On behalf of the Radford University Athletic Department I would like to wish everyone a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving.
Go Highlanders!
Robert
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Supporting Soccer!
I had a great day yesterday. I had several productive meetings and then jumped in the car for a three hour drive to Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC for the Big South Men's Soccer semi final game. I actually love to get in the car and drive...well, maybe not the recent 17 hour drive from “Big D” to Radford with a 75 pound collie dog as my copilot. On this trip I had five CD’s I recently burned and I listened to a lot of my favorites. Most of the folks who know me know I am a huge Rock and Roll fan. I was finally able to review Bruce Springsteen’s new album titled “Magic”. It’s not Born to Run ,The Wild the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle, or Darkness on the Edge of Town but as always with Bruce, it is very, very good.
And to borrow a theme from a classic Bruce tune, our men’s soccer team was truly “Born to Run” yesterday afternoon. What a match! We got off to a great start, took an early 2-0 lead and never looked back. There were so many great plays in this game, but my favorite was when James Leith scored on a breakaway goal to make it 3-1 and seal the game for the Highlanders at 74:42. After that goal our defense, which was great all afternoon, dug in and a really good Coastal Carolina team never had another good look at the goal.
This win results in a championship appearance for our Highlanders. We now advance to take on Liberty, Sunday at 2:00pm. The winner advances to the NCAA playoffs. I am calling on every Highlander fan to make this trip and see this championship game. This is HUGE! -A HUGE opportunity for our men’s soccer program and a huge opportunity for our university. Let’s make the stands at the Winthrop Soccer Stadium a sea of RED just like our men’s basketball game Wednesday. Folks, let me repeat myself…our Men’s soccer team is one game away from the NCAA PLAYOFFS. Simply put, this is what it is all about.
One of my observations about our team is that they are physically tough. They play hard and they compete. Several of the guys took hard shots but immediately got up, brushed the dirt off, and went back to the business of winning. I had an opportunity to visit with our team after the game and I was so proud of them. I saw a team on a mission and I am very confident that they will play a great match tomorrow.
So get in the car, put in your favorite CD (and if you need a copy of my latest mix-heavy on the Counting Crows, Pearl Jam, The Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac and the Grateful Dead, call me) and come support the Highlanders as they play for the Big South Championship Sunday at 2:00pm.
Go Highlanders!
Robert
And to borrow a theme from a classic Bruce tune, our men’s soccer team was truly “Born to Run” yesterday afternoon. What a match! We got off to a great start, took an early 2-0 lead and never looked back. There were so many great plays in this game, but my favorite was when James Leith scored on a breakaway goal to make it 3-1 and seal the game for the Highlanders at 74:42. After that goal our defense, which was great all afternoon, dug in and a really good Coastal Carolina team never had another good look at the goal.
This win results in a championship appearance for our Highlanders. We now advance to take on Liberty, Sunday at 2:00pm. The winner advances to the NCAA playoffs. I am calling on every Highlander fan to make this trip and see this championship game. This is HUGE! -A HUGE opportunity for our men’s soccer program and a huge opportunity for our university. Let’s make the stands at the Winthrop Soccer Stadium a sea of RED just like our men’s basketball game Wednesday. Folks, let me repeat myself…our Men’s soccer team is one game away from the NCAA PLAYOFFS. Simply put, this is what it is all about.
One of my observations about our team is that they are physically tough. They play hard and they compete. Several of the guys took hard shots but immediately got up, brushed the dirt off, and went back to the business of winning. I had an opportunity to visit with our team after the game and I was so proud of them. I saw a team on a mission and I am very confident that they will play a great match tomorrow.
So get in the car, put in your favorite CD (and if you need a copy of my latest mix-heavy on the Counting Crows, Pearl Jam, The Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac and the Grateful Dead, call me) and come support the Highlanders as they play for the Big South Championship Sunday at 2:00pm.
Go Highlanders!
Robert
Friday, November 16, 2007
Big South Travels!
Congratulations to Coach Spencer Smith and our men’s soccer team on a great win in the Big South Conference Tournament over VMI yesterday! The team returns to action at 4:00 pm this afternoon vs. Coastal Carolina. I am excited to be traveling Rock Hill, SC and tournament host Winthrop University to see this game.
