by John Tomlinson | Jan 11, 2021 | News, News Slider, Sports, Uncategorized
The Lady Bisons pulled out another home victory on Sunday night against the Bellarmine Knights. They remained undefeated at home on the young season, led by a career-high 28 point performance from sophomore guard Jaylyn Holcomb. Though the first matchup saw an even performances across the lineup from the Bisons on Saturday afternoon, with all five starters scoring in double figures, Sunday night saw Holcomb come away with everything on the floor. The 5’9″ sophomore from Murfreesboro shot a steller 11-15 (73%) from the floor. The beginning of the game started right where the Lady Bisons left off their previous performance with threes coming all around. On the opponent’s side, things got off to a rough start as the Knights only put up 10 points in the first quarter, six of which came from senior guard Tasia Jeffries. After one quarter, Lipscomb led 21-10. However, the 2nd quarter saw a scoring drought for the Lady Bisons who missed all their three-point attempts. Seemingly trading places, Bellarmine shot 4-5 from the beyond the arc late in the 2nd quarter and went on a 17-8 run cutting the Lipscomb lead from 13 to just 5 with only 59 seconds remaining in the second quarter. Going into halftime though Lipscomb still held the lead 33-28. The two teams came out of halftime at seemingly the same clip. Lipscomb shooting 7-14 from the field 2-5 from three, and Bellarmine 8-15 from the field and 2-5 from three. Knights would get within one possession of the Bisons, but a three point deficit would be as close as they could get, as they were never...
by Spencer Boehme | Jan 10, 2021 | Galleries, News Slider, Sports
The Lipscomb women’s basketball team has won a combined six conference games over the past two seasons. After falling in its first two ASUN games last weekend, Lipscomb got its first in an 84-72 home opener over Division I newcomer Bellarmine. It was the kind of balanced performance you’d dream of if you’re a head coach: all five starters for the Lady Bisons (4-5, 1-2 ASUN) scored in double figures. Lipscomb also went 16-of-32 from downtown. Junior guard and Hendersonville native Jane Deason tabbed a team-leading 15 points, while senior forward Taylor Clark had a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Sydney Shelton, Jalyn Holcomb and Casey Collier all brought in 14 points apiece. Bellarmine (0-6, 0-1 ASUN) just joined the conference this year after making the leap from Division II, where it made 16 NCAA tourney appearances. The Knights actually scored a season-high 72 points on Sunday, with senior guard Tasia Jeffries setting a new career-high with a team-leading 25. Bellarmine also shot 46 percent from downtown after averaging less than 20 percent of three-point makes all season long, but the Knights could not overcome large deficits throughout the game. Lipscomb’s 32 first-quarter points made Bellarmine’s day difficult from the get-go. The Lady Bisons led 21-7 with 3:58 left after Shelton connected from downtown. Bellarmine used a timeout at that point to try and slow Lipscomb’s momentum. The Knights would eventually narrow the deficit to 25-14 with 1:29 to go in the first quarter but were down by 15 heading into the second. Lipscomb took a 47-27 lead off a Deason three-ball with 5:33 to go in the half and...
by Spencer Boehme | Jan 3, 2021 | Galleries, News, News Slider, Sports
After having a field day against Liberty on Friday, the Lipscomb men’s basketball team was shut down offensively, making just 35 percent of its field goals. Lipscomb lost 66-50 on Saturday afternoon, wrapping up a slate of two consecutive games at home against Liberty in the ASUN’s COVID-modified scheduling format. It was a reversal for both teams, as the Bisons (6-6, 1-1 ASUN) had outperformed the Flames in that same category in the previous matchup. But Liberty (9-4, 1-1 ASUN) improved its three-point game a day after going 7-of-29 from downtown, clipping in 43 percent of its triples. “Yesterday was really, really an emotional game,” Lipscomb coach Lennie Acuff said during an interview with ESPN+. “We got off to a great start, and we had to just kind of hang on for dear life… It just takes a lot out of you, and we just didn’t have the ability or capacity today to rally and put another good performance together. Something we’ve gotta figure out for sure.” Redshirt junior center Ahsan Asadullah had a nice day with 15 points, but he was limited to 19 minutes of play after committing two quick early fouls. He also led with seven rebounds. After turning the ball over just four times on Friday, Lipscomb gave up 14 turnovers and got out-assisted 13 to 4 by the Flames. “The bottom line is they were just a lot better — not a little bit, a lot better — than we were today from tip to horn,” Acuff said. “I thought we came out really, really sluggish.” Both teams kept things close, with each squad trading leads early and Liberty...
