Lipscomb Bisons | ||||
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University | Lipscomb University | |||
Head coach | Lauren Sumski (1st season) | |||
Conference | Atlantic Sun | |||
Location | Nashville, Tennessee | |||
Arena | Allen Arena (Capacity: 5,028) | |||
Nickname | Bisons | |||
Colors | Purple and gold [1] | |||
Uniforms | ||||
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NCAA tournament appearances | ||||
2004 | ||||
Conference tournament champions | ||||
2004 | ||||
Conference regular season champions | ||||
2004 |
The Lipscomb Bisons women's basketball team is the women's basketball team that represents Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. The school's team currently competes in the ASUN Conference.
In 2004, Lipscomb finished in a four way tie for the regular season crown with Georgia Southern, Belmont, and UCF. In the conference tournament, they beat UCF 64–62 to win their first ever Atlantic Sun Conference tournament championship. They lost 76–45 to Vanderbilt in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament that year. [2]
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2004 | #15 | First Round | #2 Vanderbilt | L 45–76 |
The Bisons made the NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament eight times, with a combined record of 13–8.
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1990 | #7 | First Round | NR Wayland Baptist | L, 74–86 |
1993 | #6 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals | NR Christ–Irvine #11 Campbellsville #3 SW Oklahoma State | W, 106–75 W, 76–70 L, 58–60 |
1994 | #7 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship | NR Lindenwood #10 Campbellsville #2 Arkansas Tech #6 Montevallo #1 Southern Nazarene | W, 89–59 W, 80–65 W, 85–67 W, 79–72 L, 74–97 |
1995 | #3 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals | NR Clayton State #14 Oklahoma Christian #6 Arkansas–Monticello #7 SE Oklahoma State | W, 94–52 W, 80–67 W, 91–69 L, 74–75 |
1996 | #5 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals | NR Lindenwood #12 Montana State Northern #4 Auburn Montgomery #1 SE Oklahoma State | W, 86–60 W, 87–67 W, 75–66 L, 75–84 |
1997 | #16 | First Round Second Round | NR St. Mary's (TX) #1 Arkansas Tech | W, 86–72 L, 49–73 |
1998 | #15 | First Round | NR East Central (OK) | L, 72–78 |
1999 | #5 | First Round | NR Southern California College | L, 66–71 |
Lipscomb University is a private university in Nashville, Tennessee. It is affiliated with the Churches of Christ. The campus is located in the Green Hills neighborhood of Nashville, between Belmont Boulevard to the west and Granny White Pike on the east. Student enrollment for the fall 2016 semester was 4,632, which included 2,986 undergraduate students and 1,646 graduate students.
Allen Arena is an indoor arena at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee. The arena was named in honor of James C. and Linda Allen, the facility's primary benefactors. James Allen is a member of the board of trustees for the university and worked for the university at one time. The arena is primarily used for basketball and volleyball athletic events and is also used for daily chapel services and occasional concerts.
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The Battle of the Boulevard, also referred to as the Belmont–Lipscomb basketball rivalry is a college basketball rivalry between the Belmont University Bruins and the Lipscomb University Bisons. Its nickname was established because of both school's close placement in Nashville, Tennessee– about three miles apart on the same road. The rivalry was classified as non-conference following Belmont's departure from the Atlantic Sun Conference prior to the 2012–13 NCAA Division I basketball season. Their first meeting took place on December 11, 1953. It is one of the geographically closest rivalries in NCAA Division I.
The 2014–15 Lipscomb Bisons women's basketball team will represent Lipscomb University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bisons were coached by third year head coach Greg Brown and were a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 8-21, 3-11 in A-Sun play for a seventh-place finish. They lost in the quarterfinals of the 2015 Atlantic Sun women's basketball tournament to Stetson.
The 2015–16 Lipscomb Bisons women's basketball team will represent Lipscomb University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bisons, led by fourth year head coach Greg Brown, played their home games at Allen Arena and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 5–25, 2–12 in A-Sun play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of A-Sun Tournament to Jacksonville.
The 2016–17 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team represented Lipscomb University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bisons, led by fourth-year head coach Casey Alexander, played their home games at Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 11–3 in ASUN play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the ASUN tournament, they defeated NJIT in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals where they lost to North Florida. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.
The 2016–17 Lipscomb Bisons women's basketball team represented Lipscomb University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bisons, led by fifth year head coach Greg Brown, played their home games at Allen Arena and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 6–24, 3–11 in A-Sun play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of A-Sun Tournament to Jacksonville.
The 2017–18 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team represented Lipscomb University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bisons, led by fifth-year head coach Casey Alexander, played their home games at Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 10–4 in ASUN play to finish in second place. They defeated Stetson, Jacksonville and Florida Gulf Coast to become champions of the ASUN tournament. They earned the ASUN's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to North Carolina.
The 2017–18 Lipscomb Bisons women's basketball team represents Lipscomb University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bisons, led by sixth year head coach Greg Brown, play their home games at Allen Arena and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 12–19, 7–7 in A-Sun play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of A-Sun Tournament where they lost to Florida Gulf Coast.
The 2018–19 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team represented Lipscomb University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee and were led by 6th-year head coach Casey Alexander. They finished the season 29–8, 14–2 in ASUN play to finish in a share of the regular season championship with Liberty. They defeated Kennesaw State and NJIT to advance to the championship game where they lost to Liberty. As a regular season conference champion and No. 1 seed in their conference tournament who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Davidson, UNC Greensboro, NC State, and Wichita State to advance to the championship game where they lost to Texas.
The 2018–19 Lipscomb Bisons women's basketball team represents Lipscomb University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bisons, led by seventh year head coach Greg Brown, play their home games at Allen Arena and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 4–25, 2–14 in America Sun play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Atlantic Sun women's tournament.
The 2019–20 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team represents Lipscomb University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bisons, led by first-year head coach Lennie Acuff, play their home games at the Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.
The 2020–21 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team represented Lipscomb University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bisons, led by 2nd-year head coach Lennie Acuff, played their home games at the Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 15-12, 9-6 in ASUN Play to finish in 3rd place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament to Florida Gulf Coast.
The 2021–22 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team represented Lipscomb University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bisons, led by 3rd-year head coach Lennie Acuff, played their home games at the Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the West Division of the ASUN Conference.