by CJ Arndt | Aug 30, 2021 | News Slider, Sports
The Lipscomb men’s soccer team beat the University of San Diego 4-0 Sunday night, sweeping the Southern California road trip and advancing to 2-0 on the season. The win was capped off by the defense preventing any shots on goal from USD. Lipscomb entered the game with 1 win and 2 losses in the all-time series. In the 9th minute, University of San Diego’s Kai Peterson received a yellow card. Lipscomb’s Javanne Smith fired off the first shot on goal, but it was saved by Marley Mascarenas, the man between the goalposts for the Toreros. Berlin, Germany native Luca Naumann took a large slide tackle that resulted in a foul against USD and a stoppage of play, but the sophomore midfielder was able to get up and continue playing. In the 16th minute, fellow German Scott Gulden put up his first goal of the season off the free-kick from his brother Noah Gulden, putting Lipscomb up 1-0. In the 20th minute, another Germany-born midfielder, Carlo Cavalar, drew his first yellow card of the season. During a 50/50 collision near midfield, USD’s Danny Orozco suffered an injury in the 44th minute; he was able to exit the field under his own power. At halftime, Lipscomb led 1-0 with 6 shots on goal to USD’s 0 shots on goal. The second half only made things sweeter for the Bisons. A foul on USD’s Ross Johnstone in the 55th minute put in a free-kick for Lipscomb to start the play again. Sophomore winger Javanne Smith scored in the 59th minute off a save from Mascarenas. Sophomore Tyrese Spicer’s original shot provided the...
by CJ Arndt | Aug 28, 2021 | Sports
The Lipscomb women’s volleyball team opened up the regular season with a 2-3 loss against Houston at the Oklahoma Invitational in Norman, Oklahoma on Friday. The first matchup of the two-game weekend pitted the Bisons against the American Athletic Conference’s number two ranked team in the preseason poll. Lipscomb entered the game behind 0-2 in the all-time series. Lipscomb put up a great fight throughout the five-set losing effort. Sophomore and Edmond, Oklahoma native Kamryn Bacus led the team with 21 kills, 1 service ace and 22 points. Sophomore setter Delaney Dilfer put up an impressive 53 assists with 5 kills and 3 service aces. Dilfer’s 53 assists tied a career record for the All-ASUN Second Team selection last year. Standout freshman Anna Aubele put up 6 kills, 4 service aces and 10 points in her first Division I regular season game. In set one, Lipscomb put up an 8-point run to take the 25-23 win with a close battle all the way to the final point. Set two was a back-and-forth battle between the Bisons and the Cougars with a 25-22 final set score. The Bisons were able to put together two 4-point runs en route to the set win. The third set was a bit of a challenge, as the Cougars put up four in a row to take a 5-point lead in the set. Lipscomb was able to close the gap to 22-25 in the set loss. The fourth set was closed out in magnificent fashion, as Lipscomb closed a 5-point gap to bring the set within two. Eventually, the set ended in a loss after...
