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	<title>Union women&apos;s basketball tops St. Francis 75-54 in Homecoming game</title>        
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		<description><![CDATA[The No. 1 Union University Lady Bulldogs topped the University of St. Francis (Ill.) 75-54 at Union&apos;s Homecoming on Saturday. Union improved to 3-0 on the season. St. Francis, who is receiving votes in the NAIA Preseason rankings, dropped to 1-2.

Union senior guard and the TranSouth Conference Preseason Player of the Year, Kaitlin Dudley, scored a game-high 29 points, including four-of-six three pointers.

Union led by as many as 28 points late in the contest, before St. Francis cut the deficit to 17 points in the final minutes. 

St. Francis jumped out to a 4-0 lead, but Union answered with an 8-2 run capped off by a Lavanda Ross three pointer to take the lead that Union never relinquished. Union led by as many as 16 points, 33-17, in the first half, before taking a 39-25 lead into the break.

Union pushed their second half lead up to 28 points, 62-34, with 10:44 left in the game. A 16-5 run by St. Francis over the next six minutes, cut the deficit to 17 points. However, Union extended the final score to 21 points at 75-54.

Union was led by Dudley&apos;s 29 points, a season high for the senior. Jackson native Lavanda Ross scored 16 points while Zeinab Chan recorded her second double-double in three games with 14 points and 16 rebounds. Union had a rare low shooting performance, making just 46 percent from the field, including just 25 percent (6-24) from three point range. Union made 11-of-17 free throws for 65 percent.

St. Francis was led by Anna Sears with 16 points, Kacie Baird with 12 points and Jaqie Storm with 10 points. The Saints shot 33 percent from the field, 24 percent (4-17) from behind the arc and 67 percent (6-9) from the free throw line.

Up next for Union will be a tough road trip on Monday, November 9 when the Lady Bulldogs travel to the No. 12 ranked University of the Cumberlands (Ky.).

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	<title>Union men&apos;s basketball rolls in Niven&apos;s first game as head coach</title>        
        <link>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=1656</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The No. 11 Union University Bulldogs cruised to a 108-51 victory over William Woods (Mo.) University in the head coaching debut of David Niven. Union starts the season 1-0, while William Woods dropped to 1-2 on the season.
	
After 12 years as an assistant for Union, Niven began his head coaching career with a win in front of the Union Homecoming crowd.

Union jumped out to a 7-0 lead early, but William Woods rallied back to tie the game at 13-13 at the 15 minute mark. Union closed out the half with a 45-9 run to push their lead to the biggest of the half at 36 points, 58-22.

In the second half, Union posted another 50 points, extending their lead to as many as 63 points on two occasions. The last coming 108-45, before William Woods added two late three pointers to set the final score at 108-51.

Union posted great shooting throughout the game. The Bulldogs shot 54 percent from the field, 43 percent (13-30) from behind the arc and 82 percent (9-11) from the free throw line.

Ten of the 12 players for Union scored in the game with six players in double figures, led by senior guard Keith Tolliver with a game-high 22 points. Samuel Danache scored 16 points in his first game as a Bulldog. Alan North added 13 points including three from long range. Greg Truvillion, last season&apos;s leading scorer, added 12 points with his first points not coming until just before the half. Roland Banhoro added a double-double with 12 points and 15 rebounds.

William Woods was led by Seth Thomas with 13 points, including three from behind the arc. Dan Anderson added eight points. The Owls shot just 28 percent from the field, 28 percent (6-21) from behind the arc and 50 percent (9-18) from the free throw line.

Up next for Union will be a home game on Monday, Nov. 9 versus No. 25 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) University at 7:00 p.m.

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	<title>Union cross country places third in men&apos;s, women&apos;s race; three Union runners make nationals</title>        
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		<description><![CDATA[The Union University men&apos;s and women&apos;s cross country teams posted third place finishes in the NAIA Qualifying meet in Nashville on Friday. The teams did not qualify for nationals for the first time in three seasons, however, three Union runners placed high enough to advance to the NAIA National Meet as individual qualifiers.  

Shorter (Ga.) College placed first in both races and earned the team qualifier to nationals. The top five runners in each race, not on Shorter&apos;s team advance to nationals as individual qualifiers. Union had three of those 10.

Hannah Clardy, Alex Bett and Zach Covington will make the trip to Vancouver, Washington for the November 21 race.

Alex Bett finished in first place in the men&apos;s qualifying race. He follows up his individual TranSouth Championship last week with a time of 25:59.06. Union&apos;s Zach Covington placed ninth, Seth Covington was seventeenth, Drake Ott placed twenty-first, Joel Wellum was thirty-sixth, Dan Ramer was forty-second and Logan Smith placed fifty-sixth.

