Women's Soccer Releases Entire 2021 Spring Schedule

NASHVILLE – Lipscomb women's soccer head coach Kevin O'Brien released the full slate for the Bisons 2021 Spring schedule.

After the ASUN Conference announced back in mid-August the postponement of fall sports, the league decided that it would move forward with spring competition for the sports that would be affected.

"We are very excited to announce our full slate of 2021 spring matches," O'Brien said. "It's a unique schedule for sure, comprised of multiple home-and-home series, power fives and division twos. After completing a fall campaign that did not feature any games, apart from inter-squad scrimmages, I am just happy to be getting the team some games against outside opponents. Thankfully we are in a soccer rich area of the country and we can play some strong opponents without having to spend time and money traveling."

Lipscomb will kick off the season with two exhibition games at the Lipscomb Soccer Complex playing host to Middle Tennessee (Jan. 29) and Western Kentucky (Feb. 2). The official start to the season will see the Bisons take on Lee University with a home match at 3 p.m on Feb. 6.

From there, the Bisons will hit the road for three-straight nonconference contests. Up first is a rematch with Middle Tennessee on Feb. 11, followed by another rematch as the Bisons take on Western Kentucky on Valentines Day (Feb. 14). To close out the road trip, Lipscomb will go up against East Tennessee State on Feb. 19.

"It is absolutely mind boggling to me that it has been over a year since we've played a competitive soccer game," O'Brien said. "So being able to play a few nonconference games before we start ASUN play is going to be a massive help."

League play for this season will feature six weeks of divisional play with North and South divisions. The North division, which Lipscomb is a part of, will play eight games beginning February 28. The Bisons will play host with four games at the Lipscomb Soccer Complex and will be on the road for the other four matches at the respective opponents' venue.

Lipscomb opens up conference play in the Music City with a rematch of the 2019 ASUN Tournament Championship versus Kennesaw State on Feb. 28. The other three home matches will be March 11 versus Liberty, March 25 versus North Alabama and the season finale April 3 versus Bellarmine.

As for the road games, the purple and gold will have its first road contest on March 4 at UNA. The other road matches will take place on March 14 at Bellarmine, March 18 at Liberty and March 28 at KSU.

The Bisons will also have two nonconference matches amid ASUN play against Southeastern Conference members Alabama and Vanderbilt. The Crimson Tide will roll up to Nashville for a home match on March 7 and on March 21 the Bisons will make the short trek across town to face the Commodores.

The ASUN Tournament is set to take place the week of April 10-17 with the quarterfinals being held at campus sites and the semifinals and final being hosted at Kennesaw State.

"The ASUN Conference coaches are doing an incredible job at the moment and our collective quality is improving each and every year," O'Brien said. "It's no longer a three or four horse race, but it's a nine-horse race. I can't wait to see all of our conference programs back in action in 2021."

**Lipscomb's updated COVID guidelines for spring sports can be found HERE

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