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Brooks’ last-second three propels Lindsey Wilson Men’s Basketball to double-overtime win at Martin Methodist

PULASKI, Tenn. — Reece Brooks hit a three with 0.7 seconds left in tonight’s second overtime to lift the No. 19-ranked Lindsey Wilson men’s basketball team to a 92-89 win over Martin Methodist (Tenn.) at the Curry Christian Life Center.

Martin Methodist’s Felix Hayes three-quarter court heave bounded off the backboard as time expired to give the Blue Raiders their fourth straight win and a second win over the RedHawks this season.

Hayes finished with a game-high 33 points, scoring all 11 RedHawk points in the second overtime and 16 points in the two overtimes.

Brooks proved to be just as clutch, scoring Lindsey Wilson’s final nine points of the game — on two old-fashion three-point plays and the game-winner. Brooks finished with a season-high 28 points.

Brooks’ decisive shot was one of many big-time shots in the game.

Trailing 64-61 with 7.4 seconds remaining in regulation, Brooks hit a 3-pointer from a similar spot to tie the game and ultimately send the Blue Raiders to their first overtime of the season.

Lindsey Wilson looked to be in control in the first overtime, leading by four with the basketball in the final half-minute of the period. But a Blue Raider turnover gave the RedHawks new life.

Following a foul, Darrin Jenkins hit a pair of free throws to cut the deficit to 74-72. Payton Cundiff pushed the lead back to four with 19 seconds left, but another LWC miscue — fouling Hayes on a 3-point attempt — allowed the RedHawks to close within 76-75.

Brooks extended the lead back to three (78-75) with 11.1 seconds left only to have Hayes bury a corner three to send the game to a second overtime.

Martin Methodist did not trail in the second overtime until the final second.

During regulation, both teams enjoyed significant runs.

Martin Methodist scored the game’s first eight points and built a 19-8 lead midway through the half. Lindsey Wilson responded with a 22-6 run over the final 7-1/2 minutes of the half to take a 35-29 lead into the locker room. The Blue Raiders improve to 10-0 this season when leading at the half.

Lindsey Wilson grabbed its biggest lead of the game at 51-42 with just over nine minutes left in regulation. Over the next four minutes, the RedHawks used a 17-2 run to take a 59-53 lead.

Lindsey Wilson chipped away at the deficit ultimately tying the game with the Brooks three to send the game into overtime.

While Brooks proved to be the hero in the final stages — three other Blue Raiders also contributed double-digit scoring to help Lindsey Wilson improve to 12-3 on the season. Avery Edwards — making his season debut — scored 20 points, Matthew Eldridge added 13, and Kameron Mack chipped in 10.

Lindsey Wilson finished the game shooting 46.2 percent (30-of-65) while holding the RedHawks to 36.8 percent (28-of-76) — well below their season average of 44.5 percent. As solid as the defense proved to be tonight for the Blue Raiders, rebounding was a struggle.

Martin Methodist out-rebounded Lindsey Wilson 51-37, including grabbing 24 offensive rebounds — scoring 20 second-chance points. While the RedHawks enjoyed an advantage on the boards, Lindsey Wilson countered with 21 points off 20 Martin Methodist turnovers and a 33-12 scoring advantage off the bench.

Lindsey Wilson returns to action at 3 p.m. CT on Saturday, Jan. 4, as the Blue Raiders return to Mid-South Conference action on the road at Life (Ga.) in Marietta, Georgia.

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Lindsey Wilson Volleyball takes MSC Tournament title with 3-0 win over Thomas More

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Top-seeded Lindsey Wilson volleyball captured its fifth straight Mid-South Conference Tournament title tonight with a 3-0 win over second-seeded Thomas More (Ky.) at Bowling Green Arena.

With the win, the Blue Raiders (29-5) earn the Mid-South Conference’s automatic bid into the NAIA National Tournament.

A balanced attack — with four Blue Raiders tallying at least seven kills — helped Lindsey Wilson outhit the Saints (24-8) .265 to .137 in the match to win 25-11, 25-20, 27-25.

MSC Player of the Year Kasia Niderla led the way for the Blue Raiders with 12 kills while Alexis Smith chipped in 10. Elly Burke finished with eight while Jelena Lazovic added seven without and error for a team-high .350 hitting percentage.

