by Parker O'Neal | Feb 6, 2022 | News Slider, Sports
Back at the Ensworth High School Tennis Center for the second time this year, the Bisons were able to come out with a narrow 4-3 win against the Skyhawks from UT-Martin. The Bisons fell behind in the score column 0-1 after the doubles round. UT Martin won two of the three matches in the doubles round earning the one-point lead. Duos Maddox Brandy and Perri Howard from Lipscomb earned the sole victory in the doubles round with an overwhelming 6-0 decision. Despite falling down at first, the Bisons rallied in the singles round to take a 3-2 lead. Sophomores Sasha Dobranos, Maddox Brandy, and Eleanor Chapman all won their singles matches in two sets. With two of the six matches going into three sets, the Bisons cheered on their teammates as Kate Popova and Liza Diachenko, both born in Ukraine, competed in their final set. With Diachenko unable to win her very competitive final set, Popova’s match was a win-it-all set as the score was tied 3-3. Popova was able to prevail with a dominating final set score of 6-1 to earn the winning fourth point for the Bisons. Lipscomb improves to 1-2 on the season and will look to continue momentum against Murray State on Friday, Feb. 11 at an early 1:00 PM start at the Ensworth High School Tennis Center. Full Results Singles: Sasha Dobranos (LIP) def. Campbell (UTM) 6-1, 6-3Kate Popova (LIP) def. Streif (UTM) 7-5, 2-6, 6-1Albersmeier (UTM) def. Anja Trbeznik (LIP) 6-4, 6-4Espinal (UTM) def. Liza Diachenko (LIP) 6-2, 2-6, 6-2Maddox Brandy (LIP) def. Aubin (UTM) 6-3, 6-4Eleanor Chapman (LIP) def. Sakurai (UTM) 6-3, 6-3...
by Savannah Brouwer | Feb 4, 2022 | News, News Slider, Sports, Student Spotlight
The first Women’s Only Lift Night took place Wednesday night in the Student Activities Center. This ladies-only weightlifting night was advertised around campus for the past couple of weeks, promising female Lipscomb students a place to work out in peace. Despite it being a cold and rainy night, dozens of women showed up ready to lift and learn. What ended up being a night filled with laughter, growth, and community, began with one simple question: where can I help? This question was asked by transfer student Haley Gaines, a junior majoring in dietetics and minoring in exercise science. Gaines has been a trainer for six years, and before that was in the marine core for eight. It was in her years at the marines that Gaines realized her passion for women in fitness. She found it frustrating that she was the “only female surrounded by men that didn’t know anything about [her] body.” After years of training, she found that women would approach her in the gym and ask her questions. “I could tell that a lot of women were intimidated,” Gaines said, “and that is why Ladies Lift Night became a thing.” Gaines took her frustration around women’s discomfort in the gym and the judgment they often receive for their abilities and created the heart behind Ladies Lift Night. “I just want women to have a place where they feel confident not only on the outside but on the inside. [They should] have a place to believe in themselves.” The results are in, and the Women’s Only Lift Night did just that. The safe space Gaines tried to...
by Abigail Kopp | Feb 4, 2022 | News Slider, Sports
The Lipscomb men’s basketball team lost to the Stetson Hatters 77-71 Thursday night in an aggressive, defense-heavy battle at Allen Arena, the home of the Bisons. A key player for the Bisons was freshman guard Will Pruitt who hails from Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. He scored his career-high with 22 points, knocking in multiple clutch shots for Lipscomb while also taking down 6 rebounds. Pruitt spent 33 minutes on the court, making 7-12 of his shots. “I didn’t think it was gonna be a career night,” Will Pruitt said in a post-game interview, regarding his career-high that took place in the game against the Hatters. Ahsan Asadullah, an Atlanta-born junior center, made a total of 13 points for the team in the 33 minutes he played. Right behind him in scoring at 12 points was freshman shooting guard Trae Benham. There was a great atmosphere from the students who attended to represent their social clubs. To start the game, Stetson won the tipoff and got the first two points within 15 seconds. The Bisons and Hatters both excelled on the defensive end, getting up in each other’s space. Asadullah pulled through on multiple occasions with slick and creative ways to get around players and pull down rebounds. The offense started off well for the Bisons, leading 16-15 with 12:15 on the clock. After that, it went downhill for the home team. The Hatters went on an 11-point streak, putting them ten points ahead of the Bisons at 26-16. Four of those points were made by Stetson’s Aubin Gateretse, a freshman center from Charleroi, Belgium. With only playing on the court...
