by Taylor McKnight | Jan 26, 2020 | News Slider, Sports
The Lipscomb Bisons, eighth in the ASUN conference, beat conference co-leader North Florida on Saturday night 85-73. After the tip-off, UNF missed their first 3 three-point attempts, but quickly after that, they gained a lead, keeping Lipscomb on their toes. UNF got in some foul trouble, leaving room for Lipscomb to go to the line. The Bisons went into half-time leading the Ospreys by two, 45-43. “We really shared the ball and played well,” said Head Coach Lennie Acuff. “They (UNF) are tremendously talented, really well-coached and a good basketball team. It’s just a long game with them and they can score.” The Ospreys came out of half-time and tied up the game with off their first possession. Senior guard, Ivan Gandia-Rosa was the lead scorer for the Ospreys giving 30 of their 73 points. The Bisons had a slow start as they were down 48-52 early in the second half. With just 12 minutes left in the second half, the Bisons score was leading UNF by two. They used this momentum and left UNF in a scoring drought leaving the Bisons with a 15-0 run. Ahsan Asadullah, who scored 23 points, had a career-high 18 rebounds and 8 assists. UNF got into some foul trouble late in the second half allowing the Bisons to broaden their lead. The Bisons were able to maintain their lead but got in some foul trouble which took UNF to the line. The Ospreys could not put a stop to Lipscomb’s offense. The Bisons will host Stetson Feb. 1 at 4 pm. Photo courtesy of Mckenzi...
by Grant Ledgister | Jan 26, 2020 | News Slider, Sports
An afternoon of loose shooting and scoring runs given up proved to be the downfall of the Lipscomb Lady Bisons against the UNF Ospreys with a deceptively close final score of 68-60. It was looking like this game may be a low-scoring, close game in the beginning stages, as the first quarter ended with the Ospreys ahead 15-12. The first quarter was a defensive battle, with each team forcing four turnovers. The Ospreys also had three blocked shots. Carleigh Short scored the first basket of the second quarter to pull the Lady Bisons to within one at 15-14. It would be several minutes before the Lady Bisons made another basket. The Ospreys went on a 13-0 run that lasted until 2:29 in the quarter and gave the team a 30-18 lead. Poor shooting hurt Lipscomb the most in this quarter. The Lady Bisons shot 5-14 in and were 0-4 from beyond the three-point line. At halftime, UNF’s Jazz Bond had eight points, six rebounds, and two blocks Lipscomb struggled to keep up with the faster, more physical playstyle of UNF. This gave the Ospreys several fastbreaks and points scored from the paint and played a part in the Ospreys out-rebounding the Lady Bisons 22 to 14 in the half. The Lady Bisons scored the game’s next four baskets to shrink UNF’s lead to 30-24 at the beginning of the third quarter. The teams would go scoreless over the next two minutes due to good defense and missed shots. The teams went basket-for-basket with each other until the Ospreys set off on another run with just under four minutes to...
by Taylor McKnight | Jan 25, 2020 | News Slider, Sports
The men’s basketball team faced off against Jacksonville in Allen Arena with hopes to pull out a win to end their 3-game losing streak. The Bisons fell short to the Dolphins in overtime 89-85, their record now 7-13 being 8th in the ASUN Conference. Despite the hard loss, Coach Lennie Acuff had nothing but positive words for his team. “It was a tough loss,” said Acuff. “I thought they played really really well, you have to tip your hat to them. They played with great energy and effort, I thought our guys played hard too they [Jacksonville University] made a few more plays.” Click to read the full story from Taylor...
by Ashley Bingham | Jan 24, 2020 | News Slider, Student Spotlight
On Saturday, January 18th, over 600 students from Nashville colleges and universities gathered together to attend service projects in the name of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Students from not only Lipscomb, but Belmont University, Fisk University, Nashville State Community College, Tennessee State University, Meharry Medical College, Trevecca Nazarene University, and Vanderbilt University were divided up and sent all over Nashville to counter at different service sites. Taylor Morrow, a senior at Lipscomb, enjoyed having people from different universities come together to be able to serve. “A lot of people are willing to come out and serve, people from all different backgrounds. It was cool to get everyone from different schools altogether,” says Morrow. This year’s theme for the MLK Joint Day of Service was “Sit-Ins @ 60: Students. Action. Justice,” as a commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Nashville lunch counter sit-ins and those who rallied against racial injustice. These sit-ins, which lasted about three months in the 1960s, occurred at different lunch counters and were a part of a nonviolent campaign to end segregation in Nashville. These sit-ins consisted of primarily African American college students, who were often attacked both verbally and physically during their campaigns. The event kicked off at TSU, where students had a chance to choose which service project they wanted to attend. Those who volunteered had nearly 25 different service opportunities to choose from — including Second Harvest Food Bank, Project Transformation, Feed the Children, and many more. Students were also given the opportunity to attend an interview with Nashville Sit-Ins Leader Dr. Rip Patton before being sent off to their respective...
by Taylor McKnight | Jan 24, 2020 | News Slider, Sports
The men’s basketball team faced off against Jacksonville in Allen Arena with hopes to pull out a win to end their 3-game losing streak. The Bisons fell short to the Dolphins in overtime 89-85, their record now 7-13 being 8th in the ASUN Conference. Despite the hard loss, Coach Lennie Acuff had nothing but positive words for his team. “It was a tough loss,” said Acuff. “I thought they played really really well, you have to tip your hat to them. They played with great energy and effort, I thought our guys played hard too they [Jacksonville University] made a few more plays.” Jacksonville scored the first seven points of overtime to take an 82-75 but the Bisons then got a three-pointer from Michael Buckland to open a 7-2 run. The first half was a slow start and the teams went back and forth gaining the lead. Jacksonville finished out the first half with a 42-34 lead. Last week Coach Acuff told reporter, Grant Ledgister, “You’ve got to have a short-term memory and get back after it on Monday. We’ll do that. It’s just a matter of we’ve hit a tough spot, and we just got to have enough about us to go back to work.” Entering the second half both teams came out with intensity for the first few minutes. but the Bisons regained their speed to fight and caught up to Jacksonville early in the second half. Freshman forward, Jacob Hobbs took it to the rim off a fast-break and created a 2-point game, putting the Bisons back in it. He was then fouled and went to...
by Taylor McKnight | Jan 23, 2020 | News Slider
Lipscomb University hosted a dinner Tuesday night to honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In past years this event was a breakfast event, but this year, university officials elected to switch things up, and it turned into a birthday celebration. The dinner honored the life, the legacy and the impact Dr. King continues to have even today. To open the evening, musical duo Ovation sang Stevie Wonder’s “The Birthday Song” and dedicated it to Dr. King. Norma Burgess, associate provost for diversity, inclusion and special initiatives, related her excitement about this occasion as well as her hopes for the future of this dinner and what it means, especially today. “The room looks great, the people look great and I’m ready for a party!” Burgess said. “I expect in years to come for this dinner to get bigger and better. “I want those who attend tonight’s event to remember they were at Lipscomb, and yes, this is happening at Lipscomb,” she said. “I want them to hear specifically more about Martin Luther King and to see and meet people whom they can aspire to become.” Many students, faculty and staff, and friends from all over gathered together for this dinner to hear about Dr. King, what he fought for, equality for all people of any color or origin, and how to continue what he started. A panel discussion featured four African-American professionals who shared their perspective on Dr. King and how they relate his words to their lives today. MaryAnne Howland, founder and CEO of Ibis Communications, moderated the panel discussion. Before it began, she talked about Dr. King...
