by Charlie Bateman | Nov 8, 2015 | News Slider, Sports
The Lipscomb volleyball team swept North Florida 3-0 Sunday afternoon in Allen Arena, clinching a share of the Atlantic Sun Volleyball regular season title. This win also secured a first round bye in the 2015 A-Sun Volleyball Championship which will be played at Lipscomb Nov. 19-21. Lipscomb volleyball head coach Brandon Rosenthal said the wins are meaningful at this point in the season. “Down the stretch every win is huge,” Rosenthal said. “Every win gives us a chance to control our own destiny. It also puts pressure on other teams in our conference.” Lipscomb took the first set 25-17. The win was due to a team effort in blocking. The Bisons took the second set 25-23 thanks to a clutch point by freshman Carly Nusbaum. Nusbaum led the Bisons with 11 kills. A huge key for the Bisons was blocks in the match. Lipscomb had 11 blocks compared to only eight by North Florida. Lipscomb took the third set 25-22. Lipscomb will play two games on the road against Florida Gulf Coast and Stetson before the tournament. “We are going to have to keep adding pressure,” Rosenthal said. “These games matter because we want to carry momentum into the tournament. We do not want to let up.” Photo courtesy of Lipscomb...
by Charlie Bateman | Nov 8, 2015 | News Slider, Sports
The Atlantic Sun preseason polls project a sixth place finish for the Lady Bisons basketball team this season. “I think experience is huge in basketball,” head coach Greg Brown said. “When we get to the point our seniors can teach the freshmen, I think it changes the culture of how we do things as a team.” Lipscomb had trouble rebounding last year, which lead to an unsuccessful scoring season. Brown expressed why he thinks this year will be different and how having five players over six-foot-tall will help in this area. “Not only will size help, but the mentality of the team will make a difference,” he said. “I believe we will see some return on investment there by focusing on this aspect with our team.” Senior Ashley Southern was named to the preseason Atlantic Sun All-Conference team alongside nine other NCAA players. “I think the biggest strength for this team will be each other,” Southern said. “The key I believe will be how to make each other better.” The Lady Bisons will open up their regular season Nov. 13 at 6:30 p.m. against Loyola in Allen Arena. Photo courtesy of Lipscomb...
by Charlie Bateman | Oct 27, 2015 | News Slider
The Red Bus that visits Lipscomb’s Bison Square and many other university campuses across the states is not just a bus filled with clothes but a project that gives students the opportunity to help care for orphans. The Red Bus Project is a branch of the organization Show Hope, a movement to care for orphans primarily through adoption aid. The mission of Show Hope revolves around engaging the church to care for orphans and reducing adoption barriers, as there currently more than 140 million orphans in the world. Chris Wheeler, Director of Student Initiatives at Red Bus Project, said the project originally began as an opportunity to get high school and college students involved. “College students today are a part of the loudest generation simply because of their phones,” Wheeler said. “Because of their expertise with social media they can connect to thousands of people with their phones.” Founded by Christian recording artists Steven Curtis Chapman and his wife, Mary Beth, Show Hope aims to get the millennials involved by becoming orphan defenders. “One of the key ways we help college students know of the Red Bus Project is by awareness,” Wheeler said. “It is important for them to know that there are children in the world that have been abandoned.” The Red Bus Project offers two ways for Lipscomb students to get involved: visit its website or visit the Franklin office nearby The Factory. Wheeler said that getting involved is just the beginning of making an impact on the world. “We want college students to leverage that influence and give voices to children around the...
by Charlie Bateman | Oct 21, 2015 | News Slider, Sports
The Bisons took a win over Evansville to bring their record to 5-8-1 in a nonconference game Tuesday night at the Lipscomb Soccer Complex. Sophomore Ivan Alvarado scored the first goal of the match in the fourth minute with an assist from redshirt junior Kevin McMahon. Evansville added two goals in the first half. Senior Nate Opperman scored the first goal for the Purple Aces in the 12th minute. Evansville sophomore Desmond Dolphy scored the second goal in the 18th minute. Lipscomb rallied against Evansville by scoring three goals in the second half. “The focus in the second half was to keep attacking the flanks,” Lipscomb men’s soccer head coach Charles Morrow said. “We were able to spread them a little bit, which led to the goals being scored.” Redshirt freshman Logan Paynter started the comeback for Lipscomb with his fifth goal of the season in the 48th minute. Sophomore Joe Kerridge and senior Anthony Cedano picked up assists on the score. “Logan has done a great job for us this year,” Morrow said. “He really came out strong for us in the spring. We had a feeling this was going to be a good year and he and some other people have stepped up well this year.” Junior Daniel Vieira scored the Bisons’ next goal in the 68th minute with an assist from Alvarado. The last goal of the game came from junior Brandon Braumuller in the 84th minute. This goal was the first of the season for Braumuller. “It is a very good goal for Brandon,” Morrow said. “Brandon has been close several times this season, so it is good for him to finally get on the...
by Charlie Bateman | Oct 7, 2015 | News Slider, Sports
The Lipscomb (4-6-1, 2-1 A-Sun) men’s soccer team held a 3-2 win over Jacksonville (2-8-1, 0-3 A-Sun) in an Atlantic Sun conference game Tuesday night at the Lipscomb Soccer Complex. “We scored early which was good,” head coach Charles Morrow said. “I felt like we took our foot off the gas, but all credit goes to our guys for coming back in the second half.” This victory puts the Bisons’ conference record at 2-1. “Every game is huge, especially when you have three conference games in an eight day period,” Morrow said. “It is super important to get out of this tough stretch, winning two out of the three games.” The Bisons scored the first goal of the match in the 3rd minute by junior Kevin McMahon. The goal was unassisted. The Dolphins answered with two goals in the first half. The first goal occurred in the 25th minute and the second occurred in the 43rd minute. Lipscomb added two goals in the second half. In the 56th minute McMahon scored his second goal of the game to bring the match back to even. This was followed by a 25-yard shot scored by senior Matt Kerridge. “Kevin’s hard work paid off in the match,” Morrow said. “Kevin did a great job pressuring the ball, which is a thankless job, but led to a huge game for him.” Up next, the Bisons will take on Elon at 6 p.m. Saturday at...
