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The Bisons at the Big Dance – a photo gallery
The No. 13 Lipscomb Bisons took on the No. 4 Iowa State Cyclones on Thursday at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Though the Bisons fell to the Cyclones 55-82, appearing in March Madness is always memorable. Herd Media Sports Photographer Micah Barkley traveled on a bus with the Lippy Lunatics to cover the game. The Lunatics rented two Gray Line buses, and almost 100 students – Lunatics and Pep Band – made their way to Milwaukee. It was a 25 and a half hour day for the students, leaving at 1:00 a.m. on Friday morning and returning to campus at around 2:30 a.m. Saturday. These are some of the shots…
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Lipscomb’s big dance ends in Milwaukee with 82-55 loss to Iowa State
Lipscomb’s March Madness journey was a short one. The No. 13 Bisons fell to No. 4 Iowa State 82-55 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Milwaukee’s Fiserv Arena on Friday. This was Lipscomb’s second appearance in the Big Dance and the first for head coach Lennie Acuff. The Bisons started slowly but found their footing with an 11-4 run half-way through the first half to take their only lead. “I think we’re up one with like 10 minutes to go in the first half, and they hit us like 10-0,” Acuff said. “That makes it tough.” From there, it was all Cyclones. Milan Momcilovic had 17…
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14-seeded Bisons to face No. 3 Iowa State in NCAA tourney on Friday
The Lipscomb Bisons, who one week earlier had clinched the ASUN Tournament championship in Allen Arena, learned Sunday that they will play Iowa State on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The team returned to Allen Arena to view CBS’s Selection Sunday show and were surrounded by hundreds of students, family members and other fans filling every seat in the sections set up for the watch party. The 14-seeded Bisons will play the No. 3 Cyclones in Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. The tip-off will be at 12:30 p.m. Two Bisons — ASUN Player of the Year Jacob Ognacevic and Grant Asman — hail from Wisconsin. “Grant and…
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Ticket punched! Lipscomb crowned ASUN Champions with 76-65 win over North Alabama
Lipscomb secured the ASUN Tournament Championship with a 76-65 victory over North Alabama at Allen Arena on Sunday afternoon. In front of 5,000 fans, Joe Anderson led the Bisons with 23 points, including four three-pointers, while Will Pruitt added 17 points and 10 made free throws. The win clinches Lipscomb’s spot in the NCAA Tournament for just the second time and the first time since 2018. Anderson reflected on the performance postgame. “Coach Acuff said this morning, he said, ‘We got a God who gives us second chances.’ And wewere in a similar game like this last year, and it didn’t go in our favor. But I tell you what,…
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Bisons win ASUN tourney semifinal against Queens 81-75
The Lipscomb men's basketball team responded well to the crowd's energy in their ASUN semifinals game against Queens. Despite a rough start, the Bisons brought home the win, 81-75.
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Basketball takes on Central Arkansas twice and dominates – a photo gallery
Lipscomb’s men’s basketball team faced off against the Central Arkansas Bears twice in the past week. Their first game, on Wednesday, saw them beat the Bears 78-60 to become the ASUN regular season champions. Then in their second game, on Monday, they triumphed over the bears 84-66 to move forward in the ASUN Tournament bracket. There were some key moments in both games, some of which happened not once, but twice – such as Lipscomb senior forward Jacob Ognacevic dunking on UCA. Herd Media Sports Photographer Micah Barkley captured those moments. Both games against the Bears were fast-paced, with the Bisons pulling ahead early. Though the Bears briefly regained some…
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Joe Anderson’s career night fuels Lipscomb’s ASUN tournament victory
The Bisons march on. The men’s team defeated Central Arkansas 84-66 Monday night to advance in the ASUN Conference Tournament. Lipscomb will host Queens University in the ASUN Semifinals on Thursday in Allen Arena. The team will be seeking its first ASUN title for Coach Lennie Acuff. “I told the coaches for the last two days the start in this game was going to be really important,” Acuff said. “[Central Arkansas] played really, really well in here last night, and we just didn’t want to give them any more confidence. “You could tell their confidence was growing. The big kid, Turner, was incredible last night. He had 37 points. Joe got us off to an incredible…
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Lipscomb Basketball claims ASUN regular season title with 78-60 win over Central Arkansas
Lipscomb defeated Central Arkansas 78-60 to secure the 2025 ASUN Regular Season Championship, earning the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament. This marks the program’s fourth regular-season title and gives the Bisons home-court advantage throughout the tournament. With the regular season behind them, their focus now shifts to earning a spot in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2018. The Bisons will face the winners of Central Ark and Stetson on Monday March 3rd. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@lipscombmbb) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Atlantic Sun Conference (@asunsports) Jacob Ognacevic led the way…
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Lipscomb men’s basketball beats UNA to tie for first in ASUN standings
Lipscomb men’s basketball faced off against the University of North Alabama in a high-stakes game on Thursday night. The winner would determine the ASUN standings, as UNA was first with 12-3 and Lipscomb was tied for second with 11-4. If Lipscomb beat the UNA Lions, they would advance to tied for first in the ASUN standings. And beat them they did, finishing out the game 75-63 over the Lions. “We said there’s three things when you play them,” said head coach Lennie Acuff. “The paint, the glass and the free throw line.” “They live in the paint like you saw at the end and they start driving that ball. I…
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Bisons march back from 6-run deficit to win in extras
Lipscomb baseball had their first midweek game of the season, against Evansville, on February 18. It was a rollercoaster that eventually ended on a high, as the Bisons staged a thrilling comeback in the bottom of the ninth, to win 11-10 in extra innings. The Bisons started off strong, leading the Aces 3-1 by the end of the second inning. Energy was high in the dugout as the Bisons held their lead until the sixth inning. Redshirt sophomore right-handed pitcher Tanner Lyne started for the Bisons and had two 1-2-3 innings, facing off against just three batters in the third and fourth innings. The Aces managed to rally in the…
