College Corner: Vandy & MTSU At GEODIS Park, Belmont NIL Store, Vandy Women’s Basketball

Vanderbilt Soccer To Face MTSU At GEODIS Park

GEODIS Park. Photo: Courtesy of Nashville SC

Vanderbilt’s women’s soccer team will play the first ever collegiate soccer match at GEODIS Park when they host Middle Tennessee on Sunday, September 10.

“We are so excited to continue developing our partnership with Nashville SC,” says Vanderbilt head soccer coach Darren Ambrose. “I am so grateful to Nashville SC owner and Vandy Athletics supporter John Ingram and our Athletic Director, Dr. Candice Storey Lee, for helping pull this event together.”

This will be the eighth meeting between the two teams with the Dores holding a 6-1-0 edge over Middle Tennessee. Vanderbilt shut out the Blue Raiders, 4-0, in the most recent meeting in the series as the Commodores extended their win streak to seven consecutive games to open the 2022 season.

“As a lifelong Vandy supporter, I’m thrilled that they will be playing the first college match ever at GEODIS Park. But, moreover, as someone committed to building and fostering a soccer culture throughout Middle Tennessee, this match marks a significant step in that direction,” says Ingram. “I couldn’t be more thrilled to welcome these two teams into our stadium, and I’m sure it will be a day to remember for all.”

More details about the match will be announced at a later date. For those interested in attending the match, please fill out an interest form here.

 

 

 

Belmont Partners With Campus Ink On Belmont NIL Store

Belmont University Athletics has announced a new partnership with The NIL Store powered by Campus Ink to offer Belmont athletes apparel to fans .

The Belmont NIL Store, coming soon to belmont.nil.store online, will provide NIL merchandising opportunities and industry-leading payouts to every Belmont student-athlete. The NIL Store powered by Campus Ink will launch a complete NIL merchandise platform for Belmont student-athletes, featuring officially licensed apparel.

Every student-athlete who signs up will possess a personalized digital locker room which will house their merchandise.

The Campus Ink team handles all the creative, product creation, design, marketing, fulfillment and customer service aspects for its student-athletes. Additionally, Campus Ink works directly with student-athletes to educate them on merchandising, marketing and sales trends to develop strategies for optimal success.

 

 

Jacob Ogle Named Lipscomb WBB Assistant Coach & Director of Operations

Head Coach Lauren Sumski and the women’s basketball coaching staff are pleased to announce the promotion of Jacob Ogle to Assistant Coach and Director of Operations.

“We are thrilled to keep another Bison in the Herd!” Coach Sumski says. “Jacob dedicated countless hours to the program in any capacity required. He demonstrated great initiative and capability in an operational capacity, and he showed a true understanding of the game and our system.”

In just a year, he has been a tremendous asset to the program, served in several areas behind the scenes, and built relationships across campus. Ogle was a student assistant for the Bisons for the past year. As a student assistant, he was instrumental in advanced opponent scouting, video coordination, stats and analytics, and player development.

Before Lipscomb, Ogle served in multiple capacities at Nashville Christian School, including an assistant coach opportunity for the middle and high school boys’ basketball teams and the head coach for the middle school’s junior varsity team.

Ogle prepped at Nashville Christian, where he was a part of two district and sectional championship teams and helped his team to their first state tournament appearance since 1981.

Steven Boero