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2006-07 News Releases/Game Stories
Railsplitter Recruiting
Class Could Be The Best In Years
With the 2007-08 school year
already underway, Lincoln Memorial University men’s basketball coach Hugh Watson
released this week the signees for this year’s team. Although the season is
still a couple of months away, practice will begin in mid October in preparation
for the Railsplitters season-opening exhibition November 5.
08/30/2007
LMU’s Wells Receives
NCAA Degree Completion Scholarship
Lincoln
Memorial University’s Kai Wells, a senior on the 2006-07 basketball squad was
recently awarded an NCAA Division II Degree Completion Scholarship for the
2007-08 academic year. Wells joins Wingate University’s Ashley Green as the
only to South Atlantic Conference athletes to receive the award.
08/08/2007
Lenoir-Rhyne Ends
Railsplitter Basketball Season
In another of
high scoring affair that seems to have become a late season trend for the LMU
men’s basketball team, the Bears of Lenoir-Rhyne College eliminated the
Railsplitters with a 101-90 win over Lincoln Memorial in the Quarterfinals of
the South Atlantic Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament on Wednesday night in
Hickory.
02/28/2007
LMU’s
Brown Named To SAC All-Freshman Team
Lincoln
Memorial University men’s basketball guard
Beau Brown has been named to the South Atlantic Conference
All-Freshman Team by the head coaches throughout the league.
02/27/2007
Railsplitters Hold
Off Late Charge From Newberry To Nail Down 5th Place In Final
League Standings
The
Indians cut a 20 point LMU lead to two on Saturday, but the
Railsplitters stood their ground to survive the run and come away with a
75-68 victory to solidify the #5 spot in the South Atlantic Conference
regular season race. (Box
score)
Photo: LMU senior Kai Wells goes
airborne for the lay-up against Newberry. Photo by Ray Welch.
02/24/2007
North Greenville Gets By LMU 93-90
North Greenville
survived a furious comeback by the Lincoln Memorial men's basketball
team to escape with the 93-90 win on Tuesday.
02/20/2007
1975-76 Railsplitters
Help LMU Fans Relive Many Fond Memories
On Saturday
evening Lincoln Memorial University fans enjoyed the reunion of the 1975-76
Railsplitter men’s basketball team that finished fourth nationally and earned a
trip to the NAIA final four.
02/19/2007
LMU Survives Second Half
Run to Defeat Carson-Newman in Overtime
The Lincoln Memorial University Railsplitters took a 18 point lead into the
locker room and opened it up into a 21 points with 14:42 to go in Saturday
night’s offensive showdown before the Eagles came tearing back to tie the game
at 107-107. (Box
score)
Photo: Chris Williams
shoots the lay-up against Carson-Newman. Photo by Ray Welch.
The Lincoln Memorial University men’s basketball suffered its sixth consecutive defeat Wednesday evening in an 89-67 loss to the Indians of Catawba College in Salisbury, North Carolina. (Box score)
Photo: Artavius Mitchell looks to pass the ball to a teammate at Catawba.
02/14/2007
Second Half Start (Or
Lack Thereof) Kills Railsplitter Hopes For Win Over Lenoir-Rhyne
Following
a close first half of play, the
Lincoln Memorial University men’s basketball team trailed 31-24 at the half in
Monday night’s South Atlantic Conference road game against league-leading
Lenoir-Rhyne College. The Railsplitters were still very much in the game as the
second half got underway, but a scoreless stretch of eight minutes and
fifty-four seconds to open the second half quickly took away any chances of
leaving Hickory with an upset. (Box
score)
02/12/2007
Flat Start in Second
Half Allows Mars Hill to Defeat Railsplitters
Although Lincoln Memorial trailed visiting Mars Hill College for nearly the
entire game, it was the Railsplitters' flat start of the second half that
allowed the Lions to pull away in the final period and capture an 81-67 win in Harrogate on Saturday night. (Box
score)
Photo: Artavius Mitchell tries to drive to
the basket. Photo by Ray Welch
02/10/2007
Presbyterian Outguns
Railsplitters
You
could say the Railsplitters were defeated by Presbyterian College Wednesday
night due to the Blue Hose three point shooting, or it might have been
because LMU only had eight players dressed out due to the suspension of
three players last week for team rules violations. Whatever the reason,
Presbyterian stayed near the top of the South Atlantic Conference race with
a 73-57 win over Lincoln Memorial and added to what has become a frustrating
three-game losing skid. (Box
score)
Photo: Javan Crockett looks to make a drive to the basket. Photo by
Ray Welch.