Niderla added four blocks to control the net while Lauren Larzelere posted a match-high 17 digs.

Lindsey Wilson dominated the opening set despite a fast start from the Saints.

Thomas More won four of the first five points, but it was all Lindsey Wilson from there. The Blue Raiders scored four straight and seven of the next eight to take an 8-5 lead. A pair of service aces — one from Niderla and the other from Abby Grubbs — fueled the Lindsey Wilson run.

Leading 10-8, the Blue Raiders ran off six straight points to take a 16-8 lead. Peyton Johnston provided a service ace and Burke added two kills during the spurt. After Thomas More closed to within 17-11, the Blue Raiders closed out the set winning the final eight points for the 25-11 first-set win. Niderla recorded three kills during the run while Lazovic chipped in two.

The Blue Raiders finished the set hitting .364 while the Saints committed six hitting errors for a .036 attack.

Lindsey Wilson once again had to overcome a slow start to take the second set 25-20.

Niderla and Smith led the way in the set with a combined 11 of the Blue Raiders’ 15 kills in the set. Camryn Rich assisted on all 15 kills in the set and ended with a match-high 31 assists.

Leading 16-15, Lindsey Wilson ran off three straight points to give the Blue Raiders some breathing room. The Saints managed to climb within three points on three different occasions but could get no closer as the Blue Raiders took the set 25-20 to take a 2-0 lead.

The third set proved to be the most competitive.

The Blue Raiders looked to be cruising to the win, leading 20-16. The Saints turned the table and went on a 4-0 run to tie the set at 20-20. The two teams exchanged points with Thomas More ultimately taking a 23-22 lead.

Following a Lindsey Wilson timeout, back-to-back Saints errors handed the Blue Raiders match point at 24-23. The Saints fought off that match point and one more before Burke slammed her eighth kill into the hardwood giving the Blue Raiders the 27-25 third-set win and the tournament title.

Lindsey Wilson is expected to advance directly to the final site of the NAIA Tournament in Sioux City, Iowa. The tournament field is scheduled to be announced on Monday, Nov. 18.

LINK: http://www.lindseyathletics.com/article/12160.php

WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. — No. 7-ranked Lindsey Wilson football captured the program’s third divisional title with a 24-21 win today over host and No. 8 Cumberlands (Ky.) at James H Taylor II Stadium.

The Blue Raiders (10-0, 7-0 in the Mid-South Conference Bluegrass Division) wrap up the program’s second perfect regular season with the win and earns an automatic bid into the NAIA Football Championship Series which begins next Saturday.

J.T. Lyon stopped Josiah Robbins short of the first down on a botched field goal attempt to preserve the three-point win. The Patriots (9-1, 6-1) rushed their field goal unit onto the field inside the final two minutes trailing by three. With no timeouts, a low snap forced Robbins to try to run for the first down, but the Blue Raider defense stopped him three yards short of the marker to secure the title.

Lindsey Wilson adds the 2019 crown to its 2014 and 2017 titles. LWC will host a playoff game next Saturday at Blue Raider Stadium. Pairings are scheduled to be announced on Sunday at 6 p.m. CT.

The Blue Raiders took advantage of three Cumberlands’ turnovers in the game, scoring 14 points off the Patriots miscues. The Lindsey Wilson defense owns 31 takeaways this season. The Blue Raiders lead the NAIA with a +23 turnover margin.

Cumberlands struck first on its opening drive as Robbins sprinted 60 yards for a touchdown to cap a 6-play, 78-yard drive for the 7-0 lead.

The Blue Raiders responded on a short field following the first turnover of the game.

After the Patriot defense stopped Lindsey Wilson’s ensuing drive, a punt bounced off a Cumberlands’ player and T.J. James was there to gobble up the loose ball on the Patriot 28-yard line.

Getting a second chance, the Blue Raiders made the Patriots pay for the mistake as Cameron Dukes hit Joshua Lewis on a five-yard slant on third-and-goal for a touchdown. The third-down conversion was one of 10 conversions on 18 third-down plays during the game for the Blue Raiders. Lewis finished with a career-high eight catches for 83 yards and the one touchdown.

