by Spencer Boehme | Apr 4, 2021 | News Slider, Sports
On Saturday night, Lipscomb’s four seniors were just two consecutive FGCU points away from never seeing the NCAA tournament in their college careers. In the fifth set, FGCU’s Erin Shomaker gave the Eagles a 14-13 lead to set up match point. All the Eagles had to do was collect the next point, and that would have been ballgame. But then three of the Bisons’ seniors aided in a 3-0 run that ultimately gave the Bisons the win Saturday evening. Senior hitter Megan Kuper tied the game on kill, and senior blocker Sami Rubal assisted with a block after that. And then it was senior defensive specialist Ashley Maher who set the ball up for junior hitter Garret Joiner, who rocketed it past FGCU libero Dana Axner near the back endline for the game-winner. The ASUN named Rubal the tournament MVP, and Dilfer and senior libero Alyssa Zwolensky received All-Tournament team honors. It will be the eighth NCAA tournament appearance in Lipscomb history, all of which have come under 18-year head coach Brandon Rosenthal. Lipscomb first advanced to the tourney in 2007. The Bisons have won the ASUN championship seven times (they received an at-large bid in 2014). ESPNU will air the selection show at 3 p.m. CT. The Division I volleyball tournament will be played in Omaha, Nebraska. Rubal and Kuper led the way with 14 and 13 kills for Lipscomb, while Joiner followed up with 12. Freshman Delaney Dilfer once again had an impeccable evening setting the ball, as she accounted for 50 assists after garnering 53 the night before. For FGCU, the sophomore hitter Shomaker wreaked havoc...
by Erika Plunkett | Mar 27, 2021 | News Slider, Sports
Saturday evening, Lipscomb’s volleyball team will play host to their quarterfinal game of the ASUN volleyball tournament, after clinching their seventh regular-season title and first since 2016. The regular-season championship was clinched last weekend at Bellarmine, who the Bisons beat 3-1 on Friday and swept 3-0 on Saturday. From these performances against the Knights, Lipscomb freshman middle blocker Meg Mersman was awarded the ASUN defensive player of the week. The Bisons’ regular-season record finished at 14-2, with a nearly perfect 11-1 conference record. Due to the COVID-19 altered structure of the schedule, Lipscomb played at and hosted each team in the ASUN North, which includes North Alabama, Liberty, Kennesaw State, and Bellarmine, but has not yet faced any teams from the southern region of the ASUN. Each of the top four seeds from each region reached the tournament, with the top two seeds from each division hosting a quarterfinal matchup, and will continue to play in separate brackets until the brackets merge for the semifinal matchups and the championship game on April 2nd and 3rd hosted at Kennesaw State. For the Bisons to complete the ASUN championship sweep on the season and clinch a spot in the 2021 NCAA volleyball tournament, they will need to rely on players like Mersman, senior outside hitter Megan Kuper, freshman outside hitter Kamryn Bacus and freshman setter Delaney Dilfer. Bacus, Kuper and Mersman all average over three points per set, and Dilfer adds nearly 10 assists per set. Other key contributors to watch out for from the Bisons include junior outside hitters Lanie Wagner and Logan Gish. If the Bisons advance Saturday, they will...
by Mckenzi Harris | Apr 3, 2019 | News Slider, Sports
Lipscomb’s Office of Student Life hosted an NIT watch party in the Bison Cafe center Tuesday to allow students, faculty and alumni to gather together for the Lipscomb-Wichita State semifinal showdown on ESPN. At least 250 faithful Lipscomb supporters turned out for the party. The Bisons beat the Shockers 71-64 to advance to the NIT championship game, where they will face the Texas Longhorns Thursday at 6 p.m. CT. Lipscomb had about 400 supporters on the ground in New York, but the rest of the fans were in Bennett Campus Center or watching at home. The first half of the game went smoothly and the noise from the Bisons fans grew as the team quickly gained a lead and finished the half leading 35-30. The crowd initially had around 150 fans, but it continued to grow around halftime. The fans spent halftime enjoying popcorn, raffles, snacks and dinner in the Lipscomb cafeteria while chatting about the fate of their beloved Bisons. Going into the second half, the crowd had grown to around 250 people and the chatter of the fans grew with the size. The Bison fans were on the edge of their seats for the majority of the second half watching as the team played out of rhythm for the first portion of the second half. The Shockers gained a 61-50 lead with six minutes left, and Lipscomb fans began to draw weary. But a clutch three from senior Nathan Moran brought the crowd back to life. Shortly after Moran’s three, Rob Marberry hit a triple and the crowd went wild again. Moran’s shot was just the beginning...
by Russell Vannozzi | Mar 11, 2019 | News Slider, Sports
Lipscomb’s basketball season wasn’t supposed to turn out like this. Not after rolling through the ASUN and taking the league’s No. 1 seed. Not with five seniors, three of which are 1,000-point scorers. Not with the conference Player of the Year on its roster. Not with road victories at TCU, SMU and Liberty. No, no, no. Absolutely not. 2019 was supposed to be Lipscomb’s year. The Bisons were to be everyone’s NCAA tournament darling – the team that was built to potentially ruin brackets. Every major bracketologist had Lipscomb in the field of 68. But in sports, and especially in March, there are no guarantees. And that’s exactly why we watch with such anticipation, even though there’s always a chance for heartbreak. And there was plenty of heartbreak to go around Sunday in Allen Arena, where Lipscomb dropped a 74-68 loss to Liberty in the ASUN championship. The Flames get to go dancing, the Bisons get to go to the NIT. “It’s disappointing,” Lipscomb coach Casey Alexander said. “One of the hats you wear when you’re the head coach…you’re responsible for making a lot of people happy. Personally, I hate that we couldn’t deliver the final result that would have kind of put the whole thing over the top.” The Flames earned it. They made shots when it mattered most, including Scottie James’ go-ahead layup with 56 seconds left and a dagger three-pointer from Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz 40 seconds later. Meanwhile, Lipscomb’s stars faded at the end. Mathews committed the turnover that led to James’ layup and later missed a three-pointer with four ticks remaining. Rob Marberry missed a layup...
by Sydney Poe | Dec 1, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
In the final Lumination Newscast of the 2013-2014 school year, Carter Sanderson and Kelly Dean are behind the news desk to update you about what is happening on campus and around the Nashville community. Whitney Jarreld fills you in on the week’s top world news headlines, Ariel Jones give the scoop on all things with Nashville entertainment, Joe Sanderson gives you the weather forecast and Monaih Sam brings you up to speed with sports. This week, we’ll show you the latest updates around campus, give you the latest updates on the Lighting of the Green and tell you how to stay in shape through the holiday season. We’ll also bring you highlights from the Lady Bisons game against Belmont, tell you what you may not know about the men’s cross country championship season and catch up with a Bison who is breaking her way into the music business. Be sure to stay tuned for future newscasts published every Friday here on...