On the women&apos;s side, Hannah Clardy finished sixth, Kayla Hauss placed sixteenth, Carissa Wilson was twenty-second, Carrie Moore placed twenty-third, Lilli Harmon was twenty-fourth, Cally Howell was thirty-ninth and Hannah Staggs was fortieth.

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	<title>No. 1 Union rolls to 2-0 with win</title>        
        <link>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=1653</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The top ranked Union University Lady Bulldogs posted a 95-42 win over St. Catharine (Ky.) College. Union improved to 2-0 on the season, while St. Catharine dropped to 0-2.

As in the first game of the season last Monday, Union used a 50-point second half to pull away for the win. The Lady Bulldogs scored 50 second half points, holding St. Catharine to 21 points in each half.  Union led 45-21 at the half. Union never trailed and the final score equaled their largest lead of the game at 53 points.

Union shot 45 percent from the field, 40 percent (8-20) from three point range and 78 percent (25-32) from the free throw line. All 11 players scored in the game for Union, including six in double figures. Stacey Conway led all scorers with 15 points. In her first game of the year, Ashley Lillard posted a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Kayla Bryant scored 12 points on four three pointers and Kayla Hudson scored 11 points on three shots from long distance. Zeinab Chan and Christina Ray added 10 points each, while Kaitlin Dudley pitched in nine points.

St. Catharine was led by Erin Rogers with 10 points and Brittany Darden with eight points. The Patriots shot 31 percent from the field, 40 percent (4-10) from behind the arc and 62 percent (8-13) from the free throw line.

Up next will be Union&apos;s Homecoming game on Saturday, November 7 at 2:00 p.m. at home versus the University of St. Francis (Ill.). The Union play their season opener at 4:00 p.m. versus William Woods (Mo.) University.

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	<title>Union University Sports Hall of Fame to induct six, 1963 baseball team also to be honored</title>        
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		<description><![CDATA[The Union University Sports Hall of Fame will induct six individuals and also honor the 1963 baseball team. The Hall of Fame banquet will be on Friday night, Nov. 6 at 6:00 p.m. as a part of Union&apos;s Homecoming, 2009.

Gil Gideon, Denise McCarty, Mickey Wolfe, Robert Victor Sullivan, Billy E. Murphy and Robin T. &quot;Muggs&quot; Coffman will be inducted. The event will take play in the Carl Grant Events Center.

&amp;lt;h3&amp;rt;Gil Gideon, &apos;49&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;

Football&amp;lt;/h3&amp;rt;

In 1942, Gil Gideon walked onto the downtown campus of Union University with a football scholarship in hand ready to play halfback on offense and on defense.  However, after only one year, he was called in 1943 to serve with the marines in the South Pacific during World II.  In 1946, Gil returned to the Union campus to complete his education, once again on a football scholarship and the GI Bill.  He served as co-captain of the team with Jack Brown.  Mr. Gideon graduated from Union in 1949 with a Bachelor of Science degree.

After graduation Mr. Gideon was hired by Lexington High School to coach football, boys and girls basketball, and baseball. Over a period of 13 years his football teams recorded a 78-28-3 record.  His boys&apos; basketball team advanced to the state tournament three times and his girls&apos; basketball team advanced once.

In 1952 Mr. Gideon received his Masters Degree from George Peabody College (now Vanderbilt University).  In 1962, Mr. Gideon went to Jackson Junior High School, Jackson, Tennessee as football and basketball coach and as assistant principal, later serving as principal of Alexander Elementary School.

Mr. Gideon went with the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) in 1966 as Assistant to Director A. F. Bridges and later became Director in 1971.  During his 15 year career at the helm of the TSSAA, &quot;Coach&quot; Gideon received numerous accolades from both state and national athletics organizations: President, National Federation, 1982; Award of Merit, National Federation, 1986; Distinguished Service Award, National Interscholastic Administrators&apos; Association. 1986; National Distinguished Service Award, National High School Coaches&apos; Association, 1986; TSSAA Hall of Fame, 1986.

In 1986 Mr. Gideon retired from the TSSAA and moved to Florida where he worked with the Los Angeles Dodgers for twenty years at their training and rehabilitation facilities.  In 1997, he was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame.

Mr. Gideon is now retired and returned to Tennessee where he lives in Gallatin with his wife, Sarah.  They have two sons, Stephen and Robert. 

&amp;lt;h3&amp;rt;Denise McCarty, &apos;73&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;

Basketball, Volleyball, Tennis, Softball &amp;lt;br&amp;rt;

Coach and Teacher&amp;lt;/h3&amp;rt;

Ms. McCarty was born in Tupelo, Mississippi on October 24, 1951, the daughter of Norma Shearin McCarty and the late Ed McCarty.  After living in Dallas and then Atlanta, Denise relocated to Jackson, Tennessee at the age of 5 ½ with her mom, sister, and brother.