Cumberlands responded on its next drive, marching 75 yards on 12 plays to take a 14-7 lead. Robbins connected with Darius Young on a six-yard touchdown toss to push the Patriots back in front. Robbins finished the game 20-of-27 for 228 passing yards and two touchdowns. He added 88 yards and a touchdown on the ground.

The Blue Raiders nearly matched the Cumberlands drive on its ensuing possession with a 12-play, 74-yard scoring drive. Dukes capped the drive with a four-yard plunge behind the Blue Raider offensive line to tie the game. Dukes ended the game 19-of-28 for 217 yards and two touchdowns.

Lindsey Wilson took the lead for good on its next possession.

James Todd aided in the momentum swing with his team-leading seventh interception of the year. Todd — who broke the single-season record last week — returned the Robbins errant pass to the Cumberlands’ 40-yard line.

Despite the good field position, the Lindsey Wilson offense looked to be stalled after an incomplete pass, a one-yard run, and a 15-yard penalty. But on third-and-24, Dukes stepped up in the pocket and found Terrill Cole Jr all alone streaking up the right boundary for a 54-yard touchdown strike and a 21-14 lead.

The touchdown toss is Dukes’ 32nd of the season, four of which have gone to Cole.

The Blue Raiders had a chance to add to its lead on its last drive of the second quarter and the first drive of the third quarter, but uncharacteristic mistakes kept the lead at seven.

A drop pass that had a chance to go for a touchdown in the second quarter and a fumble — just the team’s second of the year — in the third quarter that ended a 16-play, 75-yard drive at the Cumberlands’ three-yard line aided in the Patriots remaining within striking distance.

Both defenses came up big in the second half.

Lindsey Wilson managed just a field goal and Cumberlands a touchdown after the break.

Jared Dougherty extended the Lindsey Wilson lead to 10 with a 32-yard field goal with just under five minutes left in regulation. The make is his 10th of the season — setting a new single-season record.

Cumberlands responded with its most efficient drive of the game. The Patriots marched 79 yards on seven plays in just under two minutes to climb within 24-21.

The Blue Raiders had a chance to ice the game on its ensuing drive, but the Patriot defense held on fourth-and-four from its own 39-yard line.

Cumberlands — full of momentum — needed just two plays to reach just outside the redzone.

The Lindsey Wilson defense made sure the Patriots did not reach the redzone to secure the divisional championship.

Following a seven-yard completion to set up second-and-three from the LWC 22-yard line, the Blue Raiders brought the pressure forcing a pair of incompletions. With the play clock dwindling, the Patriots tried to tie the game but were denied.

James led the Blue Raider defense with seven tackles while Mark Pruitt and Luke Bowman added six stops each.

Lindsey Wilson finds out on Sunday who will be coming to Columbia for the NAIA FCS. Kickoff for next Saturday’s game will be announced on Monday.

LINK: http://www.lindseyathletics.com/article/12156.php

No. 7-ranked Lindsey Wilson scored 27 unanswered points to beat visiting Georgetown (Ky.) 34-18 today on Senior Day at Blue Raider Stadium.

With the win, Lindsey Wilson (9-0, 6-0 in the Mid-South Conference Bluegrass Division) sets up a winner-take-all game with Cumberlands (Ky.) next Saturday for the divisional title.

Trailing 10-7 following the opening quarter, Lindsey Wilson needed just three plays in the second frame to take the lead for good. Cameron Dukes’ 1-yard plunge on fourth-and-goal pushed the Blue Raiders to a 14-10 advantage.

Dukes led the Blue Raider offense — that posted 436 total yards — in beating the Tigers (4-5, 3-3) for a sixth straight time. Dukes ended the game 26-of-41 for 279 yards and three touchdowns. He also led the team with 65 rushing yards and the one score.

The game remained 14-10 until the last play of the first half. Jared Dougherty hit a 35-yard field goal as time expired to give the Blue Raiders the 17-10 halftime lead.

Like the 10-point second quarter, the Blue Raiders used a touchdown and field goal to build their lead to 27-10 through three quarters.

Dukes found Joshua Lewis on a fade to the back of the endzone with 8:23 left in the third for a 24-10 lead and Dougherty added a 20-yard field goal with 3:50 left for the 17-point cushion. Dougherty’s second field goal tied his own single-season program record with nine makes.

While the offense was starting to click, the defense turned up the pressure.

