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Bisons defeat WCU by twenty-one points after losing to Belmont
Following a loss to the Belmont Bruins earlier in the week, the Bisons come up strong against Western Carolina University at home, defeating them 83-62. The Bisons went into halftime with an 11-point lead over WCU and extended the lead throughout the second half. Graduate student forward Grant Asman took player of the game, scoring 22 points, tying a career record established earlier in the season. Other leading scorers of the night include redshirt junior guard Ethan Duncan with 18 points, redshirt junior guard Ross Candelino with 12 points and graduate student forward Cole Middleton with six points. Lipscomb men’s basketball now has a record of 2-0 at home and…
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Bisons end season in NCAA second round with 1-0 loss to No. 3 Florida State
The Lipscomb women’s soccer team’s historic season concluded Thursday afternoon with a 1-0 defeat to the No. 3-seeded Florida State University in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Shaw Field in Washington, D.C. The lone goal of the tight contest game came in the 23rd minute from Florida State’s senior defender Heather Gilchrist, who scored into the top left corner of the net, assisted by sophomore midfielder Taylor Suarez. Lipscomb goalkeeper Kaïna Cesar recorded five critical saves in the defensive battle. Head Coach Kevin O’Brien’s team finished the season as back-to-back ASUN champions and recorded the program’s second-ever NCAA tournament victory, a run defined by heart and defensive…
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The Boulevard belongs to the Bruins for another year
Lipscomb women’s and men’s basketball took on the Belmont Bruins in a doubleheader Battle of the Boulevard, the two colleges’ historic rivalry games. Belmont swept the doubleheader, with the Lady Bruins winning in a blowout and the Bruins prevailing by seven points. Located just two miles down Nashville’s Belmont Boulevard from each other, Lipscomb University and Belmont University are the closest-by-distance rivalry in the NCAA. Each year, their sports teams face off against each other in the Battle of the Boulevard, determining who will get to “own the Boulevard” for the year. The basketball games were hosted at Belmont this year, in a doubleheader style. The Lady Bisons took on…
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Men start home season strong, beating Bryan 98-53
Lipscomb men’s basketball took on the Bryan College Lions in their home opener on Nov. 15, beating them 98-53. The game fell during Bisons Weekend – Lipscomb’s version of a homecoming weekend – and the attendance in Allen was over 2,000. The Bisons shot 48.6% in field goals, and 30.6% from outside the key, racking up 98 points against the Lions. They also shot 83.3% from the free throw line. Starting off the momentum for the Bisons was senior center Charlie Williams, who made a tip-in to put the first two points on the board. From there, the Bisons continued to grow their lead, while also holding the Lions at…
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Bisons stun No. 6 Mississippi State 1-0 in NCAA Tournament opener
The Lipscomb women’s soccer delivered a major upset in the NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament, defeating the No. 6-seeded Mississippi State University 1-0 on Saturday night at the MSU Soccer Field. The lone goal of the first-round contest came in the 31st minute from captain junior midfielder Bella Carapazza, with the assist credited to sophomore midfielder Chloe lliff. Lipscomb sophomore goalkeeper Kaïna Cesar earned the shutout, securing the Bisons’ spot in the second round. Carapazza opened the scoring in the 31st minute, chipping the ball with a decisive finish toward the bottom-left corner of the net. The goal, assisted by lliff, was the singular moment of quality that proved to be…
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Men’s basketball looks forward to homecoming weekend home opener
Lipscomb men’s basketball has started their season with three away games, so while the season has been underway since Nov. 3, they’ve yet to play in Allen Arena. Their first home game is Nov. 15, at 4pm, falling in the middle of Bisons Weekend. The team is facing an almost entirely new build, from players to coaching staff. Of the 15-man roster, only six are returners, and nearly the entire coaching and assistant staff is new. Yet despite the rebuild, the team is determined to stand strong this season. “We have three pillars to our culture,” said transfer redshirt junior guard Mateo Esmeraldo. “Honesty, humility and hunger. And I think…
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Lipscomb women’s soccer, back-to-back ASUN Champs – a photo gallery
The Lipscomb women’s soccer team became ASUN Champions for the second year in a row this weekend, defeating North Florida 3-0 in the finals round of the championship. The championship rounded out a strong season for the Bisons. They ended the regular season 14-5-2 with a 7-2-1 conference record. The team remained nearly unbeaten at home, with a 10-0-2 record at the Lipscomb Soccer Complex. The ASUN Tournament saw them allow not one singular goal from all three teams they faced. The Bisons beat Queens 2-0 in the quarterfinals, Jacksonville University 1-0 in overtime in the semifinals and North Florida 3-0 in the finals. Herd Media photographer Micah Barkley was…
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Bisons off to face Bulldogs in NCAA Tournament
The Lipscomb women’s soccer team and their coaches, family and friends gathered in Allen Arena’s Hall of Fame room today to hear their place in the NCAA Tournament. Having won the ASUN Tournament just this Sunday, beating North Florida 3-0 to become back-to-back ASUN Champs, the Bisons won an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. The Selection Show would determine where that bid placed them, and what team they would play. Head Coach Kevin O’Brien started off by thanking the team for their perseverance during the season. “You deserve this,” he told the girls. “Wherever we go, it’s a blessing. Let’s hope it’s somewhere fun.” The team was on the…
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Lipscomb’s fourth quarter heroics come up just short against UTC
The Lipscomb Bisons fell to the UT Chattanooga Mocs 59-56 on Sunday. This comes one game after Lipscomb’s 105-46 victory over Sewanee in their home opener on Nov. 6. It was a struggle to find points all afternoon for either side, but the low scoring kept the game close throughout it all. Junior transfer McKayla Miller opened the scoring for the Bisons, and two points from junior guard Elena Bertrand and sophomore transfer Hannah Richardson had the Bisons trailing 7-6 at the first media timeout. Points were hard to come by for the remainder of the quarter, as the Bisons trailed the Mocs 16-9. The second quarter was a different…
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Back-to-back: Bisons roll to ASUN championship, punch ticket to NCAA tourney
Lipscomb women’s soccer secured its second consecutive ASUN championship, defeating University of North Florida 3-0 on Sunday afternoon at the Lipscomb Soccer Complex to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Bisons took control early, with graduate midfielder Maddy Rhodes scoring from the bottom left corner in the 20th minute, assisted by freshman forward Skylar Cole and sophomore midfielder Tatum Ahlemyer. Senior forward Lucy Hurst doubled the lead in the 40th minute, and junior midfielder Hailey Johnson sealed the victory with a third goal in the 78th minute, assisted by redshirt sophomore forward Annessa Shively. Lipscomb goalkeeper Kaïna Cesar earned the shutout with four saves, while North Florida’s…
