2024–25 Lipscomb Bisons women's basketball team

2024–25 Lipscomb Bisons women's basketball
2024–25 Lipscomb Bisons women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	9–4 (2–0 ASUN)
Head coach	Lauren Sumski (6th season);
Associate head coach	Chris Sumski
Assistant coaches	Sydney Shelton; Jacob Ogle;
Home arena	Allen Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 ASUN women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Florida Gulf Coast	2	–	0	1.000	11	–	3	.786
Lipscomb	2	–	0	1.000	9	–	4	.692
Stetson	2	–	0	1.000	8	–	6	.571
North Alabama	2	–	0	1.000	7	–	6	.538
Eastern Kentucky	1	–	1	.500	11	–	4	.733
Bellarmine	1	–	1	.500	10	–	5	.667
Central Arkansas	1	–	1	.500	7	–	6	.538
Austin Peay	1	–	1	.500	6	–	7	.462
Queens*	0	–	2	.000	6	–	7	.462
West Georgia*	0	–	2	.000	6	–	7	.462
Jacksonville	0	–	2	.000	6	–	8	.429
North Florida	0	–	2	.000	4	–	11	.267
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

† 2025 ASUN tournament winner As of January 4, 2025

The 2024–25 Lipscomb Bisons women's basketball team represents Lipscomb University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bisons, led by sixth-year head coach Lauren Sumski, play their home games at the Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

Previous season

The Bisons finished the 2023–24 season 17–13, 10–6 in ASUN play, to finish in fourth place.^[1] They were defeated by Eastern Kentucky in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament.^[2]

Roster

2024–25 Lipscomb Bisons women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Olivia Vandergriff	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Guntersville High School	Guntersville, Alabama
G	1	Claira McGowan	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Murray State	Murfreesboro, Tennessee
G	2	Elena Bertrand	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	So	Virginia Academy	Bristow, Virginia
G	3	Molly Heard	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Pisgah High School	Pisgah, Alabama
G	14	Ainhoa Cea	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	DME Academy	Hondarribia, Spain
F	15	Taylor Holt	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	East Hickman High School	Lyles, Tennessee
G/F	21	Bella Vinson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Coffee County High School	Manchester, Tennessee
G	22	Addison Melton	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Central Magnet School	Murfreesboro, Tennessee
G	23	Jalyn Holcomb	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	GS	Riverdale High School	Murfreesboro, Tennessee
F	31	Isabella Pitta	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Lake Mills High School	Lake Mills, Wisconsin
F	32	Taylor Bowen	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Culver Academies	Carmel, Indiana

Head coach

Lauren Sumski (Rhodes College)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Sumski (St. Andrews)
Sydney Shelton (Lipscomb)
Jacob Ogle (Lipscomb)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 7, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 11:00 am, SECN+	at Vanderbilt	L 50–102	0–1	Memorial Gymnasium (5,282) Nashville, TN
November 6, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Mississippi Valley State	W 69–56	1–1	Allen Arena (175) Nashville, TN
November 7, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Johnson (TN)	W 107–57	2–1	Allen Arena (70) Nashville, TN
November 11, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Tennessee State	W 83–61	3–1	Allen Arena (225) Nashville, TN
November 15, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	East Tennessee State	W 62–61	4–1	Allen Arena (225) Nashville, TN
November 17, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Morehead State	W 71–53	5–1	Ellis Johnson Arena (455) Morehead, KY
November 23, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+	Evansville	W 86–79	6–1	Allen Arena (327) Nashville, TN
November 25, 2024* 10:00 am, ESPN+	at Chattanooga	L 60–66	6–2	McKenzie Arena (3,734) Chattanooga, TN
December 4, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Belmont Battle of the Boulevard	L 55–63	6–3	Allen Arena (325) Nashville, TN
December 15, 2024* 3:00 pm, SECN	at Missouri	L 57–78	6–4	Mizzou Arena (2,541) Columbia, MO
December 18, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Oglethorpe	W 113–38	7–4	Allen Arena (145) Nashville, TN
ASUN regular season
January 2, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	North Florida	W 76–53	8–4 (1–0)	Allen Arena (225) Nashville, TN
January 4, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Eastern Kentucky	W 79–48	9–4 (2–0)	Allen Arena (175) Nashville, TN
January 8, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Central Arkansas			Farris Center Conway, AR
January 11, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at West Georgia			The Coliseum Carrollton, GA
January 16, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Jacksonville			Allen Arena Nashville, TN
January 18, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Queens			Curry Arena Charlotte, NC
January 23, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Central Arkansas			Allen Arena Nashville, TN
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	North Alabama			Allen Arena Nashville, TN
January 30, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Florida Gulf Coast			Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
February 1, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Stetson			Insight Credit Union Arena DeLand, FL
February 5, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	West Georgia			Allen Arena Nashville, TN
February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Austin Peay			F&M Bank Arena Clarksville, TN
February 13, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+	Bellarmine			Allen Arena Nashville, TN
February 15, 2025 1:30 pm, ESPN+	Queens			Allen Arena Nashville, TN
February 20, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at North Alabama			CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Austin Peay			Allen Arena Nashville, TN
February 27, 2025 5:30 pm, ESPN+	at Bellarmine			Knights Hall Louisville, KY
March 1, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Eastern Kentucky			Baptist Health Arena Richmond, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
^ "Colonels Thrash Lipscomb 99-68 in ASUN Quarterfinals". Eastern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Lipscomb University. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
^ "Lipscomb Bisons 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 7, 2025.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved January 7, 2025.

[2] "Colonels Thrash Lipscomb 99-68 in ASUN Quarterfinals". Eastern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved January 7, 2025.

[3] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Lipscomb University. Retrieved January 7, 2025.

[4] "Lipscomb Bisons 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 7, 2025.

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