After surrendering 156 yards and 10 points to the Tigers in the opening quarter, the Lindsey Wilson defense allowed just 39 yards in the second and third quarters combined and just 109 yards over the final three-quarters of the game.

Lindsey Wilson also posted another three-takeaway game with a pair of interceptions by James Todd and a pick by Stevie Miller. Todd’s second interception — his sixth of the season — broke a six-way tie for the most picks in a single-season.

Midway through the fourth quarter Lindsey Wilson tacked on some insurance as Dukes hit Hunter Watkins for a 41-yard touchdown strike to extend the lead to 34-10. The touchdown toss is Duke’s 30th of the season and the first for Watkins this season.

Georgetown added a late score as Zach Dampier found Jake Johnson for an acrobatic touchdown to cut the deficit to 34-18 — following the two-point conversion.

Lindsey Wilson recovered the subsequent onside kick and ran out the clock to finish with a perfect home regular-season record.

Georgetown came out firing in the opening quarter as Dampier connected with JJ Ogbogu for a 33-yard touchdown for a 7-0 lead. The Blue Raiders answered as Dukes hit Jay Gaudlock in the front of the endzone from 13 yards out to tie the game at 7-7.

Tyler Dummer pushed the Tigers in front with 4:33 left in the quarter with a 40-yard field goal for the 10-7. The three-point deficit marked the first time this season the Blue Raiders have trailed after one quarter.

Lindsey Wilson took control following the kick and never relinquished it en route to the win.

Lewis and Gaudlock combined for 13 catches for 147 yards and two scores. Luke Bowman and Mark Pruitt led the defense with six tackles each while C.J. Dickerson stuffed the stat sheet with five tackles, one sack, one tackle for a loss and three pass deflections.

Dampier finished 20-of-33 for 223 yards and two touchdowns. He also threw two interceptions in the loss.

Lindsey Wilson returns to action at 12:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, Nov. 16, as the Blue Raiders travel to Cumberlands (Ky.) in Williamsburg, Ky.

LINK: http://www.lindseyathletics.com/article/12118.php

PIKEVILLE, Ky. — The Lindsey Wilson offense put up a season-high 531 yards and the defense did not allow a touchdown in a 45-10 win at Pikeville (Ky.) tonight at Hambley Athletic Complex.

Jaylen Boyd ran for career-high 130 yards and four touchdowns while Cameron Dukes threw for 277 yards and two scores to lead the offense. The Blue Raider defense forced four turnovers, yielding just three points while on the field.

The No. 8-ranked Blue Raiders head into an off week next week with an 8-0 overall record, including 5-0 in the Mid-South Conference Bluegrass Division. Pikeville — who is receiving votes in the national poll — slips to 3-4 overall and 2-2 in the Bluegrass.

Leading 24-10 at the half, the Blue Raiders dominated the third quarter, outscoring their hosts 21-0 to take a 45-10 lead into the fourth quarter. Lindsey Wilson outgained the Bears 231-79 in the third frame and coasted to the 35-point win.

Boyd scored three times in the decisive third quarter — from 35, one and 28 yards out — while racking up 86 yards on six carries in the frame.

The Lindsey Wilson defense forced punts on each Pikeville possession in the quarter and stopped the Bears on fourth-and-one on the first play of the fourth quarter to stomp out any Pikeville hope for an upset.

Lindsey Wilson outgained the Bears 523 to 391. The four takeaways for the Blue Raider defense raises its season total to 25.

Both defenses appeared to be just a step ahead of their counterparts in the early stages of the first quarter.

The Blue Raider defense forced a three-and-out and Mark Pruitt picked off a Bowen Smith pass during the first two drives as Lindsey Wilson ended the first quarter allowing just 44 yards on 12 plays. The Pikeville defense stopped the Blue Raiders on fourth-and-one on Lindsey Wilson’s first drive and held them to a field goal on the second drive.

Jared Dougherty connected on a 23-yard field goal to put the Blue Raiders in front 3-0. Dougherty is now 7-for-7 on field goals this season.

Lindsey Wilson — who put together a pair of 11-play scoring drives in the first quarter — took a 10-0 lead just before the end of the first. Boyd scampered in from the six-yard line to cap the 11-play, 84-yard drive for his first score of the night. Boyd has eight rushing touchdowns this season and 12 total scores following tonight’s effort.

