Games against Texas, Colorado highlight 2014-15 men’s basketball schedule

The 2014-15 men’s basketball schedule has been released, and several high profile matchups dot the early portion of the season. The Bisons kick off the season at home on November 14 with a game against Berry College, followed by the home slate of Battle of the Boulevard on November 17. The team will travel down the road to Vanberbilt on November 20 and finish up the Battle of the Boulevard 2014 series at Belmont on November 24. Lipscomb’s first game outside of Nashville will be on November 30 against Colorado of the newly-minted Pac-12. After three straight games in Tennessee at Tennessee Tech, at home against Tennessee State University and on the road with Austin Peay on Decemeber 3, 6, and 13 respectively, the Bisons will travel to Austin for a matchup with Big-12 powerhouse Texas on December 16. SEC newcomer Missouri will receive a taste of the Lipscomb game on January 3 in Columbia in the last road game before A-Sun Conference play kicks off on January 10 at home against Northern Kentucky. Key conference tilts include two games against recent March Madness darlings Florida Gulf Coast, one on the road (January 31) and one at home (February 14), as well as a home (January 13) and away (February 25) slate with USC Upstate. The regular season closes on February 28 at home versus Kennesaw State, followed by the beginning of the A-Sun Tournament on March 3. Photo courtesy of Lipscomb...

Junior volleyball players Ford, Dobson set for United States Volleyball Team tryouts

Junior volleyball players Lauren Ford and Jewell Dobson will represent Lipscomb University in the tryouts for the United States Volleyball Team, an honor given to only two other athletes in school history. The others, Jake Pease and Alex Kelly, played together from the 2007-08 season to the 2010-11 season. “I grew up looking up to Alex Kelly and Jake Pease, who have been in this position before,” outside hitter Lauren Ford said. “I would look up to [Pease and Kelly], hoping to be as good as them.” “They’re the type of players who have left a legacy at Lipscomb, and to be in the same position they have been in says a lot,” middle blocker Jewell Dobson said. “It just says a lot about our success and the success that the program has had.” The tryouts begin Feb. 21 and go until Feb. 23 at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. Volleyball head coach Brandon Rosenthal said that the difference between Pease and Kelly and Dobson and Ford is that the girls this year are going together. In the past, Pease and Kelly traveled separately to the tryouts. This time around, Dobson and Ford will travel together, although Rosenthal doesn’t know if they’ll room together. “I just want them to go and have a great time and just do their best,” Rosenthal said. Rosenthal also said that the only difference the girls will see at the tryouts is the increase in altitude. He mentioned that the ball flies through the air a bit differently, but it will not make a huge difference. The coach, who just finished his...

Election 2012 comes to a close, Tennessee backs Romney

Election day is upon us, and students around campus are abuzz with political fervor as President Barack Obama and former governor Mitt Romney battle to win the presidential election. While Tennessee is poised to give its Electoral College votes to Romney, such key swing states as Ohio, Florida, Colorado, Virginia, Iowa, New Hampshire and Wisconsin remain up in the air for both candidates. Freshmen Cole Meador believes that Mitt Romney has the edge in tonight’s turnout. “I think that Romney will win,” Meador said. Sophomore August Nelson believes that the election will come down to the turnout in Ohio. “I think it’s too close to call right now,” Nelson said. “I think we’ll find out at the end of the night once we know how Ohio votes.” Rasmussen Reports have Romney with a slight 49-48 lead over Obama in the national poll, while a CNN poll puts the two even with each other at 49. CNN also reports that an ABC News/Washington Post tracking poll puts the Obama ahead in the race 49-48. An NBC/Wall Street Journal poll has Obama ahead at 48-47. Politico/George Washington University’s survey has the candidates tied at 48. Polls in Tennessee close today at 7 p.m. UPDATE: 7:35 p.m. – CNN projects that Romney has won Tennessee and its 11 Electoral College votes. Photo courtesy of...