100 student-athletes named to Spring Dean's List
LEBANON, Tenn. – Cumberland University announced the 2015 Spring Dean’s List recently, which includes 100 student-athletes, athletic department personnel and athletic training majors. The honor is reserved for students who achieved a grade-point-average of 3.50 or above on all classes attempted during the spring semester.
CU volleyball sets summer camp dates
LEBANON, Tenn. – Cumberland University volleyball and head coach Kathy Slaughter will offer six individual and two team camps this summer beginning May 30 at the Dallas Floyd Recreation Center.
Snell becomes seventh CU volleyball signee
LEBANON, Tenn. – Cumberland volleyball coach Kathy Slaughter announced the signing of Birmingham, Ala., native Kara Snell to scholarship papers this week for the 2015 season. She is the seventh signee for the coming year for the Bulldogs.
Volleyball announces 2015 schedule
LEBANON, Tenn. – Cumberland volleyball coach Kathy Slaughter announced her team’s 2015 schedule this week, which includes nine home matches and a pair of early season tournaments on the road.
110 current, former student-athletes set for graduation
LEBANON, Tenn. – One hundred and ten current and former Cumberland student-athletes, athletic trainers and athletic staff will receive their degrees this Saturday in the 173rd Commencement ceremonies on the lawn of Memorial Hall on the CU campus.
Lubbehusen signs with CU volleyball
LEBANON, Tenn. – Cumberland University volleyball coach Kathy Slaughter announced the signing of Huntingburg, Ind., native Madeline Lubbehusen to scholarship papers this week for the 2015 season.
Volleyball inks USJ product Glassman
LEBANON, Tenn. – Cumberland University volleyball coach Kathy Slaughter announced the signing of Jackson, Tenn., native Sara Glassman to scholarship papers this week for the 2015 season. Glassman becomes the fifth signee for the Bulldogs for next season.
Bulldogs sign Station Camp's Smith
LEBANON, Tenn. – Cumberland University volleyball coach Kathy Slaughter announced the signing of Hendersonville, Tenn., native Moriah Smith to scholarship papers this week for the 2015 season.
Sherrick inks with CU volleyball
LEBANON, Tenn. – Cumberland volleyball coach Kathy Slaughter announced the signing of Ridgecrest, Calif., native Ashley Sherrick to scholarship papers this week with the Bulldogs for the 2015-16 academic year.
Volleyball signs California product Lerno
LEBANON, Tenn. – Cumberland University volleyball coach Kathy Slaughter announced the signing of Palomar College product Maci Lerno to scholarship papers this week for the 2015 season.
Webster inks with CU volleyball
LEBANON, Tenn. – Cumberland volleyball coach Kathy Slaughter announced the signing of Johnson City, Tenn., native and Lee University transfer Caprisha Webster to scholarship papers this week for the 2015 season.
Alumni brunch, tournament set for March 28
LEBANON, Tenn. – Cumberland volleyball and head coach Kathy Palk Slaughter will host and alumni brunch and tournament on Saturday, March 28 on the CU campus.
130 student-athletes named to Fall Dean's List
LEBANON, Tenn. – Cumberland University announced the 2014 Fall Dean’s List this past week, which includes 130 student-athletes, athletic department personnel and athletic training majors. The honor is reserved for students who have achieved a grade-point-average of 3.50 or above on all classes attempted during the fall semester.
Former player, assistant takes over CU volleyball program
LEBANON, Tenn. – Cumberland University Director of Athletics Ron Pavan announced the hiring of Kathy Palk Slaughter as head coach effective immediately. The Sparta, Tenn., native is a former Bulldog player and assistant coach and a highly successful high school coach in the middle Tennessee area.
Collins, Pavan named NAIA Scholar-Athletes
LEBANON, Tenn. – Cumberland University’s Karli Collins and Jenna Pavan were named 2014 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes over the weekend, as announced by the national office. Student-athletes must be a junior or senior academically and maintain a 3.50 grade-point-average or above to be eligible for the award.
Volleyball season ends with 3-0 loss to Lindsey Wilson
CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – Rylee Butler finished with seven kills and Michelle Evans added four, but Cumberland could not overcome 14 kills from Yennifer Ramirez and 12 by Nadelina Nesheva, as ninth-ranked Lindsey Wilson swept the Bulldogs in the quarterfinals of the Mid-South Conference Volleyball Championships here Friday at the Powell Athletic Center.
Seven volleyball players earn MSC Scholar-Athlete honors
LEBANON, Tenn. – Seven Cumberland University volleyball players were named Mid-South Conference Scholar-Athletes on Thursday, as announced by the league office heading into the conference tournament this weekend in Campbellsville, Ky.
