by Hunter Patterson | Mar 22, 2010 | Sports
While many students took a break during the week, the athletic teams were very busy. During spring break week, the nationally ranked Lady Bison softball team traveled to Hawaii for the Spring Fling in Honolulu. The Lady Bisons opened up tournament play with a bang, defeating California by a score of 1-0. In that game, sophomore pitcher Whitney Kiihnl pitched seven scoreless innings for the win. Mollie Mitchell drove in Kellie Sirus to give the Lady Bison’s their lone run for the game. California was ranked twelfth in the nation. After defeating California, the Lady Bisons lost four straight, losing two apiece to California and Hawaii. The Lady Bisons record as of now stands at 20-7. The team returns to play on Friday, March 26, at Draper Diamond for a double header against ETSU. Game times are 4 and 6 p.m. The tennis teams were also in action over the break. The men’s team went 1-2 over the break defeating Florida Gulf Coast 4-3 and losing to Stetson and Georgia State. Winners for Lipscomb against FGCU were Daniel Hangstefer, Colby Shaw, and Tanner Brown in singles. In doubles, Chad Perron and Tanner Brown along with Colby Shaw and Mario Hernandez brought home two wins for the Bisons. Their record is now 4-7 on the year. The Bisons return home on Tuesday to face Austin Peay University. Matches begin at 2:30 p.m. On the women’s side, the ladies struggled going 0-4 against North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida A&M and FGCU. The Lady Bisons’ record now stands at 4-12. The team returns to play on the twenty-third to face APSU. The Bison...
by Hunter Patterson | Mar 2, 2010 | News Slider, Sports
Bison center Adnan Hodzic was named the Atlantic Sun Conference’s player of the year for the 2009-2010 season. Hodzic, a junior, ended the regular season averaging 22.4 points per game and 8.8 rebounds per game. His 22.4 points per is good enough for sixth in the nation among NCAA schools. The Sarajevo, Bosnia, native has scored 20 plus points in 11 straight games, and has scored 10 or more in 56 consecutive. That 56-game streak is best in the nation as well. Hodzic’s last two games definitely did not hurt his chances in being named player of the year. In the last two games the center averaged 30.85 points and 18.5 rebounds per game. Both games were wins for the Bisons. “I don’t think it was those performances that pushed him over the top,” Head Coach Scott Sanderson said. “It all played out really well, [Adnan] played well all year long. He was really solid and did not have very many bad games. Those last two games, though, definitely did not hurt his chances.” Hodzic’s 37 point game last Thursday against Mercer was the most scored by any Bison since 2002 when Jeff Dancy scored 38 against TSU. Lipscomb guard Josh Slater was named to A-Sun First Team as well. Slater, a junior, averaged 17.2 points, 5.3 assists, and 5.5 rebounds per game. Slater joins Belmont’s Alex Renfroe as the two only players in the last 10 years of the A-sun to average 15 points, 5 assists, and 5 rebounds over a season’s time. “I think Adnan and Josh both had years that were warranted to win the award,”...
