by Cole Gray | Mar 31, 2018 | News Slider
Six weeks after a former student gunned down 17 of his classmates at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., Lipscomb’s head of Campus Security Patrick Cameron told Lumination Network that students should follow a “see something, say something” policy to minimize threats of violence on campus. “Who sees better a student who is having—let’s say mental health issues, troubles—than their fellow students? They’re the ones interacting with them on a daily basis,” Cameron said. If an active shooter situation arises on campus, he said students should try to reach a safe location, and that if they’re in the path of the shooter, they should do everything possible to “interfere” with the shooter. “If you can’t get to a safe location, and you’re in the path, don’t just sit there.” Cameron said that the security office has “very definitive” plans in place for active shooter situations, though he declined to discuss them in detail. Students can report concerns about fellow students’ behavior, including social media posts or other actions, to the Security Office located in the basement of Elam. He said students should report “anything that jumps out and says, ‘This isn’t right. There’s something going on here that needs to be addressed.’” Those reports are referred to the University’s Behavioral Intervention Team, which is comprised of representatives from the Counseling Center, Veteran’s Services, Risk Management, Student Life, Security Office and Academic Success Center, plus outside mental health professionals. The team would then meet with the student who filed the report, then the student whose behavior was reported in order to assess the threat and determine if further...
by Cole Gray | Mar 16, 2018 | News Slider, Sports
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In the school’s very first NCAA Tournament appearance, Lipscomb hung around with the University of North Carolina Tar Heels, but eventually fell 84-66 to the reigning NCAA champions. “Everybody knows it takes a magical night for somebody like us to beat somebody like them,” coach Casey Alexander said following the game. “And we didn’t do that, so we were playing uphill all night.” Lipscomb led the 2017 champs as late as the under-four timeout in the first half. Junior Garrison Mathews struggled with UNC’s Theo Pinson, who said he wanted to “make everything tough” on the ASUN’s leading scorer. “We knew we couldn’t support that much on him,” Pinson said. “Once he gets going, he gets going.” Pinson held Mathews to eight points on three-for-14 shooting. But even though the Bisons didn’t get Mathews’ best night, they looked the part of Cinderella for most of the first half. Kenny Cooper scored the first basket in Lipscomb tournament history on a three from the right wing. Mathews got on the board with an and-one layup in transition. Then a trio of Tar Heel turnovers and threes from Michael Buckland and Eli Pepper gave Lipscomb a 12-9 lead at the under-16 timeout. Marberry missed a pair of layups that would’ve extended the lead further. Mathews and Marberry shot two-for-seven each in the half. But North Carolina kept scuffling and the Bisons held the lead until Heels star forward Luke Maye’s three made it 25-23 Tar Heels. When Williams dropped in a three on the next possession, the majority-Carolina crowd erupted, and UNC seemed poised to make a run...
by Cole Gray | Mar 12, 2018 | BREAKING NEWS, News Slider, Sports
Lipscomb will face the defending champion North Carolina Tar Heels in Charlotte, N.C. Friday in the Bisons’ first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance. The two-seed Tar Heels defeated Gonzaga 71-65 in the 2017 final and are coming off a loss in the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship to the first-ranked University of Virginia. They have won six NCAA Championships in 49 appearances. “We’re not going to be better than North Carolina overall,” coach Casey Alexander said. “We’ve just got to be better than North Carolina in one 40-minute game.” That game will be played at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, the home of the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets. The Bisons cut down the nets in Fort Myers last Sunday, defeating Florida Gulf Coast University 108-96 to clinch its first ASUN championship. Lipscomb was the last team slated into the NCAA Tournament bracket. Charlotte is about 400 miles from Nashville. Alexander said it was the “best-case scenario” in terms of traveling to the game. “I didn’t want to go too far away, where a lot of people couldn’t get there,” he said in a press conference following the bracket release show. “This is kind of the best of both worlds. Anybody that wants to go can go, but it’s a trip for our players for the full NCAA experience.” Bisons play-by-play announcer Jonathan Seamon emceed a watch party for the Selection Show in Allen Arena. Sophomore guards Kenny Cooper and Michael Buckland called going to the Big Dance a “dream come true.” Junior center Rob Marberry thanked the fans, who clapped for nearly an hour for cheerleaders, players and coaches until the Selection Show began. Alexander...
by Cole Gray | Mar 8, 2018 | News Slider, Sports
Eight hundred and thirty-seven miles. Thirteen hours. Nineteen students. A 32-point lead. A 27-point comeback. One berth in the NCAA Tournament. This is the story of the group that watched Lipscomb cut down the nets for the first time—in their own words. Josh Roberts, Dean of Student Development: Late Thursday night, when we won the semifinal game, there was a tremendous amount of discussions between the President’s Office, Athletics and Student Life, trying to find ways to have a Bison presence at the game. Garret Jones, junior RA: Garner Goode and I talked about doing something like this in the fall. Specifically, because I am in Res. Life, and I was like ‘How can we get Res. Life and the student body, through Res. Life, more integrated with our student athletes?’ And so, ultimately this was one of those ways. Roberts: It all happened fast but was also very well planned. We were up in the early morning hours of Friday morning discussing and trying to debate what route we should take. Luke Shoulders, sophomore: Garret and I were talking for a while. He honestly convinced me to go to the game, because if we’re going to be honest I was worried about missing Singarama practice and couple’s dance, because I really wanted to do it this year. Lorne Jaques, senior: I’m a senior and my thinking was, not only is this potentially the last basketball game I’ll ever go to as a college student, but this is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Shoulders: I really needed a break, and what better way to get a break than...
by Cole Gray | Mar 5, 2018 | News Slider, Sports
After Sunday night’s ASUN Championship win, Lipscomb is going to the NCAA Tournament for the first time! College basketball’s Bracketology wizards will offer predictions about the final tournament bracket throughout the week. This post will be updated daily with the latest news about the Bisons’ seeding and potential opponents. The official tournament bracket will be revealed on March 11, Selection Sunday, at 5:00 PM on TBS. Lipscomb Athletics is hosting a Selection Show watch party beginning at 4:00 PM Sunday. The games begin March 13 with the First Four. The First Round begins March 15. March 6 Yahoo Sports: Bracket Brad’s Big Board has the Bisons penciled in as a 15-seed. Potential opponent updates: Arkansas-Pine Bluff plays Mississippi Valley State in the SWAC Tournament Championship at 7:30 tonight for a ticket to the Big Dance. Duke is off until the ACC Tournament tips off Thursday. The Blue Devils are fighting for a 1-seed. The ACC could send ten or more teams to the NCAAs this year. Auburn is awaiting its opponent in the SEC Tournament. The Tigers earned the 1-seed and a double-bye in the conference tournament. March 5 ESPN: Bracketologist Joe Lunardi at ESPN has Lipscomb squaring off in the First Four with the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions for a 16-seed and the right to play the top-seeded Virginia Cavaliers. The Golden Lions (12-20) haven’t won a game outside of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, but their 12-6 record in conference play was good for second place in the regular season. That matchup would take place March 13 or 14 in Dayton, Ohio at the University of Dayton Arena, less than six hours...
