by Jesica Parsley | Nov 16, 2014 | News Slider, Sports
The Lady Bison basketball team opened up the 2014-2015 season with one win and one loss. Lipscomb earned their first win of the season in the season opener against Georgia Southern. The Lady Bisons won 80-74 Nov. 14 in Allen Arena. Senior guard Sara Bliss led the way for Lipscomb with 22 points. Redshirt junior guard Danay Fothergill added 17 points, and redshirt junior forward Ashley Southern scored 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Lipscomb shot 46 percent from the field and 47 percent behind the three-point line. Freshmen guards Kennedy Potts and Emily Eubank made their first collegiate starts for Lipscomb. Back in action in Allen Arena on Nov. 16, Lipscomb fell 79-66 to Wright State. Fothergill led all Lipscomb scorers with 19. Bliss scored 13. Turnovers were costly for the Lady Bisons. Wright State collected 19 points off of Lipscomb’s 22 turnovers. Wright State’s Tay’ler Mingo led all scorers with 30. The Lady Bisons head to Birmingham, Alabama for a matchup with UAB on Nov. 19. Photo courtesy of...
by Erika Thornsberry | Mar 17, 2014 | Sports
For any athlete the day must come when they have to hang up their shoes and say good-bye to the game they love, and for senior basketball players, Jess Reece and O’Neisha Smith, that day came March 11th as the Lady Bisons ended their season in the first round of the Atlantic Sun tournament. Reece and Smith have had two different experiences during their time at Lipscomb. Reece finished her last minutes on the court, but due to double knee surgeries Smith was unable to play her senior year. Stepping back and reflecting on their four years as student athletes, they say they have learned a lot and made a lot of memories along the way. “One thing I will take from playing college basketball would be the importance of being positive and always working hard no matter what struggles you may encounter,” Reece said. “I think God made me realize that although I do love the game, it is just that, a game. He brought me to a place where I can glorify him through playing.” Both Reece and Smith traveled out of their home states to go to college. Being away from their hometown family and friends, they quickly learned to bond with teammates. “As far as memories go, I have too many to count. Most of them are not from games though, but rather bus rides and traveling and hanging out with my teammates,” Reece said. “I’ve made some amazing friends through playing and have met some great people.” “My favorite memory was freshman year when we traveled to Colorado to play Air Force,” Smith said....
by Brianne Welch | Jan 9, 2014 | News Slider, Sports
A battle took place tonight in Allen Arena as the Lady Bisons returned home to take on Kennesaw State University after being away during the Christmas break. The Lipscomb Women’s Basketball team is 0-3 in conference after tonight’s 82-78 loss to KSU. Kennesaw scored the first points of the game, but did not regain the lead until the 11 minute mark in the first half. After that point in the game, the Lady Bisons struggled both offensively and defensively. At the half, the Owls led 45-36. Lady Bison Assistant Coach John Wild said the team needed to change some aspects of the game to be successful in the second half. “We’re doing a bad job defensively just being active,” Wild said. “I think if we can get some touches and deflections and that sort of thing, it may take them out of rhythm.” The Lady Bisons had a shooting percentage in the high 60’s during the first half, but went downhill during the second half. As the first half wore on, Lipscomb struggled with rebounds and down low in the paint. One of the Lady Bison’s strongest players, forward Ashley Southern, had a hard time in the second half getting beat down low. The Lady Bisons did not give up and fought back for a lead. Redshirt Sophomore Danay Fothergill played in her first home game tonight and made herself known. Fothergill fouled out of the game at the end of the second half after scoring 18 points and winning seven rebounds. In the second half Coach Greg Brown and the Bisons began pressuring the Owls much more. Some...
by Jesica Parsley | Nov 6, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
The Lady Bisons defeated the Fisk Lady Bulldogs in the second and final exhibition game in Allen Arena Wednesday afternoon. Lipscomb got on the board first with a jump shot by sophomore Alex Banks. The Lady Bisons never looked back. The final score was 83-66. Four players scored in double digits for the Lady Bisons while Ashley Southern and Faith LeGate each posted a double-double. Southern, a redshirt sophomore from Tuscumbia, Ala., led the way with 17 points and 14 rebounds. Banks finished with 14 points and nine rebounds. Junior Sara Bliss had six assists on the night. All 10 players that are healthy got several minutes of playing time and all scored points in the game. “There are a lot of girls that haven’t played in a college game, so it’s good to see them get comfortable on the court and calm their nerves before the actual season starts,” Banks said. Stevonna Scott, the Fisk junior from Chattanooga, Tenn., led the game with 35 points. Rebounds were the key for Lipscomb. The Lady Bisons grabbed 54 rebounds with 20 of them being offensive. “We just crashed the boards as hard as we could which is what Coach jams into our minds every single day,” Banks said. Coach Don Meyer was in the stands and talked to the Lady Bisons after the game. “We all love Coach Meyer like he is our coach, and he is so wise,” Banks said. “It’s so great getting to talk to him.” The Lady Bisons begin regular season on Nov. 10 against Morehead State in Allen Arena. The game will be streamed on...
by Aaron Schmelzer | Oct 28, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
The Lady Bisons held off the Freed-Hardeman Lions during the first exhibition game of the season in Allen Arena on Monday. The game started with Lipscomb’s first possession ending with a three-point shot by Sara Bliss that fell perfectly through the basket. From then on, the Lions kept it relatively close, but the Bisons pulled away in the final minutes to make it 68-57 as the final score. Three players posted double-digit numbers and even a double-double to aid the Lady Bisons in their victory. Ashley Southern, a redshirt sophomore from Tuscumbia, Ala., posted the double-double. Southern scored 14 points and had 12 rebounds. “To be honest, I was really nervous, but my teammates helped me get into a rhythm in the second half,” Southern said. Bliss, a junior from Pleasant View, Tenn., led the team in scoring with her 20 points. True freshman Maya Dillard from Dillard, Ga., was close behind, scoring 18 points, ten of which came from free throws. Turnovers were a common theme of the game. Both teams combined for a total 40 turnovers–13 from Lipscomb, 27 from Freed-Hardeman. “It was a little ugly early,” head coach Greg Brown said. “I thought execution-wise, toward the end, we got a little bit of flow.” The Lady Bisons will continue to work on their weaknesses, and Southern said that the team will continue to highlight what works for them. “You can expect a lot of different things from last year. We’ll be really hard screeners and we’re going to hustle on every play.” Photo courtesy of Lipscomb...
