by Maria Morales | Mar 1, 2018 | News Slider
As part of Sexual Assault Awareness Week, campus sexual assault awareness and prevention group The Leading Edge brought a self-defense expert Wednesday night to teach female students basic protective skills. Brandi Pharris taught the class in the Student Activity Center along with her husband. She said it is necessary for women to know effective ways to protect themselves. “We did some research and came up with all the other witnesses of defense classes, they were like, ‘you had to know martial arts of some sort,’ and they would teach you martial arts,” Pharris said. “So we came up with this curriculum, so simple, with stuff that you’ve been doing all your life.” For example, they told the class to scream “Fire!” instead of “Help!” to alert others, because bystanders are most likely to call the police. “I think it’s important as females to know how to protect yourself, because even though people think Green Hills is safe, anything can happen,” nursing student Rachel Hunter said. “We can’t just be seen as passive people that let anything happen and we should let people know that we are strong,” said Carley Gilson, also a Nursing student. This is the fourth year that The Leading Edge is hosting a sexual assault awareness event at Lipscomb, but the first year that it is extended to a full week. Senior Delaney Gilbert, a founding member of the group, and The Leading Edge team organized a series of events to educate people about sexual assault. Anonymous sexual assault survivors will speak on campus Thursday evening as part of the “Confessions” series. Gilbert said the main...
by Mason Thomas | Feb 27, 2018 | News Slider
This week’s Gathering ran deviated from the normal routine. Announcements filled the bulk of the beginning, and then this week’s special guests, Jenni & Tyler, performed and spoke for the remainder. In 2004, Jenni and Tyler Somers met at college in Delaware. From then on, the two grew fond of each other and began their lifelong partnership as husband and wife. Now based in Nashville with three little daughters, the two continue their musical journey with upstart label Residence Music. Today, the duo, appropriately called Jenni & Tyler, brought their story to Lipscomb. The couple began their time at the Gathering with an introduction of how they fell in love. They proceeded to play a quirky tune called ‘One-Eyed Cat,’ telling of how Jenni had to leave her cat Stuart at her parents house because Tyler is allergic to the pet. The tone of the Gathering became more serious as the duo explained their involvement with International Justice Mission (IJM), a human-rights organization dedicated to eradicating human trafficking and slavery in the world. “We really believe in what they do,” said Jenni, “and it’s not even as much about IJM as it is about what God is doing through IJM.” They showed a video about a former fishing slave from Lake Volta, Ghana, named Gideon. Gideon and nine others were saved by IJM. Gideon has a brother that sadly wasn’t present during Gideon’s rescue, and is still in need of rescue. “I love my brother, and he loves me too. I want you to rescue him like you rescued us.” Gideon said to IJM. Jenni & Tyler found about...
by Spencer Boehme | Feb 27, 2018 | News Slider, Sports
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Lipscomb put in a stellar second half to grab a victory in the first round of the ASUN men’s basketball tournament on Monday night. The No. 2 Lipscomb Bisons (21-9) defeated the No. 7 Stetson Hatters (12-20) by a score of 89-73 in a well-attended game. Lipscomb converted on 14-of-32 three-pointers. “We just haven’t been a good three-point shooting team all season,” Lipscomb coach Casey Alexander said. “So 14-for-32’s a great night for us.” Junior guard Garrison Mathews shot 10-of-16 on field goals and 4-of-4 on free throws in a 29-point team-leading effort. Junior forward Eli Pepper led with eight rebounds. Sophomore guard Matt Rose shot 5-of-9 off the bench for a second-best 15 points. Every shot he attempted was from behind the three-point line. “That’s what he does best,” Alexander said. “That’s why he’s in there.” For the Hatters, freshman forward Abayomi Iyiola shot 7-of-9 on field goals and 4-of-6 on free throws for a team-best 18 points. He also led the team with 10 rebounds. Senior guard Divine Myles went 4-of-6 on field goals and 6-of-8 on free throws and finished with a second-best 15 points. The Bisons shot 46.4 percent from the field, while the Hatters converted on 43.6 percent of their shots. The Hatters out-rebounded the Bisons 39-36, but they lost the assist battle 22-12 and committed 18 turnovers compared to Lipscomb’s 11. Lipscomb took an 8-2 lead to start things out. Later on, Stetson set the score at 19-13 in favor of Lipscomb with a Myles jumper at the 12:09 mark. The Bisons then rode a 13-3 run to extend the...
