2007-2008 ATHLETICS NEWS RELEASES
 
  2007-2008 athletics news releases

May 2008

  • 5/9/2008 - Union softball puts three players on All-Region team
  • 5/9/2008 - Union men’s soccer adds another player for fall 2008
  • 5/8/2008 - Union Softball tops Freed-Hardeman to advance in region tournament
  • 5/8/2008 - Union Volleyball Signs Alabama Player to 2008 Roster
  • 5/8/2008 - Union's Cozart, Powers get NAIA Region XI baseball honors
  • 5/7/2008 - Madison Academic soccer star signs with Union men’s program
  • 5/6/2008 - Union Women’s Soccer Signs New Jersey Standout
  • 5/3/2008 - Union softball wins twice on final day, finishes second in tournament
  • 5/1/2008 - Union softball puts five players on all-conference list

April 2008

  • 4/30/2008 - Union softball gets first round win behind Burnett's record 16 strikeouts
  • 4/29/2008 - Humboldt duo leads Union baseball past Lambuth in conference tournament
  • 4/28/2008 - Union baseball has four players to earn TranSouth post season honors
  • 4/28/2008 - Union's Hansen Named TranSouth Baseball Player of the Week
  • 4/25/2008 - Union softball sweeps Lambuth in double-header
  • 4/25/2008 - Union Softball Signs Gibson County’s Davis
  • 4/24/2008 - Hansen leads Union baseball in double-header sweep over Crichton
  • 4/24/2008 - Trinity Christian Standout Signs with Union Softball
  • 4/22/2008 - Sadler named acting athletic director at Union
  • 4/22/2008 - Union Volleyball Inks Transfer Lieberman for 2008 Season
  • 4/16/2008 - Florida Standout Signs with Union Women’s Soccer
  • 4/15/2008 - Union Men’s Golf Claims Second TranSouth Title in Three Years
  • 4/14/2008 - Union Golf in First Place after Round 1 at TranSouth Tournament
  • 4/14/2008 - Union Men’s Soccer Adds Clarksville Standout to 2008 Roster
  • 4/14/2008 - Station Camp HS Standout Signs with Union Men’s Soccer
  • 4/14/2008 - Union Men’s Soccer Hendersonville Player to 2008 Roster
  • 4/12/2008 - Union Baseball Splits Saturday Double-Header, Takes Weekend Series from No. 24 FHU
  • 4/11/2008 - Union Baseball Tops No. 24 Freed-Hardeman 5-3 in Series Opener
  • 4/11/2008 - Union Women’s Soccer Signs Nashville Standout
  • 4/8/2008 - Union Softball Earns Split at No. 4 Trevecca Nazarene
  • 4/7/2008 - Union's Harken Named TranSouth Co-Pitcher of the Week
  • 4/7/2008 - Union Softball Sweeps Lyon
  • 4/4/2008 - Union Volleyball Adds Transfer for Fall of 2008
  • 4/3/2008 - Fundraiser for Union Golfer
  • 4/2/2008 - Still hospitalized, prayer lifts Kelley and Wilson
  • 4/2/2008 - Union Golf Posts Second Place Finish at RedHawk Classic
  • 4/1/2008 - Union's Neaville, Lake Named NAIA All-Americans
  • 4/1/2008 - Union Women's Basketball Earns Five Star Award
  • 4/1/2008 - Union Cross Country Adds Two Recruits for Fall of 2008

