Sweep? Yes, Lipscomb will take one. It’s not often that Lipscomb and Belmont play one another three times in four days, but in 2011, it happened.
Lipscomb came out on top each time, too.
In volleyball, the Lady Bisons continued their conference winning streak, beating Belmont in five sets.
The Lady Bisons won this edition of the “Battle of the Boulevard”, but it was a come-from-behind effort.
Belmont won the first set 25-20 and the Lady Bisons evened the match at 1-1 with a 25-23 second set. Belmont bounced back to win set three 25-20. But the Lady Bisons came back in a big way in set four with a 25-13 decision. In set five the Lady Bisons held a 10-5 lead but had to hold on at the end for a 15-13 decision.
Middle blocker Katie Rose lead the team in kills with 20 and tied for the team lead in digs with 19. Stephanie Rex also had 19 digs.
The Lady Bisons are now 13-6 overall and 7-0 in the Atlantic Sun.
Friday night, the women’s soccer team hosted Belmont for Part II of the “Battle of the Boulevard.”
With the 2-1 victory, it marked the first time that the Lady Bisons had ever beaten the other team on the boulevard.
The game-winning goal came from the head of Katie Wood off of a corner kick from Daniel Bethke.
The win will prove to be a gigantic one looking back on the season. This could be the start of something good the Coach Ireland’s team going in to the end of conference play.
The Lady Bisons record is 4-9-1 overall, 2-3-0 in the conference.
Sunday, the third and final installment of the weekend’s Battle of the Boulevard happened on the pitch, too. Men’s soccer defeated Belmont 2-1 in what would prove to be one of the most exciting match-ups of the weekend.
Nick Bibb opened the scoring early or the Bisons, hitting the back of the net in the 22nd minute. Belmont rallied back though, tying the game in the 70th minute. However, with less than nine minutes left to play, Deven Bahadoorsingh got a pass from Garrett Pettis’ head and put it past the Bruins’ keeper.
The goal was his first career goal and his first game winner.
Now, men’s soccer is 4-9-2 overall and 3-2 in conferences.
Basketball’s Battle of the Boulevard takes place on February 3rd for the men and February 4th for the women.