by Russell Vannozzi | Feb 26, 2018 | News Slider, Sports
The first-ever game played at Allen Arena featured a 65-foot, game-winning shot from Lipscomb’s Clayton Osborn, giving the Bisons a 75-74 victory over North Texas on November 27, 2001. The memory of that play lives on in a “2001” shot promotion, where a student attempts a heave from the same spot in hopes of winning $2,001 dollars at each Lipscomb home game. During this season’s opener against Emory, the promotion went awry when an attempt missed the goal and went straight for the Lipscomb team, who had their backs turned to the action. Who was there to protect the huddle? None other than student manager Zack Olley, who quickly sidestepped a coach and punched the ball out of mid-air and safely away from the team meeting. Such is the life of a college basketball manager. Olley’s position emphasizes the details that won’t necessarily be recognized or seen by many. “You have to have a servant’s heart because you’re doing things behind the scenes that are for the good of others,” Lipscomb coach Casey Alexander said of Olley’s manager role. “It’s almost like if you get noticed, you’ve done something wrong.” The senior does everything from laundry to filling water bottles to rounding up basketballs before and after games and practices. In return, Olley receives a small scholarship and behind-the-scenes access to a Division I basketball program. The Galloway, New Jersey native has spent the last four years with the Bisons basketball team, working long hours while balancing the job with his school demands. Despite not wearing a uniform, Olley spends so much time with the team that he’s sometimes...
by Parker Bell | Feb 26, 2018 | News Slider, Sports
Freshman pitcher Noah Thompson won his first career game on the mound against the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights to close out a tough weekend at home. Thompson, Lipscomb’s starting pitcher, allowed four hits and only walked one batter to lead the Bisons to a 3 – 1 victory on Sunday. The win snapped a four-game losing streak for the Bisons. Lipscomb lost to Indiana State on Friday and Kent State on Saturday. Fairleigh Dickinson’s hitting came easy early against Thompson with a leadoff double by Brandon Seltzer in the first inning. He advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt and was brought home on an RBI single from Bobby Romano. “That’s not a good way to start off,” Thompson said about his start. “I usually get better as I go on. Once I get past that first inning, I’m usually pretty good.” Thompson went on to pitch the first five innings. He faced 21 batters, striking out five of them. He only allowed two hits after the first inning. “He’s a guy we’re going to count on every weekend,” coach Jeff Forehand said on Thompson. “He got us through five innings today. And the bullpen came in behind him and did a great job.” Center fielder Josh Martinez got the Bisons rolling on offense with a solo homer over the right field wall to tie the game at one in the bottom of the second. Martinez’s solo shot was followed by singles from Chris Bashlor and Blake Thomas. Despite allowing three hits on consecutive at bats, pitcher Corey Zeller closed out the inning with two strikeouts and a fly out,...
by Spencer Boehme | Feb 25, 2018 | News Slider, Sports
Seven Lady Bisons played in their last regular-season college basketball game on Saturday evening. The Lipscomb Lady Bisons (11-18, 7-7 ASUN) grabbed a Senior-Night victory over the Kennesaw State Owls (7-18, 3-11) by a score of 69-52. “I told them I hadn’t been breathing for about 18 hours,” Lipscomb coach Greg Brown said of the seniors. “There’s so much emotion in it, especially with that many seniors.” Senior guard Loren Cagle led Lipscomb with 16 points, going 5-of-16 on field goals and 3-of-8 on free throws. She also added a team-best six rebounds and four assists. Cagle is a longtime Lipscomb student dating back to her Lipscomb Academy days as a fifth-grader. “It’s been awesome to have this career here,” Cagle said, “and for [my coaches] to help me along the way.” The Lady Bisons had already sealed a home game for the postseason, but they utilized the same intensity they’ve had all year long. Lipscomb shot more efficiently than Kennesaw State (41.9 percent to 32.2 percent), and the Owls never led nor tied. Lipscomb took a 19-4 lead with 2:13 to go in the first period. During that time, redshirt freshman forward Emily Kmec converted on two three-pointers, including the first basket of the game. The Owls then broke a 10-point Lady Bisons run with a 16-5 effort, which included 10 unanswered points, to put the score at 24-20 with 4:10 left in the second period. They brought the score to 25-23 with 2:44 left, but Lipscomb went on a 7-2 run to finish the half leading 32-25. In the second half, Kennesaw State pulled the scoring margin...
