by John Tomlinson | Apr 11, 2021 | News Slider, Sports
After the Lady Bisons fell in the earlier quarterfinal matchup, the Liberty Flames were looking to clean house in Nashville with another game against Lipscomb; this time the men’s team. But this time around the Bisons had the advantage, winning 2-0 to advance to the ASUN semifinals. The Bisons are now 2-0-1 against Liberty in this season after they tied with Liberty at home and won on a golden goal from Jake Zec in Lynchburg, both in the regular season. These two teams have plenty of history across all sports in the playoff realm and this game would be no different with fouls coming on both sides and both teams doing whatever they could to get ahead. In the first half, the Bisons and Flames managed to be as good of defensive teams as they were offensively, neither of them conceding a goal. The second half however would not be so kind for the Flames. In the 56th minute, Hayes Wood headed in the go-ahead goal from Scott Gulden on a free-kick from outside 22 yards. With a yellow card coming for the Flames only 6 seconds after this goal the game was heating up on the field. With continued scoreless minutes going by for the Flames, the Bisons jumped on an opportune corner kick which brought one Gulden brother from the corner to a header from his twin that set up an assist in the box for Honore Kalala for the added insurance and a 2-0 lead. For Lipscomb, the lead would hold up after the late score and the defense played a full 90 minutes of soccer...
by John Tomlinson | Apr 11, 2021 | News Slider, Sports
In the quarterfinal matchup of the ASUN tournament, the #1 seed Lady Bisons hosted the #4 seed Liberty and fell at home 1-0, ending their season. The last time these two teams met Lipscomb took a 5-1 victory in Lynchburg. Before that though, they met at Lipscomb in a game that ended in a 0-0 tie through 110 minutes of soccer. Today, the game would look very similar to the last time the Flames came to Lipscomb, but this time Liberty would take a lead 1-0 with a goal by McKinley Burkett in the 20th minute. From there the Bisons would not be able to score at all. The Bisons had many opportunities with 16 shots, 4 on goal throughout the game and both teams split even with 4 saves from the goal line. This game eliminates the Bisons from further ASUN contests and Liberty will go on to face the University of North Florida on April 15th. The Bisons have a small chance of making an at-large bid for the NCAA tournament, but with a draw against Bellarmine and an early loss in the ASUN tournament, that route seems unlikely. Though the Bisons did not finish the season where they had hoped, they finished the year at 7-2-2 with the early conference tournament loss. Gallery by Riley...
by John Tomlinson | Mar 23, 2021 | News Slider, Sports
After a tough Saturday outing for the Bisons, Sunday was a must-win as Lipscomb looked to grab the final game and win the first conference series. After a walk-off-winner on Friday night in extras from a sophomore catcher Chaz Bertaloni single along with 3.1 innings from sophomore pitcher Tyler Guilfoil, the Bisons won the first game. Saturday saw a crushing 15-2 win for the Kennesaw State Owls, but Sunday Logan Van Treek came out in dominating fashion with a seven-inning shutout performance. The 6-4 left-handed freshman from Lincoln, Nebraska held #7 Georgia to only two runs in his last outing, and the one before that saw his offense pick him up in a win against Creighton. Van Treek brought the same energy he’s had all season to this point. By the end of the game, Van Treek finished his second outing this season holding a team scoreless (the first against Murray State). Through 6.1 innings of work, the freshman was still dealing, even after seeing runners on first and second with nobody out in the very first inning. He was able to work himself out of trouble all game. Lucky for Van Treek, the Bisons had all kinds of offense on the sunny Sunday afternoon, 14 to be exact. The Owls had no answer for the Bisons all game long as Lipscomb overpowered them in every way. One player who highlighted the weekend on the offensive side of the ball was Chaz Bertolani. The sophomore catcher from Alpharetta, Georgia had a career day going 4-4 with 2 doubles, 2 singles, and a base on balls in his 5 at-bats...
by John Tomlinson | Feb 28, 2021 | News Slider, Sports
On an overcast afternoon, the Bisons hosted Northern Kentucky University after taking a beating the night before from Creighton in an 11-3 loss. Looking to bounce back in the doubleheader against NKU, things started off quickly from Lipscomb’s preseason player of the year senior infielder Haddon Adams. Adams started the game with a bang with a home run to left-center field to put the Bisons up 1-0, and that home run was only the beginning for Adams and the Bisons. In the top of the third inning, NKU brought a few of their own tying the game at two apiece, but the tie game would not last long as the Bisons only failed to score in one of the eight innings they batted in. With a late rally in a 13-3 game, NKU brought themselves within five, scoring five in the top of the 8th with another rocky outing for junior pitcher Dylan Bierman, who eventually rolled a double-play ball to get the Bisons out of it and onto the end of the game. In the second game of this Saturday afternoon double-header the offense started quickly yet again, but this time the pitching came through in all seven innings that were playable. With an onslaught of rain that staved off long enough for these two teams to play two pending, the second game was called in the seventh inning. Freshman pitcher Ike Buxton was on the mound for the Herd, and only allowed one run over his 4 innings. Backed by early offense from his teammates, junior infielder Chris Bashlor, “bashed” a three-run-home-run scoring Adams and senior Carter...
by John Tomlinson | Feb 20, 2021 | Galleries, News Slider, Sports
Coming off of a weekend split against Jacksonville last weekend, the Bisons sat at 7-5 coming into their last home weekend seeking a win in the first game of the series against Kennesaw State. The Bisons won, 76-62. Kennesaw coming in with their first conference win of the season the previous weekend against Stetson was looking to keep their momentum against Lipscomb. The first half was an even duel for both teams with nearly identical stat lines through the first 20 minutes of play. In the first half, Asadullah hit solid from the field and the free-throw line. A healthy performance from Jake Wolfe and Mr. Consistent, Romeo Ferguson helped the Bisons in the first half. However, it was Kennesaw who was up at the half 35-36. Backed by solid play from #3, Youngblood, with 12 points that matched Asadullah’s first-half mark. 11 first-half turnovers are what kept the game as close as it was. After the halftime break, Lipscomb came back out re-energized and looking fired-up. With a pristine night’s finish for Asadullah (23 points) and continual effort from Johnson, Ferguson, and Wolfe — the Bisons finished the game out handily, 76-62. Lipscomb finished the game seeing 4 players score in double figures — Johnson (16), Ferguson (13), Wolfe (12), Asadullah (23). It was just the win Lipscomb needed to move the Bisons to 8-5 in Conference play. Lipscomb and Kennesaw State will finish their series matchup on Saturday night in Allen Arena at 7 PM. You can stream the game through ESPN+ or listen along through our own, Bison Radio through our website, or iOS app. Photos courtesy...
