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ASUN rings and next year’s promise with Johnson and Carapazza
When it comes to sports, Lipscomb University boasts 17 D1 teams. And when it comes to kicking the fall semester off, eyes turn to Lipscomb’s men’s and women’s soccer teams. With no football team to stage a large homecoming for, Lipscomb’s first sports teams to take to a court or field are the two soccer teams. As a matter of fact, the teams start competing before students even come to campus. The 2024-25 school year started off strong in the sports sphere with a large crowd of the Lippy Lunatics – Lipscomb’s student fan section – attending the women’s soccer Battle of the Boulevard. (Click this link to read the…
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From France to Haiti: Kaïna Cesar’s story
Sophomore goalkeeper Kaïna Cesar‘s freshman debut at Lipscomb has taken her around not just around the United States, but around the world as well. Coming from Tours, France, Cesar began racking up minutes, starting in all 17 of the matches she appeared in and logging over 1,440 minutes in the goal. She has received accolades such as the ASUN Goalkeeper of the Week – twice – and was nominated to the 2024 ASUN All-Freshman Team. Beyond that United States-based nomination, she was invited to play for the Haitian National Team. But before Cesar was playing alongside women who’d competed in previous World Cups, she was just a kid on a…
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Lipscomb soccer serves through sport in El Salvador
The Lipscomb women’s soccer team recently returned from a life-changing mission trip to El Salvador, where they used their love of the game to connect with local communities. Organized through Sport Outreach International (SOI), the trip gave players the chance to teach and play soccer with kids in underserved areas. While the language barrier posed some challenges, players found that the sport itself became a powerful tool for connection. “This one felt different because we got to play soccer and connect with them through sport,” said sophomore midfielder Neeley Geissinger. “I thought that was even more beautiful just because it is so hard with the language barrier.” The team rotated…
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Ognacevic rounds out season with two tournaments, one ring and one Big Ten opportunity
Before the 2024-25 men’s basketball season started, if you’d asked senior forward Jacob Ognacevic what his goals were, he’d tell you three things: win the ASUN, make it to the NCAA Tournament and pursue undeniability. Now, at the end of the season, Ognacevic has done all three and then some. An ASUN Championship victory has been something the Wisconsin native has been aiming for throughout his four year tenure at Lipscomb. With the close of the 2024-25 basketball season, he was finally able to secure that ring. Not only that, but the Bisons made their way to the NCAA Tournament, playing against the Iowa State Cyclones in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Meanwhile,…
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Will Pruitt talks NCAA Tournament, future, team
Men’s basketball senior guard Will Pruitt has seen a lot during his time playing at Lipscomb University, but he’s stuck with the team through it all. This year, he wound up with the opportunity to play on an NBA court during the first round of the NCAA Tournament, after bringing home the ASUN Championship for Lipscomb. Herd Media’s Micah Barkley sat down with Pruitt in the Herd Media News studio to talk about what it was like to play at the NCAA Tournament, as well as what he sees for both his future and the team’s. Pruitt was optimistic about both, and called Lipscomb “a forty year decision, not just…
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Lipscomb announces new MBB Head Coach Kevin Carroll
Lipscomb Athletic Director Philip Hutcheson announced this morning that Lipscomb had found their new men’s basketball head coach, in former Trevecca Nazarene University Head Coach Kevin Carroll. With former Lipscomb Head Coach Lennie Acuff’s decision to accept the head coaching position at Samford University and return to Alabama, Lipscomb began a search for a new head coach for their men’s basketball team. Over the past week, Hutcheson met with dozens of candidates from coaching levels around the country to find the best fit for the team. Carroll coached under Acuff for four years as one of his assistant coaches, so not only is he known for transforming basketball programs, but…
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MBB Head Coach Lennie Acuff announces he will leave Lipscomb
Lipscomb announced this morning that men’s basketball Head Coach Lennie Acuff has accepted the head coaching position at Samford University. President Candice McQueen said that Acuff informed the university of his plans just this morning. The decision was driven by his desire to be nearer to family during this season of life, according to Acuff. The opportunity to coach at Samford allows him to return to his home state of Alabama and be nearer to his children and wife’s aging parents. Acuff has been the head coach at Lipscomb since 2019, and has just recently coached the team to its fourth ASUN conference championship win and second NCAA Tournament appearance.…
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How Kaina Cesar prepared to play for the Haitian National Team
Lipscomb’s Sophomore Goalkeeper Kaina Cesar has been selected to play for the Haitian national team. The stellar goalkeeper who hails from Tours, France just completed her first season with Lipscomb in which she was voted to the 2024 All-ASUN Freshman Team and started in all 17 matches she appeared in. We spoke to Cesar about what her selection to this team means to her and how it came to be. “I think it was a compilation of all of my work that I’ve been working on since [I was] younger… if someone’s called to play for their country of course they will say yes, so it was great news for…
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All smiles for March Madness – a photo gallery
Lipscomb’s men’s basketball team took on the Iowa State Cyclones this month in March Madness. Though the No. 14 Bisons fell to the No. 3 Cyclones, the team was all smiles, as they got to take part in something most kids dream about – playing in the big dance. Under the lights of the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the Bisons warmed up with a shoot around on the floor of the NBA Bucks’ home stadium. Everyone on the team was smiling and joking with one another as they prepared for the biggest game of the postseason. It had been a fantastic regular season for the Bisons – the team…
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The Bisons at the Big Dance – a photo gallery
The No. 14 Lipscomb Bisons took on the No. 3 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 a.m. on Friday morning and returning to campus at around 2:30 a.m. Saturday. These are some of the shots from the Bisons’ second…
