University of the Cumberlands

Twenty athletes from the University of the Cumberlands men's soccer team have garnered Academic All-MSC honors, announced by the conference office Wednesday.

Twelve athletes from the University of the Cumberlands women's soccer team have received Academic All-MSC honors, announced by the conference office Tuesday.

In his first year at the helm, head coach Chris LeFevre has guided the University of the Cumberlands men's soccer team to a 5-10-3 overall record, including a 3-3-1 mark in conference play and the fourth seed in the Mid-South Conference tournament. The Patriots will face fifth-seed Shawnee State on Friday, November 4, at 8:30 p.m. with the games being played at Warren East High School in Bowling Green, KY.

The University of the Cumberlands men's basketball team got off to a fast start and had Marquis Yates (SR/Manassas, VA) hit a game-tying three at the buzzer to force overtime but it wasn't enough as the Patriots fell 79-76 to Indiana University Southeast Tuesday night at the O. Rollins Center. With the win the Grenadiers move to 1-1, while the Patriots fall to 2-1.

UC Volleyball returned to Mid-South Conference play on Tuesday night as they traveled to Columbia to take on fourth-ranked Lindsey Wilson College (LWC). The Patriots were hoping to defeat Blue Raiders, but LWC would shut the Patriots out 3-0 by scores of 25-14, 25-17, 25-17. The win takes Lindsey Wilson to 27-1 overall and 12-1 in MSC play as the loss moves UC to 20-8 on the season and 8-5 in conference play.

In his second year at the helm, head coach Stephan Hamilton has led the University of the Cumberlands women's soccer team to a 9-8-1 overall record including a 3-3-1 mark to earn the fourth seed in the Mid-South Conference tournament. The Patriots will face fifth-seed Shawnee State on Thursday, November 3, at 8:30 p.m. with the games being played at Warren East High School in Bowling Green, KY.

The University of the Cumberlands women's swimming and diving team are ranked fourth in the initial NAIA coaches' poll, released by the national office Thursday. The Patriots are coming off their most successful season in school history, where they finished fifth at nationals.

UC volleyball team rallied from behind to defeat Union College 3-2 (25-18, 21-25, 24-26, 25-19, 15-9) Thursday night in their final home game of the season. With the win the Patriots improve to 20-7 overall, while Union falls to 26-9 overall.

The University of the Cumberlands men's swimming and diving team is ranked sixth in the first NAIA Coaches' Poll, released by the national office Thursday. The Patriots returned 14 swimmers from last year's squad and are off to a 2-0 record this season.

The University of the Cumberlands men's basketball team had four players score double-digit points as the Patriots defeated Milligan 80-56 in their season-opener Thursday night at the O. Rollins Center.

The University of the Cumberlands men's basketball team will kick off its 2016-2017 season Thursday night they host Milligan at 8 p.m. This is the first time since 2007 that these two school will meet.

The University of the Cumberlands volleyball team returned to Mid-South Conference action on Tuesday night as they were defeated by Campbellsville (CU) 3-0. With the win, Tigers improve to 21-8 overall and 8-3 in conference play, while the Patriots fall to 19-7 overall and 8-4 against the Mid-South Conference.

UC Women's Golf continued their dynamic play on Tuesday in the St. Andrews Fall Invitational in Laurinburg, North Carolina. Firing the low round of the day as a team again, the Patriot ladies would be victorious for the fifth time during the fall, coming away with the 33-stroke win. This win gives the Patriots the sweep of the fall, winning all five tournaments they took part in.

The University of the Cumberlands men's soccer team scored in 84th minute but it wasn't enough as Martin Methodist scored in the second overtime to defeat the Patriots 2-1 Tuesday afternoon at the Patriots Soccer Complex. With the win the RedHawks improve to 5-8-3, while the Patriots fall to 5-9-3.

The University of the Cumberlands men's golf team had a six shot improvement in the second round to move them up two spots and finish tied for fourth place at the St. Andrews Fall Invitational, Tuesday afternoon at the Scotch Meadows Golf Course. The Patriots carded a two-round total of 610.

The University of the Cumberlands women's golf team have continue their winning ways leading by 17 strokes after the first round of the St. Andrews Fall Invite, Monday afternoon at Scotch Meadows Country Club. The Patriots shot a team score of 311 in the first round.

Michael Murphy (JR/Shepherdsville, KY) shot even par, while the University of the Cumberlands men's golf team is in sixth place after the opening round of the St. Andrews Fall Invite, Monday afternoon at the Scotch Meadows Golf Course. The Patriots carded a 308 in the first round.

After tallying six points in the Patriots 8-0 win over Life, Jody LeMaster (SO/Stuart, FL) was named the Mid-South Conference Offensive Player of the Week, announced by the conference office Monday. This is the first time this season that LeMaster's garnered this recognition.

The University of the Cumbelands men's soccer team has been competing at the top of their game these last few weeks with a record of 3-0-1 in their last four games. As the Patriots finish up their season one player stood out for his performances this past week as Ahmed Ghatwary (SO/Cairo, Egypt) was named the Mid-South Conference defensive player of the week, announced by the conference office Monday.

Ahmed Ghatwary (SO/Cairo, Egypt) made a career-high 13 saves to lead the University of the Cumberlands men's soccer team to a 0-0 draw with (RV) Georgia Gwinnett, Saturday night at the Grizzly Soccer Complex. With the draw the Patriots move to 5-8-3 overall while the Grizzles are 8-3-3.

After earning his first collegiate win this weekend at the Sand Shark Invitational, Samuel Beal (SR/Beavercreek, OH) was named the Mid-South Conference Runner of the Week, announced by the conference office Monday. This is the fifth time this season that Beal has received this honor.

UC Football took to the road on Saturday as they faced the Bears of the University of Pikeville (UPike) in Mid-South Conference East Division play. It was a tale of two halves as UC carried a 7-3 lead into halftime, but 28 unanswered points from the Bears would propel them to a 31-7 win over the Patriots, dropping UC to 3-5 on the season (2-2 MSC East).

The University of the Cumberlands women's soccer team couldn't overcome an early three goal deficit as they fell to Tennessee Wesleyan 4-1 Saturday afternoon. With the win the Bulldogs improve to 10-4-1 overall while the Patriots fall to 9-8.

The University of the Cumberlands (UC) women's cross country team finished eighth out of 27 teams in at the ASICS Sand Shark Invitational Saturday.

Samuel Beal won his first collegiate race, while the University of the Cumberlands men's cross country team finished fifth out of 23 teams at the ASICS Sand Shark Invitational Saturday morning.

The University of the Cumberlands had five different players tally at least one point the Patriots defeated Life 3-0 in Mid-South Conference play, Thursday night at Lupo Family Field. With the win the Patriots improve to 5-8-2 overall and 3-2-1 in conference play while the Running Eagles fall to 1-12 overall and 1-5 in MSC play.

The University of the Cumberlands football team looks to keep their conference title hopes alive as they travel to Pikeville, KY to face the University of Pikeville Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m.

The University of the Cumberlands volleyball team was defeated the University of Pikeville 3-0 in Mid-South Conference action, Thursday night at the UC Volleyball gym. This win moves UC to 18-6 overall and 8-3 in MSC play, while the Bears fall to 15-13 overall and 2-10 in conference play.

After a solid outing this past Friday, Joey Sedacca (JR/Fort Pierce, FL) was selected as the Collegeswimming.com Male Swimmer of the Week for the NAIA divison.

After winning all four of her races last week Casandra Bock (FR/Brandenburg, KY) was named Collegeswimming.com Swimmer of the Week for the NAIA Division.