 hits in 22 at bats. He
recorded 13 runs, one double, one triple, one home run and eight RBI. Massey
also walked four times and was 2-for-2 in stolen bases. Massey recorded a least
one hit and one run in five of the team's six games on the week. Bethel is
14-1-1 overall.