March 2008

  • 3/26/2008 - Union Baseball Wins Third Straight With Double-Header Sweep
  • 3/24/2008 - Union's Brasfield Named TranSouth Pitcher of the Week
  • 3/24/2008 - Union Lady Bulldogs Suffer First Loss of Season in National Semifinal Game
  • 3/23/2008 - Union (Tenn.) Advances to Fourth Straight Semifinal With 82-57 Win
  • 3/21/2008 - No. 1 Union Advances to NAIA Quarterfinals with Win Over The Master's
  • 3/21/2008 - Union Baseball Tops Cumberland 6-5
  • 3/19/2008 - Union (Tenn.) Posts 95-66 First-Round Win over Science & Arts (Okla.)
  • 3/18/2008 - Union’s Owino, Dudley, Campbell, and Team Honored by WBCA
  • 3/12/2008 - Union Ladies Earn Top Seed in 2008 National Tournament
  • 3/12/2008 - Union Softball Wins Sixth Straight
  • 3/10/2008 - No. 1 Union Wins Second Straight TranSouth Tournament Title
  • 3/10/2008 - NAIA and JumpTV Partner to Bring the 2008 NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball National Championship
  • 3/7/2008 - No. 1 Union Tops No. 20 Trevecca Nazarene to Advance to Conference Title Game
  • 3/6/2008 - Union Splits Double-Header with Chatham's No-Hitter
  • 3/6/2008 - Bulldogs Fall to Cumberland 73-70 in TranSouth Conference Tournament
  • 3/5/2008 - No. 1 Union Starts TranSouth Title Defense with Win
  • 3/5/2008 - Union Baseball Tops Rhodes College 3-2
  • 3/5/2008 - Union Ladies Remain No.1 Through Final Poll, Men Receiving Votes
  • 3/4/2008 - Union's Cozart Named TranSouth Player of the Week
  • 3/3/2008 - Union's Neaville Named TranSouth's Top Newcomer, Lake 1st Team Honors
  • 3/3/2008 - Union's Owino Named TranSouth Player of the Week
  • 3/3/2008 - Union's Lake Named TranSouth Player of the Week
  • 3/3/2008 - Union Sweeps TranSouth Women's Basketball Awards
  • 3/1/2008 - Union Men Close Regular Season with Season Best Fifth Straight Win
  • 3/1/2008 - No. 1 Union Completes Historic Regular Season with 29-0 Record
  • 3/1/2008 - Union Splits Double-Header With Lambuth, Drops Series

February 2008

  • 2/28/2008 - Neaville Breaks Two Records in Union's Fourth Straight Win
  • 2/28/2008 - No. 1 Union Ladies Go To 28-0
  • 2/27/2008 - Union Ladies No. 1 for Tenth Straight Poll, Men Again Receiving Votes
  • 2/27/2008 - Union's Neaville Named NAIA/TranSouth Player of the Week
  • 2/25/2008 - Union Men Win Third Straight Game with Upset Victory over No. 17 Trevecca Nazarene
  • 2/25/2008 - Union's Dudley Named TranSouth Co-Player of the Week
  • 2/25/2008 - Union Women Keep Perfect Season Alive with 99-86 Win Over No. 19 Trevecca Nazarene
  • 2/23/2008 - Union Baseball Opens Season with Triple Header Sweep
  • 2/23/2008 - Union Men Win Second Straight Behind Neaville's Career Night
  • 2/21/2008 - Union Men win 92-82, Snap Four-Game Skid with Second Half Rally
  • 2/21/2008 - No. 1 Union Stays Perfect, Clinches TranSouth Regular Season Title with Win over Freed-Hardeman
  • 2/20/2008 - Union Ladies Still No. 1 for Ninth Straight Poll
  • 2/20/2008 - Union Soccer Player is Home from Hospital After Being Trapped in Tornado Rubble
  • 2/19/2008 - Union Golfer Continues Recovery In Hospital
  • 2/19/2008 - Union Softball Team Continues on at UT Martin in Aftermath of Devastating Tornado
  • 2/19/2008 - Union's Owino Named TranSouth, NAIA Player of the Week
  • 2/17/2008 - No. 1 Union Ladies Win, Men Drop Fourth Straight
  • 2/14/2008 - Union Men Drop Third Straight With Loss at No. 7 Lambuth
  • 2/14/2008 - No. 1 Union Extends Record Streak with 82-76 Win at No. 14 Lambuth
  • 2/14/2008 - Union Ladies No. 1 for Eighth Straight Poll, Men Receiving Votes
  • 2/11/2008 - Union Men Lose by Three Points in First Game Since Storms Hit Campus
  • 2/11/2008 - No. 1 Union Wins in First Game Since Tornado
  • 2/7/2008 - Union University Family, Campus Recovers From EF4 Tornado
  • 2/6/2008 - Union Weekend Sporting Events Postponed; Monday's BKB Game Moved to JCS
  • 2/5/2008 - Union Baseball Adds Huntingdon’s McAdams for 2008-09 Season
  • 2/5/2008 - Union's Neaville Named TranSouth Player of the Week
  • 2/5/2008 - Union's Dudley Named TranSouth Women's Player of the Week
  • 2/4/2008 - Union Drops Game at Lyon, 62-59
  • 2/4/2008 - No. 1 Union Ladies Set Team Mark for Best Start at 22-0
  • 2/2/2008 - Union Wins Fourth Straight with 86-79 over Bethel
  • 2/2/2008 - No. 1 Union Ties Program's Best Start at 21-0 with 89-79 Win

