by Hunter Patterson | Jan 6, 2012 | News Slider, Sports
On Friday night, Lipscomb and Belmont met for the 129th time. This time at the Curb Event Center, Rick Byrd’s team had an uncharacteristic collapse, losing the game 85-74 improving the Bison’s record in the series to 73-56. While Lipscomb had won four of the last five meetings, the odds were against Scott Sanderson and his young team. With just three returning players from last year’s team – and Belmont returning all their starters – few believed that the Bisons had any chance. However, the men actually playing the game thought otherwise. Belmont had a three point lead at half, and with 9:18 left in the half, the Bruins had stretched their lead to 18. That is when the Bisons took control of the game. Going on a 28-6 run in the last 8:58 – and holding the Bruins scoreless for over six minutes – Lipscomb was able to take the lead at the 3:53 mark on a Deonte Alexander jump shot. From that point on, the closest that Belmont would get would be four points. Lipscomb held on to win with the final of 85-74. Ian Clark lead all scorers with 28 points. Jacob Arnett had a great shooting night that gave him 17 points on the evening. Other Bisons in double figures were Damarius smith (11), Deonte Alexander (11), Malcolm Smith (12), Justin Glenn (14) and Jordan Burgason (16). Burgason also got his 1000th point tonight, making him the sixth Lipscomb player to do so in the school’s NCAA era. The win snapped Belmont’s 22-game home win streak snapped, and it was their worst home conference loss since...
by Hunter Patterson | Dec 27, 2011 | Sports
Lipscomb’s Jordan Burgason set the Bison NCAA era program record for three-pointers in a single game with nine at Iowa State, while North Florida’s Travis Wallace led the Ospreys in scoring and rebounding on the week en route to the Atlantic Sun Men’s Basketball Weekly Awards, announced Tuesday by the league office. PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jordan Burgason, Lipscomb (Sr. – Guard – Ames, Iowa – Marketing) · First Career Player of the Week award · Nailed nine three-pointers at Iowa State en route to 30 points · Set Lipscomb’s NCAA era single-game record for three pointers and tied Hilton Coliseum record · Marked first 30-point game by an Atlantic Sun student-athlete this season · Added six rebounds; finished 10-of-16 from the field and 9-of-14 from three OTHER NOMINEES: · Eddie Murray (Jr., FGCU) – Notched first career double-double with 11 points and 14 boards vs. Toledo · Aaron Anderson (Jr., Kennesaw State) – Grabbed career-high 17 rebounds en route to fourth double-double of season vs. TAMU-CC · Bud Thomas (So., Mercer) – Tallied 12 points and seven rebounds in win at Georgia Tech · Scott Saunders (Sr., Belmont) – Recorded fourth career double-double with 23 points and 11 rebounds at Austin Peay NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK: Travis Wallace, North Florida (So. – Forward – Marietta, Ga. – Electronic Media) · First Career Newcomer of the Week award · Led Ospreys in scoring and rebounding in past two contests · Scored career-high 18 points with six rebounds vs Florida A&M · Added 13 points and six boards at Virginia Tech · Ospreys set Division I program record for margin victory with 27 point win at FAMU OTHER NOMINEES: · Delbert Love (Fr., Kennesaw...
by Hunter Patterson | Dec 20, 2011 | News Slider, Opinion, Sports
It’s that time of the year again. You know, the end of it. And with the end of the year comes lists! On the front pages of CNN, ABC News, Yahoo! and other news sites there will soon be “The Best of 2011” or “The Biggest from 2011.” At Lumination Network, we opted for the latter. 2011 was a year of surprises. When the year began, we were all shocked by what happened to Gabrielle Giffords in Arizona. In March, Charlie Sheen ranted about “winning” and “Tiger Blood,” capturing the attention of the world…and ending his sitcom career prematurely. But 2011 was also a year of tragedy. On top of Senator Giffords being shot in her home state, one of the largest tsunamis in history hit Japan, which sent three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into meltdown, the worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl. In April, tornadoes ripped through the states just south of us.There were more than 170 twisters on one day, leading to a death toll of nearly 300. And 2011 was a year of love. In the biggest wedding of our lifetimes, William and Kate got hitched. Prince William, of course, tied the knot with his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, got married outside Westminster Abbey in London on April 29. Over 23 million Americans watched the wedding from their couches. Undoubtedly, though, the biggest story of the year was the death of Osama bin Laden. As most of you remember, bin Laden was killed during a firefight in Pakistan nearly a decade after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 and set off patriotic celebrations...
by Hunter Patterson | Dec 20, 2011 | News Slider, Sports
Lipscomb used a late second half run to take the Memphis Tigers down to the wire in an 85-75 loss Monday at the FedExForum. Down 14 with eight minutes to play, Lipscomb (6-7) utilized a 13-2 run accented by a three by freshman Martin Smith to bring the game within three, 73-70, with 4:45 remaining. After the teams exchanged free throws, Memphis’ (6-4) Chris Crawford hit a jumper in the paint and a turnover by Martin led to a three by Will Barton in the left corner to give the Tigers a 79-71 lead with 1:40 remaining. “I thought we competed for the whole game tonight,” said head coach Scott Sanderson. “I thought we did a nice job in executing the scouting report and what we were trying to do both offensively and defensively.” Barton’s basket was three of only seven points Memphis scored off of Lipscomb’s season-low five turnovers. It was the lowest turnover tally for the Bison since committing five miscues against Middle Tennessee on Nov. 16, 2007. “I thought we did a much better job taking care of the basketball and I felt like that is what kept us in the game with just five turnovers,” Sanderson said. Senior Jordan Burgason and junior Deonte Alexander led Lipscomb with 16 points each. Both hit four 3-pointers. The Bison were unable to control the hot shooting of the Tigers. Memphis connected on 63.3 percent of its attempts in the first period and 56.9 percent for the game. The Tigers scored 44 points in the paint. A three by junior Jacob Arnett and a putback attempt at the buzzer...
by Hunter Patterson | Dec 14, 2011 | News Slider, Sports
Thursday night Lipscomb took on the tough task of handing an undefeated Murray State team their first loss. However, turnovers and several missed opportunities led to a Murray State win, 89-65. The Bisons turned the ball over 23 times, giving the Racers more than enough opportunities to take control. Freshman Malcolm Smith led the Bisons with 13 points and four rebounds, while Ed Daniel and Ivan Aska from Murray State led all scorers with 16 points each....
