news from the A.I.I. website http://www.aiisports.com/ 2009-01-05T21:47:45-06:00 text/html 2009-01-05T20:03:19-06:00 http://www.aiisports.com/ Dave Mcculley http://www.aiisports.com/article/52.php <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt">Head coach <STRONG>John Barlowe</STRONG> returns for his second season at the helm of the Lambuth Eagles baseball squad. Last season saw the Eagles finish with a 29-24 record and numerous accomplishments.&nbsp;The Eagles, which were predicted to finish ninth in the TranSouth Conference finished second and received an automatic bid to the regional tournament. The Lambuth squad qualified for the TranSouth Conference tournament for the first time since joining the conference and qualified for the regional tournament for the first time since 2003.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt">The Eagles will look to build on their success from last season as the squad returns all of the pitching staff from 2008 and returns six of the nine everyday starters in the field. Four of the six returning position players received all-conference or gold glove honors and two pitchers received all-conference honors. The 2009 recruiting class filled all of the holes and even allowed the Eagles to build quality depth in both the pitching staff and position players. </P> text/html 2008-12-14T21:57:21-06:00 http://www.aiisports.com/ Dave Mcculley http://www.aiisports.com/article/51.php <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>It wasn't quite a normal afternoon for the members of the women basketball team at Lambuth University on Saturday. After they finished practice earlier in the day, the team returned to the gym, compared gingerbread houses they made and then took them to the pediatric wing of Ayers Children's Medical Center at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. text/html 2008-12-10T14:52:12-06:00 http://www.aiisports.com/ Scott McLean http://www.aiisports.com/article/50.php December 10, 2008 - Johnson &amp; Wales (CO) forward Nick Maly and Indiana University Northwest's Sharon Houston are the NAIA's Association of Independent Institutions Male and Female Athletes of the Week, for the week ending December 8, 2008.&nbsp; text/html 2008-12-03T11:13:44-06:00 http://www.aiisports.com/ Brandon Privett http://www.aiisports.com/article/49.php The Crichton College baseball program inked their first signee for the 2009-2010 season by signing Arlington High School catcher TJ Cox&nbsp;Comet first-year head coach Marc MacMillan announced today.. text/html 2008-12-02T09:53:25-06:00 http://www.aiisports.com/ Scott McLean http://www.aiisports.com/article/48.php December 2, 2008 - Park University's Jon Meriweather is the NAIA's Association of Independent Institutions Male Athlete of the Week, for the week ending December 1, 2008. There were no female nominees this week. text/html 2008-11-30T22:43:56-06:00 http://www.aiisports.com/ Brandon Privett http://www.aiisports.com/article/47.php The Comets beat the Blue Devils of Dillard University in an overtime showdown for the second time this season text/html 2008-11-23T12:29:49-06:00 http://www.aiisports.com/ Bill Firnbach http://www.aiisports.com/article/46.php Life University used its pressure defense to build a 20 point lead at half-time (40-20) and then extended the lead to 30 points midway through the second half of their game with SUNO before winning 83-61. text/html 2008-11-23T08:30:42-06:00 http://www.aiisports.com/ Bill Firnbach http://www.aiisports.com/article/45.php <P>The Life University Running Eagles earned a hard fought win against one of the top NAIA programs in the country this past Thursday evening by defeating the Bulldogs from Union University 100-92.</P> text/html 2008-11-20T18:40:34-06:00 http://www.aiisports.com/ Scott McLean http://www.aiisports.com/article/44.php <P style=""><SPAN style="">November 20, 2008 - The NAIA Association of Independent Institutions announced on Thursday their 2008 A.I.I. Volleyball All-Conference team, as selected by the A.I.I. volleyball coaches. The <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />University of St. Thomas claimed both major awards, with sophomore middle blocker Casey Mulryan earning the A.I.I. Player of the Year award, while Celts head coach Jill Reynolds was named the A.I.I. Coach of the Year. </SPAN></P> text/html 2008-11-20T17:11:49-06:00 http://www.aiisports.com/ Scott McLean http://www.aiisports.com/article/43.php <P>November 20, 2008 - The NAIA Association of Independent Institutions announced on Thursday their 2008 A.I.I. Women's Soccer All-Conference team, as selected by the A.I.I. women's soccer coaches. Cal State San Marcos head coach Ron Pulvers was named the A.I.I. Coach of the Year, while SFU sophomore midfielder Lauren Lachlan (Port Moody, B.C.) was named the A.I.I. Player of the Year. </P> text/html 2008-11-20T16:18:56-06:00 http://www.aiisports.com/ Scott McLean http://www.aiisports.com/article/42.php <P>November 20, 2008 - The NAIA Association of Independent Institutions announced on Thursday their 2008 A.I.I. Men's Soccer All-Conference team, as selected by the A.I.I. men's soccer coaches. 2008 A.I.I. Champions Lambuth University (TN) were the big winners, as head coach Paul Conway and midfielder Adam Goldie were named the conference's 2008 Coach and Player of the Year respectively. </P> text/html 2008-11-18T17:50:11-06:00 http://www.aiisports.com/ Scott McLean http://www.aiisports.com/article/41.php November 18, 2008 - Lambuth's Brett Borm and St. Thomas' Casey Mulryan are the NAIA's Association of Independent Institutions Male and Female Athlete of the Week, for the week ending November 17, 2008.&nbsp; text/html 2008-11-18T13:24:27-06:00 http://www.aiisports.com/ Scott McLean http://www.aiisports.com/article/40.php <span style=" ">St. Thomas claimed the inaugural Association of Independent Institutions Championship this past weekend, outlasting the competition to advance to the NAIA National Championships. <span style="font-style: italic;"><br></span></span> text/html 2008-11-17T16:34:04-06:00 http://www.aiisports.com/ Scott McLean http://www.aiisports.com/article/39.php <br>San Antonio, TX - The #1 seeded Simon Fraser University Clan men's soccer team lost a close 0-0 (6-5 penalty kicks) decision on Saturday afternoon to the #2 seed Lambuth University Eagles in the 2008 NAIA Association of Independent Institutions Championship. With the victory Lambuth earns an automatic berth to the 2008 NAIA National Championships, while SFU was eliminated from postseason play with the loss.&nbsp; text/html 2008-11-17T16:31:59-06:00 http://www.aiisports.com/ Scott McLean http://www.aiisports.com/article/38.php San Antonio, TX - The Simon Fraser University Clan women's soccer team lost a heartbreaking 0-0 (7-6 penalty kicks) decision on Saturday afternoon to the Cal State San Marcos Cougars in the 2008 NAIA Association of Independent Institutions Championship. With the victory San Marcos earns an automatic berth to the 2008 NAIA National Championships, while SFU earned an at-large berth to the tournament and will host an opening round game.&nbsp;