She learned to play basketball on the parking lot of Calvary Baptist Church, then on Lexington Avenue in East Jackson, near the former Union University campus.  She was taught the fundamentals of basketball at Jackson Junior High by coaches Bobby Wilson and David Blackstock.  Denise played basketball at Jackson High School under Coach Tury Oman.

In the fall of 1969, Ms. McCarty played on the first organized women&apos;s basketball team and was the second Lady Bulldog to letter four years for varsity sports basketball, volleyball, tennis, and softball. She is a member of Chi Omega Fraternity.

After graduation from Union University in 1973 with a B.S. degree, she moved to Orlando, Florida, where she began a very successful teaching and coaching career at Conway Junior High School.  She later moved to teach and coach at 4A high schools, Edgewater and Apopka. In her 18 years of coaching basketball she recorded 399 wins and only 61 losses.

Along the way, Ms. McCarty was named Coach of the Year by the Florida Athletic Association seven times; Orange County Metro Coach of the Year nine times; and in 1988 chosen by the Florida Coaches Association to coach the North All-Stars in the North-South Girls All-Star basketball game, winning the game 87-74.

In 1992, Ms. McCarty retired from coaching and was Dean of Student at Apopka High School and then assistant principal, later transferring to West Orange High School as assistant principal  with 3800 students and supervising five deans.  In 1993 Denise was honored at half time of the University of Florida-Florida State basketball game as one of the &quot;Winningest High School Coaches&quot; in the state of Florida, the only woman selected.

Ms. McCarty retired from the Orange County School System in 2005 and is currently principal for Community Education Partners School for students at risk.  She was inducted into the Jackson-Madison County Hall of Fame on April 18, 2002.

&amp;lt;h3&amp;rt;Micky Wolfe, &apos;98&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;

Golf&amp;lt;/h3&amp;rt;

Born in Selmer, Tennessee, Micky Wolfe had many hobbies, but only one passion – golf.  After graduating from McNairy Central High School in 1994, Micky accepted a golf scholarship to Union University.

During his time at Union, Micky was named to 26 All-Tournament teams, which remains a school record. During the spring of his freshman year, Micky earned All-Tournament status at the Berry College Invitational, the most prestigious tournament in the NAIA. His consistent play resulted in being named TCAC First-Team Conference in 1995. Many other honors followed Micky&apos;s stellar golf career at Union: TCAC First Team All Conference in 1996; 1996 Individual Conference Championship; named to the 1997 Inaugural Tran-South All Conference Team and Individual Championship.

As Micky approached his senior year at Union, his commendable performance at the NAIA National Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma, led him from 77th to 5th place after three rounds.  On May 18, 1998, Micky was named to the 1998 NAIA Men&apos;s Golf All-American Team.  After graduation from Union in 1998, he served as Assistant Coach of the Union Golf Team for one year.

Mr. Wolfe, earned membership in the PGA of America in 2002, winning over 20 tournaments in his professional career, including the Alabama PGA Championship in 2006, earning him an invitation to the 2007 National Championship in Sunriver, Oregon.

Micky is the Director of Golf Operation at The Huntsville Country Club.  In 2007 he was awarded the Dixie PGA Section President&apos;s Plaque for outstanding contributions to golf.

The Wolfe&apos;s live in Madison, Alabama, where Micky, Stacy, a 1998 Union alumna, and their three children, Gentry, Ella, and Nolen are active members at Lindsay Lane Baptist Church, where Micky is a deacon and leads a young adult Bible study.

&amp;lt;h3&amp;rt;Robert Victor Sullivan, &apos;42&amp;lt;br&amp;rt; 

Football&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;

Posthumously&amp;lt;/h3&amp;rt;

Robert Victor Sullivan was born on December 10, 1918 in Echola, Alabama.  He graduated from Aliceville High School in 1938, but only after establishing himself as a football standout and earning a football scholarship to Union University.  He attended Union for two years, then the University of Nevada-Reno, subsequently graduating with a B.S. degree in Physical Education from the George Peabody College (Vanderbilt University).  He later earned an M.A. in anthropology sociology from Mississippi State University in 1965 with additional study toward a Doctorate in Anthropology. Mr. Sullivan was a member of Phi Kappa Phi, national honorary scholastic society.

Upon coming to Union University, Mr. Sullivan immediately earned himself two nicknames: &quot;Bull&quot;, suggesting power and tenacity, and &quot;Cyclone&quot;, indicating that he possessed lightning speed and destroyed everything in his past.  He was named &quot;All-American Center&quot; for Union University in 1942.  That same year he played in the Shrine All-Star game in Honolulu in the Aloha Bowl.