January 2008

  • 1/31/2008 - No. 1 Union Ladies Move to 20-0, Men Win Third Straight
  • 1/29/2008 - Union’s Lake Named TranSouth Player of the Week
  • 1/28/2008 - Union Men Get Fourth Win in Five Games
  • 1/26/2008 - No. 1 Union Ladies Set Record, Men Roll at Blue Mountain
  • 1/24/2008 - Union Men Fall 90-88 at Freed-Hardeman
  • 1/24/2008 - No. 1 Union Ladies Prevail in Clash of NAIA Powers
  • 1/23/2008 - Union Ladies No. 1 for Sixth Straight Poll, Men Back in Rankings
  • 1/22/2008 - Union's Owino Named TranSouth Player of the Week
  • 1/22/2008 - Union's Lake Named TranSouth Player of the Week
  • 1/19/2008 - Union Men Win Second Straight Versus Ranked Teams
  • 1/19/2008 - No. 1 Union Ladies Stay Perfect with Win Over Martin Methodist
  • 1/18/2008 - Union Signs North Side’s Ross to Basketball Scholarship
  • 1/16/2008 - Union Baseball Signs Jackson State Standout
  • 1/15/2008 - No. 20 Union Stops Skid with 75-66 Win at Cumberland
  • 1/15/2008 - No. 1 Union Goes to 16-0 with 100-83 win at No. 23 Cumberland
  • 1/12/2008 - Union’s Comeback Falls Short in Home Loss
  • 1/12/2008 - No. 1 Union Rides 30-Point Halftime Lead to Win over No. 14 Lambuth
  • 1/10/2008 - No. 20 Union Drops Tough Loss on the Road at No. 7 Trevecca Nazarene
  • 1/10/2008 - No. 1 Union Tops No. 17 Trevecca Nazarene 84-79 in Overtime Thriller
  • 1/9/2008 - Union Lady Bulldogs Still No. 1, Men Up to No. 20
  • 1/7/2008 - Union’s Neaville Named TranSouth Player of the Week
  • 1/7/2008 - Union Men Fall to Lyon at Home
  • 1/7/2008 - Union Lady Bulldogs Stay Perfect With 76-52 Win Over Lyon
  • 1/5/2008 - No. 22 Union Pulls Away for Win in First Conference Game
  • 1/5/2008 - No. 1 Union Holds Off Bethel in First Conference Game of the Season
  • 1/3/2008 - Union’s Eason to Get High School Jersey Retired by Scotts Hill
  • 1/3/2008 - Union Softball Signs Bolton Standout

December 2007

  • 12/18/2007 - Union Lady Bulldogs to Host High School Girls Tournament
  • 12/13/2007 - Union Athletes Help Kids have a Night to Remember
  • 12/11/2007 - Union Softball Signs Ripley’s Edwards to Scholarship
  • 12/6/2007 - Union Ladies Stay No. 1, Men at No. 22 in NAIA Rankings
  • 12/4/2007 - Union’s Coyle Named to Volleyball All-Region Team
  • 12/3/2007 - Union Volleyball Signs Givens for 2008 Season
  • 12/3/2007 - NAIA Honors Three from Union Women’s Soccer Team
  • 12/1/2007 - No. 1 Union Remains Perfect with Win in Top-25 Match-Up
  • 12/1/2007 - No. 19 Union Falls to No. 5 Mountain State