02/07/2007
Jeter
Scores Winning Basket With Three Seconds Remaining, Tusculum Beats LMU 61-58 In
SAC Thriller
Lavanti Jeter scored the winning basket
on a rebound and put-back with three seconds remaining as Tusculum College
rallied to defeat South Atlantic Conference foe Lincoln Memorial University
61-58 Saturday afternoon at Pioneer Arena. (Box
score)
Photo: Coach Hugh Watson disagrees with
a call in LMU's loss at Tusculum.
02/03/2007
Wingate Defeats Lincoln
Memorial 89-86 In SAC Action
The Wingate University men’s basketball team
defeated Lincoln Memorial University 89-86 in a South Atlantic Conference
match-up in Cuddy Arena on the campus of Wingate University Wednesday night.
With the win, Wingate moves to 14-5 overall and 7-2 in the SAC. LMU falls to
11-8 overall and 5-4 in the SAC. (Box
score)
Lopez Three Pointer
Lifts Railsplitters to Come-From-Behind Win Over North Greenville
The
Railsplitters trailed for nearly the entire second half before senior
David Lopez (Tucson,
AZ)
hit his fourth three pointer of the game with only 12 seconds remaining to
give the Railsplitters a 66-65 win over visiting North Greenville
University. (Box score)
Photo: Beau Brown brings the ball up the court. Photo by Ray Welch.
01/27/2007
Railsplitters Put
Down Lions 82-62
Chris Williams (Fort Washington, MD)
and Artavius Mitchell (Chicago, IL) each posted a double-double to
pace Lincoln Memorial University past Mars Hill College in men's basketball
action in Stanford Arena on Wednesday night, 82-62. The Lions fell to 6-10
overall and 2-5 in the SAC while the Railsplitters improved to 10-7 on the
season and 5-3 in the conference. (Box
score)
Photo: Chris Williams scores two of his
game-high 20 points at Mars Hill.
01/24/2007
Catawba Escapes From
Harrogate With Five Point Win Over Railsplitters
Despite a late second half run by Lincoln Memorial, the Catawba Indians came
away with a 70-65 win over the Railsplitters Saturday night to move into third
place in the South Atlantic Conference standings. (Box
score)
01/20/2007
Poor Shooting Key
To Railsplitter Loss To Lenoir-Rhyne
Lincoln Memorial was held to 19.4% shooting in the first
half and 36% in the second half in Wednesday night’s 63-55 loss to
Lenoir-Rhyne College. (Box
score)
Photo: Joplin Johnson shoots the leaning jump shot.
over Lenoir-Rhyne's Donte Watson. Photo by Ray Welch.
01/17/2007
Railsplitters Still Atop
South Atlantic Conference With Double Overtime Win Over Newberry
A 79-77
double overtime win against Newberry College on Saturday night has propelled the
Lincoln Memorial men’s basketball team into a tie with Lenoir-Rhyne College for
first place in the South Atlantic Conference. (Box
score)
01/13/2007
Railsplitters Roll Over
Presbyterian To Remain Tied For South Atlantic Conference Lead
For most
of the game Wednesday evening against Presbyterian College, the Lincoln Memorial
University men’s basketball team look dominating in its 74-57 win over the Blue
Hose. (Box score)
01/10/2007
Railsplitter
Comeback Spells Doom For Pioneers
The
Railsplitter men’s basketball team trailed 34-32 at the half of Monday night’s
game with Tusculum College but captured the lead in the second half to defeat
the Pioneers of Tusculum College 67-63 in South Atlantic Conference play. (Box
score)
Photo: Beau Brown jumps for a dunk. Photo by Ray
Welch
01/08/2007
Wingate Knocks
Railsplitters From Ranks Of Conference Unbeaten Teams
On Wednesday
evening the Railsplitters found out what it felt like to be among the ranks of
the unbeaten in the South Atlantic Conference. On Saturday night, they learned
what a SAC loss tasted like. (Box
score)
Photo: LMU's David
Lopez gets the uncontested lay-up. Photo by Ray Welch.