&quot;Bull/Cyclone&quot; Sullivan went on to play professional football for the Detroit Lions.  A letter from Union University coach Fred Delay reads:

&quot;I am enclosing a letter just received from Gus Dorias (Detroit Lions Coach). 

               He Is very anxious that you get your contract in as soon as possible.  You can

               judge from his letter how he feels regarding you and your prospects in 

               pro ball.  If you are interested, attend to this at once!&quot;

Mr. Sullivan went on to play with the Detroit Lions from 1943-48. 

In 1948-49 Mr. Sullivan served as Assistant Coach at the University of Oregon, where he coached John McKay, later coach at USC and Tampa Bay, and Norm Van Brocklin, a stand-out quarterback in the NFL for 12 seasons and coach for Atlanta. Oregon went undefeated and played in the Cotton Bowl.

Mr. Sullivan coached sixteen years at East Mississippi Junior College (97-62-3), coaching nine All-American High School and Junior College games.  Over 200 players coached by Mr. Sullivan went on to become coaches themselves.

Mr. Sullivan was married to Virginia Dale. They had four children. He died on September 8, 1970 in Columbus, Mississippi 

&amp;lt;h3&amp;rt;Billy E. Murphy, &apos;59&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;

Track and Field&amp;lt;/h3&amp;rt;

Dr. Billy Murphy, a 1954 graduate of Ridgely High School in Lake County, Tennessee, played all four years on the school football and basketball teams. He accepted a football scholarship to Memphis State University (University of Memphis) in the fall of 1954, but transferred to Union University three semesters later after disappointing injuries on the field.

Dr. Murphy quickly became friends with Al Allen, art professor and former Memphis State student, who was in the process of reviving the track and field program at Union. Billy worked out with the team in anticipation of fall 1955 competitions.

Billy quickly excelled in numerous field events, most notably shot, discus, and pole vault, winning first place in all three events. He also competed in the long jump and javelin. Dr. Murphy&apos;s trademark was his willingness to compete in any event that would result in the accumulation of points for him and his team.  Called upon to fill in for an ill team mate, Billy ran hurdles, never before attempted, and won second place.

In 1957 and 1959 the Union team won the Volunteer State Athletic Conference (VSAC) conference championships due in part to the prolific production of points by Billy Murphy.  Over the course of his track career, Dr. Murphy set records including the 120 high hurdles, pole vault, discus, and shot.  He was also a member of the record-setting 440, 880, and mile relay teams.  In 1958 and 1959, he was voted &quot;Outstanding Athlete&quot; in the VSAC.

While a student at Union, Billy was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, served as student coach of the 1958 Cross Country team, selected as &quot;Mr. Union for the 1957-58 school year and elected President of the 1959 Senior Class.

Dr. Murphy earned his Masters and Doctor of Ministry degrees from the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and began serving as a bi-vocational pastor in various churches in addition to teaching and coaching on the high school and college level.

From 1991-2003, Billy extended his passion for athletics to the Senior Olympics, participating in the shot, discus, javelin, pole vault, long jump, high jump, along with the 100-yard dasy,200-yard dash, race walk and the 60 yard hurdles.  He has won many gold, silver, and bronze medals at both the district and state levels.

Since retirement in 2004, he has busied himself with a prison ministry as a Director of Schools for the Whiteville, Tennessee Correctional Facility.  Dr. Murphy and his wife, Nancy, make their home in Henderson, Tennessee.

&amp;lt;h3&amp;rt;Robin T. &quot;Muggs&quot; Coffman, &apos;58&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;

Baseball&amp;lt;/h3&amp;rt;

Robin, &quot;Muggs&quot;, Coffman walked onto the campus of Union University in 1953 as a baseball standout from Ripley, Tennessee. While in high school he lettered in three sports: football, basketball, and baseball, coming to Union on a baseball scholarship. His primary position was second baseman for the Bulldogs, playing all of their home games in &quot;Death Valley&quot;.  In his senior year of play, Mr. Coffman hit nine home runs in the first fourteen games and held seven baseball records for over 30 years with a batting average of .477.  He is a member of Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity.

After graduation from Union University, &quot;Muggs&quot; signed a contract with the New York Giants organization, playing outfield.  He was an &quot;All-Star&quot; for the Danville Giants for two years, played for the Corpus Christi Giants for one year, and for the Springfield Giants for three years.  During his play for the Eastern League, his team won the league championship for two consecutive years.

Mr. Coffman officiated basketball for over twenty years in the WTBA and the Ohio Valley Conference.  He also officiated five state basketball tournaments. &quot;Muggs&quot; coached Little League for a number of years and served as coach for the American Amateur Baseball Conference Team.