November 2007

  • 11/30/2007 - No. 1 Union Rallies for 68-67 Win
  • 11/30/2007 - ‘A champion’: Blackstock to retire after 34 years as athletic director
  • 11/29/2007 - Union Baseball Picked Fourth in TranSouth Preseason Poll
  • 11/28/2007 - Union University to Host December Softball Camps
  • 11/28/2007 - Union Senior Named Men’s Soccer All-American, All-Region
  • 11/26/2007 - No. 1 Union Survives Upset Attempt by Campbellsville 77-73
  • 11/26/2007 - Union's Neaville Named TranSouth Player of the Week
  • 11/24/2007 - No. 19 Union Tops No. 23 McKendree
  • 11/20/2007 - Madison Academic’s Stack Signs with Union Baseball
  • 11/19/2007 - Union’s Neaville Named TranSouth Player of the Week
  • 11/19/2007 - Union’s Owino Named TranSouth Player of the Week
  • 11/17/2007 - Unoin Men Hold On For Win at McKendree
  • 11/17/2007 - Union Men Finish Eighth In National Championship Meet, Two All-Americans
  • 11/17/2007 - Union Women Get First Ever NAIA All-American Runner; Team 28th in NAIA Meet
  • 11/16/2007 - Union Men Post 111 Points in Win Over Missouri Baptist
  • 11/16/2007 - Union Volleyball Defeats Freed-Hardeman First Round of Region Tournament
  • 11/16/2007 - Union Ladies Remain Perfect with 110-point Night
  • 11/15/2007 - No. 1 Union Holds Off No. 3 Lee for an 86-80 Win
  • 11/14/2007 - Jackson Rotary Classic to Feature Six Ranked Teams, Including NAIA's Top Three
  • 11/13/2007 - Union's Owino Named TranSouth Player of the Week
  • 11/9/2007 - Union Volleyball Boasts Four Players on All-Conference Team
  • 11/7/2007 - Union's Hobbs Named TranSouth, Region XI, and NAIA National Volleyball Libero of the Week
  • 11/7/2007 - Union Baseball Signs USJ’s Grimm to Scholarship
  • 11/5/2007 - Union Volleyball Wins in Final Home Match of Season
  • 11/5/2007 - Union Cross Country Boasts TranSouth Runners and Coach of the Year
  • 11/3/2007 - No. 1 Union Rolls in Season Opener
  • 11/3/2007 - Union Men Top Campbellsville in Battle of Ranked Teams
  • 11/3/2007 - Union Cross Country Sweeps TranSouth and NAIA Region XI Titles
  • 11/2/2007 - Union Volleyball Tops Freed-Hardeman
  • 11/1/2007 - Union Women’s Soccer Places Five on TranSouth All-Conference List

October 2007

  • 10/31/2007 - Union Ranked No. 19 in NAIA Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll
  • 10/31/2007 - Union Women Ranked No. 1 in NAIA Preseason Poll
  • 10/30/2007 - Union to induct sports legends into Hall of Fame
  • 10/30/2007 - Union Men’s Soccer Places Four on All-Conference Team
  • 10/25/2007 - Union Men’s Cross Country Receives First Ever NAIA Top-25 Ranking; Women Receive Votes
  • 10/23/2007 - Union Women's Soccer Rolls in Opening Round of TranSouth Tournament
  • 10/22/2007 - Union's Moser Named TranSouth Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week
  • 10/22/2007 - Union's Martins Named TranSouth Volleyball Setter of the Week
  • 10/20/2007 - Union's Rop Wins Southeastern Cross Country Classic; Teams Finish 2nd (M), 3rd (W)
  • 10/18/2007 - Union Volleyball Tops Lambuth 3-2
  • 10/18/2007 - Union Men's Basketball Picked Third in TranSouth Preseason Poll
  • 10/17/2007 - Union Women's Basketball Picked to Repeat as TranSouth Champions
  • 10/13/2007 - Union Announces Bulldog Madness, Booster Meeting for Tuesday
  • 10/13/2007 - Union Volleyball Tops Cumberlands 3-0
  • 10/10/2007 - Union Men's Soccer Stays in First Place Tie with Win at Crichton
  • 10/10/2007 - Union Women's Soccer Tops Crichton
  • 10/8/2007 - Union Reserve Teams Tops Lindsey Wilson JV
  • 10/8/2007 - Union’s Zimmerman Named TranSouth/NAIA Region XI Women’s Soccer Player of the Week
  • 10/8/2007 - Union’s Crozier Named TranSouth Men’s Soccer Player of the Week
  • 10/8/2007 - Union’s Martins Named TranSouth Volleyball Setter of the Week
  • 10/6/2007 - Union Women's Soccer Wins Record Sixth Straight with Win over Cumberland
  • 10/6/2007 - Union Volleyball Defeats Cumberland 3-0
  • 10/3/2007 - Union's Hobbs Named TranSouth and Region XI Libero of the Week
  • 10/3/2007 - Union Volleyball Gets 300th Victory in Program History with Win at Rhodes
  • 10/2/2007 - Union's Men Hold off Lambuth for 3-1 Soccer Win
  • 10/2/2007 - Union Ladies Ride Zimmerman's Second Hat-Trick of Season to Victory
  • 10/2/2007 - Union’s Pla Adds another NAIA Region XI and TranSouth Defensive Player of the Week Honor

