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The unorthodox path: 3 Lipscomb athletes who went unique routes
In the world of sports, there are many times when paths aren’t linear. Unlike professions that feature more orthodox routes, being an athlete can be an endeavor fraught with many trials and tribulations before the pinnacle of a career can appear. Examples include the journey from Division III basketball to the NBA by Miami heat guard Duncan Robinson or Simone Biles winning five medals in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. We love sports because of the special moments and journeys like the ones above. However, these stories go far beyond the national level. Stories like these can even appear at Lipscomb, with three featured in this article. These…
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When does fan behavior become lunacy?
It all started with silence. At a place where you’d expect to hear a crowd. At the start of the 2022 season, sophomore sports management major Jackson Gibree said he could hear the sound of a pin drop during the volleyball game in Allen Arena. “How [can you have] this many people here with nobody standing up, nobody loud? Why are we not using our home-court advantage?” After Jackson asked himself these questions, you might say he grabbed the ball and ran with it. What started as a small GroupMe eventually grew to an Instagram account of almost 600 followers, and a new student section – the Lippy Lunatics –…
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Jelldrik Dallmann appreciates the rewards from this year’s championship soccer season
Months ago, before the Lipscomb men’s soccer team played in the ASUN conference championship final, senior forward Jelldrik Dallmann of Kuhstedt, Germany, mentioned that his dream was to win a championship ring – and had been since he’d come to the United States. The Bisons went on to do just that – win the final game, take the title of ASUN champions and win their rings. On top of all of that, Dallmann was named the ASUN Player of the Year for the 2022 season. Once the championship rings made their way to Lipscomb’s campus, the team held a ceremony. That tangible reward was new to Dallmann. “They don’t have…
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Inside the life of TB3
The life of a student-athlete comes with many difficulties. School alone is a challenge, but balancing school and sports comes with challenges of its own. Trae Benham (also known as “TB3”), a sophomore guard at Lipscomb, puts it this way, “There’s not a whole lot of things you can do outside of basketball and school just because you’re days kinda hectic…” Obviously, it is a difficult job, but there are many upsides as well. You can learn a whole lot. “It kind of gets easier as the year goes on…finding a balance, finding a schedule, making sure you don’t procrastinate on things…” Being a student-athlete forced Benham to become more…
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Lipscomb Baseball’s NCAA Tournament path has been revealed; here’s everything you need to know
After their ASUN championship victory against FGCU on Sunday, the Lipscomb Bisons won the ASUN Tournament Championship and clinched an automatic bid for the NCAA Tournament. This will be the third time in program history that Lipscomb has made the NCAA Tournament and is the first time since 2015. Though the Bisons knew that their place in the tournament was secured, what they didn’t know was who they would be playing against or where. On Monday morning, the team and its fans found out the answer to these questions, as the 64 team bracket was revealed on ESPN’s NCAA Baseball Selection show. After a 36-24 season that saw Lipscomb win…
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Lipscomb baseball claims ASUN title, heads to the NCAA tournament
In a year featuring many memorable moments for Lipscomb sports, another one happened on Sunday afternoon. The Lipscomb Bisons baseball team claimed a 12-6 championship victory over their ASUN foes Florida Gulf Coast to reach the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2015. However, it took a lot of resilience from the team to catapult their way to this position. The club would drop their first two pool play games in Deland, Florida, to Liberty and Florida Gulf Coast but utilized a unique tournament format to their advantage. Securing a victory in an elimination game against the Jacksonville Dolphins, the team would advance to play the Liberty Flames again…
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Nashville held its first PDGA Music City Open
Disc Golf has not been around as long as golf but it still gains a large fan base for starting over 200 years after golf did. During the Easter Weekend, Nashville held its first PDGA Music City Open. It was a huge success for it being over the Easter weekend, there was a good turnout of fans. How did disc golf begin? Brief History Disc Golf is a sport that is under 75 years old. “Steady” Ed Sappenfield is known as the founder of Disc golf with his creation of the Professional Disc Golf Association, the first course and the idea for the chained hole in 1975. The first course…
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Lipscomb women’s golf makes history with first regionals trip
A historic Lipscomb moment happened on Wednesday as the Bisons women’s golf team awaited where they were headed for their first regionals trip. “I’m so honored to get to walk this out,” said interim head coach Shannon O’Brien with a smile. In what would serve as the pinnacle of a fantastic season, the ASUN champs would hear their name called in the last region announced. The announcement via a Golf Network feed revealed that the Bisons will travel to Westfield, Indiana, for their NCAA regionals debut. A crowd of about 30 faithful supporters and the team rejoiced as they received their reward for a season of excellence. The magnificent seven…
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What next year’s Bisons squad consists of
One common theme throughout college athletics is the transfer portal. The portal allows athletes to hop around from school to school to compete in their desired sport. It makes things incredibly interesting as far as the dynamic of the team, how a coach will recruit, and even just new faces on the roster. Fortunately enough, the women’s basketball team will remain as a whole. Every player on the team from this past season will return, including seniors Blythe Pearson and Jalyn Holcomb, who will use their extra year of eligibility given to them because of Covid-19. They will gain three upcoming freshmen as well. On the other hand, there will…
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Bisons of a different color
Where is the purple and gold we have come to know and love? The Lipscomb Bisons were not always in the purple and the gold. On Sundays, the Bisons deviate from the purple and gold and wear their throwback jerseys. Why the change in color from what we have come to know and love? Kings of the NAIA! Back when the player our stadium is named after, Ken Dugan, was playing and later coaching his days here at Lipscomb, the Bisons wore jerseys with blue and red. Also, Lipscomb was known as David Lipscomb College. When Ken Dugan was a coach for the Bisons, they ended up winning their first-ever…