Mr. Coffman is a member of the Jackson-Madison County Sports Hall of Fame.  He has worked in the cotton warehousing business for over 40 years, serving as President of the Cotton Warehouse Association of America and the National Cotton Council Board of Directors.  He is married to Tommie Faye Carmichael.  They have three children: Kimberly, Kristin, and Robin, Jr.

&amp;lt;h3&amp;rt;Sports Hall of Fame Special Merit&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;

Union University 1963 Baseball Team&amp;lt;/h3&amp;rt;

The 1963 Union University Baseball Team proved to be one of the most outstanding teams in Union University history.  The team was the first to advance to the national finals and won the NCAA Small College World Series Championship in 1963 after capturing the Volunteer State Athletic Conference title.  The team finished the season with a 15-1 won/loss record.  

Don Douglas led the team with the greatest Slugging Percentage with 108 while also making the most home runs in a single game with three.  The highest batting averages were held by Dave Pflasterer with .526 and Don Douglas with a .523.  The batting average for the &apos;63 team was exceptional at .350.

Those making the 1963 Union University Bulldogs Baseball team include the following:

David Blackstock, Jim Connors, Larry Darby, Don Douglas, Charles Gentry, Tom Giles, Joe Hammonds, Sonny Hawkins, John Lytle, Frank Nations, David Pflasterer, Bill Owens, Tom egram, Bob Quint, Gilbert Sikes, Paul Slover, Roy Weichand, and Larry Wilson.

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	<title>Union women's soccer tops Freed-Hardeman 2-0, secures best league finish in program history</title>        
        <link>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=1650</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Union University women&apos;s soccer program earned a win in their final regular season match of the year with a 2-0 win over Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) University on Thursday. With the win, Union clinched a second place finish in the TranSouth Conference regular season standings and a No. 2 seed and first round by in next week&apos;s conference tournament. 

The runner-up finish is the best conference finish in short five-year history of the program. This year&apos;s senior class has two fourth place finishes, a third place finish and now a second place finish. 

The Lady Bulldogs have accomplished this milestone effort without the program&apos;s all-time scoring leader in Caitlin Zimmerman who suffered a season ending injury early in the year.

The 2-0 win over Freed-Hardeman also marked their third straight shutout (1-0 over Bethel, 3-0 over Trevecca Nazarene). Union&apos;s first goal came from Kaitlin Dirksen, assisted by Korie Elrod. The second goal came from Lindsey McGary, assisted by Dirksen.

Union improved to 9-5-2 on the season and 4-1-1 in the TranSouth.

Union will open play in the TranSouth Tournament on Tuesday, November 10 in the semifinal round. Time and opponent are both to be announced.

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	<title>Union men's soccer ends season with double overtime tie at Freed-Hardeman</title>        
        <link>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=1651</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Union University men&apos;s soccer team saw their season come to a close in a 0-0 double overtime tie at Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) University on Thursday. 

Union needed to win to force a three-way tie for the final two spots in the TranSouth Conference Tournament. However, with the tie, Union finished seventh, just one spot out of the six-team tournament.

Union ends their season with a 5-10-1 record on the season and a 2-4-1 record in league play.

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	<title>Union volleyball rallies for win at Martin Methodist</title>        
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		<description><![CDATA[The Union University Lady Bulldog volleyball team closed out the regular season with two straight wins to finish in a tie for third place in the TranSouth regular season standings. On Thursday in Union&apos;s final regular season match, the Lady Bulldogs rallied to defeat Martin Methodist (Tenn.) College 3-2 (25-20, 22-25, 27-29, 25-17, 15-13). Union improved to 26-8 on the season and 9-5 in the TranSouth. Martin Methodist dropped to 13-13 overall and 4-10 in league play.

Union trailed 2-1 in the match, however rallied for two straight wins including a 15-13 in the fifth set for the win.

Union and Bethel (Tenn.) finish in a tie for third place with 9-5 records. Union and Bethel split their two meetings on the year.  Union defeated Bethel in five sets, however, Bethel knocked off Union in four sets to win the tie-breaker. 

Union will be the No. 4 seed in next week&apos;s TranSouth Conference Tournament in Nashville, Tenn.

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	<title>Union women&apos;s soccer posts shutout over Trevecca Nazarene, 3-0</title>        
        <link>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=1646</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Union University Lady Bulldog soccer team recorded their third shutout of the season and second straight with a 3-0 win over conference foe Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) University on Tuesday. Union improved to 8-5-2 on the season and 3-1-1 in the TranSouth. Trevecca Nazarene dropped to 7-9-1 overall and 1-4-1 in league play.

Union led 2-0 at the half thanks to a pair of goals from Eboni Murphy. The first came in the eighteenth minute, assisted by Kori Elrod, while the second came just two minutes later. Steffi King added the third goal for Union in the sixty-second minute of play.