Pikeville used its special teams unit to bring the Homecoming crowd to its feet early in the second quarter. Timothy Butler blocked a Dougherty punt and Josh Green took the ball out of the air at the 1-yard line and carried it into the endzone for the score to cut the deficit to three points.

Following a Lindsey Wilson punt, the Bears marched down the field threatening to take their first lead, but James Todd stalled the drive with his team-leading fourth interception of the season. Todd returned the pick 36 yards where the Blue Raiders needed just one play to increase their lead back to 10 points and snatch the momentum back.

Dukes found Joshua Lewis up the sideline for a 24-yard touchdown for the 17-7 lead. It was the fourth one-play touchdown drive of the season for the Blue Raiders. Lewis finished the game with five catches for 99 yards and two scores.

Pikeville, once again marched down the field, only to be turned away by the stingy Lindsey Wilson defense. Facing a fourth-and-three from the Lindsey Wilson 21-yard line, Alexander Shelton’s keeper out of the wildcat formation was thwarted to give the ball back to the offense. Pikeville finished the game 1-of-3 on fourth down and 3-of-11 on third down.

Lindsey Wilson used four plays to cover 80 yards on the ensuing possession — the last a 57-yard pass from Dukes to a wide-open Lewis for the 24-7 lead.

Pikeville cut the deficit to 24-10 just before the half as William Chandler hit a 32-yard field goal as time expired in the half.

Luke Bowman and Mason Helton led the Blue Raiders with seven tackles each. Damani Jenkins added six tackles, including 2-1/2 tackles for a loss. Bowman and Stevie Miller joined Todd and Pruitt with interceptions.

Lindsey Wilson returns to action at 1:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, Nov. 9, as the Blue Raiders host Georgetown (Ky.) on Senior Day at Blue Raider Stadium.

LINK: http://www.lindseyathletics.com/article/12035.php

The Cameron Dukes and Jay Gaudlock connection led No. 10-ranked Lindsey Wilson football team to a 48-6 win over Cumberland (Tenn.) on Saturday afternoon at Blue Raider Stadium.

Just as impressive, the Blue Raider defensive allowed just one score while recording a pair of takeaways to help Lindsey Wilson improve to 6-0 overall and 3-0 in the Bluegrass Division.

Dukes and Gaudlock connected three times for touchdowns of 32, 39 and five yards. Dukes completed 17-of-21 passes for 247 yards and five touchdowns while Gaudlock finished the game just shy of 100 receiving yards with 99 on six catches. Gaudlock’s three touchdown grabs tie a  program record.

The Blue Raiders outgained the Phoenix 493-261 in total yards, racking up 177 rushing yards and 316 through the air. The LWC defense limited Cumberland to just 94 passing yards and 167 on the ground. Cumberland entered the game averaging nearly 300 yards per game, including 210.5 yards via the run — third-best in the Mid-South Conference.

Luke Bowman tallied a career-high 13 tackles, six unassisted and seven assisted as James Todd tacked on eight tackles of his own.  Marcellus Campbell recorded two interceptions on the afternoon. Campbell’s two interceptions mark the 14th time in the program’s history a player has recorded two picks in a single game.

After the Blue Raiders defense forced their first of two straight CU three-and-outs of the game on the Cumberland opening drive, LWC’s offense took over from their own 40-yard line. Lindsey Wilson mounted an 11 play scoring drive that was capped off by Jaylen Boyd’s two-yard run around the end to the left pylon. The opening drive chewed up nearly five minutes of clock to give Lindsey Wilson the 7-0 lead.

Lindsey Wilson offense would keep the ball rolling on their next possession as Dukes found Gaudlock for a 32-yard strike over the middle of the field. Gaudlock hauled in the catch through double coverage to cap off the four-play drive that started at the LWC 49 yard line.

After trading possessions deep into the second quarter the Phoenix would nearly put their first points on the board with just over three minutes to play in the half. Cumberland drove deep into Lindsey Wilson territory on a 12 play 61-yard drive to the Lindsey Wilson one-yard line. The LWC defense — who has allowed just one touchdown in its last eight quarters — stuffed Cumberland’s final attempt to find the endzone on fourth down from the two-yard line.

