by Hunter Patterson | Jan 13, 2012 | News Slider, Opinion, Sports
The first in a series, Lumination asks Lipscomb students what their thoughts are about the mascot change. This will be an ongoing series until the decision is made final. The following is written by senior biology major Alexander McMeen. Lets Go Bison. The Bison played great today. We are the Lipscomb Bison. Sounds strange doesn’t it? For all of you grammatically correct people out there, there is your correct usage of the word “Bison”. For all of us with feeling, the S is what adds the extra magic. We are the Lipscomb Bisons! Long before I was born we have been the Lipscomb Bisons. Some say it is incorrect. Others say it sounds funny. Some (Belmont) make fun of it for being different, but I find that more than ironic. For a University that prides itself on setting itself apart from others, giving in and changing our name to the Bison is crazy. Some say setting ourselves apart with the wrong form of the word is ignorant. I disagree. The word Bisons is being more and more recognized as a correct usage of the word. Even ESPN recognized it as a now correct usage of the word. Next year, it will be in the Merriam Websters dictionary, AS A WORD. What schools change their nicknames!? Some might say it is only an S, but to those who have been around Lipscomb, it is more than just an S. It is who we are. It is who our alumni are. It is whom I have grown up as. We are the Lipscomb Bisons. If you actually think about it, Bisons...
by Hunter Patterson | Jan 11, 2012 | News Slider, Sports
Since the first basketball game in 1931, the sports teams at Lipscomb have had the same name – The Bisons. Late Wednesday afternoon, the Department of Athletics announced a new set of logos that Lipscomb Athletics will be using from this point forward. “The updated brand reflects Lipscomb’s position as an NCAA Division I institution,” said Director of Athletics Philip Hutcheson. “The marks will allow us to increase the visibility of Lipscomb throughout the nation while also respecting the rich tradition of our department.” The logos were created by the design team of Luke Flener of Prolific and Logan Hartline of Hartline Studio – both Lipscomb graduates. “We aimed for a classic but fresh design in our new marks,” said Trevor Garrett, associate athletic director for external affairs. “The traditional design represents Lipscomb’s legacy of athletic success. Our new logos also incorporate some of the latest design trends giving the marks a fresh feel as a growing Division I school.” The logos can be seen in person on the new floor in Allen Arena on Don Meyer Court. Pictures can be found here. This is not the only thing that could be changing, though. If you saw Lumination’s game story from the Belmont game, you may have noticed something a little different. Over the break, the athletic department tried out using the name Bison, with no S, instead of Bisons, with an S. This was first noticed when Joey Garrison, reporter for The City Paper mentioned it in a tweet. Then, the Athletic Department changed their Twitter handle to @LipscombBison, with no S. During Battle of the Boulevard, their tweets all...
by Hunter Patterson | Jan 6, 2012 | News Slider, Sports
On Friday night, Lipscomb and Belmont met for the 129th time. This time at the Curb Event Center, Rick Byrd’s team had an uncharacteristic collapse, losing the game 85-74 improving the Bison’s record in the series to 73-56. While Lipscomb had won four of the last five meetings, the odds were against Scott Sanderson and his young team. With just three returning players from last year’s team – and Belmont returning all their starters – few believed that the Bisons had any chance. However, the men actually playing the game thought otherwise. Belmont had a three point lead at half, and with 9:18 left in the half, the Bruins had stretched their lead to 18. That is when the Bisons took control of the game. Going on a 28-6 run in the last 8:58 – and holding the Bruins scoreless for over six minutes – Lipscomb was able to take the lead at the 3:53 mark on a Deonte Alexander jump shot. From that point on, the closest that Belmont would get would be four points. Lipscomb held on to win with the final of 85-74. Ian Clark lead all scorers with 28 points. Jacob Arnett had a great shooting night that gave him 17 points on the evening. Other Bisons in double figures were Damarius smith (11), Deonte Alexander (11), Malcolm Smith (12), Justin Glenn (14) and Jordan Burgason (16). Burgason also got his 1000th point tonight, making him the sixth Lipscomb player to do so in the school’s NCAA era. The win snapped Belmont’s 22-game home win streak snapped, and it was their worst home conference loss since...
by Hunter Patterson | Dec 14, 2011 | News Slider, Sports
Thursday night Lipscomb took on the tough task of handing an undefeated Murray State team their first loss. However, turnovers and several missed opportunities led to a Murray State win, 89-65. The Bisons turned the ball over 23 times, giving the Racers more than enough opportunities to take control. Freshman Malcolm Smith led the Bisons with 13 points and four rebounds, while Ed Daniel and Ivan Aska from Murray State led all scorers with 16 points each....
by Hunter Patterson | Dec 9, 2011 | News Slider, Sports
Sophomore Robert Boyd (23) and junior Deonte Alexander (21) had career scoring highs for the Bisons in an 89-87 overtime loss to Tennessee Tech Saturday night at the Eblen Center in Cookeville. Lipscomb seemed to control the game after taking a 13-point first half lead and was up 38-30 at the break. Lipscomb shot 50 percent in the opening period but nearly half of Tennessee Tech’s points were off 12 Bison turnovers. Kevin Murphy, the Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year, and Jud Dillard started to swing the momentum in the Golden Eagle’s direction with several easy baskets throughout the opening part of the second half. Tennessee Tech went on an 18-6 run using five 3-pointers to take a 66-60 advantage with 7:33 to play. “I felt that one stretch in the second half we gave them some baskets in transition with no defense,” said head coach Scott Sanderson. “When we went zone, they stepped up and made some big shots.” Murphy finished with 29 points, all but five coming in the second half. Dillard had 22 points and made ten free throws. A pair of jumpers by Boyd brought Lipscomb to within one with 3:46 left. Tech would push the lead back to five points before the Bisons countered with triples by Alexander and Boyd to give Lipscomb the 74-73 lead with 1:25 to play. Two free throws and a layup would put Tennessee Tech back on top by three with under thirty seconds remaining. Boyd nailed a 3-pointer from the corner in front of Lipscomb’s bench with 14.8 seconds left to tie the game at 77...
