by Kayla O'Connor | Jan 11, 2015 | Sports
After a full day of basketball in Allen Arena Saturday, the Lady Bisons finished with a loss to Northern Kentucky while the men dominated the Norse on the opening day of conference play. The Lady Bisons put up a strong fight throughout the first half against a quick-paced Lady Norse team, but the two teams remained close in scoring until the end of the first half which left Lipscomb trailing by fourteen points. Head coach Greg Brown rejuvenated the team during the break. He stated later that he did not fault their energy at all, and the team did a great job of keeping their spirits up and imitating their routines from practice. Despite the needed break, the second half proved to be too much for the women. In the final 20 minutes of the game, the Lady Bisons worked their way back and cut the lead to eight points; however, they struggled to completely close the deficit. “We held the ball a little bit too much on offense,” Brown said. Junior Danay Fothergill and redshirt sophomore Chandler Cooper revived their team with multiple points off of steals on defense and strong offensive plays. Fothergill was the leading scorer with 21 points. Ultimately, the Lady Bisons could not pull out the win they desired going into the first conference game. The Lady Norse came away with the 81-70 victory. “I thought we played very tough, but we have to be able to put toughness and intensity and technique together for forty minutes,” Brown said. The men’s game, however, had a very different ending. The Bisons were determined from the beginning to bring Lipscomb...
by Jesica Parsley | Jan 3, 2015 | News Slider, Sports
Freshman guard Nathan Moran scored 17 points in the Bison’s 72-60 loss to Missouri this Saturday in Allen Arena. Sophomore guard Josh Williams added 11 points and seven rebounds. Lipscomb led 35-33 at halftime. The Bisons were unable to hit a basket in the final 9:33 of the game. Missouri’s Johnat Williams III scored 16, while Keith Shamburger added 15. Missouri’s record improved to 6-7 overall. This loss was the first the men’s basketball team in 2015. Lipscomb’s record fell to 5-9 overall. The Bisons will play Rhodes College in Allen Arena on Jan. 5 before they start conference...
by Jesica Parsley | Dec 22, 2014 | News Slider, Sports
The Bisons defeated Austin Peay 69-63 during the last game before their winter break Sunday night in Allen Arena. Sophomore guard Josh Williams led the way for the Bisons, scoring 21 points. Three other players put up double digits, including sophomore forward Brett Wishon with 14, senior forward Malcolm Smith with 11 and freshman guard Nathan Moran with 10. Austin Peay’s Chris Freeman scored 15, and Chris Horton scored 13 points. Austin Peay dropped to 4-8. The Bisons head into winter break with an overall record of 5-7 and will be back in action on Dec. 29 at Chattanooga. Photo courtesy of Lipscomb...
by Jesica Parsley | Dec 17, 2014 | News Slider, Sports
The Lady Bisons defeated Jackson State 72-45 last night in Allen Arena. Senior guard Sara Bliss led the way for Lipscomb, scoring 17 points. Freshman guard Amber Fuqua added a career-best — eight points and four rebounds. Freshman forward Riley Northway grabbed a career-high with five rebounds. Freshman guard Emily Eubank added a career-high with four steals. The victory broke a three-game losing streak for the Lady Bisons at home. Jackson State’s 45 points was the second-lowest point total this season. Lipscomb shot 44.6% from the field. Jackson State was held to 22.2% from field goals. The Lady Bisons improved to an overall record of 3-6. Lipscomb’s next matchup will be against Tennessee Tech on Dec. 18. The game will tip off at 6:30 p.m. in Allen...
by Brianne Welch | Dec 16, 2014 | News Slider, Sports
During the first game of a long road trip, the Bisons fell 106-61 in Austin, Tex. to the no. 9 Texas Longhorns. The Bisons never had the lead throughout the game, but did keep in close in the early minutes of the first half until the Longhorns started to run away with it. Senior Malcolm Smith was the leading scorer for the Bisons with 17 points while Myles Turner had 26 points for Texas. When it came to free throws, Lipscomb shot 60.9% from the line; however, the Longhorns had 14 more free throw attempts and shot 64.9%. At halftime, the Longhorns led 58-32, and the Bisons struggled with having their shots fall. The team was 19-62 from the field. Texas not only out-shot the Bisons, but also out-rebounded them. the Longhorns had 55 rebounds to Lipscomb’s 28. The Bisons now have a long trip ahead of them, traveling from Texas to New Jersey to play Princeton on Friday. The game will tip off at 7 p.m. Photo courtesy of Lipscomb...
