by Cory Woodroof | Jan 27, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
After Thursday night’s nail-biter against Kennesaw State, the men’s basketball team served up another to-the-buzzer contest, but this time, last-minute heroics couldn’t save the day. The Bisons (now 8-12) put up quite a fight against Mercer, but unfortunately, the visiting Bears (13-9) claimed victory by game’s end. After a quick start (Mercer opened with a three in the first 10 seconds), the Bisons gained an early lead on the Bears, but as time progressed, the game became an level playing field, with a three-pointer courtesy of senior Deonte Alexander sending both teams to a 23-23 ballgame at the half. In the second, the Bears became the dominant team on the court, looking at a 61-46 lead over the Bisons with 7:27 remaining. Despite the looming margin, the Bisons weren’t about to let this one go. In the six-or-so minutes to follow, key Bison shots were made, key Bear shots were missed and Lipscomb rallied back to a 7-point margin with just about a minute left in play. A crucial 4-point play by Alexander shrunk the Bear’s lead to three with 41 seconds left, but despite the Bisons’ strong showing in the game’s final minutes, Mercer escaped with the win. Alexander had a strong night, leading the Bisons in scoring with 20. Junior Khion Sankey led the team in rebounding with 12, and sophomore Malcom Smith added in 16 points. Alexander said that he’s always looking to the next play in a close game’s final minutes, also concentrating on his defensive role. “I’m just trying my best to not let my man score,” Alexander said. Alexander said he feels that good focus on the scouting reports...
by Cory Woodroof | Jan 11, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
In this semester’s first installment of Lumination News, Nicolette Carney and Jeremy Keck are behind the news desk to update you about what’s happening on campus. Ariel Jones brings you up to speed with sports, Jessica Burke gives the scoop on all things entertainment, and Brynn Watkins delivers your weather forecast. Videos feature a look into how Lipscomb students spent their winter break, highlights of Monday’s Bison basketball match-ups, an update on the new shuttle changes, interviews with a few Predators players and Coach Trotz concerning the recent end of the NHL lockout, a look into ‘senoritis,’ some information on Campus Recreation’s Get Fit initiative, information on AfterDark’s visit to campus, a look into campus’ recycling efforts, a few student opinions on why the Mayan’s supposed apocalypse didn’t happen, and our weekly Nashville Spotlight/Tweets of the Week. Be sure to stay tuned for future newscasts published every Friday here on...
by Cory Woodroof | Jan 6, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
What a way to celebrate Coach Scott Sanderson’s 300th career win. The men’s basketball team, starting off conference play with two tough losses on the road, used home field advantage in their favor as a strong-for-winter-break crowd cheered the Bisons on to their first Atlantic Sun win of the season, edging out the ETSU Buccaneers 60-56. The Bisons (6-8) returned to Allen Arena for the first time since playing UT Martin Saturday night and held off the Buccaneers (2-12) in a tight match-up that came down to three of basketball’s keys to victory: rebounds, free throws and clock management. The Bisons started things off in a back-and-forth lead chase with the Buccaneers until around two minutes to go in the first half. Around that time, effective shooting and solid defense allowed for the Bisons to take an 11 point lead going into the locker room. After the half, the Buccaneers rallied back in the first few minutes to the tune of a 9-0 run, making the Bisons fight to maintain their lead. Lipscomb seemed to be closing up shop late in the second, but a big three-pointer by the Bucs cut the margin to 3 with 19.1 remaining in the game. A few fouls, effective free-throw shooting and a little clock management helped the Bisons send the Bucs back to sea. The men’s team now sits on a 1-2 A-Sun record. Freshmen Stephen Hurt posted up another double-double on the season with 17 points and 13 rebounds, while senior Deonte Alexander led the Bisons in scoring with 19 (six of those coming from beyond the arc). Junior Khion Sankey had...
by Cory Woodroof | Dec 15, 2012 | News Slider, Sports
The Bisosn were ready to give the Kentucky Wildcats a fight – and for a good portion of the game – that’s exactly what they did. Unfortunately, the men’s basketball team (4-5) came up short in a hard-fought battle with the Wildcats (7-3), losing 88-50 at the historic Rupp Arena. Today’s game saw the team playing in front of 21,323 spectators (the biggest crowd to ever attend a game the men’s team was a part of). The Bisons were battling a nationally ranked team (no. 22) that had members of a squad that won the national championship this past April. After Kentucky got the tip, the Bisons and Wildcats went back and forth until around the halfway point in the first half when Kentucky started to widen their margin. Sophomore Martin Smith had three key 3-point shots that helped the Bisons keep the Wildcats on their feet. At the half, Lipscomb trailed the Cats 43-29. After the strong 4-0 run by Lipscomb to start the second, the Wildcats pulled ahead, turning a 12 point lead into a dominant run that sealed their seventh win of the season. Martin Smith had a strong outing for the Bisons with 18 points and 5 rebounds (including a 3-4 3-pt. rate). Freshman Stephen Hurt had a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Junior Khion Sankey said he believes that the Bisons must work on playing through adverse situations. “We’ve just got to play harder,” Sankey said. “We’ve got to play through adversity.” After today, the Bisons look to rebound against Austin Peay in Clarksville on Tuesday night, followed by another road game, a...
by Cory Woodroof | Nov 29, 2012 | News Slider, Sports
Briefly: The men’s basketball team (2-3) played in a true edge-of-your-seat thriller Monday night, losing a close battle with the 5-1 Murray State Racers, participants in last year’s NCAA Tournament. After leading at half-time, the Bisons kept it close until the closing minutes, with the game eventually falling in Murray State’s favor 88-79. Sophomore Malcom Smith had 22 points for the Bisons, and Junior Khion Sankey secured 12 rebounds and six assists. On Friday night, the men’s team will play the 3-2 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles in Allen Arena at 6:30p.m. Next Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. will complete this year’s Battle of the Boulevard series at Belmont. The Bisons will host UT Martin next Saturday at 6:30 p.m, and will play at Rupp Arena against the no. 8 Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday, Dec. 15. Road games against Austin Peay and Memphis will take place over the break, with conference play beginning in Jacksonville against North Florida on Dec....
