by Hunter Patterson | Oct 3, 2010 | Sports
The Lady Bisons played the first set similar to last night’s match against Mercer — unorganized. However, the Lady Bisons swept Kennesaw State in three sets 25-18, 25-15 and 25-11. KSU was able to take advantage of this unorganized and unbalanced approach by Lipscomb in the first set. “I thought Kennesaw state did a really nice job in the first set of playing good defense,” said coach Brandon Rosenthal. “They put a lot of pressure on us.” The Lady Bisons then regrouped in the second set to win 25-15. “The only thing I asked was for us to keep up our defensive pressure,” Lipscomb sealed the first set 25-18 with a few consecutive kills from senior Alex Kelly. Seniors Alex Kelly, Jake Pease and Megan Hinemeyer took over in the second and third sets, making sure Lipscomb got the win. “They want to win every play,” Rosenthal said. “This is it for them and they know what’s at stake.” Middle blocker Alex Kelly led the Lady Bisons in kills with a match-high 17. She also recorded a match high 17 digs. Kelly hit .483 for the match. Outside hitter Meghan Hinemeyer added 11 digs for the Lady Bisons. Setter Stefine “Jake” Pease made 13 digs and posted 40 assists. Opposite Charlyn Ursell had nine kills and a match high .667 hitting percentage. No Kennesaw State players had more than six kills in the match. Alyssa Lang led the Owls with 12 digs. Camille Pedraza and Rachel Albright each had 10 digs. The Lady Bisons extended their conference regular season win streak to 26 matches. They have won their last 22 matches in...
by Sydney Poe | Oct 1, 2010 | Sports
The Lady Bisons may have won the match, but they did not seem to be in complete sync throughout all three close sets. “I was a little disappointed,” said Lady Bisons coach Brandon Rosenthal. “I wanted us to give a little bit more.” The third set was the closest with the Mercer Bears coming within two before the Lady Bisons won the set 25-22. Tonight’s game was the first of only 10 conference games this season. The format this year is much different than years past. The Atlantic Sun schedule will look a little different this year as it will consist of a single round robin format, with each member playing each other once for the first time since 2007. In previous years teams played each other twice, once at home and once on the road. “Every one counts that much more,” Rosenthal said. “They’re pretty motivated and they know what’s at hand.” The Lady Bisons will have to fight their way through a tough conference to defend their title as Atlantic Sun conference champions. “To [the team] it’s about winning a championship,” Rosenthal said. The Lady Bisons won set one 25-16, set two 25-20 and set three 25-22. It was the A-Sun opener for both teams. The Lady Bisons are 12-5, 1-0 in the conference. Mercer is 6-13, 0-1 in the A-Sun. The Lady Bisons will face Kennesaw St. tomorrow at 2 p.m. in Allen...
by Hunter Patterson | Sep 11, 2010 | Sports
Both the Bisons and Lady Bisons were successful this weekend in their respective games.Volleyball started off the weekend winning the Gamecock Invitational at South Carolina. The Lady Bisons went 3-0, beating Furman, SC State, and the University of South Carolina. Alex Kelly was named tournament MVP, while Kaycee Greene and Jake Pease were awarded places on the all-tournament team. The Lady Bisons will play Belmont on Tuesday at 5 p.m. at The Curb Event Center. Lipscomb will then travel to St. Louis for the Billiken Invitational. Men’s Cross Country took home third place this weekend in Vermont. The women’s team finished second. The teams’ next meet is next Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Vanderbilt Invitational. Women’s soccer went 1-1 this weekend losing to South Carolina State on Friday and beating The Citadel on Sunday. Freshman Tatjana Shirley scored two goals for the Lady Bisons en route to their 3-0 win. The Lady Bisons play at home on Friday and Sunday at 5 p.m. and 4 p.m. respectively. The men’s soccer team went 2-0 this weekend beating Gardner-Webb and Centenary. Both finals were 3-1. Miguel DaSilva, Garret Pettis, and Joey Chiappetta were awarded spots on the Belmont Invitational all-tournament team. DaSilva scored two goals this weekend. Garret Pettis, Andrew Chamberlain and Josh Kolbo also registered goals this weekend. The Bisons play at home on Friday and Saturday as well at 7 p.m. and 4 p.m....
by Hunter Patterson | Sep 7, 2010 | Sports
A new program called LU FanScan was introduced to Lipscomb’s campus earlier today. It’s quite simple. Show up to athletic events around campus, get your Lipscomb ID scanned, and win free stuff. There are different levels of prizes, as shown on the flier. With LU FanScan you have even more reasons to come support the Bisons and Lady...
by Hunter Patterson | Sep 4, 2010 | Sports
The Lady Bisons swept both Tulane and Pittsburgh this weekend at the Pitt Invitational. Their only loss was on Saturday morning when they were swept by Purdue. Kacey Greene and Alex Kelly were named to the All Tournament team for their weekend performance. From LipscombSports.com : Lipscomb Lady Bisons split matches in Pitt Invitational Lipscomb outside hitter Kaycee Green is on the top of her game this weekend and has made an impact on the Lady Bisons. In Friday afternoon’s 3-0 win against Tulane Green led the way with a match-high 12 kills and a .333 hitting percentage. “Kaycee has been willing to work hard offensively and defensively,” Lady Bisons coach Brandon Rosenthal said. “When she is willing to work hard offensively and defensively she can be one of the top players in the conference. “When things slow down for her, and she doesn’t work as hard, she becomes an average player. We have been working hard since last year to get her to understand that.” Green was a member of the Atlantic Sun All-Freshman Team last season. “The game becomes very easy to her in some regards,” Rosenthal said. “At this level you have to work every day and for every point. I am real pleased with what she did in both the Purdue and Tulane matches.” Earlier in the day the Lady Bisons had opened with a 3-0 loss to Purdue. The Tulane win was the first match sweep of the season for the Lady Bisons, 3-2. Tulane fell to 0-4. “We have to be able to take some of the lessons we have learned and move...
