Saturday evening, Lipscomb’s volleyball team will play host to their quarterfinal game of the ASUN volleyball tournament, after clinching their seventh regular-season title and first since 2016.
The regular-season championship was clinched last weekend at Bellarmine, who the Bisons beat 3-1 on Friday and swept 3-0 on Saturday.
From these performances against the Knights, Lipscomb freshman middle blocker Meg Mersman was awarded the ASUN defensive player of the week.
The Bisons’ regular-season record finished at 14-2, with a nearly perfect 11-1 conference record.
Due to the COVID-19 altered structure of the schedule, Lipscomb played at and hosted each team in the ASUN North, which includes North Alabama, Liberty, Kennesaw State, and Bellarmine, but has not yet faced any teams from the southern region of the ASUN.
Each of the top four seeds from each region reached the tournament, with the top two seeds from each division hosting a quarterfinal matchup, and will continue to play in separate brackets until the brackets merge for the semifinal matchups and the championship game on April 2nd and 3rd hosted at Kennesaw State.
For the Bisons to complete the ASUN championship sweep on the season and clinch a spot in the 2021 NCAA volleyball tournament, they will need to rely on players like Mersman, senior outside hitter Megan Kuper, freshman outside hitter Kamryn Bacus and freshman setter Delaney Dilfer.
Bacus, Kuper and Mersman all average over three points per set, and Dilfer adds nearly 10 assists per set.
Other key contributors to watch out for from the Bisons include junior outside hitters Lanie Wagner and Logan Gish.
If the Bisons advance Saturday, they will play April 2nd in the semifinals at Kennesaw State.
The quarterfinal matchup begins at 6 PM CT in Allen Arena and can be viewed on ESPN+.
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