by Micah Kennedy | Apr 23, 2021 | BREAKING NEWS, COVID-19, News Slider, Sports
Another COVID team quarantine forced a weekend doubleheader between the Lady Bisons and North Dakota Fighting Hawks to be canceled. This is not the first time that the Lady Bisons have had games cancelled due to COVID-19 precautions. There are currently no updates as to if the games will be rescheduled. Considering the season is coming to a close soon and the conference tournament starts on May 7, its tough to find room for rescheduling this late in the season. The team sits at .500 with a 16-16 record, and a 5-7 conference record. There are four games remaining on the Lady Bisons schedule. The team has a one-game stop at Tennessee State University at 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 28, provided it’s not canceled. To close out the season, the team will is scheduled for a three-game home series against Bellarmine with a doubleheader at 4 and 6 p.m. Saturday, May 1, and a single finale at 1 p.m. Sunday, May 2. Lumination will have more on the cancellations and team schedule once more information...
by Erika Plunkett | Apr 22, 2021 | News Slider, Sports
After splitting the doubleheader at E.S. Rose Park earlier this month, Lipscomb hosted the Bruins for the third and final game of the season between the Bruins and the Bisons where Belmont came out on top with a dominating 11-2 win. Lipscomb struggled from the first pitch in finding the strike zone, which resulted in Belmont easily reached base off of the walk. For the afternoon, the Bisons’ eight pitchers combined for a total of 13 walks. Of these 13 walks, five resulted in the batter who reached base eventually scoring a run, and two were RBI-walks bringing home two Bruin runs. In addition, Lipscomb allowed four Bruins to reach via the hit by pitch. Offensively, the Bisons were kept at bay by the Bruins starter freshman Will Jenkins, who struck out four and did not allow a run, a hit, or a walk in his four innings of work. In addition, the Bisons relied on a different alignment as they were without starting second baseman senior Haddon Adams and starting catcher sophomore Chaz Bertolani, two of the Bisons’ hottest hitters, who both rested in today’s matchup. Adding to the already thin Bisons’ order, injury from a pitch that hit junior designated hitter Chris Bashlor’s hand kept him out of most of the game. The Bruins scored first putting up three runs in the second and four runs in the fourth off of five singles from five different batters. Despite their offensive holes, the Bisons did finally get on the board in the bottom of the sixth with two RBI doubles from freshman infielder Ethan Stamps and senior infielder...
by Riley Hoag | Apr 20, 2021 | News Slider, Sports
Major League Soccer started back up this past weekend after an awaited return. Nashville Soccer Club kicked off the first game of their second season playing against FC Cincinnati. Fans were able to attend with a limited capacity of 40 percent in the stadium. Not only were there smaller crowds but Nissan Stadium also required mobile ticketing and parking, face coverings, credit card transactions only, a bag policy and seat spacing. Based on my experience at the game I thought that Nissan Stadium did a good job of creating and enforcing the protocols. However, the mask policy could have been enforced better. There were employees sitting at the end of each section holding a sign saying “mask-up.” This didn’t stop people in my section from getting away with keeping their masks down throughout the game. I only saw one worker get onto people for not compiling with the mask policy. After a singer performed via video, the announcers called for a moment of silence to remember everyone who passed away from COVID-19 in a kind period of reflection and grief. When the match began the fans roared and waved their Nashville SC scarves high. Every person in the stadium was chanting their support for the team. Nashville SC and FC Cincinnati ended up tying the match, and it was an exhilarating game to watch. It was a great start for the Nashville Soccer Club. Photo courtesy of Nashville...
