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Alaina Morris is a sophomore who joined Herd Media in 2022. She is a sports media major who focuses her articles around Lipscomb athletics and is an assistant sports editor for Herd Media. Alaina also contributes live sports commentary for the school radio, The Bison.  Her favorite sports teams are the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

  • Sports

    Transfer portal provides plethora of players

    For those who follow athletics, the transfer portal has recently become a well-known phrase. Brought to life in October 2018, the newly-instated NCAA rule allows college athletes to place their name into a “portal” which allows athletes to transfer to a new school and athletics program. This process of using the portal has become wildly popular to the tune of over 9,000 students entering the portal last year alone, causing a variety of effects on college athletics. On Lipscomb’s campus, this is no different. Many key contributors on Lipscomb’s fall sports teams have used the transfer portal to find their way to Lipscomb and represent the Bisons. The road to…

  • Opinion,  Sports

    Volleyball prepared for ASUN play after tough schedule

    Lipscomb volleyball game against Belmont women.

    A suffocating non-conference schedule from Bisons head coach Brandon Rosenthal has Lipscomb ready for the conference slate In two decades as Lipscomb’s head volleyball coach, Brandon Rosenthal has become notorious for creating a non-conference schedule that will challenge his team. Even so, this year’s slate in particular is one he won’t soon forget. The Bisons just wrapped up their last match in non-conference play, falling short short three sets to none while facing the University of Central Florida Knights at a neutral location. UCF, a team receiving top-25 votes, was not the most difficult team they’ve faced ahead of ASUN play. In fact, that may be one of the more…