Lipscomb University women’s basketball team crushed Carolina University 90-49 in its home opener at Allen Arena on Saturday, Nov. 7. Both teams entered the matchup searching for their first victory of the year, with the Bruins dropping their season operand the Bisons looking to rebound from two losses to start the season. The Bisons got off to a fast start down low, scoring 12 of their 17 first-quarter points in the paint to build a 17- 11 lead. Senior guard Teliah Lee, senior guard McKayla Miller and freshman guard CC Quigley all had five points in the opening frame. The Bisons continued heat up in the second quarter, outscoring the Bruins 22-10. Lipscomb dominated every aspect of the game to carry a commanding 17-point lead into halftime up 39-21. Quigley had 11 points and four rebounds while Miller added nine points and six rebounds to lead the Bisons at the break. Sophomore forward Alexis Gibbs led the Bruins with 11 points and eight rebounds. The third quarter was another quick start for Lipscomb, which came out of the lock room draining four quick 3-pointers to push them a 54-23 lead. This was followed by an and one layup from freshman guard Lexi Primus and the Bisons had all the momentum. The Bisons outscored Carolina University 30-13 in the period to lead 69-34. The fourth quarter proved to be the most competitive, but Lipscomb ultimately overpowered the Bruins 90-49 blowout. The Bisons outscored the Bruins 51-28 across the second half, as Lipscomb took care of business in the final quarter. The Bisons shot at 45% from the field in a complete team victory. The Bruins shot 31% from the field as a team, though Gibbs delivered a strong individual performance. She shot 7-of-13 from the field, including 3-of-5 from 3-point range, to finish with 25 points and nine rebounds. For Lipscomb, Quigley had 22 points and seven rebounds, while Miller scored 21 and grabbed seven rebounds as both stood out for the Bisons. Carolina University returns home to play Queens University on Monday, Nov. 9. Lipscomb stays at Allen Arena to face off against Mississippi Valley State on Thursday night, Nov. 12. Featured Image Taken by Isaac Leedham
Lipscomb University kicked off the basketball season with a bang during the Lipscomb Lights Out event. Allen Arena was packed on Oct. 29, with Lipscomb students pumped up and ready to see their new men’s and women’s basketball teams. The night featured exciting games that students played alongside the players. The competing students could win prizes and the crowd cheered in a mostly darkened stadium. President Caleb Carlson and Vice President Ellie Moen of the Lippy Lunatics put on a show hosted the event’s games. Lipscomb did not have the Lights Out event last year and the Lippy Lunatics were thrilled to have it back. “It feels great man.” Carlson said after the Lights Out event. “It’s fun to bring back an event that’s a student body favorite and it’s been really fun to try to revive that tradition and we hope to bring it back.” The Night featured five different games where students could win prizes including Apple AirPods, NeeDoh, Starbucks vouchers, 300 dollars for their Res Hall, and an electric scooter. The five games were a “Basketball Relay”, “Mattress Relay”, “Cheer Meter,” the “Price is right”, and “Hungry Hungry Hippos”. Each game was played with the most of the lights out in Allen Arena, and Bisons basketball fans loved the atmosphere. “I got to do this in the dark because most of the time we do it in the light.” said Mathew Brown, a junior accounting major after the event. “It’s so fun that we have students from the audience participate in the games and win awesome cool prizes.” For the basketball relay the players and students had to dribble up and down the court and make a layup. Then the players had to make a 3-pointer while the students shot free throws; the first team to finish won. For the mattress relay, both players and students took turns belly-diving onto air mattresses to push them down the court. The team that pushed the air mattress down the court first won. The cheer meter game split the crowd into groups and had the cheerleaders teach the students the Lippy lunatic chants. The side that cheered the chant the loudest won. In the “price is right” students were paired up with players to guess the price of basketball items and events tickets. The student who got the most right won $300 to their Res Hall. The last game of the night was “Hungry Hungry Hippos.” Students lay down on scooters with buckets and the players pushed them around to capture basketballs, mimicking the Hungry Hungry Hippos board game. While every game was very exciting but this one got the crowd the most energized. Students, coaches, and players all enjoyed the festivities as Lipscomb celebrated the start of the 2026-27 