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 7, 2010 | Sports
The 3-0 win was a lot closer than Lipscomb wanted it to be on Tuesday night. The Lady Bisons fought their way out of a close third set to sweep the Tennessee State Tigers and improve to 5-2 overall. The Lady Bisons easily defeated the Tigers in the first two sets with 25-10 and 25-14. “Our transition game did a really nice job,” Lady Bison Head Coach, Brandon Rosenthal, said. “I thought for one and a half sets we did a really nice job of executing and eliminating chances for them to get extra points to the ball.” The third set for Lipscomb was all about teamwork as they found themselves tied with Tennessee State during the third set. The Lady Bison’s fought back after being down 8-1 early on in the set to win 25-21. “Our energy kind of let off,“ said Rosenthal. “I told them I wasn’t going to bail them out by calling time outs, that it really comes down to them. The girls did a great job of making points on their own. Senior leaders like Stefine “Jake” Pease, Meghan Hinemeyer and Alex Kelly kept the team focused during the last set. “It’s a Senior led team, I’m not too worried about it,” said Rosenthal. “If I know the team like I do I don’t think there will be any doubt tomorrow in practice there will be a great sense of urgency to pick the team back up.” The Lady Bisons will travel to South Carolina later this week for the Gamecock...
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...
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...
