WOMEN’S SOCCER
The Lady Bisons soccer team holds a 6-4-1 record. In the month of September, Lipscomb is 5-2 with wins over Austin Peay, Western California, Chattanooga, Samford and Grand Canyon.
With the win over Chattanooga, the program made history. The win was the third in a row, which was the first time the women’s soccer program had won three consecutive games.
Sophomore Carolyn Springsteen earned Atlantic Sun Defensive Player of the Week the week of Sept. 8. Sophomore Ellen Lundy leads all scorers with four goals and eight points. Freshman Emily Rodgers scored her first career goal in a 3-1 loss to Arizona.
Lipscomb’s recent hot streak helped vault them into the top ten of the National Soccer Coaches Assocation of America’s (NSCAA) Southeast poll. They ranked eighth in the most recent poll.
The Lady Bisons will start their conference schedule Sept. 27 against Kennesaw State at the Lipscomb Soccer Complex.
Men’s Soccer
After big recent wins over Memphis and Houston Baptist, the men’s soccer team joined the women’s team in the top ten of the NSCAA poll. The Bisons currently sit at number six.
Following a week in which he produced two goals and an assist, junior Josue Chavez became the third Bison in four weeks (joining Luke Gearin and Matt Kerridge) to win the Atlantic Sun Men’s Soccer Player of the Week.
CROSS COUNTRY
Both the men’s and women’s cross country squads are ranked in the top 10 of the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association’s south region rankings. The women are ranked fourth, and the men are ranked sixth.
The teams will travel to Boston for the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown that takes place Sept. 16.
VOLLEYBALL
Since starting strong, Lipscomb volleyball has lost four of their last five matches. The Lady Bisons hosted an invitational at Allen Arena Sept. 12-13. Lipscomb lost to Georgia Tech three sets to two and Utah three sets to one at the invitational. The Lady Bisons did defeat ETSU three sets to one. Senior Lauren Ford made a match-high 21 kills while junior Brittany Estes made 17 kills in the victory.
On Sept. 18, Lipscomb traveled to No. 15 Kentucky for a match. The Lady Wildcats got the best of the Lady Bisons three sets to one. Ford led the way with 14 kills, and Estes added 11.
The next day the Lady Bisons traveled to Ohio for a matchup against Xavier. Again, Lipscomb fell three sets to one. Estes had 11 kills, and junior Bri McCombs had 18 digs.
Sophomore Kayla Ostrom has recorded at least 30 assists in every match so far this season.
Lipscomb finished the preconference schedule 6-6.
The Lady Bisons will be back in action Sept. 26 against Northern Kentucky at Allen Arena.
Photo courtesy of Lipscomb Athletics
Additional reporting by Logan Butts