by Hunter Patterson | Aug 30, 2010 | Sports
From AtlanticSun.org — MACON, Ga. – Playing in the Creighton Bluejay Invitational, the defending Atlantic Sun Champions Lipscomb Bisons recorded a 2-1 weekend picking up 3-1 victories against San Francisco and host school, Creighton. The play of Alex Kelly led the Lady Bisons as the two-time A-Sun Player of the Year set a tournament record with 63 kills and earned All-Tournament team honors. For her strong play, Kelly won the season’s first Atlantic Sun Player of the Week honors, the conference office announced on Monday. PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Alex Kelly, Lipscomb (Middle Hitter – Sr. – Kansas City, Mo. – Marketing) • Seven-time A-Sun Player of the Week winner • Set Bluejay Invitational record for kills with 63 in three matches en route to making All-Tournament team • Finished in double figures in digs and kills in all three matches • Leads the A-Sun in hitting percentage (.368), kills (63) and kills per set (5.25) • Recorded nine blocks and 58 digs in the first three matches of the season. OTHER NOMINEES: • Sabrita Gulley (OH/RS, Kennesaw State) – recorded 46 kills and averaged 5.11 kills per set • Jordan Reaves (OH, Campbell) — notched a career-high 10 kills with 18 digs against Villanova • Whitney Cogburn (Setter, ETSU) — dished out 26 assists in win against Charleston Southern • Emily Sanders (Setter, USC Upstate) – totaled 161 assists, 50 digs en route to All-Tournament team • Camil Dominguez (Setter, FGCU) — earned All-Tournament team honors by posting 155 assists • Kayla Albritton (OH, Belmont) – named to All-Tournament team for her 36 kills and .354 hitting...
by Hunter Patterson | Aug 29, 2010 | Sports
Jon Ireland, coach of the Lady Bisons soccer team has a memorable last name. Especially after today’s game versus Jackson State. The luck of the Irish was on the Lipscomb’s side today when they shutout the Tigers of JSU. The first and only goal of the game came at the eight minute mark of the first half off the foot of a Jackson State player. Luckily, though, it went into the back of their own net. Sophomore Katie Wood lead the Lady Bisons in shots with four. Putting one of those four on goal. Jackson state only managed to get seven shots off. Erin Zerlo, the keeper for the Lady Bisons only had to make one save, though. In an interview with LipscombSports.com, Jon Ireland had this to say about the game. “We have Katie, Kelsey Reiman and Kameron Stilwell in the back,” Ireland said. “The back three have been playing very well for us. Martika Powe has been playing great in the middle. The last component defensively is for Erin to get more confidence. This was a big game for her. “We were very organized. That has been the thing about our team this year. This has been the best defensive unit we have had since I have been here.” Lipscomb will not play again until Friday against Arkansas State. That game will the first of four straight games on the...
by Hunter Patterson | Aug 28, 2010 | Sports
Ninety minutes was not enough time to declare a winner tonight in the women’s soccer game at the Lipscomb Soccer Complex. The game was scoreless for the first 90 minutes as the offense seemed to be lacking for both teams. After no goals were tallied in the first overtime period the game went on to yet another 10 minutes of play. All 10 minutes would not be necessary however. A mere 22 seconds into the second overtime UT-Martin got on the board after a scramble in the 18-yard box. The goal was scored by Abi Sanvee, her first of the season. The Lady Bisons tallied 10 shots, five on goal. UT-Martin also had five shots on goal for a total of 18. Lipscomb, 1-2, plays host to Jackson State Sunday at 2...
by Hunter Patterson | Aug 26, 2010 | News Slider, Sports
From SeniorClassAward.com OVERLAND PARK, KS (August 26, 2010) – Thirty NCAA® women’s volleyball student-athletes who excel both on and off the court were selected as candidates today for the first-ever Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award in volleyball. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition. The complete list of candidates follows this release. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School®, the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities. The 2010 candidate class includes eight American Volleyball Coaches Association All-Americans from last season. Twenty of the 30 have maintained a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or better. Two of the candidates were recognized by the College Sports Information Directors of America as 2009 Academic All-Americans, and 12 are members of teams ranked in the AVCA’s preseason top 25 poll. Lowe’s, an official Corporate Partner of the NCAA, will announce the Senior CLASS Award® winners during the 2010 NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship in December. The candidate class will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through the regular season, and those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select one finalist who best exemplifies excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition. “We are excited to add women’s volleyball to the award...
by Hunter Patterson | Aug 19, 2010 | News Slider, Sports
Stefine “Jake” Pease Voted Preseason Player of the Year Lipscomb Draws Top Preseason Honors All-Conference Photo Gallery Pease Highlights MACON, Ga. – Lipscomb, the defending Atlantic Sun Conference champions, will enter the fall as the overwhelming favorite to win its third conference crown in the past four seasons, the conference office announced on Thursday. The Lady Bisons received ten first-place votes from the league coaches in the preseason poll, while senior setter Stefine “Jake” Pease earned Preseason Player of the Year honors. Buoyed a perfect 20-0 conference record, Lipscomb cruised to a 28-4 mark and claimed the conference tournament title by defeating host school FGCU in the final. Pease ranked tenth in the country after averaging nearly 12 assists as a junior last season. She added 284 digs and 104 kills on her way to Tournament MVP and First Team All-Atlantic Sun honors. A pair of Pease’s Lipscomb teammates, Meghan Hinemeyer and Alex Kelly, joins the setter on the preseason squad. Hinemeyer, a senior outside hitter, totaled 353 kills, 257 digs and 27 service aces last season, while Kelly, last season’s Player of the Year and unanimous selection to the preseason team, led the conference in kills per set and points per set. FGCU took the second spot in the poll after finishing as the conference tournament runner-up in 2009. Jelena Simic, a senior outside hitter, joined Kelly as a unanimous selection to the team alongside teammate Holly Youngquist, a junior libero. The Bruins of Belmont came in third in the poll with junior outside hitter Maggie Johnson earning a nod to the preseason All-Atlantic Sun team. Johnson led...