Union&apos;s defense held Trevecca Nazarene to just three total shots in the game, with none coming on goal. Union tallied 23 total shots, 18 on goal. While Laura Pla recorded no saves, her counterpart Amy Maslyn of Trevecca Nazarene recorded 14 saves.

Up next for Union will be their final regular season contest of the season when they travel to Henderson, Tenn. to play Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) University in a makeup match on Thursday, November 5 at 5:00 p.m. A win for Union in this final match would clinch a second place finish in the TranSouth regular season standings, their highest regular season finish in program history.

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        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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	<title>Union volleyball tops Cumberland 3-0 in conference match</title>        
        <link>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=1647</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Union University Lady Bulldogs avenged an earlier loss to Cumberland with a 3-0 (25-21, 25-14, 25-21) victory at Cumberland (Tenn.) University on Tuesday. Union improved to 25-8 on the season and 8-5 in the TranSouth. Cumberland dropped to 17-12 overall and 6-8 in league play. 

Cumberland topped Union 3-2 back on October 7 at Union.

Union was led by Marcela Madeira with 15 kills, while Kelsey Duling added eight kills. Katie Adams tallied 30 assists. 

Cumberland was led by Kaysi Arnold with 10 kills. Courtney Zigman and Taylor Denney added 14 and 10 assists respectively.

Up next for Union will be their final regular season match of the year when they travel to Pulaski on Thursday, Nov. 5 to play Martin Methodist (Tenn.) College.

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		<author>saldridg@uu.edu (Athletics at Union University)</author>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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	<title>Union men&apos;s soccer holds off Trevecca Nazarene 5-3, Turner records hat trick</title>        
        <link>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=1648</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Union University men&apos;s soccer team used a strong first half to topple conference foe Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) University 5-3 on Tuesday night. Union improved to 5-10 on the season and 2-4 in the TranSouth. Trevecca Nazarene dropped to 6-9-1 overall and 3-4 in league play.

Union scored four goals in the first half and led 4-0 at the break. Kemal Gogic scored first for Union in the twentieth minute of play, assisted by Paul Turner. Then, in the twenty-eighth minute, Union started a scoring stretch that included three goals in the span of 10 minutes of play. Alysson Mohl scored, followed by a pair of goals from Paul Turner put the Bulldogs up 4-0 at the half. Nic Desio and Chris Waugh recorded assists during that stretch.

In the second half, the Trojans of Trevecca Nazarene mounted a rally. Jordan Enix posted back-to-back goals over the span of six minutes early in the second half to cut the Union lead down to 4-2 with 30 minutes to play in the match. Then in the seventy-second minute, Union&apos;s Turner notched his third goal of the match to put Union up 5-2. A goal by John Sheets for Trevecca Nazarene in the seventy-fourth minute set the final score at 5-3. Sheets also recorded one assist in the match.

Union goalie Mike Phelan recorded four saves, while allowing the three goals during his 90 minutes of play. Trojan goalie Hayden Coffman recorded six saves, allowing five goals.

Union out shot Trevecca Nazarene 19-11 in the match, including 13-2 in the first half. Shots on goal were 13-7 in favor of Union.

Up next for Union will be the final regular season match of the year for Union. The Bulldogs will travel to Henderson to face Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) University at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 5 for a make up from an earlier rain out.

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        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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	<title>No. 1 Union opens season with win over No. 14 Columbia</title>        
        <link>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=1645</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The top ranked Union University Lady Bulldog basketball team opened the 2009-10 season with a 96-69 win over No. 14 Columbia (Mo.) College. Union trailed by as many as 11 points in the early going, but rallied to take a  43-37 lead.

Columbia opened play with a three pointer from Whitney Widaman to spark a fast start for the Lady Cougars. With 14:27 left in the first half, a basket from Rachel Oswald pushed the Columbia lead up to 11 (17-6), their largest of the game.

Union slowly started to cut into the lead and then at the 6:52 mark, Union senior Kaitlin Dudley sank two free throw to tie the game at 30-30. It was not until the 4:40 mark that Union was able to take their first lead, 33-32, thanks to a Dudley three pointer. Union closed out the half with a 10-5 run, capped off by a Jessica Graves three pointer at the halftime buzzer.

Union dominated the second half, exploding for 53 points. Over the first 10 minutes of play, Union pushed their lead up to 19 points, 68-49. Columbia quickly cut the lead down to 12 points, but could get no closer.  Union, behind 46 percent second half shooting from three point range (5-11) and 60 percent shooting from the field in the final 20 minutes, extended the lead to as many as 28 points. 

Union was led by Dudley with 24 points and Zeinab Chan with 18 points and 17 rebounds. Lavanda Ross and Christina Ray added 14 and 12 points respectively. Union shot 53 percent from the field, 36 percent (9-24) from behind the arc and 64 percent (9-14) from the free throw line. Union outrebounded Columbia 54-28 in the game.

