2015-16 Game Notes CONTACT: LOGAN BUTTS - [email protected] 615-966-5453 (O) - 931-510-9985 (C) - LIPSCOMBSPORTS.COM - TWITTER: @LIPSCOMBWBB - FACEBOOK.COM/LIPSCOMBBISONS Game 28, Mon., 02/22/2016, 6:00 p.m. Alico Arena (5,000) - Fort Myers, Fla. Lipscomb (5-22, 2-10) vs FGCU (24-4, 12-0) GENERAL INFORMATION School: ..........................Lipscomb University The Match: Location: ..............................Nashville, Tenn. • Lipscomb faces off with FGCU for the 18th time in the Division I era. The Eagles are undefeated in the series. Founded: ...............................................1891 • Earlier this season, FGCU defeated the Lady Bisons 71-39 in Allen Arena. Enrollment: ..........................................4,500 • Sophomore Riley Northway paced the Purple and Gold with 10 points and eight rebounds. Affiliation: ..........................NCAA Division I • Sophomore Amber Fuqua notched nine points. Conference: ...............................Atlantic Sun • Whitney Knight filled up the stat sheet for the Eagles, posting 25 points, four rebounds, four assists, three steals, and Nickname: ................................. Lady Bisons one block. Colors: ...........Purple (PMS #2695 C) and ....................................... Gold (PMS #130 C) Facility: ....Allen Arena (Don Meyer Court) Last Time Out: Capacity: ..............................................5,028 • Lipscomb fell on the road to Stetson 79-75. President: .....................Dr. Randolph Lowry • Senior Ashley Southern paced the Lady Bisons with 14 points and six rebounds. Athletic Director: ..............Philip Hutcheson • Sophomore Loren Cagle posted a double-double of 14 pointd and 11 assists to go along with five rebounds. • Senior Chandler Cooper and junior Alex Banks both scored in double-figures with 12 and 11 points, respectively. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach:.............................Greg Brown ............................................(Lipscomb, 1993) Overall Record (Yrs): ........22-93 (4th yr) Record at Lipscomb (Yrs):......... 22-93 (4th yr) Assistant Coach: .Courtney Locke (2nd yr) So Far This Season: ................................... Natalie Jarrett (1st yr) • In the first game of the season, Lipscomb lost to Loyola (MD) 57-52 at home. In the loss, Southern set a program ..................................... Clay Crothers (1st yr) NCAA-era record for rebounds in a single game with 20. She also added 15 points. WOMEN’S TEAM INFORMATION • For her performance in the opening week, Southern was named the Co-Atlantic Sun Women’s Basketball Player of the 2014-15 Overall Record: ...................8-21 Week for the second time in her career. She was also named the A-Sun Player of the Week after the second week of Home: ....................................................... 5-9 action. Away: .....................................................3-10 • Southern is ranked second in the A-Sun and 64th in the nation in points per game with a mark of 18.1. Her 9.1 Neutral: .................................................... 0-2 rebounds per contest ranks third in the conference and 63rd in the nation. 2014-15 A-Sun Record/Finish: 8-21/6th • Cagle ranks 6th in the nation and first in the A-Sun in assists with a 7.1 per game mark. Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ............8/2 Scouting the Eagles: Starters Returning/Lost: ........................3/2 • FGCU enters the matchup on an 18-game winning streak, with the most recent being a 63-41 win over Kennesaw State. • Kaneisha Atwater is the Eagles’ leading scorer at 13.8 points per game. She also averages 5.5 rebounds per contest. Athletic Communications • Knight leads the team in rebounds at 6.3 per contest and also averages 13.1 points a game. Director of Athletic Comm.: Jamie Gilliam • Taylor Gradinjan also scores in double-figures at a 10.0 mark. Director of Media Relations: Mark McGee Office Phone: (615) 966-5166 Cell Phone: (615) 946-4289 E-mail: [email protected] Media Relations Fax: (615) 966-1806 Athletics Website:www.LipscombSports. com Mailing Address: 1 University Park Drive Nashville, TN 37204-3951 2015-16 • LIPSCOMB LADY BISONS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS Oct. 29 FREED HARDEMAN W 63-60 Nov. 7 YOUNG HARRIS W 100-61 2015-16 LADY BISONS Nov. 13 LOYOLA (MD) L 57-52 Nov. 15 at GEORGIA SOUTHERN W 66-55 Nov. 19 at WRIGHT STATE L 92-65 Nov. 22 at TENNESSEE TECH L 81-70 Nov. 24 Murray State W 93-85 Nov. 28 vs NORTH ALABAMA W 88-67 Nov. 29 vs TEXAS SOUTHERN L 66-62 Dec. 2 BELMONT L 90-68 Dec. 5 MOREHEAD STATE L 92-77 Dec. 8 SEMO L 84-69 ROSTER Dec. 10 BALL STATE L 72-60 2 Kennedy Potts G So. 5-10 Nashville, Tenn. (Harpeth Hall HS) Dec. 13 at TSU L 77-65 Dec. 21 WESTERN KENTUCKY L 64-56 4 Jessica Davies F Fr. 6-1 Watford, England (Charnwood College) Dec. 