01/06/2007
Lincoln Memorial University men’s basketball Head Coach Hugh Watson and the Railsplitters traveled to Jefferson City, Tennessee Wednesday night and successfully kicked off the new era in LMU basketball with a 78-73 win over Dale Clayton’s Eagles of Carson-Newman. (Box score)
01/04/2007
Railsplitters Overcome First Half For First Road Win Of The Year
12/29/2006
King Sends LMU Basketball Teams
Into Holiday Break On A Losing Note
12/16/2006
Student-athletes and coaches representing the Lincoln Memorial University men’s basketball team and cheerleading squad recently attended the Wilderness Road Kiwanis Club Christmas party that was held Wednesday morning at the Harrogate United Methodist Church.
12/14/2006
The Lincoln Memorial University men’s basketball team fell from the ranks of the unbeaten Tuesday evening with a 73-66 loss to host Brevard College in Brevard, North Carolina. The Tornados avenged a 25 point November 28th loss to Lincoln Memorial with three-point shooting and by controlling the tempo of the game.
12/06/2006
A 10-2 run in the middle of the first half helped propel the Lincoln Memorial University men's basketball team to the 69-56 victory over Simmons College of Kentucky on Thursday. (Box score)
11/30/2006
Freshman Beau Brown
(Athens, TN) record-setting performance from
three-point range to help the Railsplitters pick up
the 87-52
win over Brevard on Tuesday. (Box
score)Photo: LMU's Beau Brown shoots the lay-up. Photo by Ray Welch
11/28/2006
The Lincoln Memorial University Railsplitter basketball team overcame a 13 point deficit to pull out a hard-fought 74-71 win on Saturday. (Box score)
11/18/2006
The Lincoln Memorial University Railsplitter basketball team used a 23-2 run in the first half to put away Lees-McRae 77-60 on Wednesday in the season opener for both teams. (Box score)
11/15/2006
Both Lincoln Memorial University basketball teams will open the 2006-07 season on Wednesday night when they host Lees-McRae college in a doubleheader in the Turner Arena.
11/15/2006
On Wednesday morning a new era officially got underway for the Lincoln Memorial University basketball programs in Hickory, North Carolina.
10/26/2006
Lincoln Memorial University men’s basketball Head Coach Hugh Watson and his staff have been scouring the recruiting trail since their 7-20 finish last season. This week Watson released the names of the new signees that will try to bring the Railsplitters back to the winning end of the floor this season.
08/08/2006
2005-06 News Releases/Game Stories
Railsplitters
Bringing New Talent for 2006-07 Season
Lincoln Memorial
University men’s basketball Head Coach Hugh Watson and his staff have been
scouring the recruiting trail since their 7-20 finish last season. This week
Watson released the names of the new signees that will try to bring the
Railsplitters back to the winning end of the floor this season.
08/08/2006
A
Disappointing Season to Build On
Saturday
evening’s 74-66 loss to Ed Murphy and the University of West Georgia
brought to a close another frustrating season for the Lincoln Memorial
University men’s basketball program. (Box
score)
Senior Stevie
Akridge attempts the lay-up in his final game as a Railsplitter.
Photo by Ray Welch
02/25/2006
LMU Men Run
Out of Gas Early Against UAH
Playing in their
second game in as many nights, it was clear Monday evening that the
Railsplitters didn’t have the octane to run against one of the GSC
Eastern Division’s most finally tuned machines. (Box
score)
02/20/2006
LMU Men
Lose By One in Overtime
Both LMU and North Alabama came out like shots out of a
cannon in Sunday afternoon’s final regular season meeting in Gulf South
Conference men’s basketball, UNA emerging the 107-106 winner in
overtime. (Box score)
02/19/2006
Inclement
Weather Forces LMU Postponement with North Alabama
While snowy conditions have a grasp on the tri-state
area, the winter weather isn’t only limited to making things difficult
for outdoor activities.
