The Lipscomb men’s soccer team has been plagued with many issues early in the season.
From two top sophomores not returning to play until this past week to losing players during crucial moments in games because play got too physical. But the reality isn’t as bad as it seems.
The Bisons placed second in the Brentwood Invitational a week ago, after the team tied twice in double overtime, against IPFW and Bowling Green.
“Every game we’re making improvements,” said Coach Charles Morrow. “The process is just taking a little longer than it has in years past. Every game we’re getting better, which is an encouraging sign.”
The Bisons also added two sophomores back into their ranks, Kevin Barber and Nick Bibb.
The team isn’t just trying to win games, but they’re trying to come together and play more as a team, a single unit instead of 11 individual units.
“Our style of play is coming together each game,” Morrow said. “We don’t have a dynamic game-changer, but we’ve got a ton of very good players. It’s going to be a total team effort every game.”
The team defense is probably its strength. Recently playing the high scoring Xavier Musketeers, the Bisons only gave up one goal to a deflected 15-yard kick.
The team has been able to focus more practice time to improving the offense because of their stellar defense.
There is hope too. Recently, against VMI, the Bisons earned their fist victory. With a stellar offensive performance, Lipscomb had 21 shots on goal throughout the game.
By Liam Schnell