season. Moen was thrilled at how the event turned out. “I think the biggest win that we have from this event truly is seeing the players come together on both teams and just being with the students.” Moen said. “It was so intentional of every game, every cheer, really making sure that the student body knows that the players care about them. So, I think the biggest win tonight was recognizing that we’re all here for each other and it’s so much more fun when we come together.” With students excited for the basketball season to start, both the men and women’s first games will be next week. The men’s first game is Nov. 2, against Southeast Missouri State and their home opener is Nov 7, against SIU Edwardsville. The Women’s first game is on Nov. 2, against Vanderbilt, with their home opener is also Nov. 7 against Carolina University. Featured Image Taken by Noah Moran
The Nashville Vibe, the newest addition to the UPSHOT league, announced Yolanda Moore as the team’s first head coach on Wednesday, Oct. 7, in a press conference at the Nashville Vibe offices. The UPSHOT League is a professional independent women’s basketball league that launched with four teams in 2026. The Jacksonville Waves, Savannah Steel, Greensboro Groove, and the first ever UPSHOT League champions, the Charlotte Crown. Nashville was officially awarded its expansion franchise by the UPSHOT League on April 9, 2026, and they now have a head coach with much anticipation ahead of the team’s first season. “We are building this team around three commitments: Joy, belonging, and basketball excellence,” Nancy VanReese, president and CEO of the Nashville Vibe, said. For a city like Nashville that just missed out on being a WNBA expansion franchise, there can be obstacles in the way to in order to bring excitement that a WNBA team would, without actually having one. “Joy is the excitement of a close game… belonging means when you come to a Nashville Vibe game, you know you have a place there… and basketball excellence is the standard that we will give and guide,” VanReese said. The Deputy Commissioner of the UPSHOT League, Taj McWilliams-Franklin was next to the podium. A 15-year WNBA legend, a Hall of Famer, and the all-time offensive rebounds leader when she retired, McWilliams has ties to Moore. Both women were a part of the inaugural Orlando Miracle roster in 1999, and McWilliams-Franklin had nothing but praise for her former teammate and longtime friend. “She’s experienced this game at the highest level and spent years coaching, mentoring, and pouring in[to] others,” McWilliams-Franklin said. “She’ll allow her players to grow, to compete, but she’ll challenge them to be better on and off the court.” The UPSHOT League prides itself on giving the players who may not have been drafted to the WNBA that second chance that can spark something special. Nashville Vibe Head Coach Yolanda Moore shared her experience in this game and how she can relate to her players in that aspect. “I know what it’s like to go from being a superstar in college, to sitting down by the cooler at the end of the bench,” Coach Moore said. “There are so many players who haven’t gotten an opportunity at the professional level, and this gives them an opportunity.” Moore brings about as much experience as you could draw up for a brand new franchise. Her playing career brought three all-conference selections for the University of Mississippi, and was inducted to the Ole Miss Sports Hall of Fame in 2010. She adds two WNBA championship rings to the resume, both with the Houston Comets. Her coaching experience brings stints at the high school level, and more notably the college ranks, where she led LSU Eunice women’s basketball to a 26-3 record in just one season at the helm of the Lady Bengals. In that season, she led the team to its first-ever regular season conference title, and was named the 2013-2014 NJCAA Region 23 Coach of the Year. VanReese was asked about the process of hiring a coach and how Moore was ultimately the final decision. She replied, “We did interview a handful of candidates. We were so overwhelmed with joy to find out that Yo[landa] was gonna be available that we leaned in as hard and as fast as we could.” The inaugural season for the Vibe is set to begin sometime in late May and run through late August, according to VanReese. She also shared that the home games will be played in the historic Memorial Gymnasium at Vanderbilt University. For information about upcoming games, season tickets, and the UPSHOT League, visit nashvillevibe.com to learn more. “I didn’t know that this is where I needed to be, but now that I’m here, I wouldn’t want to be any place else,” Moore said. “I am excited about what we are building and I’m ready to get started, so it’s up from here.” Featured Image taken by Will Blackmon