02/18/2006
Recent Road
Swing Unkind to Railsplitters
After a
poor showing in the first half of Saturday night’s game with the
University of West Florida, the Railsplitters showed no signs of
unloading their early game slump Monday evening when they trailed 47-21
at the end of the first half and eventually lost 82-67 loss to Valdosta
State. (Box score)
02/13/2006
Argonauts
Avenge Early Season Loss to Railsplitters
The Lincoln Memorial University men’s basketball team fell to 7-16 and
4-6 in the Gulf South Conference with an 88-70 loss at the hands of the
University of West Florida on Saturday afternoon in Pensacola, Florida.
(Box score)
02/11/2006
Second Half
Comeback Falls Short in Battle With #6 Montevallo
After
falling behind by as many as 20 points in the first half of play Monday
night, the Lincoln Memorial University men’s basketball team whittled
away at the Montevallo lead and cut the deficit to only two with less
than two minutes to go in the game before falling 85-76.
(Box score)
Kai Wells drives in for the lay-up.
Photo by Ray Welch
02/06/2006
Railsplitters Sweep Tigers for the Season
Saturday night’s 73-62 win over the Tigers of the University of West
Alabama not only moved the Railsplitters back to .500 in GSC Eastern
Division play, it extended LMU’s winning streak to two games, snapped a
four-game conference losing skid and allowed the Railsplitters to sweep
UWA this year both home and away. (Box
score)
Stevie Akridge shoots the jumper. Photo by Ray
Welch.
02/04/2006
Railsplitters End Losing Steak with Non-Conference Win
The Lincoln Memorial University Railsplitters ended a four-game losing
skid with Monday night’s 79-71 win over the Crusaders of North
Greenville University in Tigerville, South
Carolina. (Box score)
01/30/2006
UWG Returns
Home In Style, Beats 'Splitters
After a long, tough road trip that featured games against two top-25
teams, the Braves returned to the HPE Building Saturday night to an
offensive explosion, blasting Lincoln Memorial 99-77. (Box
score)
01/29/2006
Railsplitter Second Half Comeback Falls Short
Playing
the #13 ranked team in Division II NCAA men’s basketball, the Lincoln
Memorial University Railsplitters went to the locker room down 17 at the
half and then came out in the final 20 minutes of play to cut the
deficit to only two before falling Monday evening 77-62 at the hands of
the University of Alabama-Huntsville. (Box
score)
LMU's Adam Schapman shoots the jumper over the UAH
defender. Photo by Ray Welch.
01/23/2006
LMU Men Can’t
Stop UNA’s Offensive Attack
The Lincoln Memorial University men’s basketball team dropped its second
Gulf South Conference game of the year Saturday night when the
University of North Alabama Lions came into the Tex Turner Arena and
dropped 94 points on the Railsplitters in a 94-84 battle of two of the
GSC’s top teams. (Box
score)
LMU's Kenneth Fox shoots the lay-up against UNA.
Photo by Ray Welch.
01/21/2006
Turnovers
Hurt Railsplitters in Loss to Top Ranked Montevallo
Thirteen first half turnovers were the damaging blow to the Lincoln
Memorial University men in Monday night’s battle against the #1
nationally ranked Falcons of the University of Montevallo, now the only
unbeaten team in Gulf South Conference Eastern Division play. (Box
score)
01/16/2006
The
Railsplitter Transformation Continues
The Lincoln Memorial University men’s basketball team continued to make
believers of Gulf South Conference opponents Saturday evening with an
88-79 road victory over the Tigers of the University of West Alabama. (Box
score)
01/14/2006
Railsplitters
Cruise Past Argonauts
The Lincoln Memorial University men’s basketball team remained among the
ranks of the unbeaten Monday evening with a 79-59 win over the
University of West Florida to advance to 2-0 in Gulf South Conference
Eastern Division play. (Box
score)
LMU'S Johnny Martin shoots the lay-up. Photo by Ray
Welch.
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LMU’s Inside
Game Comes to Life against Blazers
With the beginning of the Gulf South Conference schedule, the Lincoln
Memorial University men’s basketball team managed to take a 1-0 mark
with all pistons firing in LMU’s 89-82 win over Valdosta State Saturday
evening. (Box score)
LMU'S Kai Wells drives to the basket. Photo by
Ray Welch.
