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Tennessee Titans begin partnership with Lipscomb basketball
Thursday Jan. 30, marked the start of a partnership between the Tennessee Titans and Lipscomb Men’s Basketball. “Titans Night” featured Lipscomb and its ASUN conference rival Eastern Kentucky facing off on the court. The game also featured the Titans team mascot T-Rac and several representatives from their cheer squad. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lipscomb Bisons (@lipscombbisons) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lipscomb Bisons (@lipscombbisons) Spencer Barnabee is the director of marketing for Lipscomb Athletics, he was at the center of organizing the event. “It was a really fun night,” Barnabee said. “We were really excited to get to partner with such…
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Ognacevic reflects on the beginning and looks ahead to the rest of his fifth college season
Lipscomb’s men’s basketball team has been dominating their season, currently 13-6 in all and 5-1 in ASUN conference play. Senior Forward, Jacob Ognacevic, has contributed greatly to the team’s success, coming back from a redshirted junior year to start every game for the Bisons. Despite not seeing the court due to his injury for nearly two years, Ognacevic came back ready to play, and with a more positive outlook on the game as a whole. (For more on this, read the article on Jacob Ognacevic from pre-season here.) This season, Ognacevic has not only been leading the team in many areas, but averaging 18.9 points a game, a new college…
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The many layers of Lipscomb Volleyball’s Meg Mersman
When many people think of Lipscomb senior Meg Mersman, they often see her as one of the leaders and faces of Lipscomb’s volleyball program over the past five seasons. They see a 6’2 middle blocker that is the reigning ASUN Conference Player of the Year. They see a former conference champion and a AVCA (America Volleyball Coaches Association) All-American Honorable mention. They see a tough, relentless person who has the aura of someone that you’d want to go to battle with, but when you talk to Mersman about her journey, you begin to see that there are many more layers to her and her story. Little things like the fact…
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Challenges have given Ognacevic patience and positivity as he anticipates fifth college season
Men’s basketball senior forward Jacob Ognacevic has faced what many would call a tough series of challenges. A high school senior season cut short by COVID-19, health issues during a redshirt freshmen debut year at Lipscomb University and a junior year on the sidelines due to an injured knee have all attempted to get in his way. But the 6’8″ forward hasn’t let any of those challenges stop him. In fact, Ognacevic’s skills have only improved. “I’m just kind of using that [junior] year as a blessing because when it all happened and when I had the redshirt, I didn’t want to take a negative outlook on it,” Ognacevic said.…
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Lippy Lunatics live up to their name in the best way
Most would think that a heat spike pushing the temperature into the triple digits would stop most student sections at a sports game. But on the night of August 29, that was not the case for the Lippy Lunatics. As the Lipscomb Women’s Soccer team faced off against the Belmont Bruins for the historic Battle of the Boulevard, the Lippy Lunatics – Lipscomb’s student section – came out in force. Despite the temperature passing 100 degrees, the attendance nearly passed 600 as fans assembled to cheer on the Bisons. The Lippy Lunatics came ready, bringing drums, cowbells, Lipscomb flags and school-spirit-colored smoke bombs. Determined to bring and keep the energy,…
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Corso takes bronze at Paralympics in Paris
Lipscomb senior track and field distance Runner Liza Corso won bronze for the United States in the 1500m race this weekend while competing at the Paralympics in Paris. This is not her first win at the Paralympics, having competed in Tokyo in 2020 and taking silver in the 1500m race. She will be in France at the Paralympics through Sept. 8. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lipscomb XC/T&F (@lipscombxctf) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Team USA (@teamusa) Herd Media writer Ben Butcher, also a distance runner for the Bisons, will be providing more details in a later article, featuring an interview with…
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From Hiatus to Revival: The history of the Lipscomb pep band and its recently announced return
When you walk into the arena for a college basketball game, there’s a few things that will immediately catch your attention. The chatter and cheers from fans around the arena. The mascot that is running around to hype up those same fans. The raucous crowd of students that is screaming at the top of its lungs. And of course, the school’s pep band that is next to them playing their favorite fight songs. These are some of the many things that make the college basketball experience so unique, but at Lipscomb one of these things hasn’t been present over the past few years and has the potential to return to…
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Lipscomb softball – making their way through the season… brick by brick
Before the start of the 2023 softball season, Herd Media sat down with then senior outfielder Elise Shewmaker, along with some other players, for a look at the team and the upcoming season. Now partway into the 2024 softball season, Herd Media sat down with now graduate student infielder Elise Shewmaker once again to talk a bit about the team and the season. Joining Shewmaker was transfer graduate student catcher and infielder Lauren Higginbotham. While the Lipscomb baseball team has a roster stacked toward the older side, the softball team has a far younger roster. In fact, only eight of the 21 girls are above sophomore level, and six of…
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A Beautiful Day for baseball
This past Tuesday was Lipscomb’s A Beautiful Day, and amidst many events, the baseball team hosted Vanderbilt. The first time Vandy had come to Lipscomb for a home game in 14 years, the stands – and surrounding hills – were packed. In fact, the final official attendance number was 1,547, a record number for Lipscomb baseball. Check out some snapshots from the game, taken by Herd Media Photographer Micah Barkley.
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Veteran baseball team optimistic about chemistry amid early-season struggles
This year’s baseball team has 40 players — three more than last year’s squad, which finished 36-26 and captured the ASUN Championship. It’s also facing interesting dynamics and changes. With 30 of the players at junior level or above, some might expect a top-heavy split. But the players say that’s not the case with this team, despite the 10-23 start to the season. Senior outfielder Alex Vergara has been on the Lipscomb team for the past two years and has been playing college baseball for the past five. “This is the best the chemistry has ever felt,” Vergara said. “A lot of times I think guys say that [their] team…