The Blue Raider offense rewarded the defensive effort with a touchdown just before halftime to send Lindsey Wilson into the locker room leading 21-0. Lindsey Wilson used six plays to march 99 yards in 2:23 for the score to turn what looked like a 14-7 halftime lead into a three-score advantage at the break. Dukes used the deep ball on the drive as he connected with Terrill Cole Jr. for 34 yards before finding Joshua Lewis on the next play for 44 yards and the score with just 51 seconds to play in the half.

Lindsey Wilson provided the back-breaking score on its first drive of the second half. Starting from the Cumberland 47-yard line, Dukes connected with Gaudlock on the second play of the drive for a 39-yard strike down the left sideline to increase LWC’s lead to 28-0.

Cumberland’s efforts to put its first points of the game on the scoreboard went wide right on a 32-yard field goal miss on the Phoenix first drive of the half.

Facing a fourth down from their 22-yard line, Lindsey Wilson Jared Dougherty completed his first collegiate pass on a fake punt, finding Eddie Davis over the middle for 29 yards. The play allowed the Blue Raiders to score nine plays later as Dukes found Gaudlock for his third receiving touchdown of the day from five yards out.

The Blue Raiders increased their lead to 41-0 over the Phoenix with Dukes’ fifth and final touchdown toss of the day. The junior quarterback found Jaleel Warren over the middle for 24 yards and the score.

Cumberland would score their only points of the afternoon with 10:38 to play in the fourth quarter. Kendall Johnson took a handoff up the middle for 43 yards on the fifth play to trim the deficit to 41-6.

Boyd set up the Blue Raiders at the Cumberland’s 42-yard line with his return of 50 yards on the kickoff. Del’von Dunn capped off the eight-play drive with a one-yard rushing touchdown. It was the Blue Raiders’ final touchdown of the afternoon.

Lindsey Wilson’s Campbell recorded back-to-back interceptions on Cumberland’s final two drives of the contest as LWC won 48-6.

The two takeaways are the 16th and 17th of the season for the Blue Raider defense. Lindsey Wilson is 47-1 all-time when winning the turnover battle.

The Blue Raiders return to the field on Saturday. Oct. 19, then they travel to Thomas More (Ky.) for a 12:30 p.m. CT kickoff in Crestview Hills, Ky.

FOLEY, Ala. — Lindsey Wilson archery earned the program’s first-ever team podium at the USA Archery 3D National Championships this weekend.

The Blue Raiders achieved this milestone in just its second season as a collegiate program.

In addition to the team podium finish, Christa Nelson won an individual gold medal becoming the first Blue Raider archer to win a national title. Nelson, Britney McCarthy, and Makayla Potter along with Dalton Richardson, Taylor Bell, and T Sanchez won team golds to give the Blue Raiders two additional national championships.

Lindsey Wilson tallied 12 total medals during the two-day championship — three gold medals, four silvers, and five bronze.

Nelson posted a score of 352 with a pair of 12s to capture the women’s barebow national title.

Richardson, Bell, and Sanchez won gold in the men’s mixed discipline while Nelson, McCarthy, and Potter won gold in the women’s team barebow.

Four Blue Raider teams picked up silver medals over the two days.

Richardson, Ethan Johnson, and Austin Taylor finished second in the men’s open compound while Bell, Evan Mahanna, and Chandler Wisdom earned runner-up honors in the men’s bowhunter.

Nelson and Hunter Current posted a second-place finish in the mixed barebow and Ashlyn Scriven, Jessica Heady, and Casie Metcalf ended in second place in the mixed discipline.

Richardson along with four teams earned bronze medals.

Richardson and Johnson were part of a three-way tie for second in the men’s compound. Following a tiebreaker, Richardson was awarded third place while Johnson picked up fourth.

The four teams to earn bronze medals include: Scriven, Nikki Bollman, and Abby Kaysinger (women’s open compound), Bell, Mahanna, and Wisdom (men’s bowhunter), Bell and Heady (mixed doubles bowhunter), and Sanchez and Metcalf (mixed doubles recurve).

The national championship concludes the 3D season. Lindsey Wilson archery now turns its attention to the indoor season. Indoor competitions are slated for mid-February in Madisonville, Ky.

2019 Lindsey Wilson Volleyball schedule released

First-year Lindsey Wilson volleyball coach Jerry Forbes announced the 2019 Blue Raider schedule today.