by Parker O'Neal | Feb 4, 2022 | News Slider, Sports
NASHVILLE – The Lipscomb women’s basketball team dropped their third straight game to the Stetson Hatters by a score of 61-50 Thursday night at Allen Arena. Despite a season-high 20 points from sophomore guard Jalyn Holcomb, the Bisons’ 16-point comeback bid in the 4th quarter came up short. A closely contested game in the first four minutes was thanks to a strong defensive affair on both sides of the ball. Despite the Bisons shooting 44.4% from the field, they trailed most of the quarter. Stetson took an 8-0 run due to a total of six turnovers by the Bisons in the first quarter. Sydney Shelton, the transfer from Butler, cut the Stetson lead to one point, and after free throws by Sophomore Diana Saleh, and a forced shot clock violation, Lipscomb held the lead at 13-12. Senior guard Yazz Wazeerud-Din continued to shoot well for Stetson from three-point land, and led the half with 11 points. Despite her big numbers in the half, the second quarter was a defensive slug-fest. Lipscomb only scored 7 points in the quarter, but Jalyn Holcomb, a native of Murfreesboro, ended a scoring drought with a layup and then a three pointer to follow a Stetson make from behind the arc. At half, Stetson led 23-20 with both teams shooting 4-11 from three and Lipscomb edging out Stetson in field goal percentage at 31.8% to the Hatters’ 27.6% Assistant coach Chris Sumski felt there was a dichotomy in the Bisons’ play. “I feel like we really battled the defensive speed,” Sumski said, “[but] I think offensively we had some struggles to make important threes and...
by Danny Kotula | Feb 2, 2022 | News Slider, Sports
The athletics rivalry between Lipscomb and Belmont has stood the test of time, dating back to 1953 in men’s basketball, where the rivalry is most heated. One hundred and forty-nine games later, the Battle of the Boulevard continues to be an event of importance on campus across all sports. While NCAA Division I basketball’s closest geographical rivalry is the jewel in the Battle of the Boulevard’s crown, sports across campus feel the effects of the rivalry between the two sides in south Nashville. Since nearly every sport hosted by both schools pits the two together, a common benchmark for who is winning the Battle is the overall number of wins across all sports during a season. Midway through the 2021-22 school year, it’s time to have a look at how Lipscomb is doing against its rival up the road in each sport. Baseball: TBD Basketball: 0-2 Women: L 62-67 @ Belmont. The women’s team put up a valiant effort against a Bruins team that received preseason top-25 votes, but their performance came up 5 points short despite a 4th-quarter lead.Men: L 65-94 @ Belmont. The men’s team struggled in perhaps the worst Battle of the Boulevard performance in Lipscomb men’s basketball history. Belmont dominated from start to finish and played a large portion of the second half with their reserves in the game. Soccer: 0-1-1 Women: L 0-1 v Belmont. While technically a preseason contest, the women’s soccer team suffered a rare loss in a highly successful fall 2021 season against their rivals to the north. They went on to achieve an ASUN championship and a NCAA National Tournament...
by Parker O'Neal | Jan 28, 2022 | News Slider, Sports
The Lipscomb Bisons fell to the Jacksonville Dolphins with a final score of 66-59 Thursday night at Swisher Gymnasium in Jacksonville, Florida. Looking to continue a winning streak, the Bisons played tough against a Jacksonville team that had lost their last three games. Guard Greg Jones led the team with 14 points which included 4 made 3-pointers. Point guard KJ Johnson and freshmen Will Pruitt and Jacob Ognacevic all scored in double digits as well, each scoring 10 points. Ognacevic shot an efficient 4-5 on field goals and 2-3 from three-point range. Ahsan Asadullah, a center from Atlanta, GA, brought in a team high 10 rebounds, 2 steals and 3 assists, tying Johnson for the top assists on the night. The Bisons led 39-35 at the half thanks to high shot percentages from both the field (58.3%) and from 3-point range (50%). Lipscomb led a majority of the half with 7 points being the highest lead in that span. Despite the shooting success in the first half, Lipscomb struggled to convert that same momentum in the following half. Lipscomb was only able to cash in 20 points in the 2nd half with a field goal percentage of 29.6% and from going only 2-15 from 3 point range. Jacksonville in return shot 5-10 from three in the half and maintained the lead for the last 14:56. Junior Kevion Nolan from Jacksonville led the game with 15 points respectively. The game was very close throughout with 7 ties and 5 lead changes. However, the difference in this close contest was that Lipscomb was not able to score enough in the final...