by Spencer Boehme | Jan 2, 2021 | Galleries, News Slider, Sports
During the non-conference slate, it would seem that Liberty’s men’s basketball program was the stronger team after beating two SEC teams and rattling mid-major programs. Lipscomb meanwhile had just two non-conference wins against Division I, opponents, after being picked to win the ASUN. But then the script completely flipped Saturday at Allen Arena, as the Bisons (6-5, 1-0 ASUN) raced off to a 35-14 advantage over Liberty (8-4, 0-1 ASUN) late in the first half and won the game 77-70. Liberty would narrow that lead to as little as three in the second half, but Lipscomb led the entire game. “It was a really, really, really good team win… we only turned it over four times, and that’s fantastic,” Lipscomb coach Lennie Acuff said during a postgame interview with ESPN+. The Flames were without head coach Ritchie McKay, who is dealing with COVID-19. Associate head coach Brad Soucie took his place. Redshirt junior center Ahsan Asadullah led the way with 24 points after struggling to score consistently all season, while sophomore guard KJ Johnson continued his impressive second-year campaign with 17. “It’s definitely a confidence booster,” Asadullah said. “I knew that eventually, they would be falling. I’ve been working on it outside of practice.” Senior forward Parker Hazen and grad transfer guard Romeao Ferguson combined for 16 rebounds on the defensive side. Liberty meanwhile got 16 points out of its leading scorer Darius McGhee, a 5-9 guard with great vertical ability. But his dreary day at the three-point line (2-for-9) highlighted what was a lackluster overall team performance from downtown. The Flames came in leading the nation in made three-pointers, but they went 7-of-29 on Friday....
by Mckenzi Harris | Dec 30, 2020 | News Slider, Sports
The Bisons defeated the Freed Hardeman Lions 93-72 after a night full of hot shooting, sinking 18 threes, the third most in the D-1 era. The team shot a season-high 60 percent from the floor. The Lions gained a lead just under a minute into the game, but sophomore guard Carson Cary hit a triple and put the Bisons ahead. After the team gained the lead, they never let it go and continued to grow it as the game went on. Sophomore guard KJ Johnson and senior guard Romeao Ferguson worked as a pair early on, putting up 15 of the team’s first 18 points. The team sank threes all through the first half, putting them up 44-37 going into the second. Halftime Score: BISONS: 44 LIONS: 37 @p_hazen @LipscombMBB pic.twitter.com/zR31Y0H2yp — Lumination Network (@luminationnet) December 30, 2020 The Bisons came out on fire the second half as well, outscoring the lions 49-35. This was the second consecutive game the Bisons have scored 40 points in both the first and second halves. Johnson and Ferguson scored the beginning points putting the Bisons up 19 on the Lions. Cary then caught a breakaway and a triple adding 5 more points for the Bisons. Staying hot in the long-range, sophomore guard Jake Wolfe, freshman guard Tommy Murr, and freshman guard Tanner Shulman all contributed triples to the score. Sophomore guard Miles Miller also hit a quick 5 including an NBA Range free throw for the Bisons. This was Miller’s first game back, after missing the past two games from a wrist injury. The Bisons will begin ASUN Conference play...
by Erika Plunkett | Dec 29, 2020 | News Slider, Sports
It was a homecoming on Rocky Top Monday night when former Tennessee Lady Vols Lauren Sumski and Ariel Massengale returned to the Summitt leading their Lipscomb Lady Bisons against Tennessee. However, it was the hometown Lady Vols who won this matchup 77-52. Early turnovers kept the game scoreless until Tennessee finally got a jumper to go with eight minutes left in the first quarter. Lipscomb was able to respond with a shot down low from junior center Dorie Harrison, but it was the Lady Vols who went into the media break with a 10-2 lead. Coming back from the break Lipscomb was able to get back into the game off of three-pointers from sophomore guard Jalyn Holcomb and freshman guard Jordan Peete, but Tennessee’s size allowed them to regain control of the game leading at the end of the first quarter 26-11, while out-rebounding the Lady Bisons 15-5. Lipscomb’s scoring drought a free-throw broke from Holcomb and a three-pointer by Peete — meanwhile, the Lady Bisons’ defense held Tennessee to their own scoring drought lasting for over 5 minutes. Still, Tennessee took a 36-19 lead into the second half. Senior forward Taylor Clark started the second half off with a three-pointer, but the Lady Vols went on an 11-0 run to take control of the game. The Bisons biggest loss was not on the scoreboard after the final whistle, but during the third quarter when Harrison went down after being hit in the head by a Lady Vol shoulder. Tennessee led by as many as 33 in the fourth quarter clearing their bench and getting the big non-conference win...