Columbia was led by Denise Rosario with 13 points, while Rachel Oswald and Kristi Wilderson added 12 points each. Whitney Widaman scored 10 points. Columbia shot 38 percent from the field, 29 percent (5-17) from three point range and 64 percent (14-22) from the free throw line.

Up next for Union will be a home contest on Friday, November 6 at 4:00 p.m. versus St. Catharine (Ky.) College. Homecoming at Union will be on Saturday, November 7 with Union&apos;s women playing at 2:00 p.m., followed by the men at 4:00 p.m.

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		<author>saldridg@uu.edu (Athletics at Union University)</author>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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	<title>Union cross country claims men's, women's titles; Clardy, Bett named top runners</title>        
        <link>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=1643</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Union University men&apos;s and women&apos;s cross country teams both placed first in their respective TranSouth Conference meets on Saturday. The women and men took the top position out of five teams competing in the races that were held on the campus of Union. 

Union also claimed the top spots individually in each race with Hannah Clardy finishing first on the women&apos;s side and Alex Bett taking first in the men&apos;s race. With their wins, both Clardy and Bett were named TranSouth Runners of the Year. Union&apos;s Carrie Moore was named the women&apos;s Newcomer of the Year, while Union head coach Gary Johnson was named Coach of the Year on the men&apos;s and women&apos;s side. 

The two titles for Union on Saturday marked the seventh straight women&apos;s championship and the sixth straight for the men (&quot;http://www.transouth.org/article.php?articleID=774&quot;&amp;rt;2009 TranSouth Championship Meet Results). 

Union was well represented on the all-conference teams. The top seven runners from each race earned all-conference honors. Union boasted five of the seven women&apos;s runner, including Clardy, Moore, Kayla Hauss, Lilli Harmon and Carissa Wilson. Union&apos;s men earned three spots on the men&apos;s all-conference team, including Bett, Zach Covington and Drake Ott. 

Up next for Union will be the NAIA Qualifying Meet on November 6, as both the Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs look to return the cross country national championships.

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&amp;lt;h3&amp;rt;TRANSOUTH WOMEN&apos;S HONORS&amp;lt;/h3&amp;rt;
&amp;lt;ul&amp;rt;
&amp;lt;li&amp;rt;Runner of the Year:  Hannah Clardy, Union University
&amp;lt;li&amp;rt;Newcomer of the Year:  Carrie Moore, Union University
&amp;lt;li&amp;rt;Coach of the Year:  Gary Johnson, Union University
&amp;lt;/ul&amp;rt;

&amp;lt;h3&amp;rt;TRANSOUTH WOMEN&apos;S ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM&amp;lt;/h3&amp;rt;
&amp;lt;ul&amp;rt;
&amp;lt;li&amp;rt;Hannah Clardy, Union University
&amp;lt;li&amp;rt;Tuesdae Rowland, Blue Mountain College
&amp;lt;li&amp;rt;Carrie Moore, Union University
&amp;lt;li&amp;rt;Magan Wilburn, Blue Mountain College
&amp;lt;li&amp;rt;Kayla Hauss, Union University
&amp;lt;li&amp;rt;Lilli Harmon, Union University
&amp;lt;li&amp;rt;Carissa Wilson, Union University
&amp;lt;/ul&amp;rt;

&amp;lt;h3&amp;rt;TRANSOUTH MEN&apos;S HONORS&amp;lt;/h3&amp;rt;
&amp;lt;ul&amp;rt;
&amp;lt;li&amp;rt;Runner of the Year:  Alex Bett, Union University
&amp;lt;li&amp;rt;Newcomer of the Year:  Bethuel Boinett, Bethel University
&amp;lt;li&amp;rt;Coach of the Year:  Gary Johnson, Union University
&amp;lt;/ul&amp;rt;

&amp;lt;h3&amp;rt;TRANSOUTH MEN&apos;S ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM&amp;lt;/h3&amp;rt;
&amp;lt;ul&amp;rt;
&amp;lt;li&amp;rt;Alex Bett, Union University
&amp;lt;li&amp;rt;Zach Covington, Union University
&amp;lt;li&amp;rt;Bethuel Boinett, Bethel University
&amp;lt;li&amp;rt;Drake Ott, Union University
&amp;lt;li&amp;rt;Austin Epting, Blue Mountain College
&amp;lt;li&amp;rt;Nelphat Bor, Bethel University
&amp;lt;li&amp;rt;Beau Palmer, Lyon College
&amp;lt;/ul&amp;rt;