CU falls on Senior Night, 3-0
LEBANON, Tenn. – Michelle Evans collected nine kills and Abby Shaw added six, but Cumberland was unable to overcome Campbellsville University’s .225 hitting percentage in a 3-0 Tigers victory over the Bulldogs in volleyball action Thursday on Senior Night at the Dallas Floyd Recreation Center.
Volleyball swept by St. Catharine
LEBANON, Tenn. – Rylee Butler finished with six kills and Abby Shaw posted five, but Cumberland posted more errors than kills for the third consecutive outing in a 3-0 loss to St. Catharine College in volleyball action Tuesday night at the Dallas Floyd Recreation Center.
Bulldogs fall at No. 16 Georgetown
LEBANON, Tenn. – Samantha Hendricks and Abby Shaw both collected five kills and Amanda Worrell added four, but Cumberland was unable to overcome nine kills from Caraline Maher and eight apiece by Allyson Wilbourn and Corri Muha in 16th-ranked Georgetown College’s 3-0 victory in volleyball action Thursday night in Georgetown, Ky.
CU drops 3-0 decision at the Cumberlands
LEBANON, Tenn. – Michelle Evans and Michelle Daniels posted five kills apiece and Karli Collins collected nine digs, but Cumberland committed more errors than kills in a 3-0 loss Tuesday night against the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Ky.
Volleyball falls in four to Tennessee Temple
LEBANON, Tenn. – Michelle Evans posted 14 kills and Rylee Butler added 11, but Cumberland was unable to finish off sets, dropping a 3-1 decision to Tennessee Temple in volleyball action Friday night at the Dallas Floyd Recreation Center.
Shaw, Evans post double-digit kills in 3-1 loss
LEBANON, Tenn. – Abby Shaw collected 14 kills and Michelle Evans added 10, but Tiffany Jackson and Paige Zelich each posted 10 kills in Shawnee State’s 3-1 victory over the Bulldogs on Saturday at the Dallas Floyd Recreation Center.
Evans posts nine kills in loss to Trevecca
LEBANON, Tenn. – A controversial point late in the first set went against Cumberland and Katelyn Atkinson posted 18 kills and 19 digs for Trevecca University in a 3-0 Trojans victory over the Bulldogs on Thursday night at the Dallas Floyd Recreation Center.
Bulldogs swept at Lindsey Wilson
LEBANON, Tenn. – Yennifer Ramirez posted 10 kills and Makenzie Montano and Nadelina Nesheva both added nine in eighth-ranked Lindsey Wilson’s 3-0 victory over Cumberland in volleyball action Tuesday night at Biggers Sports Center in Columbia, Ky.
Volleyball falls in four sets at Pikeville
LEBANON, Tenn. – Karli Collins collected 18 digs and Michelle Evans posted a team-high nine kills, but Cumberland again struggled with errors, committing 46 in a 3-1 loss at the University of Pikeville on Saturday in Pikeville, Ky.
Evans, Girardeau lead road victory
LEBANON, Tenn. – Michelle Evans posted 12 kills, Danielle Girardeau added 10 and Ashton Perez handed out 43 assists, as Cumberland outlasted Tennessee Temple, 3-2, in volleyball action Tuesday night in Chattanooga, Tenn.
CU volleyball coach dismissed
LEBANON, Tenn. – Cumberland University Director of Athletics Ron Pavan announced Tuesday morning the dismissal of volleyball head coach Brittany Harry effective immediately. Pavan will assume interim head coach responsibilities.
Bulldogs fall in three at Campbellsville
LEBANON, Tenn. – Michelle Evans posted eight kills and 10 digs and Ashton Perez collected 21 assists, but Cumberland was unable to finish the end of sets and dropped a 3-0 decision at Campbellsville University on Thursday night in Campbellsville, Ky.
Volleyball swept at St. Catharine
LEBANON, Tenn. – Karli Collins tallied 14 digs and Ashton Perez handed out 15 assists, but Cumberland committed 27 total errors in a 3-0 loss to St. Catharine College Tuesday night in St. Catharine, Ky.
CU drops 3-1 decision to the Cumberlands
LEBANON, Tenn. – Cumberland won the first set with relative ease but was unable to keep the momentum and eventually dropped a 3-1 decision to the University of the Cumberlands in volleyball action Thursday night at the Dallas Floyd Recreation Center.
Bulldogs swept by Georgetown
LEBANON, Tenn. – Karli Collins posted 11 digs and Ashton Perez handed out 12 assists, but 16th-ranked Georgetown College hit .250 and Corri Muha led the balanced Tigers with nine kills in a 3-0 victory over Cumberland in volleyball action Tuesday night at the Dallas Floyd Recreation Center.
