by Hunter Patterson | Feb 27, 2012 | News Slider, Sports
Bison basketball players Damarius Smith and Marvin Williams were not present at Monday’s practice just two days before the opening round of the Atlantic Sun tournament. Smith, a redshirt freshman, and Williams, also a freshman, did not participate in Monday’s practice and are not expected to join the team in Macon, Ga., for the Atlantic Sun tournament. A source close to the team says “it will be a very interesting 24 hours for the Lipscomb basketball team.” Lipscomb head coach Scott Sanderson said that it was mainly a “disciplinary issue” with Smith. Sanderson did not elaborate on Williams’ status but said he has missed the last four games because he has been “banged up” with a knee injury. This is not the first time Smith has been held out of playing. Earlier this season against Belmont, Smith dressed and warmed up with the team but did not enter the game. “It was just a discipline issue,” Sanderson said of Smith’s status in the Belmont game. “We handled it internally, and we moved forward.” “We’re just trying to learn and do what’s right,” he said. “Sometimes being young is difficult, and we are just trying to learn from day to day and do the right thing.” Smith averaged 5.2 points per game this season. The most notable points came when he hit the game-winning three in overtime versus Stetson on Jan. 16. Williams had an up-and-down year dealing with injuries and maturing as a player, but just over two weeks ago the Memphis, native scored a season-high 16 points in a 99-91 win over Stetson on Feb. 11. Smith and...
by Hunter Patterson | Feb 24, 2012 | News Slider, Sports
This week on Lumination News, Jessica Burke and Clay Smith are behind the desk with updates on everything from Bid Night to Black History Month. Plus, Connor Prady reports on sports, Caitlin Selle brings viewers the latest in entertainment and Kelly Dean has this week’s weather forecast. Please upgrade your...
by Hunter Patterson | Feb 22, 2012 | News Slider, Sports
Don’t stop at calling Met’s pitcher R.A. Dickey a mountain man just because of his long hair and trimmed beard. He actually is a mountain man. Known now for his knuckleball, the pitcher that called Brentwood home for most of his life was the featured speaker at the annual Leadoff Luncheon sponsored by Jeff Forehand and the Lipscomb Bison baseball team. Listen below for Dickey’s conversation with the team and several supporters. Dickey highlights his experiences as a major leaguer, his knuckleball, his home in Nashville and why he was in the headlines this offseason. Photo taken from R.A. Dickey’s twitter feed. Follow him...
by Mark McGee | Feb 22, 2012 | News Slider, Sports
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Behind record-setting pitching and timely hitting, the Lipscomb baseball team swept a doubleheader from Middle Tennessee 3-2 and 3-1 on Tuesday at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium in Nashville. Game one of the twinbill saw the Lipscomb (3-1) pitchers rack up a school record 16 strikeouts against Middle Tennessee (1-3) led by eight from junior starter Josh Cotham. The righty went five solid innings allowing only one earned run, three hits and a pair of walks. Cotham was joined in the strikeout parade by junior southpaw with a pair and fellow lefty Gil Rehwinkel (1-0), who earned the win on the bump. Rehwinkel tossed the final two and one-thirds innings and fanned six of the seven Blue Raiders he faced to pick up his first career. “When we play a doubleheader, it’s a lot of long baseball,” said Lipscomb head coach Jeff Forehand. “Nine-inning doubleheaders are long but we need a lot of people to get in and get their innings in. We pitched it pretty good today. “Strikeouts come and we like them but it’s not necessarily how we want to pitch all the time. It just worked out in our favor. We don’t want to go for the strikeout every time. Ground balls are just as easy but the strikeout in the first game was a big part of why we got the victory.” MTSU got a run right out of the gate on a first inning homer by second baseman Jonny Thomas but Lipscomb countered right back in the third when junior centerfielder Ricky Coleman came home on a single...
by Hunter Patterson | Feb 21, 2012 | News Slider, Sports
The Lipscomb men’s basketball team clinched a spot in the 2012 Atlantic Sun Championship, the conference office announced Monday evening. Lipscomb is the 7th team to earn a berth to the tournament which runs Feb. 29 to March 3 at Mercer University in Macon, Ga. The Bison will close out the regular season on the road with a visit to Mercer Thursday night and a stop at Kennesaw State Saturday. Check back for more,...
by Hunter Patterson | Feb 13, 2012 | News Slider, Sports
The Lipscomb men’s basketball team goes for its third win in four outings Monday at 6 p.m. central against Florida Gulf Coast in Ft. Myers, Fla. Lipscomb is coming off a 99-91 win Saturday at Stetson in the Bison’s first game since senior all-conference guard Jordan Burgason was dismissed from the team. The Bison rallied together with three players making their scoring high in a Lipscomb uniform: junior Deonte Alexander (27), freshman Marvin Williams (16), and redshirt freshman Damarius Smith (14). Florida Gulf Coast defeated Lipscomb 84-80 in overtime in Allen Arena on Jan. 14. The Eagles led 53-40 on the boards. Burgason led the Bison with 18 points while senior Jacob Arnett contributed 16 tallies. Lipscomb leads the all-time series 6-2 and has won three of the four meetings at Alico Arena. Quick Hits Lipscomb is 4-8 on the road while Florida Gulf Coast is 8-4 at home A win gives Lipscomb its first A-Sun roadtrip sweep since also defeating FGCU and Stetson on Feb. 18 & 20, 2010. Lipscomb’s 25 points in overtime against Stetson was one shy of the NCAA record (26-Vermont vs. Hartford, 1/24/98) Lipscomb & Stetson combined for 43 points in overtime Saturday, two shy of the NCAA record (VCU 23, Texas A&M 22, 12/2/00) Martin Smith has started the last four games. He averages 9.5 points in his last eight games. Justin Glenn is 3rd in the A-Sun for rebounding (7.1) and is 2nd in the league for blocks (1.6). In conference games Glenn’s averages increase to 8.1 and 2.1 blocks After starting the season shooting 64 percent from the field, Glenn is shooting 39.3 percent in the...
