by Erin Turner | Feb 25, 2015 | News Slider, Sports
The Lipscomb women’s basketball team was left in the dust during the second half, as USC Upstate powered over 76-67 Wednesday night in Allen Arena. The Lady Bisons put up a strong lead through the first half, but the Spartans proved to be too much for Lipscomb as they stole the court during the second half. The game got off to a fast start, with both teams moving up in points rapidly. Just four minutes into the game, senior Danay Fothergill shot two three-pointers. Fothergill scored 24 points in addition to seven rebounds and four assists in her final career home game. “Fothergill has been very strong of late,” Lipscomb head coach Greg Brown said. “She played with a lot of poise. We did a good job of getting her the ball in rhythm, and she made the shots. She was active on the boards, and got four assists as well. It was a good all-around game.” As the back and forth game continued, Lipscomb remained in the lead. “I liked our energy and effort – I thought those seniors came out and gave great leadership [and] played very hard,” coach Brown said. Momentum slowed down into the second part of the first half, but Fothergill powered down the court, scoring 13 points in the first half. Lipscomb was leading 27-24 at halftime. The Lady Bisons continued gaining momentum into the first part of the second half, leading by five points. Junior Ashley Southern shot a double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds, also adding four assists. Fothergill and Southern scored a combined 46 points, but that didn’t keep the Spartans from rallying....
by Gemikal Prude | Feb 19, 2015 | News Slider, Sports
After a five game losing streak, the Lady Bisons came up short with conference rival North Florida 57-54. In the beginning of the first half, the North Florida Ospreys came out with a vengeance on the defensive side, leading with 14-6. The Lady Bisons made a run towards the end of the first half with seven minutes left, bringing the score to 22-17. Senior Sara Bliss caught fire with an onslaught of three pointers, leading the Lady Bisons with 36-32 and contributing 22 points. Going into the second half, the Ospreys slowed the game down, but came back into the last 11 minutes leading 44-41. With under five minutes left in the second half, Lipscomb’s defense rallied, bringing the game to a tie. Junior Danay Fothergill shot a three pointer in response to a North Florida layup, making the score 54-53. With 40 seconds left, Ospreys’ Paulina Zaveckaite made a layup, bringing the score to 55-54. With an attempt to answer back, junior Ashley Southern missed a layup and fouled. The Ospreys made their last two free throws to lead, finishing the game with 57-54. The Lady Bisons will take on Jacksonville this Saturday at 4 p.m. in Allen Arena. Photo courtesy of Lipscomb...
by Brianne Welch | Dec 30, 2014 | Sports
The Christmas break gave the Lady Bison basketball team a chance to get some rest, but the team still came up short in the Georgia Tech Holiday Tournament. The Lady Bisons travelled down to Atlanta where they first played the host, Georgia Tech on Dec. 29. After the first half of the game, the Lady Bisons were only down by 11 points; however, in the second half Georgia Tech scored 32 points to come away with the 71-53 win. Ashley Southern had her 26th career double-double and fourth of the year. The Lady Bisons were perfect from the free throw line, but only shot one free throw the entire game. Georgia Tech was 42.9 percent from the field while Lipscomb was just 36.2 percent. Just a day after the loss to Georgia Tech, the Lady Bisons had to refocus and prepare to play Harvard on Dec. 30. The game against Harvard was different than the game against the Yellow Jackets. The Lady Bisons did not come out as strong in the first half. The team allowed Harvard to get ahead 41-22 in the first half before finally losing 84-63. The Lady Bisons were neck-in-neck with Harvard in terms of scoring in the second half. Lipscomb scored 41 points to Harvard’s 43. Despite the loss, the Lady Bisons had four players score in double figures. Chandler Cooper and Ashley Southern each had 14 points, Sara Bliss had 11 points and Danay Fothergill had 10. By the end of the game the Lady Bisons were shooting 42.1 percent from the field to Harvard’s 45.2 percent. The Lady Bisons come home to...
by Brianne Welch | Dec 18, 2014 | Sports
The Lady Bisons improve to 4-6 on the season with their 72-53 win over Tennessee Tech. Ashley Southern led the team with 19 points and 11 rebounds marking her 25th career double double. Chandler Cooper had 12 points and senior Sara Bliss did as well, while Danay Fothergill finished with 10 points. Cooper was also 4-9 from the three point line. The Lady Bisons shot just over 40% from the field and 78.3% from the free throw line. The Golden Eagles trailed the entire game. Lipscomb led 26-21 at the half before scoring 46 points in the second half to secure the win. Saturday the Lady Bisons take on Xavier as they travel up to Cincinnati. After the matchup on Saturday, the team will have a break for Christmas before traveling down to Atlanta for the Georgia Tech Holiday Tournament that begins Dec. 29. Photo courtesy of Lipscomb...
by Logan Butts | Dec 7, 2014 | News Slider, Sports
The Lady Bisons lost 85-51 in a matchup with the Tennessee Lady Vols Sunday afternoon in Allen Arena. The Lady Vols came into the game ranked 14th in the nation after ending a two-game losing streak, a rarity for the perennial national championship contenders. Lipscomb hung close with Tennessee for the first ten minutes of game action. A three from senior Sara Bliss gave the Lady Bisons a 3-2 lead, their first and only, at the 17:21 mark. The deficit remained in the single digits until halfway through the first quarter thanks to feisty, spirited defense from Lipscomb and a number of missed shots for both teams. “I knew we were capable of it. You don’t know what to expect when playing a team of that caliber,” Lipscomb head coach Greg Brown said, “We knew if we could try to limit possessions and play physical and play good positioning, we’d be in a good position.” Once the Lady Vols found their groove late in the first half, the Lady Bisons struggled to hang with the size and strength of Tennessee The Lady Bisons came out strong in the second half, even outscoring Tennessee for the first ten minutes of the second. “We thought we played with a lot of energy in the first half. We just had to continue to be aggressive, and do the things we practiced. I thought they did a very good job of that,” Brown said. Junior Ashley Southern surpassed her per game averages of 15.7 points and 8 rebounds, both good enough for third place in the Atlantic Sun. She finished the game with...