01/07/2006
Crusaders
Silence Railsplitters
The Lincoln Memorial University men’s basketball team suffered possibly
its most gut-wrenching loss of the season Tuesday evening when North
Greenville College came into the Turner Arena at 1-8 and handed the
Railsplitters a 76-75 loss. (Box
score)
01/03/2006
LMU Men
Split at Holiday Inn Classic
Playing in their first two games since returning from the Christmas
break, the Lincoln Memorial University men’s basketball team picked up a
win and a loss this week while playing in Ashland University’s Holiday
Inn Classic last Wednesday and Thursday.
12/30/2005
Railsplitters Lose another Heartbreaker
The Lincoln Memorial men must feel as though a curse has been placed on
them after losing two close games this week to South Atlantic Conference
opponents. (Box score)
12/15/2005
Pioneers
Rally In Overtime To Beat LMU 87-77
Senior Donald Sexton scored 23 points, including 10 in the
overtime period to lead Tusculum College to a dramatic 87-77 overtime
win over visiting Lincoln Memorial University Tuesday night in men's
basketball action at Pioneer Arena. The win ends a three-game home
losing streak to LMU. (Box
Score)
12/13/2005
Eagles
Roll In Win Over LMU
The Carson-Newman Eagles used a combination of hot shooting and stingy
defense as they rolled to an 87-63 win over the Lincoln Memorial
Railsplitters Saturday night at Holt Fieldhouse. (Box
score)
12/10/2005
LMU
Basketball Teams Stumble Again Against Tusculum
The Lincoln Memorial University men’s and women’s basketball teams
suffered yet another setback Saturday evening when Tusculum College came
to town and knocked off both the LMU men and women in the first meeting
between the two schools of the 2005-06 season.
12/04/2005
#8 Ranked
Patriots Too Much For Railsplitters
The Lincoln Memorial University men’s basketball team fell to 1-4
Thursday evening after suffering an 89-61 loss at the hands of the #8
nationally ranked Patriots of the University of the Cumberlands.
12/01/2005
Railsplitters Hit Last Second Shot to Notch First Win
Lincoln
Memorial University forward Johnny
Martin (Detroit, MI) hit a game-winning three pointer with
1.5 seconds remaining in overtime to lift the Railsplitters to a 58-57
victory over Benedict College on Tuesday evening.
11/30/2005
Round One
Goes To Carson-Newman
The Carson-Newman men and women’s basketball teams won the first of two
rounds of to be fought this season with Lincoln Memorial University on
Tuesday night in the Tex Turner Arena.
11/22/2005
Turnovers
Plague Railsplitters in Loss to Wingate
Holding on to the ball proved to be the fatal blow to the Lincoln Memorial
men in Saturday evenings 112-89 loss at Wingate University. The
Railsplitters committed 32 turnovers, most of which came in the first half
in route to their second loss of the season.
11/19/2005
Mars Hill
Comes from Behind to Top Lincoln Memorial in Season Opener, 82-70
MHC rallied from a double-figure deficit in the first half to win their
season opener 82-70 tonight in Stanford Arena. The Lions trailed LMU by 18
points with 12:20 left in the first stanza after Artavius Mitchell
(Chicago, IL) hit a 3-pointer. MHC (1-0) battled back out scoring the
Railsplitters (0-1) 24-to-15 over the next nine minutes to trim the
deficit to just a single point with 3:09 left in the first half after
James Hippolyte (Spring Valley, NY) hit a layup. LMU held on to the lead
and took a four point advantage (42-38) into the locker room at the
intermission. (Box score)
11/15/2005
LMU
Basketball Teams Set to Tip-off 2005-06 Basketball Season
The Lincoln Memorial University men’s and women’s basketball teams both
play their season-openers tonight on the road. The LMU men travel to
Mars Hill, North Carolina where they will take on the Mountain Lions of
Mars Hill College. The Lady Railsplitters travel to Banner Elk, North
Carolina for a date with Lees McRae College.
11/15/2005
Fox Named
To GSC Preseason All-Conference Squad
Lincoln
Memorial University men’s basketball forward Kenneth Fox (Lexington,
Kentucky) has been named to the Gulf South Conference Preseason
All-Conference team. The announcement came Thursday evening from the
conference office in Birmingham, Alabama.
10/21/2005