by Lindsey Nance | Oct 19, 2016 | News Slider, Sports
The Lipscomb Bisons silenced the Belmont Bruins in the Battle of the Boulevard rivalry game Tuesday night in Allen Arena. Although now in different conferences, the two schools face off every year and keep the rivalry alive.Lipscomb (12-7) defeated Belmont (11-7) in a 3-1 match. Lipscomb won the first set 25-21, fell in the second set 25-23, dominated set three 25-14 and finished off the Bruins in the fourth set 25-17. “I am proud of our girls. I thought they did a great job. I was really pleased with what we did,” head coach Brandon Rosenthal said. “I thought our middles did a great job, especially towards the end, of really establishing the block.” Lipscomb and Belmont battled in the first match head to head before Lipscomb outside hitter Katie Bradley slammed it down the middle to give the Bisons some momentum. Carlye Nusbaum followed Bradley with a wicked kill down the line to put Lipscomb ahead 17-11 and force Belmont to call a timeout. Arianna Person for Belmont gave the Bisons a hard time on the outside with her speed and jumping ability as the Bruins began to catch up at 20-15. Nusbaum slammed it down the middle to finish off the Bruins 25-21 with her seventh kill of the game. Katie Bradley came ready to play once again in set two starting it off with a kill. The game bounced back and forth until Belmont began to capitalize on the Bison’s errors and pull ahead 13-8. After the timeout call, Lipscomb score four consecutive points but still trailed by one. Just when the Bisons took the lead and gained...
by Lindsey Nance | Oct 9, 2016 | News Slider, Sports
Florida Gulf Coast was out for blood this year after losing to the Lady Bisons in both meetings last year. The Lady Bisons hoped to continue their winning streak after their win last night against Stetson, but FGCU defeated the Lady Bisons in three quick sets Saturday night. “Florida Gulf did a nice job of coming out and executing their game plan, and, unfortunately, that leaves us sitting here pondering on a lot,” head coach Brandon Rosenthal said. Kayla Ostrom, Lauren Anderson, Taylor Racich, Brittany Thomas, Carlyle Nusbaum, Maddie Phillips and Katie Bradley started the match in Allen Arena and fell behind FGCU early on in the first set. Lipscomb called a timeout in set one with the score 10-4 to try to switch the momentum. Nevertheless, the Lady Bisons fell behind early on and never came back. FGCU extended the lead to 16-8, and then dominated the net to move to 21-11, leaving the Lady Bisons in the dust. Lipscomb eventually fell to the Eagles 25-14. “We hadn’t been beat like this all year, and it’s alarming,” Rosenthal stated. The second set started off much better for the Lady Bisons as they quickly jumped ahead to 7-3. FGCU called a timeout to try to freeze Lipscomb but to no avail. The Lady Bisons pushed ahead, keeping their early lead. FGCU battled at the net until tying up the game 11-11. Lipscomb tried to gain the lead back but fell behind 14-11. The Eagles took advantage of this momentum, winning set two 25-18. Despite the Lady Bisons offense’s slow start, Nusbaum kept her double figure kill streak in place,...
by Lindsey Nance | Oct 4, 2016 | Arts and Entertainment, News Slider
Bison Square was decorated with spectacular lights, numerous TV screens, refreshments and a red carpet on Monday night to introduce My Many Sons, a film based upon the life of legendary Lipscomb basketball coach Don Meyer. The film highlights the life of the coach (1975-1999) and follows his journey as he overcomes numerous obstacles in his life, such as how he survived a terrible car accident that caused him to be wheelchair bound for the rest of his life and overcoming cancer. Meyer won the Jimmy V (Jim Valvano) ESPY Award For Perseverance in 2009. However, this crisis did not stop him from perhaps becoming the winningest coach in NCAA basketball history at one time. Mark McGee, senior publisher/media relations director with Athletics, made an appearance in the movie as well, playing the role of Chuck Ross. Ross is known as being the “biggest Bison fan of all time” and is remembered for his legendary school spirit and enthusiasm. McGee auditioned for the role over the phone and got the part the next day. He was inspired to audition for the film because of his close friendship with Coach Meyer that began his freshman year of college when he took Meyer’s P.E. class. “It was a fun experience,” McGee said of the film. “I did two days of filming for eight hours a day at West End Middle School.” Overall, McGee said he had such a positive experience shooting the film that he hopes to extend his movie career one day. McGee knew Ross personally, so he said it was an easy transition playing the role. “Chuck used to...
by Lindsey Nance | Oct 1, 2016 | News Slider, Sports
For the safety of those involved, the sergeant has asked for the Athletics Department to not release his name. Each season Lipscomb head baseball coach Jeff Forehand invites his friend and neighbor, a seasoned veteran, to speak to the team about why the National Anthem tradition is an important part of the game. This year, the sergeant came on Sept. 7 and spent the afternoon speaking to both the men’s basketball and baseball teams. “I just wanted our guys to understand more about the National Anthem and what it means to stand for the flag and for this song that we play at the beginning of every game,” Forehand said. “It should mean something more to the team when these veterans come out here to show us what it means to defend our country.” The sergeant expressed to the athletes that the flag stands for freedom, courage, honor, service, integrity and excellence. He said that the United States of America is the best for a reason and the flag is a symbol for that idea. The speaker also told the teams that today’s society tends to forget the sacrifice that men and women in uniform make for the safety of friends and family back home. Senior shortstop Hunter Hanks has listened to the sergeant’s remarks for fours years in a row and said he has gained a greater appreciation for the National Anthem. “Every since my freshman year, he has come and brought a friend to talk about what the National Anthem means to them and everything that they’ve been through overseas,” Hanks said. “Every year that he speaks to us he comes with new examples of how freedom isn’t free and every...
by Lindsey Nance | Sep 24, 2016 | News Slider, Sports
Although the energy was high in Allen Arena Friday night, the volleyball team ran out of gas while battling rival Kennesaw State. The atmosphere was alive with all of Greek life there, a live DJ from the Rio Olympics and a well-known color commentator, also from the Rio Olympics. The Lady Bisons came out hot in the first match, gaining a quick 7-0 lead. They carried their momentum all the way to the end, where they defeated Kennesaw State 25-14. “We have a budding rivalry with Kennesaw. We knocked them out of championship game last year, and they are continuing to push the envelope as far as our conference goes.” said Coach Brandon Rosenthal. The second match, however, was a different story. Both teams were neck-and-neck as the lead kept changing, constantly. The Owls had the lead until senior transfer Taylor Racich took control of the net and slammed two balls down the middle of the court. Unfortunately for Lipscomb, our defense had trouble keeping the lead due to their delayed reactions to the quick Kennesaw State offense. Junior Lauren Anderson kept fighting and putting the Bisons back in the lead. A major key from this match that hurt the Lady Bisons was the struggle to control their blocking on the net and to keep the ball in bounds. Lipscomb also gave away some easy points by serving the ball out of bounds. Racich and freshman Carlyle Nusbaum came to play, slamming two balls off the block to put Lipscomb ahead 17-16. Some miscommunication hurt the Lady Bisons and caused a few balls to drop right in the middle of the...