by Erika Plunkett | Apr 18, 2021 | News Slider, Sports
In a rescheduled matchup from two weekends ago, the Lady Bisons hosted the Liberty Flames, who swept the Bisons, not allowing a run on the weekend. Saturday afternoon senior pitcher Breanna Burke got the start for Lipscomb on the mound and worked all seven innings for the Bisons. Burke only allowed one hit in the first six innings of the matchup, but Liberty took advantage of two errors by the Bisons defense to reach base and score, gaining the advantage and a 1-0 lead . Despite the efficient pitching of junior pitcher Emily Kirby, Lipscomb outhit the Flames, 3-1, through the sixth inning but could not capitalize on their opportunities. In the seventh inning, Liberty’s bats got hot and the Flames scored one run off of three hits, bringing the game to its final score of 2-0. In the second game of Saturday’s action, Liberty picked up right where they left off scoring two runs off of two consecutive walks and a two-RBI single from infielder freshman Savannah Channell. Lipscomb would settle in and not allow another run until the fifth inning when Liberty brought home two more runners via another two-RBI single from Channell. Two additional insurance runs would be added in the seventh inning, and once again the Bisons would be shutout 6-0. Sunday’s action continued in Liberty’s favor, as Burke returned to the mound and allowed a homerun to senior infielder Autumn Bishop on the second pitch of the afternoon. Meanwhile, offensively the Bisons could get nothing going for much of the game. Kirby dominated the mound finishing the afternoon with seven strikeouts in seven innings...
by Spencer Barnabee and Erika Plunkett | Apr 17, 2021 | News Slider, Sports
The Lipscomb Bisons fell in extra innings to the Appalachian State Mountaineers 9-5 on Friday. The Bisons got off to a quick start, scoring a run in the first inning. As for the defense, junior Max Habegger got the start for the Bisons and pitched a shutout through the first 3 innings. In the bottom of the third, the Bisons piled on by adding another four runs to increase their lead to 5-0. Habegger would lose his shutout in the top of the fourth off a sacrifice fly to bring the Mountaineers within four. However, Habegger would bounce back by pitching a scoreless fifth inning to maintain the Bisons 5-1 lead. The Mountaineers would fight back with a dominant sixth inning, scoring three runs, all with two outs, to bring them within one. They managed to add another run in the seventh to tie the game at 5-5. Sophomore closer Tyler Guilfoil came in to stop the bleeding for the Bisons and pitched four scoreless innings. The Bisons failed to score in the bottom of the seventh, which sent the game into extra innings. Both teams would then go scoreless through the eighth, ninth and tenth innings. In the top of the eleventh, App State’s bats were hot, and they were able to drive in four to take a commanding 9-5 lead. The Bisons were unable to score in the bottom of the eleventh, falling to the Mountaineers 9-5. After falling Friday in extras, the Bisons bounced back Saturday as junior pitcher Dylan Bierman took the mound and only allowed two runs in his seven innings of work, getting...
by Erika Plunkett | Apr 17, 2021 | News Slider, Sports
After defeating the Liberty Flames Saturday afternoon at home to clinch a spot in the ASUN semifinals, Lipscomb travelled to Jacksonville to take on the top-ranked ASUN team, Jacksonville, where the Bisons fell 4-2 Thursday afternoon. The Dolphins wasted no time putting together a strong offensive presence and capitalized by scoring three of their four goals within the first 25 minutes of the game. Both junior defenders Noah and Scott Gulden came up just shy of cutting into the Dolphins lead with two early shots on goal for the Bisons, but Jacksonville goalie junior Matt Levy came up with the save on both occasions. Finally, the Bisons got on the board with a late goal from freshman defender William Turner to end the first half and to bring Lipscomb back within striking distance. But the Dolphins once again were the first to score as they returned from the break extending their lead to 4-1. Freshman forward Tyrese Spicer gave the Bisons several chances but could never capitalize. Eventually, sophomore forward Alejandro Lopez scored bringing Lipscomb once again within two, but the early deficit proved to be too much to overcome. Despite the loss, Lipscomb outshot the Dolphins 19-11 and fought until the final whistle. The Bisons finish the season 6-5-2 and 1-2-1 in ASUN play in the COVID-altered format. Lipscomb Men’s Soccer will return to action in just a few short months as ASUN fall seasons resume in 2021. Photo courtesy of Lipscomb...
