Lipscomb overcomes 18-point deficit, beats Belmont 73-64

Lipscomb overcomes 18-point deficit, beats Belmont 73-64

by | Jan 26, 2011 | News Slider, Sports

Respect, bragging rights, an undefeated record and an entire boulevard were at stake on Tuesday night when the Battle of the Boulevard went down inside Allen Arena. Coming off of a big win against USC Upstate, the Bisons had all the confidence in the world that they would be able to improve since the last time they faced the Bruins. The Bisons lost that game 88-52 less than two weeks ago. With the deck stacked against them coming into the game and for much of the first half, the Bisons were able to rally from an 18-point deficit with 24 minutes left in the game. “For the first 16 minutes, we were not very good,” Coach Scott Sanderson said. “We didn’t do anything we wanted to do offensively and defensively. I was extremely aggravated at our players.” In the last four minutes of the first half, the Bisons started their run. Trailing 38-20, the Bisons cut it to 40-31 with an 11-2 run that re-energized not only the team but the fans as well. Luckily for Sanderson, the Bisons did not stop their scoring when the half ended. The Bisons came out red-hot and outscored their cross-town rivals 42-24. “To come back from an 18-point deficit says even more about the resiliency of our players,” Sanderson said. “But it is one game with nine more games to go. We have 32 days to keep getting better until March gets here.” After the game at Belmont earlier this month, some questioned if Lipscomb center Adnan Hodzic was outmatched by Belmont big men Mick Hedgepeth and Scott Saunders. The Bosnian native...

[video] Sneak Peak at Anteaters’ Ball

by | Jan 20, 2011 | News Slider

Anteaters’ Ball is Friday and Saturday night at 7pm in Collins Alumni Auditorium. Check out some of what you can expect to see at the show in the video below. Anteater’s Ball is a variety show put on by Alpha Phi Chi, the men’s service club. The proceeds from this year’s show go to benefit World Health Innovations, a non-profit that provides insecticidal mosquito nets for the people of Malawi, Kenya, Ghana and Liberia. Please upgrade your...