Volleyball starts fast but cannot finish at Shawnee State
LEBANON, Tenn. – Abby Shaw registered 11 kills and Karli Collins posted 16 digs, but Cumberland dropped a 3-1 decision to Shawnee State in volleyball action Friday night in Portsmouth, Ohio.
Bulldogs fall in straight sets
LEBANON, Tenn. – Rylee Butler posted seven kills and Ashton Perez had 15 assists, but Cumberland committed more errors than kills in a 3-0 loss to 22nd-ranked Lindsey Wilson in volleyball action Tuesday night at the Dallas Floyd Recreation Center.
CU schedules now available for downloading
LEBANON, Tenn. – Parents, fans and other interested individuals can now download Bulldog sports schedules to their calendars via ECal at GoCumberlandAthletics.com.
Volleyball ends tourney with two more wins
LEBANON, Tenn. – Cumberland lost its first match of the day but rebounded with four- and five-set wins to end the Cumberland Classic, defeating Ohio Christian and Fisk University, respectively, on Saturday at the Dallas Floyd Recreation Center.
Butler's 12 kills helps CU split at Cumberland Classic
LEBANON, Tenn. – Senior Rylee Butler posted 12 kills and freshman Amanda Worrell added nine in a four-set victory over Freed-Hardeman, but Cumberland was unable to keep to momentum, dropping a 3-1 decision to Ohio Valley University later on Friday on the first day of the Cumberland Classic at the Dallas Floyd Recreation Center.
Volleyball falls 3-1 at Trevecca
LEBANON, Tenn. – Michelle Evans posted 10 kills and Ashton Perez recorded 33 assists and nine digs, but Cumberland hit just .013 over the final three sets, dropping a 3-1 decision at Trevecca Nazarene on Wednesday night in Nashville.
Perez earns MSC Player of the Week accolades
LEBANON, Tenn. – Cumberland setter Ashton Perez earned Mid-South Conference Volleyball Player of the Week accolades on Monday for her performance in five outings last week for the Bulldogs, including four victories.
Bulldogs split two matches at Sewanee tourney
LEBANON, Tenn. – Abby Shaw led four players in double-digits with 18 kills and setter Ashton Perez handed out 52 assists, as Cumberland outlasted the University of the South in five sets in the third-place match Saturday at the Sewanee Invitational in Sewanee, Tenn. The Bulldogs lost their first match of the day to Oglethorpe University.
Volleyball wins twice more at Sewanee Invite
LEBANON, Tenn. – Michelle Evans collected 13 kills in the first match and Abby Shaw posted 11 kills in the second outing, as Cumberland ran its season-opening winning streak to seven with two more sweeps on Friday at the Sewanee Invitational in Sewanee, Tenn.
Butler's 10 kills pace another CU win
LEBANON, Tenn. – Rylee Butler and Abby Shaw each posted 10 kills and Cumberland took advantage of 26 errors by the University of Pikeville in a 3-0 volleyball victory Thursday night at the Dallas Floyd Recreation Center.
Girardeau, Evans lead 2 more volleyball wins
LEBANON, Tenn. – Senior Danielle Girardeau posted 10 kills versus Pensacola Christian and sophomore Michelle Evans collected a dozen against Fisk University, leading Cumberland to a second straight day of sweeps and a perfect 4-0 mark in the Volleydawg Classic on Saturday at the Dallas Floyd Recreation Center.
Volleyball opens with pair of sweeps
LEBANON, Tenn. – Sophomore Abby Shaw collected double-figure kills in both matches and sophomore Michelle Evans added 14, as Cumberland opened the season with a pair of sweeps over Tennessee Temple and Brescia University here Friday in the Volleydawg Classic at the Dallas Floyd Recreation Center.
Fall student-athletes take part in community service events
LEBANON, Tenn. – Cumberland’s fall student-athletes participated in a pair of service projects along with Leadership Training during their first days on campus over the last week.
Volleyball picked seventh in MSC Preseason Poll
LEBANON, Tenn. – Cumberland was picked seventh in the Mid-South Conference Preseason Volleyball Coaches’ Poll released Monday, as announced by the league office.
Twelve CU programs named NAIA Scholar Teams
LEBANON, Tenn. – A school-record 12 Cumberland programs were recognized this week as 2013-14 NAIA Scholar Teams. To be eligible, teams must post a minimum 3.0 grade-point average (on a 4.0 scale) as defined by the institution, with the team GPA including all eligible varsity student-athletes.