&amp;lt;h3&amp;rt;TRANSOUTH SCHOLAR ATHLETES&amp;lt;/h3&amp;rt;
&amp;lt;ul&amp;rt;
&amp;lt;li&amp;rt;BETHEL UNIVERSITY:  Anna Martin, Mallory Blankenship
&amp;lt;li&amp;rt;Nelphat Bor, Bethuel Boinett, Ryan Niewenhuis, Ron Plemons, Bill Robertson
&amp;lt;li&amp;rt;  
&amp;lt;li&amp;rt;BLUE MOUNTAIN COLLEGE
&amp;lt;li&amp;rt;Tuesdae Rowland, Christian Russell
&amp;lt;li&amp;rt;Kreig Sartin, Nathan Young
&amp;lt;li&amp;rt; 
&amp;lt;li&amp;rt;FREED-HARDEMAN UNIVERSITY
&amp;lt;li&amp;rt;Hannah Leach, Brianna Steffy
&amp;lt;li&amp;rt;Joseph McKenzie
&amp;lt;li&amp;rt;  
&amp;lt;li&amp;rt;LYON COLLEGE
&amp;lt;li&amp;rt;Emily Sexton, Lauren Fause, Monica Fuller, Anelisa Wood
&amp;lt;li&amp;rt;Michael McQueen, Beau Palmer, Jeffrey Casteen
&amp;lt;li&amp;rt;
&amp;lt;li&amp;rt;UNION UNIVERSITY
&amp;lt;li&amp;rt;Hannah Clardy, Hannah Staggs, Carissa Wilson, Kayla Hauss, Carrie Moore
&amp;lt;li&amp;rt;Seth Covington, Joel Wellum, Zach Covington, Alex Bett
&amp;lt;/ul&amp;rt;]]></description>
		<author>saldridg@uu.edu (Athletics at Union University)</author>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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	<title>Union volleyball goes 1-3 in Georgetown Tournament</title>        
        <link>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=1644</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Union University Lady Bulldog volleyball team posted a 1-3 mark in the Boneyard Brawl Invitational at Georgetown (Ky.) College on Friday and Saturday.

On Friday, Union lost to No. 16 Indiana Tech 3-1 (25-27, 25-22, 25-19, 25-20) and then posted a win over #RV Campbellsville (Ky.) University 3-1 (25-22, 21-25, 25-22, 25-20).

On Saturday, Union lost to No. 12 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) University 3-0 (25-17, 25-19, 25-15) and lost to No. 6 Georgetown 3-0 (25-21, 25-9, 25-23).

Union is now 24-8 on the season. 

Up next for Union will be two conference road match to close out the regular season. Union plays at Cumberland (Tenn.) University on Tuesday and at Martin Methodist (Tenn.) College on Thursday. Union will look to defend their 2008 TranSouth Tournament Title at the conference tournament in Nashville, Tenn. on Nov. 9-11.

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		<author>saldridg@uu.edu (Athletics at Union University)</author>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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	<title>After trailing Union for almost 29 minutes, Vanderbilt rallies for win</title>        
        <link>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=1642</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Union University Lady Bulldogs led by as many as 13 points at Vanderbilt (Tenn.) University, however fell to the Commodores 69-48 in an exhibition game in Nashville.

Union led 30-27 at the half, but was doomed by poor shooting in the second half. 

Union led 23-10 in the first half for their biggest lead of the game. However, foul trouble to Union&apos;s post players limited the action of Union&apos;s inside game. Vandy slowly crept back into the contest cutting the lead down to just three at the break.

In the second half, Union held off the Vandy team but at the 12:21 mark, Vanderbilt took their first lead of the contest, 39-37. Union went completely cold in the second half, shooting just 2-of-26 from the field in the final 20 minutes and not making a field goal for the final 15:49 of play. Union was 0-of-18 from three in the second half, after making 6-of-13 in the first half.

Vandy took the lead for good, 43-41 at the 10:32 mark of the second half. From that point on, Union just had nothing left in the tank as Vanderbilt outscored Union 28-7 over the final 10-plus minutes of play.

Union was led by led by Kayla Hudson with 19 points and was the only Union player in double figures. Jessica Graves added nine points and Kaitlin Dudley scored seven points. Union shot 24 percent (12-51) from the field, 19 percent (6-31) from three and 72 percent (18-25) from behind the arc.

Vandy was led by Jence Rhoads and Tiffany Clarke with 15 points each. The Commodores shot 37 percent from the field (26-69), 29 percent from three point range (5-18) and 52 percent from the free throw line (12-23).

Up next for Union will be their first game of the season on Monday night, November 2 at home when No.1 Union welcomes No. 14 Columbia (Mo.) College for a 7:00 p.m. game.

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		<author>saldridg@uu.edu (Athletics at Union University)</author>
		<guid>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=1642</guid>        
        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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