by Tanner Allen | Mar 11, 2017 | News Slider, Sports
Less than 24 hours before the first pitch was scheduled to be thrown, Lipscomb and No. 19 Michigan decided to change things up. Due to the winter storm scheduled to come into town Saturday, both coaches agreed it would be better to play a double-header Friday than worry about the weather on Saturday. The first game was all Michigan as it went on to earn an 8-2 victory over the Bisons. It was a pitcher’s duel between Lipscomb’s star junior Brady Puckett, and Michigan’s hard-throwing lefty, Oliver Jaskie. The two starters combined for 18 strikeouts. With Michigan hitting a 2-run home run in the 7th and a 3-run home run in the 9th, it was just to much for Lipscomb to keep up with. The second game was a much tighter battle between the two teams. With Michigan loading the bases with no one out in the top of the first inning, it looked like Michigan was picking up right where it left off. Junior pitcher Jeffery Passantino was going to make sure he gave his team a chance. With the bases loaded he struck out the next batter, and then caused the next hitter to ground into a double play keeping the game scoreless. “Both Puckett and Passantino are fighters,” Head Coach Jeff Forehand said. “They are going to put us in a position to win every game that they pitch in. We’ve just got swing the bat a little better, so we can help them out a little bit more.” The Bisons were in a good position to win the second game as they led the Wolverines...
by Tanner Allen | Feb 20, 2017 | News Slider, Sports
Lipscomb defeated the Jacksonville Dolphins 81-69 Saturday night in Allen Arena to secure a top-two seed in the A-Sun Tournament on Senior Night. The Bisons were coming off a poor shooting performance against North Florida where the team shot 24% from behind the arc, but they weren’t going to let that carry over into the game against the Dolphins. Lipscomb shot 44% from behind the 3-point line going 14-34 led by junior forward, Garrison Matthews. Matthews led both teams in points (28) and rebounds (8), while knocking down seven three-pointers, and dishing out six assists. “My teammates got me a lot of wide open threes by driving in and kicking it out to me,” Matthews said. Junior guard Nathan Moran also had a big impact for the Bisons, as he had 21 points while hitting five three-pointers, and picking up eight assists. The Bisons had the opportunity to honor the three seniors on the team this year; Brett Wishon, Cam Miller, and Josh Williams. “All three of these guys have pretty unique stories,” Head Coach Casey Alexander says. “All of these guys have battled every single day that they have been here, and they continue to find ways to contribute.” With just one game remaining in the regular season, the Bisons have an opportunity to earn the number-one seed in the tournament, but they are going to need some help. In order for the Bison’s to secure the seed they need three things to happen: 1) The Bisons have to beat Kennesaw State 2) Florida Gulf Coast has to lose their game to Stetson 3) USC Upstate has to beat NJIT The Bisons’ next game is...
by Tanner Allen | Jan 26, 2017 | News Slider, Sports
Lipscomb erased a 21-point deficit Wednesday night, coming back to beat USC Upstate 84-77 in Allen Arena. Sophomore guard Garrison Mathews led the way for the Bisons as he finished with 22 points, but both he and his team struggled early, trailing 49-34 at halftime. “Coach Alexander didn’t have very many nice words for us at halftime,” Mathews said. “He just told us we better quit getting our butt kicked and get out there and play.” The Bisons were being out-rebounded 25 to 6, and it led to 12 second-chance points for the Spartans. The Bisons did a good job of attacking Upstate’s big men, causing the Spartans’ three leading scorers to all foul out of the game. “It was awesome to get their big guys into foul trouble,” Mathews said. “It really helped a lot in the second half. They weren’t able to crash the boards like they usually do.” Lipscomb’s defense stepped up in the second half as the team was able to force 19 turnovers and score 24 points off those turnovers. The Bisons were also able to avoid turning the ball over, finishing with just five turnovers and allowed Upstate to score just three points off those turnovers. “Turnovers were huge tonight,” head coach Casey Alexander said. “They have been a big problem for us all season, but tonight we had an extra 14 possessions because of our ability to force turnovers and not turn the ball over. They had a lot of empty possessions, and that allowed us to make our run.” Sophomore center Rob Marberry, senior guard Josh Williams and junior guard Nathan...
by Tanner Allen | Jan 17, 2017 | News Slider, Sports
Lipscomb’s Lady Bisons (3-15) lost their fifth game in a row 91-66 to the Stetson Hatters (14-4) Monday night in Allen Arena. The Lady Bisons have now lost 12 of their last 14 games. After trailing 48-26 at halftime, Lipscomb outscored Stetson by 10 in the 3rd quarter to cut the lead to 12. However, that was the closest the team would get in the second half as Stetson would out-score Lipscomb 29-16 in the 4th quarter. “We played great in the 3rd quarter, but defensively the 4th quarter killed us,” Head Coach Greg Brown said. “I applaud our team’s effort, but our execution has to be a whole lot better defensively.” For Lipscomb, junior guard Loren Cagle was the lone highlight as she flirted with a triple-double. She finished with nine points, eight rebounds and 11 assists. “Loren really filled up the stat sheet for our team, and she provided a much needed spark for our team,” Brown noted. This isn’t the first time the Lady Bisons have lost by a lot. They are ranked 343 out of 345 teams with a -22.9 scoring margin. Stetson was led by guard Brianti Saunders, as she led all players with 24 points. This wasn’t Saunders first successful game against Lipscomb. In her eight career games against Lipscomb, she averaged 23.7 points per game, including three 30-point games. Stetson’s forward, Sarah Sagerer, had a huge impact on the game by blocking shot after shot. She came into the game as the 7th best shot blocker in the nation, and her four blocks against the Lady Bisons moved her up to 5th in the...
by Tanner Allen | Dec 13, 2015 | News Slider, Sports
The Lipscomb men’s basketball team lost 78-64 to Princeton Saturday evening in Allen Arena, and the game isn’t the only thing the Bisons lost. Just four minutes into the game, Lipscomb’s junior forward Josh Williams went down with a lower body injury. He did not return to the game, and is scheduled to have an MRI in the next few days. “You’re expectations to do things right never changes,” head coach Casey Alexander said. “No matter what is going on. Tonight we had to deal with the emotional stress of Josh’s injury, but that’s something we have to play through.” Williams came into the game leading the Bisons in points per game this season at 14 PPG. He was also selected to the preseason All-Atlantic Sun team before the season started. “Losing Josh was a real blow to our mentality and focus,” said Alexander. “It took us a bit to come out of the fog.” After losing Williams in the first half, Lipscomb’s offense struggled for the remainder of the night. “Our movement was very good offensively, but because of all the injuries we had guys playing extra minutes and fatigue caught up with us as the game went on,” Alexander said. The Bisons have been plagued by injuries all season. David Wishon broke his hand in the game against South Carolina and will be out for a few weeks. Brett Wishon hit his head hard in the second half and will be undergoing concussion tests. Junior guard J.C Hampton stepped up for the Bisons after Williams went down. He led the team with 25 points. Lipscomb will be on the road to...