28 at ALABAMA L 68-49 5 Chandler Cooper G Sr. 5-11 Clarksville, Tenn. (Florida) Dec. 30 AT JACKSON STATE L 53-52 10 Bri Melton G Fr. 5-8 McMinnville, Tenn. (Smith County HS) jan. 9 AT KENNESAW STATE L 55-54 11 Amber Fuqua G So. 6-0 Nashville, Tenn. (Sycamore HS) Jan. 16 at JACKSONVILLE L 81-51 12 Ashley Southern F R-Sr. 6-1 Tuscumbia, Ala. (Chattanooga) Jan. 18 AT NORTH FLORIDA L 78-70 Jan. 23 FGCU L 71-39 14 Kelsey Gregory F R-So. 5-6 Lafayette, Tenn. (Macon County HS) Jan. 25 STETSON L 83-62 21 Kelli Smith G Sr. 5-5 Nashville, Tenn. (David Lipscomb HS) Jan. 30 USC UPSTATE L 81-54 22 Loren Cagle G So. 5-5 Nashville, Tenn. (Lipscomb Academy) Feb.4 AT NJIT L 61-51 24 Alex Banks F RS-Jr. 5-11 Hendersonville, Tenn. (Beech HS) Feb. 6 at USC UPSTATE L 93-71 25 Morgan Turner F Fr. 6-2 Guston, Ky. (Meade County HS) Feb. 10 NJIT W 63-49 Feb. 13 NORTH FLORIDA W 78-71 42 Riley Northway F So. 6-2 Somerille, Ala. (Brewer HS) Feb. 15 JACKNSONVILLE L 76-55 Feb. 20 AT STETSON L 79-75 Feb. 22 AT FGCU 6 p.m. Feb. 27 KENNESAW STATE 4 p.m. Name Pronunciations Amber Fuqua...............Foo-kwah Coaching Staff GREG BROWN COURTNEY LOCKE NATALIE JARRETT CLAY CROTHERS HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH ASSISTANT COACH ASSISTANT COACH @LUCOACHBROWN @COACHLOCKE @COACHJARRETT @CLAYCROTHERS 2015-16 • LIPSCOMB LADY BISONS BASKETBALL LIPSCOMB HEAD COACH GREG BROWN Greg Brown enters his fourth season as the head coach of the Lipscomb women’s basketball team. During his stint as head coach, Brown’s teams have improved upon their win to- tals each season. In just three seasons as head coach, Brown’s players have earned two A-Sun All-Conference nods, three A-Sun All-Freshman honors, three A-Sun Academic All-Conference honors and an A-Sun Newcomer of the Year award. Throughout his tenure, Brown’s teams have ranked at or near the top of the A-Sun in several scoring and shooting categories. In the 2014-15 season, the Lady Bisons led the A-Sun in three-point field goal percentage. The mark of 35.8 per- cent was good enough for 32nd overall in the nation. The team’s 8.1 three-point field goals per game placed them second in the conference and 15th in the nation. The Purple and Gold also finished second in the conference with a 74.2 free throw percentage, which placed them 32nd in the nation. Brown was named the fourth head coach in the history of Lipscomb women’s bas- ketball team in May of 2012. In the summer of 2013 Brown was selected as one of 30 coaches across the coun- try to participate in the Center for Coaching Excellence, a leadership program sponsored by the WBCA. Prior to being tabbed head coach at Lipscomb, Brown was the associate women’s basketball coach at the University of Central Florida and is a former assistant for Hal of Fame coach Pat Summitt. He spent five seasons at UCF, helping lead the Knights to two Conference USA championships in 2009 and 2011 along with two bids into the NCAA Tournament. He joined head coach Joi Williams staff in April 2007 as an assistant coach and was elevated to associate head coach in June 2009. Following the 2011 season, Brown was selected to speak as the Assistant Basketball Coaches Symposium A Step Up: Chi- cago 2011. Brown spoke about scouting and game plan development at the convention, which is designed as a career and professional development opportunity for women’s basketball coaches. For two seasons, Brown worked with Pat Summitt at the University of Tennessee, first serving as a graduate assistant before being promoted to assistant coach in 2003-04. During that time, the Lady Vols compiled a record of 64-9, earned two Southeastern Conference championships and were twice the runners-up in the NCAA championship game. His responsibilities at Tennessee included coaching post players, including several current WNBA players such as the 2004 Kodak All-America selection Shyra Ely. A 1993 Lipscomb University graduate with a degree in political science, Brown began his coaching career as a student assistant under former Bisons men’s basketball head coach Don Meyer. Brown has spoken across the country at numerous Fellowship of Christian Athletes events and clinics. He also has published an article in American Basketball Quarterly on developing low post players at Tennessee and also writes a regular blog on coaching while being asked to speak at clinics. In 2013 he was chosen to speak at the Tennessee Basketball Coaches Associa- tion alongside Stan Van Gundy, Tom Izzo and Holly Warlick. Brown also serves on the College Insider Mid-Major Poll. Prior to UCF, Brown serve as head girls’ basketball coach at Goodpasture Christian School in Nashville. He also led Friend- ship Christian School girls’ basketball team to three district championships, a regional championship and a sub-state title. He earned two District 8A Coach of the Year awards.