Last night I drove to Liberty University to see our volleyball team take on Coastal Carolina. My travels were interesting as it had been about 10 years since I had been Lynchburg. I didn’t print out any directions since I thought I knew my way around the “Hill City.” Well, let me tell you, either I am directionally challenged or Lynchburg has changed a lot since I lasted visited. I ended up at EC Glass High School, had the scenic tour, and finally wove my way onto the LU campus and the Vines Center. Moral of the story…when in doubt always have your directions!
I enjoyed watching the Highlander volleyball team play. They are an exciting young team with only two seniors. We played hard and competed against a strong Coastal Carolina team with great enthusiasm. Even when playing from behind, our team constantly encouraged one another and cheered each other on.
The last time I saw a Highlander volleyball game, Coach Janelle Dobbins was running the show. She is in our Athletic Hall of Fame and is a first class person--one of the nicest people one will ever meet. I had Coach Dobbins for a class as a student at Radford and she is one of the finest professors I have ever had. She is a huge part of the Radford Community and she and her husband Don, were the first people I saw at the men’s basketball game Wednesday night.
I am always aware of what a small world it really is and it was evident last night at the volleyball match when I watched freshman Jessica Sullivan play. Jessica grew up in the same Dallas, Texas neighborhood where my wife and I lived the past seven years. Jessica attended Lake Highlands High School which is known throughout the state of Texas for its excellent academics and athletics. Jessica, Kiley Kent, Maggie Wagner, and Heidi Haubrich are part of an exciting freshman class that Coach Crystal Poskey has brought to RU.
I also want to congratulate junior volleyball student-athlete Melinda Clelland. Melinda is a junior from Richmond, Va. and was named to the Big South All-Academic Team. Great job Melinda…we are very proud of you on this fantastic accomplishment!
Big game for our women’s basketball team tonight. Make sure you listen at 6:00 pm as we take on Miami (OH) on the road in Oxford, Ohio. The Highlanders opened with an outstanding TCU team in Fort Worth, Texas and played very well despite not finishing on the winning end. We get to see them in action against William & Mary on Friday, November 23rd when they return to friendly confines of our Dedmon Center.
I’m off for a tour of our baseball facility and then I’m headed down I-77 to cheer for the soccer team. I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe weekend.
LET’S TOP IT IN ALL THAT WE DO!
Go Highlanders!
Last night I drove to Liberty University to see our volleyball team take on Coastal Carolina. My travels were interesting as it had been about 10 years since I had been Lynchburg. I didn’t print out any directions since I thought I knew my way around the “Hill City.” Well, let me tell you, either I am directionally challenged or Lynchburg has changed a lot since I lasted visited. I ended up at EC Glass High School, had the scenic tour, and finally wove my way onto the LU campus and the Vines Center. Moral of the story…when in doubt always have your directions!
I enjoyed watching the Highlander volleyball team play. They are an exciting young team with only two seniors. We played hard and competed against a strong Coastal Carolina team with great enthusiasm. Even when playing from behind, our team constantly encouraged one another and cheered each other on.
The last time I saw a Highlander volleyball game, Coach Janelle Dobbins was running the show. She is in our Athletic Hall of Fame and is a first class person--one of the nicest people one will ever meet. I had Coach Dobbins for a class as a student at Radford and she is one of the finest professors I have ever had. She is a huge part of the Radford Community and she and her husband Don, were the first people I saw at the men’s basketball game Wednesday night.
I am always aware of what a small world it really is and it was evident last night at the volleyball match when I watched freshman Jessica Sullivan play. Jessica grew up in the same Dallas, Texas neighborhood where my wife and I lived the past seven years. Jessica attended Lake Highlands High School which is known throughout the state of Texas for its excellent academics and athletics. Jessica, Kiley Kent, Maggie Wagner, and Heidi Haubrich are part of an exciting freshman class that Coach Crystal Poskey has brought to RU.
I also want to congratulate junior volleyball student-athlete Melinda Clelland. Melinda is a junior from Richmond, Va. and was named to the Big South All-Academic Team. Great job Melinda…we are very proud of you on this fantastic accomplishment!
Big game for our women’s basketball team tonight. Make sure you listen at 6:00 pm as we take on Miami (OH) on the road in Oxford, Ohio. The Highlanders opened with an outstanding TCU team in Fort Worth, Texas and played very well despite not finishing on the winning end. We get to see them in action against William & Mary on Friday, November 23rd when they return to friendly confines of our Dedmon Center.
