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Men’s soccer achieves a season of firsts The men’s soccer team had a stellar season this past fall, winning the asun Conference by defeating Central Arkansas in November, earning them a return trip to the ncaa national tournament. They spent 11 weeks in the top 25 rankings of the United Soccer Coaches National Poll, reaching a high of No. 10 in October and marking the highest-ever ranking by a Lipscomb team. The Bisons swept the postseason asun All-Conference superlative awards and landed at 11 on All-Conference teams. Congratulations to Jelldrik Dallman, asun Player of the Year; Noah Gulden, asun Defensive Player of the Year and Scholar Athlete of the Year; Michael Sibley, asun Goalkeeper of the Year; Nick Dang, asun Freshman of the Year; and Charles Morrow, who earned asun Coach of the Year honors for the third time in his career. Thanks to the team’s outstanding performance this season, Lipscomb earned the No. 9 seed in the ncaa tournament and a first-round bye. The Bisons hosted the winner of the Louisville-Western Michigan match in the second round of the ncaa tournament on Nov. 20. This is the first time in university history that Lipscomb has hosted an ncaa tournament round in any sport.
Lipscomb wins seventh ASUN Academic Trophy Lipscomb Athletics has ascended to the top of the class again as the Bisons claimed the 2021-22 asun Conference Academic Trophy. This is the seventh time in program history the Bisons have earned this recognition. Lipscomb achieved the honor with 89.97 percent of its student athletes earning a 3.0 grade point average or better during the 2021-22 academic year. It marks the highest percentage by any school in conference history. The Bisons had 242 of its more than 270 student athletes eclipse the 3.0 gpa mark, while seven different programs put 100% of their athletes on the Honor Roll.
In addition to this achievement, several Bison teams have been recognized individually for their academic performances. • The women’s basketball team earned the No. 4 spot in the wbca 2021-22 Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll. • Men’s golf was named an AllAcademic Team by the Golf Coaches Association of America. • The volleyball program was recognized by the American Volleyball Coaches Association and the United States Marine Corps with a Team Academic Award. • The women’s soccer team was honored with a Team Academic Award, given by the United Soccer Coaches.
Above: The women’s basketball team earned one of five major academic honors for student athletes in 2022. Left: The men’s soccer team won the ASUN Conference by defeating Central Arkansas in November.
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