Lindsey Wilson has a tough slate on the docket for the 2019 campaign.

The schedule features 32 regular-season matches, 22 of which are away from Biggers Sports Center. The road challenges include a trio of classics, seven matches against national-tournament qualifiers from a year ago and a meeting with all four teams who reached the national semifinals in 2018.

Lindsey Wilson opens the 2019 season at home against Asbury (Ky.) at 6 p.m. CT on Tuesday, Aug. 20. The Blue Raiders enter the season with a program-record 73-match home winning streak.

The Blue Raiders hit the road for the next two weekends in classics.

Lindsey Wilson faces Point (Ga.) Reinhardt (Ga.), Loyola (La.) and Union (Ky.) in the Mid-South Challenge on Aug. 23-24 in Bowling Green. Reinhardt qualified for the national tournament in 2018.

The Blue Raiders face three teams that will be nationally ranked in the preseason poll at the Missouri Baptist Classic on Aug. 30-31 in St. Louis, Missouri. Lindsey Wilson meets Missouri Baptist and Midland (Neb.) during the first day and squares off with Viterbo (Wisc.) on the final day of the classic. Viterbo and Midland both advanced to the national tournament semifinals last season. Missouri Baptist reached the knockout stage of last season’s national tournament.

September kicks off Mid-South Conference action as the Blue Raiders continue their life on the road, facing off with Shawnee State (Ohio) on Sept. 4, Pikeville (Ky.) on Sept. 5 and Cumberlands (Ky.) on Sept. 10.

The Blue Raiders first home MSC match comes on Sept. 13 as Life (Ga.) invades Biggers Sports Center.

The final classic of the season for the Blue Raiders comes in mid-October as Lindsey Wilson travels to the Hampton Inn Classic hosted by Columbia (Mo.) in Columbia, Mo.

The Blue Raiders face Kansas Wesleyan and defending national champion Park (Mo.) on the first day and William Woods (Mo.) and host Columbia — last season’s national tournament runner-up — on the final day of the event.

Postseason play is slated for Nov. 14-16 with the Mid-South Conference Tournament in Bowling Green. The NAIA National Championship Opening Round matchups are set for Nov. 23 at host campuses across the country with the NAIA National Tournament final site is set to run Dec. 3-7 at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, Iowa.

LINK: http://www.lindseyathletics.com/article/11716.php

Twenty Lindsey Wilson College athletic programs earned 2018-19 NAIA Scholar-Team honors, NAIA officials announced on Monday.

The 20 teams are a department record eclipsing the 16 scholar teams in 2013-14.

Since the inception of the award in 2006-07, 155 Lindsey Wilson teams have earned the national honor. Lindsey Wilson has had at least 10 NAIA Scholar Teams each of the last 10 years.

To be considered for the NAIA Scholar-Team award, a team must have a minimum 3.0 grade-point average as defined by the institution. The team grade point average includes all student-athletes on the eligibility certificate.

Two Lindsey Wilson teams not associated with the NAIA also accomplished the feat giving the LWC athletics department 22 teams with at least a 3.0 GPA for the 2018-19 academic year.

Women’s soccer produced the top Lindsey Wilson grade point average in 2018-19. The women’s soccer program produced a 3.77 GPA for the academic year. It marks the sixth time in the last eight seasons and seventh time overall the women’s soccer program has boasted the highest team GPA at Lindsey Wilson.

Women’s swimming produced a 3.65 team GPA while volleyball earned a 3.63 team GPA to finish just behind women’s soccer.

Other Lindsey Wilson NAIA Scholar Teams include women’s golf (3.57), women’s tennis (3.41), men’s tennis (3.39), men’s golf (3.35), men’s swimming (3.35), women’s bowling (3.30), men’s cross country (3.25), softball (3.23), women’s basketball (3.18), women’s cross country (3.18), wrestling (3.15), men’s outdoor track & field (3.10), men’s indoor track & field (3.09), women’s indoor track & field (3.07), women’s outdoor track & field (3.07), men’s soccer (3.08), and cheerleading (3.02).

Archery (3.05) and cycling (3.23) — to two Lindsey Wilson non-NAIA teams — also achieved a team GPA of 3.0.

A total of 1,939 total NAIA teams earned the distinction during 2018-19.

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