I’m off for a tour of our baseball facility and then I’m headed down I-77 to cheer for the soccer team. I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe weekend.
LET’S TOP IT IN ALL THAT WE DO!
Go Highlanders!
Thursday, November 15, 2007
THANK YOU!
It is amazing what can be accomplished when we work together. I‘ve always believed in this quotation, try to live by it, and I’ve never seen it fail.
v in the Dedmon Center, the Radford University Community came together for what we will one day be remembered as the beginning of a new era in Radford University Athletics. Tonight we saw our Men’s Basketball team defeat Presbyterian College with tremendous teamwork, determination, and passion. We saw a student body full of energy and great school spirit cheer our team to victory in a home opener that rivaled any college basketball venue anywhere. I recently had an opposing head coach tell me that Radford University and the Dedmon Center had lost its home court advantage. Tonight that notion could not have been further from the truth. The atmosphere in our Dedmon Center was electric from start to finish and our players fed off of the crowd’s emotion.
On behalf of our entire athletic department, I want to thank each and every person that came to our home opener tonight. It started with a tailgate party in the Dedmon Center parking lot and ended with a huge win over future conference member Presbyterian College. Tonight we saw this student body come out in the “Dread the Red” t-shirts that became a sea of RED throughout the arena. The participation was incredible. Our band, our cheerleaders, the Rockers, the fraternities and sororities and each and every student who attended the game needs to understand what an amazing contribution that you made tonight. The fans were truly the Highlander’s 6th man tonight! The key is this…it cannot stop here.
The men’s basketball team returns to action Saturday night at 7:00pm to take on a Gardner-Webb University team that went into Rupp Arena at the University of Kentucky and beat the Wildcats, just last week. We want every Highlander fan to come dressed in RED. Let’s not duplicate tonight’s atmosphere-LET’S TOP IT!
And LET’S TOP IT! In every Highlander sport-it IS the beginning of a new era—the women’s basketball team takes on Miami (OH) in the WNIT Friday night, the soccer team is playing a huge Big South Tournament match today with VMI and our women’s volleyball team takes on Coastal Carolina in the 1st round of Big South Tournament play at Liberty tonight at 7:00pm. Join us for this ride because the future of Radford University Athletics is very, very bright and never forget that is amazing what can be accomplished when we work together.
It is great to be a Highlander!
Best, Robert Lineburg
v in the Dedmon Center, the Radford University Community came together for what we will one day be remembered as the beginning of a new era in Radford University Athletics. Tonight we saw our Men’s Basketball team defeat Presbyterian College with tremendous teamwork, determination, and passion. We saw a student body full of energy and great school spirit cheer our team to victory in a home opener that rivaled any college basketball venue anywhere. I recently had an opposing head coach tell me that Radford University and the Dedmon Center had lost its home court advantage. Tonight that notion could not have been further from the truth. The atmosphere in our Dedmon Center was electric from start to finish and our players fed off of the crowd’s emotion.
On behalf of our entire athletic department, I want to thank each and every person that came to our home opener tonight. It started with a tailgate party in the Dedmon Center parking lot and ended with a huge win over future conference member Presbyterian College. Tonight we saw this student body come out in the “Dread the Red” t-shirts that became a sea of RED throughout the arena. The participation was incredible. Our band, our cheerleaders, the Rockers, the fraternities and sororities and each and every student who attended the game needs to understand what an amazing contribution that you made tonight. The fans were truly the Highlander’s 6th man tonight! The key is this…it cannot stop here.
The men’s basketball team returns to action Saturday night at 7:00pm to take on a Gardner-Webb University team that went into Rupp Arena at the University of Kentucky and beat the Wildcats, just last week. We want every Highlander fan to come dressed in RED. Let’s not duplicate tonight’s atmosphere-LET’S TOP IT!
And LET’S TOP IT! In every Highlander sport-it IS the beginning of a new era—the women’s basketball team takes on Miami (OH) in the WNIT Friday night, the soccer team is playing a huge Big South Tournament match today with VMI and our women’s volleyball team takes on Coastal Carolina in the 1st round of Big South Tournament play at Liberty tonight at 7:00pm. Join us for this ride because the future of Radford University Athletics is very, very bright and never forget that is amazing what can be accomplished when we work together.
It is great to be a Highlander!
Best, Robert Lineburg
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