by Hunter Patterson | Dec 5, 2011 | News Slider, Sports
Legendary coach Don Meyer now has his name on the court inside Allen Arena. With a coaching record of 655-179 in 24 years of coaching the Bisons, Meyer is undoubtedly the biggest name in Lipscomb sports history. It’s only fitting that his name be on the court in Allen. Though Meyer never coached a game inside the arena, the court will forever carry his name. “For all he has done on the court and all he has done with the records and accomplishments, this is what it is all about,” said Lipscomb Athletic Director Philip Hutcheson. “For the first time, and for everyone here, the court is officially yours.” Meyer, who is hardly ever overwhelmed, was very gracious about the court’s naming in his honor. “I want to thank God for letting me have enough time to see all thee guys for another time,” Meyer said, speaking to the nearly 70 former players that attended the ceremony. “That means a whole lot more than anything else.” Meyer’s family also joined him on the court, which was also fitting because one of Meyer’s biggest points during his career was to love those around you – especially family. “I have been very lucky to have had the family I have had,” Meyer said. “They made a lot of sacrifices to be a coach’s family.” Meyer was humbled by the day, and it self-admittedly made him tired. However, Meyer was still colorful as ever. “McQuiddy was the kind of gym that if you had 11 people in it was loud as the Boston Garden,” Meyer said. “McQuiddy was special.” Meyer has retired...
by Hunter Patterson | Dec 4, 2011 | News Slider, Sports
The Atlantic Sun Conference and ESPN have teamed up to deliver exclusive content on its signature multi-screen sports network ESPN3. A total of 20 live league basketball games will be distributed in 2011-12. The addition of games on ESPN3 extends ESPN’s current five-year deal with the Atlantic Sun, which continues through the 2013-14 season. ESPN3 will exclusively carry three Lipscomb basketball games this season, all originating from Allen Arena. The first broadcast will be the women’s game against cross-town rival Belmont on Feb. 4. The Bisons’ final two home games against USC Upstate (Feb. 18) and ETSU (Feb. 20) will also be broadcast. Each game is set to tip at 6:30 p.m. “We are very excited about our expanded agreement with ESPN and the broad media exposure we’ll be providing for our institutions and our outstanding student-athletes,” said Commissioner Ted Gumbart. “This is a very big step for the A-Sun and we look forward to continued growth in our media package with ESPN moving forward.” ESPN3 will be the home of the conference’s women’s basketball package, which highlights each A-Sun institution through five regular season games and all of the 2012 General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Basketball Championship quarterfinal contests. A seven-game regular season men’s package, in addition to men’s quarterfinal action, will also be part of the exclusive agreement. The men’s basketball tournament championship game will air live on either ESPN or ESPN2 at 4:00 p.m. on March 3. “ESPN3’s exclusive agreement with the Atlantic Sun Conference adds to our growing slate of programming and positions the network as a leading destination and key distribution outlet for college...
by Hunter Patterson | Dec 3, 2011 | News Slider, Sports
On Saturday, Lipscomb will welcome former coach Don Meyer and many players from his 24 years at the helm of Bisons (4-4, 0-1 A-Sun) to Saturday’s Atlantic Sun Conference matchup against the Kennesaw State Owls (2-4, 0-1 A-Sun) in Allen Arena. At halftime of the game, the court will be named after Meyer. More details can be found here. Lipscomb leads the series against Kennesaw State 7-5. The Bisons have won all five meetings in Allen Arena and three of the last four meetings overall. The Bisons lost 79-72 to Mercer Thursday evening in Allen Arena. Freshman Malcolm Smith had a career-high 22 points. The Bears shot 58 percent after halftime and 50 percent overall. Lipscomb committed 21 turnovers. Quick Hits Lipscomb is 2-2 in Allen Arena this year and 96-41 overall in Allen. Zavion Williams is 8th in the A-Sun for scoring at 13.4 per contest Lipscomb shot 17-of-18 from the free throw line against Mercer (12/1) for its best day at the line since hitting 21-of-22 attempts (95.5 percent) against Florida Atlantic on Jan. 19, 2005. Justin Glenn had three blocks against Mercer, a high at Lipscomb and one shy of his career high. On the season Glenn already has 12 blocks after swatting 10 shots last season. He had 27 his freshman season at Centenary. Malcolm Smith was 10-of-10 at the line against Mercer. It was the 5th time in the NCAA era a Bison was perfect from the line with ten or more attempts. Season Notes Zavion Williams was named the Atlantic Sun Conference newcomer of the week for the week of 11/22-11/28. He scored 28 points...
by Hunter Patterson | Dec 3, 2011 | News Slider
A life celebration service for Paul Warren, the Lipscomb alumnus who died in the 50-car pileup Thursday in Hendersonville, will be at Hendersonville First Baptist Church on Monday, Dec. 5 at 2 p.m. Warren was killed Thursday morning when his car rear-ended an 18-wheeler on Vietnam Veterans Parkway. Channel 4 News is reporting that a second person has died because of injuries suffered in the crash. The victim was pronounced dead on Dec. 5 at 11:30 p.m. The wreck, caused by fog and an icy road, was part of a chain-reaction accident involving more than 50 vehicles on the Korean War Veterans Bridge. Warren was pronounced dead at Hendersonville Medical Center shortly thereafter. Hendersonville Police told Reuters reporter Tim Ghianni that 17 other people were transported to hospitals after the accident, which took place around 7 a.m. Many others were expected to go to the hospital on their own. A 2006 Lipscomb graduate, Warren was a member of Tau Phi social club as well as of the golf team. Golf coach Buddy Harston selected Warren as his graduate assistant the year after he graduated. “He was a great guy,” Harston said. “He did everything I asked him to do and more; then he went on to Vol State Bank. He did a good job there. I am friends with the president, and he was always talking about him and how great he was doing. “It’s a major loss for Lipscomb and the golf community.” Warren earned a graduate degree in business from Lipscomb in 2007. He later became assistant vice president of Volunteer State Bank and an active member of the Hendersonville...
by Hunter Patterson | Dec 2, 2011 | News Slider, Sports
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Finding itself in a defensive battle in the opening round of the 2011 NCAA Tournament, the Lipscomb volleyball team dropped a hard-fought 3-1 (16-25, 16-25, 25-12, 22-25) decision to homestanding Texas A&M at Reed Arena. Fighting with a Texas-sized heart, the Lady Bisons (20-11) refused to give up after losing the first two sets and came out roaring in the third set and gave the Aggies (23-7) all they wanted in the fourth stanza. “The message was real simple coming into the break between two and three,” said Lipscomb head coach Brandon Rosenthal. “It was let’s just go and play our game. I thought we did a nice job of speeding up the tempo. We got after it on defense and made a couple of minor adjustments but nothing big.” After hitting .029 in the first set and .057 in the second set, Lipscomb’s offense posted a .312 average in the third set and defensively, the Lady Bisons held the Aggies to a – .029 mark. “We were fortunate, especially against a team that played so hard like gangbusters against us,” said Texas A&M head coach Laurie Corbelli. “I think that it’s a style that we’re not super familiar with. It caught us off guard in set three.” The fourth set would be the determining factor in the contest. Despite falling behind 19-14, the Lady Bisons went on a 6-2 run to make it 21-21 and put the heat on the favored home team. A pair of attack errors opened the door though for the veteran Aggies and Texas A&M closed out the set and...