September 2007

  • 9/25/2007 - Union Men's Soccer Gets Back on Winning Track with 2-1 Win
  • 9/25/2007 - Union Women's Soccer Moves Winning Streak to Three Matches with 2-0 Win
  • 9/25/2007 - Union Volleyball Continues Streak Versus Lambuth
  • 9/25/2007 - Union Golf Wins Fall Invitational Championship
  • 9/25/2007 - Union’s Pla Named NAIA Region XI and TranSouth Defensive Player of the Week
  • 9/19/2007 - Union Reserve Team Continues Solid Season
  • 9/18/2007 - Union Men Stop Skid with 4-0 Win over Lyon
  • 9/18/2007 - Zimmerman Records Hat Trick in 5-0 Win
  • 9/18/2007 - Union’s Pla Named TranSouth Defensive Player of the Week
  • 9/17/2007 - Union’s Rop Wins Vanderbilt Men’s Cross Country Event; Women 1st Among NAIA Schools, 9th Overall
  • 9/14/2007 - Union Volleyball Tops Mid-Continent 3-0
  • 9/14/2007 - Union Women's Soccer Falls to NCAA Alabama-Huntsville
  • 9/14/2007 - Union University to Host College Cross Country Meet on Campus
  • 9/12/2007 - Union Favored in 2007 TranSouth Cross Country Pre-Season Polls
  • 9/11/2007 - Union Sweeps Trevecca In Soccer Double-Header
  • 9/11/2007 - Union Volleyball Sweeps TranSouth Weekly Honors, Libero Gets Region Honor
  • 9/10/2007 - Union Volleyball Tops Bethel 3-0
  • 9/10/2007 - Union’s Hanna Named TranSouth Men’s Soccer Player of the Week
  • 9/8/2007 - Union Volleyball Remains Perfect with Cumberland Tournament Title
  • 9/4/2007 - Union Women's Soccer Falls Short in Battle with No. 9 Bethel
  • 9/4/2007 - Union's Pla Named TranSouth/NAIA Region XI Soccer Defensive Player of the Week

August 2007

  • 8/28/2007 - Union Men’s Soccer 2-1 Overtime Win over Oklahoma Baptist Highlights Season Opening Road Trip
  • 8/23/2007 - Union Softball Fills Out Roster with Two Additions
  • 8/21/2007 - Union Women's Soccer Opens Season with 7-1 Victory
  • 8/20/2007 - Union Softball Signs Union City Standout
  • 8/6/2007 - Union Men’s Basketball Adds Three Players to 2007-08 Season
  • 8/2/2007 - Union Softball Adds Alabama Junior College Standout
  • 8/1/2007 - Union Men’s Basketball Signs Juco All-American for 2007-08 Season

July 2007

  • 7/31/2007 - Union Releases Schedules for the 2007 Fall Seasons
  • 7/30/2007 - Union Baseball Signs Transfer for Upcoming Season
  • 7/18/2007 - Union Signs Transfer to 2007 Roster
  • 7/11/2007 - Union Volleyball Signs Illinois Player for Fall 2007
  • 7/6/2007 - Union Softball Adds Transfer to 2007-08 Roster
  • 7/2/2007 - Union Signs Hardin County Golfer to Roster

June 2007

  • 6/29/2007 - Union Women’s Basketball Adds England Standout to 2007-08 Roster
  • 6/28/2007 - Union Adds Lewis County Athlete to Men's Soccer Team
  • 6/28/2007 - Union Men's Soccer Signs Arkansas Standout
  • 6/28/2007 - Union Men's Soccer Adds Allen to Roster
  • 6/28/2007 - Union Earns TranSouth All-Sports Trophy for Fourth Straight Year
  • 6/25/2007 - Union Women's Soccer Adds Corinth Standout to Roster
  • 6/25/2007 - Collierville Women's Soccer Standout Signs with Union
  • 6/25/2007 - Union Adds Women's Soccer Player for 2007
  • 6/15/2007 - Union Baseball Signs Jackson State Player
  • 6/12/2007 - Union Announces New Softball Head Coach
  • 6/11/2007 - Union Baseball Adds Juco Transfer to 2007 Roster
  • 6/7/2007 - Parsons Standout Joins Union Baseball Team
  • 6/6/2007 - Union Names Canary New Assistant Baseball Coach
  • 6/5/2007 - Union's Walters Named NAIA Softball All-American

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