Matchup: Lipscomb (3-5, 0-2) vs. Bellarmine (0-5, 0-0)
When: Saturday-Sunday, January 9-10 | 2 p.m.
Location: Allen Arena | Nashville, Tenn.Â
Series History: This is the first meeting between the two programs in the Division I era.Â
Links: Game 1: ESPN+ | Live Stats | Game 2: ESPN+ | Live Stats
StorylinesÂ
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Lipscomb is looking for its first ASUN win after opening up conference play with a pair of losses at Liberty last weekend, including an overtime heartbreaker in the second game.Â
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The Lady Bisons are unbeaten at home so far this season, beating Covenant, Morehead State, and Converse in a five-day span in December.Â
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Lipscomb has lost nine straight ASUN home openers.Â
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Senior Taylor Clark is just 31 points away from reaching 1,000 for her career. She has 969 entering the weekend.Â
Scouting the Knights
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Bellarmine is 0-3 on the road for the year, having lost to Western Kentucky, Evansville, and Louisville.Â
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Not only is this is the Knights first season as a member of the ASUN Conference, but these will be their first two ASUN Conference games.Â
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Last season, Bellarmine went 18-11 as a member of the Great Lakes Conference in Division II.Â
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Three Knights average double-figures in scoring per game: Breia Torrens (12.7), Tasia Jeffries (11.5), and Lauren Deel (10.0).Â
Herd Notes
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ASUN Preseason ALL-Conference senior Taylor Clark leads Lipscomb in scoring at 14.5 points per game. She has finished in double-figures in six consecutive games.Â
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Casey Collier second on the team in scoring with a 9.4 points per game clip. She also averages 4.0 rebounds and a team-best 3.5 assists per outing.Â
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Dorie Harrison is averaging a team-best 5.8 rebounds per contest. She has grabbed at least five rebounds in four out of six games she's played.Â
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2020 ASUN Freshman of the Year Jalyn Holcomb is averaging 8.6 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.Â
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All 14 Lady Bisons on the roster have scored so far this season. 10 Lady Bisons are averaging at least 10 minutes per game.
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In the overtime loss to Liberty last weekend, Collier and Clark combined for 44 of the team's 76 points, each scoring exactly 22. It was a career high for Collier.