Lipscomb University women’s basketball team crushed Carolina University 90-49 in its home opener at Allen Arena on Saturday, Nov. 7. Both teams entered the matchup searching for their first victory of the year, with the Bruins dropping their season operand the Bisons looking to rebound from two losses to start the season. The Bisons got off to a fast start down low, scoring 12 of their 17 first-quarter points in the paint to build a 17- 11 lead. Senior guard Teliah Lee, senior guard McKayla Miller and freshman guard CC Quigley all had five points in the opening frame. The Bisons continued heat up in the second quarter, outscoring the Bruins 22-10. Lipscomb dominated every aspect of the game to carry a commanding 17-point lead into halftime up 39-21. Quigley had 11 points and four rebounds while Miller added nine points and six rebounds to lead the Bisons at the break. Sophomore forward Alexis Gibbs led the Bruins with 11 points and eight rebounds. The third quarter was another quick start for Lipscomb, which came out of the lock room draining four quick 3-pointers to push them a 54-23 lead. This was followed by an and one layup from freshman guard Lexi Primus and the Bisons had all the momentum. The Bisons outscored Carolina University 30-13 in the period to lead 69-34. The fourth quarter proved to be the most competitive, but Lipscomb ultimately overpowered the Bruins 90-49 blowout. The Bisons outscored the Bruins 51-28 across the second half, as Lipscomb took care of business in the final quarter. The Bisons shot at 45% from the field in a complete team victory. The Bruins shot 31% from the field as a team, though Gibbs delivered a strong individual performance. She shot 7-of-13 from the field, including 3-of-5 from 3-point range, to finish with 25 points and nine rebounds. For Lipscomb, Quigley had 22 points and seven rebounds, while Miller scored 21 and grabbed seven rebounds as both stood out for the Bisons. Carolina University returns home to play Queens University on Monday, Nov. 9. Lipscomb stays at Allen Arena to face off against Mississippi Valley State on Thursday night, Nov. 12. Featured Image Taken by Isaac Leedham
Lipscomb University kicked off the basketball season with a bang during the Lipscomb Lights Out event. Allen Arena was packed on Oct. 29, with Lipscomb students pumped up and ready to see their new men’s and women’s basketball teams. The night featured exciting games that students played alongside the players. The competing students could win prizes and the crowd cheered in a mostly darkened stadium. President Caleb Carlson and Vice President Ellie Moen of the Lippy Lunatics put on a show hosted the event’s games. Lipscomb did not have the Lights Out event last year and the Lippy Lunatics were thrilled to have it back. “It feels great man.” Carlson said after the Lights Out event. “It’s fun to bring back an event that’s a student body favorite and it’s been really fun to try to revive that tradition and we hope to bring it back.” The Night featured five different games where students could win prizes including Apple AirPods, NeeDoh, Starbucks vouchers, 300 dollars for their Res Hall, and an electric scooter. The five games were a “Basketball Relay”, “Mattress Relay”, “Cheer Meter,” the “Price is right”, and “Hungry Hungry Hippos”. Each game was played with the most of the lights out in Allen Arena, and Bisons basketball fans loved the atmosphere. “I got to do this in the dark because most of the time we do it in the light.” said Mathew Brown, a junior accounting major after the event. “It’s so fun that we have students from the audience participate in the games and win awesome cool prizes.” For the basketball relay the players and students had to dribble up and down the court and make a layup. Then the players had to make a 3-pointer while the students shot free throws; the first team to finish won. For the mattress relay, both players and students took turns belly-diving onto air mattresses to push them down the court. The team that pushed the air mattress down the court first won. The cheer meter game split the crowd into groups and had the cheerleaders teach the students the Lippy lunatic chants. The side that cheered the chant the loudest won. In the “price is right” students were paired up with players to guess the price of basketball items and events tickets. The student who got the most right won $300 to their Res Hall. The last game of the night was “Hungry Hungry Hippos.” Students lay down on scooters with buckets and the players pushed them around to capture basketballs, mimicking the Hungry Hungry Hippos board game. While every game was very exciting but this one got the crowd the most energized. Students, coaches, and players all enjoyed the festivities as Lipscomb celebrated the start of the 2026-27 