by Jesica Parsley | Oct 25, 2013 | Sports
By Brianne Welch and Jesica Parsley Four transfers and five freshman bring a new dynamic to the Lady Bison Basketball team’s 2013-2014 season. Beginning his second year as head coach, Greg Brown has seen great development in the young team during the pre-season while teaching the four transfers and five freshmen the Lady Bison dynamics. “We are teaching the basic dynamics and breaking habits of the new girls,” Brown said. “But we have seen all the players develop to what we are trying to do across the board.” With so many new faces on the court, the team dynamic is different, but the players are embracing the new team. “I think we’re definitely clicking,” redshirt sophomore Danay Fothergill said. “Coming from the summer to now we know each other’s tendencies and strong points. We are getting to know each other on the floor better.” The flow between the girls as well as the team connection will drive them through a season that has already deemed the Lady Bisons the “underdog”. “I think it’s cool to be the underdog,” Fothergill said. “Our mindset is, you all have no idea what we’re about to do.” Coach Brown says he is pushing the team to be a little better every day in order to be in the best position to perform well and come out on the winning side. “We always tell them we can prepare you but then competing is what you do in the game,” Brown said. “We have to get better every day, play hard and play smart. That’s what we want people to see and if we do...
by Erika Thornsberry | Sep 24, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
After the sudden leave of Assistant Coach Jada Mincy, former Lady Bison Anna Bowers will step in as Assistant Coach for the 2013-2014 season. The 23-year-old Bowers had been given the title of Director of Basketball Operations for the staff at the beginning of this year, but she has now accepted the title of Coach Bowers. She graduated two years ago and was a standout athlete for the Lady Bisons from 2008 to 2012. “Right now, I don’t have the experience of being a college coach, but I was just in the girls’ shoes,” Bowers said. “I’m young and know what they are going through; I really think I can use my skills to help them through this journey. Not only as good people for this community, but great basketball players as well.” There is definitely a great respect between Bowers and Lady Bison Head Coach Greg Brown. “Anna is someone that people look for to hire. She has great work ethic, and she buys into the values we have for this team. It’s always important to have someone that understands the culture of our program,” Brown said. “I was shocked with the whole situation,” Bowers said. “ My first reaction was I was flattered that he asked me. The fact that I get to work and learn under a coach that I respect so much is an honor.” This year with the Lady Bisons will be Bowers’ first year coaching at the collegiate level. Along with playing for four years in college, she has also coached at Ensworth High School. “I’m really excited to learn from all the coaches....
by Aaron Schmelzer | Sep 7, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
The Lipscomb women’s basketball team has officially released their 2013-2014 schedule, which includes a December trip up to Knoxville to take on the Lady Volunteers. Nine of the teams in Lipscomb’s schedule are post season teams from last year. “We have set up a challenging schedule for our team,” Brown told Lipscomb Athletics. “It will give us some experiences in great environments while preparing us for the Atlantic Sun season.” To start the year, Lipscomb’s Women’s basketball team is scheduled to play in two exhibition games against Freed-Hardeman (Oct. 28) and Fisk (Nov. 6). The Lady Bisons jump into the regular season against Morehead State on Nov. 10. This year’s installment of the Battle of the Boulevard is set for Nov. 14 at Allen Arena. The Lady Bisons will look to avenge their 70-54 home loss to Belmont from last year. The Lady Bisons are also set to play three SEC powerhouses this seasons. They play Kentucky in Lexington on Nov. 21. Less than a month later, the team returns to Athens, Ga., to take on the Lady Bulldogs again this year on Dec. 17. Lipscomb then travels to Rocky Top to face Tennessee, a team that the Lady Bisons have never played, on Dec. 29. “It is always great to play the Kentucky’s and the Tennessee’s. They are great models of excellence and where we are working to get to,” Brown said. The team start their conference play in Johnson City, Tenn., against ETSU on Jan. 2. Later in the month of January, the Lady Bisons face 2012-2013’s A-Sun Champion Stetson University at home on Jan. 30. That meeting will...
by Carter Sanderson | Jul 19, 2013 | Sports
Since the close of last season, the Lady Bisons basketball team has worked diligently to improve the program with a batch of fresh faces both on the court and on the sideline. Greg Brown, in his second year as the women’s head coach, has made numerous changes to the roster by letting some people go and signing several true freshman, as well as commit Chandler Cooper, a transfer from the University of Florida. “Chandler was a Top 50 kid coming out of high school,” Brown said. “She just brings a different level of competitiveness and a different level of skills.” Cooper’s parents went to Lipscomb, and her father played for the Bisons during his time as a student. The team has spent a good deal of time together over the summer months. “The summer rule has been great for us,” Brown said. “Being able to work out our players was huge. They were able to hear our voice and it also allowed them to be around each other.” The NCAA has made a new rule allowing coaches to spend time and coach their players during the summer. They have also made it acceptable for every player to work summer camps. “Camp has helped our players see the different roles, and we were able to teach the culture,” Brown said. “I can’t imagine getting into this in August.” Despite all the changes this program is going through, senior Jess Reece, one of the few returners for the Bisons, will be a familiar face to all. Being one of only two players on the current roster that has been here since...
by Cory Woodroof | Jun 6, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
Here are some newsworthy links making their way around campus this week. ATHLETICS Billy Ebel has been hired as the new assistant coach with the volleyball team. Graduate assistant Marcus Evans has been hired as the new sprints and hurdles coach. Women’s basketball coach Greg Brown was invited to attended the WBCA’s Center for Coaching Excellence. ACADEMICS Lipscomb has announced the installation of 14 new graduate programs, including the noted Master of Film and Creative Media. The university has released a list of noteworthy accomplishments of faculty and students over the 2013 spring semester. RECREATION The Student Activity Center is offering free group fitness classes throughout the months of June and July. A personal fitness crash course is also available on select dates this summer. Anyone willing to try out some of the facility’s new equipment for 30 minutes and write a brief report will receive a free water bottle. Have a bit of information that you would like to share with the Lipscomb community? Email us at luminationnetwork@gmail.com. Photo courtesy of...
