by Hunter Patterson | Dec 2, 2011 | News Slider, Sports
It’s the final newscast of the semester! Anchors Caitlin Selle and Hunter Patterson bring you up to date on the latest Lipscomb news. We also have Madeline Smith filling you in on who is pregnant, who is getting married and the likes of in the entertainment world. Also, curious about whether you will need your umbrella this weekend? Jessica Burke has this week’s forecast. And finally, Wade Fundburg has the latest sports news from around the area. Please upgrade your browser Oh, there is also a special surprise at the...
by Hunter Patterson | Dec 2, 2011 | News Slider, Sports
Lipscomb lost its first game in over a week to A-Sun foe Mercer Thursday night. Mercer grabbed the lead right after the second half started and held on to win 79-72. Lipscomb head coach Scott Sanderson continues to emphasize to his freshman-loaded squad the necessity to listen and learn. While the Bisons fell 79-72 in their Atlantic Sun Conference opener Thursday against Mercer in Allen Arena, the game will be a teaching opportunity for Sanderson. “I thought Mercer weathered the storm in the first half, but we didn’t weather their storm in the second half,” said Sanderson. Lipscomb was up 30-23 with six minutes to play in the first half and allowed the Bears to tie the game at 34 going into the locker room. Mercer opened the second half with a three and led the rest of the game. They shot 58.3 percent in the second half and 50 percent overall. Lipscomb shot 30.3 percent in the second period and 38.1 percent overall. Turnovers were also an issue for the Bisons. After having 13 or fewer miscues in each of the previous four games, Lipscomb turned the ball over 21 times. “All of our turnovers were pretty much self-induced,” said Sanderson. “We didn’t turn the ball over because of what they did, but because of what we did.” Freshman forward Malcolm Smith posted a career-best 22 points in 14 minutes off the bench. Smith was a perfect 10-of-10 from the free throw line as the Bisons shot 17-of-18 from the line, their best output since hitting 21-of-22 attempts (95.5 percent) against Florida Atlantic on Jan. 19, 2006. The...
by Nicci Carney | Nov 30, 2011 | News Slider, Sports
The next days two days is all about preparation for the Lady Bisons third consecutive appearance in the NCAA Volleyball Tournament. The three time A-Sun Champions will play No. 16 ranked Texas A&M one Thursday, and head coach Brandon Rosenthal is thrilled about the draw. “I thought it was a great draw for us. We don’t know that much about them but they don’t know that much about us,” Rosenthal said. “We are excited about the new opportunity about playing someone different and get to do a little bit of traveling.” This will be the team’s first trip to the Lonestar State and the team’s first tournament outside the state of Ohio. Seeing that this is the Bisons first time playing the Aggies, Rosenthal says the strategy that will be used during the match is defense. “We have done well over the past five years using hard nose defense,” Rosenthal said. “Once you get through that the speed of the game will be big for us and for the speed we are going to have to pass well. We build this team on defense.” The Lady Bisons’ third NCAA appearance is just another step forward for the program. Out of the last five years this year marks the fourth year making a NCAA appearance. These feats have made larger programs take note to how serious Lipscomb is about making a quality program and Rosenthal gives credit to just good hard work from the players. “The message is getting out is what [we] are all about and t that is we are a good quality program,” Rosenthal said. “We talk about...
by Hunter Patterson | Nov 28, 2011 | News Slider, Sports
The Lipscomb Bisons (3-3) open a four-game home stand Monday at 6:30 p.m. against Austin Peay (0-7) of the Ohio Valley Conference. The Bisons completed a four-game road trip with a 79-77 victory Wednesday against Sacred Heart to win the Mayan Division championship of the Cancun Challenge. Jordan Burgason hit six 3-pointers in his season debut finishing with a team-high 20 points. Lipscomb and Austin Peay didn’t meet from 1962 until last year’s two meeting. The Bisons and Govs have met 68 times with Austin Peay leading the series 40-28. Last year the Bisons won 104-101 in overtime in Allen Arena on Nov. 18 and 73-70 in Clarksville on Dec. 7. Four Bison freshmen are from Clarksville – starting point guard Zavion Williams, forward Damarius Smith, and twins Malcolm and Martin Smith. Damarius’ brother, Amius, plays football for Austin Peay. The four combined to average 35.7 points per game. Bisons on the Air Radio: WQZQ-FM 102.1 The Light (Jonathan Seamon, play-by-play; Justin Seamon, color analyst; Craig Hartline, studio host) Video: ASun.TV (Lipscomb Sports Network audio feed) Quick Hits Lipscomb is 1-1 in Allen Arena and 95-40 overall in Allen. The Bisons play five games against OVC schools this season. Lipscomb defeated SIU Edwardsville 90-87 on Tuesday in Cancun. Zavion Williams is third in the A-Sun for scoring at 16.2 per contest Justin Glenn leads the A-Sun in field goal percentage at .656 (21-of-32) Deonte Alexander is 5-of-9 from the 3-point line in the last three contests. Season Notes Zavion Williams’ 28 points against SIU Edwardsville was the most scored in the Atlantic Sun Conference this season and most by a Lipscomb freshman since Jeff Dancy scored 38 at Tennessee State...
by David Ball | Nov 23, 2011 | News Slider, Sports
Savanna Schubert, a sophomore transfer at Lipscomb, started golfing when she was only 8 years old and has been playing ever since. She was first encouraged by her parents to choose a sport and Savanna chose golf and began taking lessons. By the time she was 10, Savanna was already playing at a competitive level, and entered various tournaments around her hometown of Oak Ridge, Tenn. “Right after my first tournament I was in love with the sport,” Savanna says. As early as eighth grade Savanna made it a goal to play college golf. She would practice almost every day of the week and would even spend extra hours by herself practicing. Once in high school, Savanna’s success with golf took off. Savanna qualified in the top ten at state every year she was in high school and in her senior year, she placed in the top five at the state competition. Savanna’s work ethic combined with her accolades in high school, made her dream of playing college golf come true as she was offered a scholarship from Samford University in Birmingham Ala. for the fall of 2010. Samford is a Division I school and as freshman, Savanna played in every tournament. “The biggest challenge and transition that I had to make going from high school to college golf was that college required more work effort than high school,” Savanna says. In her first college tournament, the reality of the higher level of competition hit Savanna hard. She scored a respectable 78-75-79. However, with that score, Savanna finished 33rd in a field of 90 girls. “That experience just made...
by Josh Banker | Nov 22, 2011 | Opinion, Sports
For one not in the racing world, it is difficult to understand the sense of loss those in “the family” feel after the fiery crash that killed beloved British racer Dan Wheldon. Wheldon, a good man, died Oct. 16 in a fiery crash in Las Vegas. He was doing what he loved, what all of us involved in racing love…. Some may call it the result of a dangerous sport, but danger is not what pushes these drivers who spend their lives in the pursuit of speed. It is not vehicles, after all, that we mourn or celebrate, but the people involved, the passion, the fervor, the triumphs, the losses and the loss. Passion forms the foundation for the racing family. The passion can come from all over, bringing everyone together to form one cohesive group that becomes so recognizable to everyone involved. Passion is the underlying force to which we as a racing community can go out and participate in the sport that we love so much. The passion that drives us as a community to continuously put it all on the line is not something to be explained but rather experienced. I cannot fully explain the sensations and feelings I experience as a corner marshal, flagging for every level of experience, responding to every incident that occurs near my post, risking my life on a regular basis, all in the name of such a deadly sport known as automotive racing. It is a passion that drives and pushes me back to the track, and it is the same passion that breaks you down when a tragedy like this occurs. The same can...