season. Moen was thrilled at how the event turned out. “I think the biggest win that we have from this event truly is seeing the players come together on both teams and just being with the students.” Moen said. “It was so intentional of every game, every cheer, really making sure that the student body knows that the players care about them. So, I think the biggest win tonight was recognizing that we’re all here for each other and it’s so much more fun when we come together.” With students excited for the basketball season to start, both the men and women’s first games will be next week. The men’s first game is Nov. 2, against Southeast Missouri State and their home opener is Nov 7, against SIU Edwardsville. The Women’s first game is on Nov. 2, against Vanderbilt, with their home opener is also Nov. 7 against Carolina University. Featured Image Taken by Noah Moran
The Nashville Vibe, the newest addition to the UPSHOT league, announced Yolanda Moore as the team’s first head coach on Wednesday, Oct. 7, in a press conference at the Nashville Vibe offices. The UPSHOT League is a professional independent women’s basketball league that launched with four teams in 2026. The Jacksonville Waves, Savannah Steel, Greensboro Groove, and the first ever UPSHOT League champions, the Charlotte Crown. Nashville was officially awarded its expansion franchise by the UPSHOT League on April 9, 2026, and they now have a head coach with much anticipation ahead of the team’s first season. “We are building this team around three commitments: Joy, belonging, and basketball excellence,” Nancy VanReese, president and CEO of the Nashville Vibe, said. For a city like Nashville that just missed out on being a WNBA expansion franchise, there can be obstacles in the way to in order to bring excitement that a WNBA team would, without actually having one. “Joy is the excitement of a close game… belonging means when you come to a Nashville Vibe game, you know you have a place there… and basketball excellence is the standard that we will give and guide,” VanReese said. The Deputy Commissioner of the UPSHOT League, Taj McWilliams-Franklin was next to the podium. A 15-year WNBA legend, a Hall of Famer, and the all-time offensive rebounds leader when she retired, McWilliams has ties to Moore. Both women were a part of the inaugural Orlando Miracle roster in 1999, and McWilliams-Franklin had nothing but praise for her former teammate and longtime friend. “She’s experienced this game at the highest level and spent years coaching, mentoring, and pouring in[to] others,” McWilliams-Franklin said. “She’ll allow her players to grow, to compete, but she’ll challenge them to be better on and off the court.” The UPSHOT League prides itself on giving the players who may not have been drafted to the WNBA that second chance that can spark something special. Nashville Vibe Head Coach Yolanda Moore shared her experience in this game and how she can relate to her players in that aspect. “I know what it’s like to go from being a superstar in college, to sitting down by the cooler at the end of the bench,” Coach Moore said. “There are so many players who haven’t gotten an opportunity at the professional level, and this gives them an opportunity.” Moore brings about as much experience as you could draw up for a brand new franchise. Her playing career brought three all-conference selections for the University of Mississippi, and was inducted to the Ole Miss Sports Hall of Fame in 2010. She adds two WNBA championship rings to the resume, both with the Houston Comets. Her coaching experience brings stints at the high school level, and more notably the college ranks, where she led LSU Eunice women’s basketball to a 26-3 record in just one season at the helm of the Lady Bengals. In that season, she led the team to its first-ever regular season conference title, and was named the 2013-2014 NJCAA Region 23 Coach of the Year. VanReese was asked about the process of hiring a coach and how Moore was ultimately the final decision. She replied, “We did interview a handful of candidates. We were so overwhelmed with joy to find out that Yo[landa] was gonna be available that we leaned in as hard and as fast as we could.” The inaugural season for the Vibe is set to begin sometime in late May and run through late August, according to VanReese. She also shared that the home games will be played in the historic Memorial Gymnasium at Vanderbilt University. For information about upcoming games, season tickets, and the UPSHOT League, visit nashvillevibe.com to learn more. “I didn’t know that this is where I needed to be, but now that I’m here, I wouldn’t want to be any place else,” Moore said. “I am excited about what we are building and I’m ready to get started, so it’s up from here.” Featured Image taken by Will Blackmon