Bison look to improve A-Sun record with UNF visiting

by | Jan 30, 2012 | News Slider, Sports

Lipscomb will go for the season sweep of Jacksonville Monday in Allen Arena at 6:30 p.m.  A win for the Bison gives Lipscomb 100 wins in the 11-year-old Allen Arena. Lipscomb is led by senior sharp shooter Jordan Burgason who leads the nation in 3-point percentage (52.8) and threes per game (3.9).  Burgason is second in the A-Sun in scoring at 16.8 points per game. Freshman Zavion Williams averages 9.4 points and 3.1 assist for Lipscomb.  Center Justin Glenn has blossomed in his senior year to average 8.6 points and 7.3 rebounds. Jacksonville leads the series 11-8 while Lipscomb has won six of nine meetings in Allen Arena.  On Jan. 2 Lipscomb opened the second half on a 15-2 run and held Jacksonville to one field goal over the first nine minutes of the second period en route to a 77-71 victory in Jacksonville. Saturday evening Lipscomb lost 71-59 to North Florida after a strong opening half by the Osprey. North Florida led 45-24 at halftime.  Burgason had a team-high 19 points while Glenn led Lipscomb with nine rebounds.   Quick Hits Lipscomb is 5-4 in Allen Arena while Jacksonville is 2-13 on the road. Jordan Burgason has played 37 or more minutes in last six games Burgason has connected on 46 of his last 79 three-point attempts (58.2 percent) Burgason makes 4.4 threes per game over his last nine games Damarius Smith has missed 15 of his last 22 free throws since 12/21 After averaging 6.0 assists in December, Damarius Smith averages 2.0 assists in January Martin Smith received his second career start Saturday against UNF. He had a...

Atlantic Sun baseball tournament to be held at Ken Dugan Field

by | May 25, 2010 | Sports

MACON, Ga. – The Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Championship begins Wednesday in Nashville, Tenn. at Dugan Field at Marsh Stadium on the campus of Lipscomb University. FGCU enters the championship as the No. 1 seed after claiming it third consecutive A-Sun regular season title. The Eagles open the A-Sun Championship at 11:00 a.m. CT Wednesday against in-state rival Stetson. The Eagles feature one of the top pitchers in the country in left hander Chris Sale. Sale, a junior, enters the week leading the conference in wins, ERA and strikeouts. The Lakeland, Fla. native sits as the national leader in strikeouts and a candidate for several national awards including the National Pitcher of the Year and Golden Spikes Awards, given to nation’s top player. Sale sits eighth in the conference single season record books in strikeouts with 135, the most by an A-Sun pitcher since Justin Pope of UCF sat down 158 in 2001, while his ERA ranks T-13th best. The Eagles own the conference’s top team ERA by nearly a half run, while boasting a balanced offense with all but one starter featuring a batting average over .300. Mikel Alvarez leads the Eagles in batting average with a .398 mark. Tim Roberson and Zach Maxfield provide the power in the FGCU lineup with the pair each having reached double figures in home runs and collecting at least 56 RBIs. The balance helped the Eagles finish seven and half games clear of the A-Sun field in the regular season standings. While FGCU claimed the A-Sun regular season title two weeks ago, Stetson needed a win in the final game of...