2024–25 Lipscomb Bisons women's basketball team

2024–25 Lipscomb Bisons women's basketball
2024–25 Lipscomb Bisons women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	20–12 (12–6 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 †	18	–	0	1.000	30	–	4	.882
Central Arkansas	15	–	3	.833	23	–	10	.697
Lipscomb	12	–	6	.667	20	–	12	.625
Eastern Kentucky	10	–	8	.556	21	–	12	.636
Stetson	10	–	8	.556	16	–	15	.516
North Alabama	8	–	10	.444	13	–	17	.433
Jacksonville	8	–	10	.444	14	–	17	.452
Bellarmine	8	–	10	.444	18	–	15	.545
West Georgia*	7	–	11	.389	13	–	17	.433
Austin Peay	7	–	11	.389	13	–	18	.419
Queens*	4	–	14	.222	10	–	19	.345
North Florida	1	–	17	.056	5	–	26	.161
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

† 2025 ASUN tournament winner

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	Rank^#	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	L 75-86	9-5 (2-1)	Farris Center (337) Conway, AR
January 11, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at West Georgia	W 83-73 ^OT	10-5 (3-1)	The Coliseum (202) Carrollton, GA
January 16, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Jacksonville	W 85-82	11-5 (4-1)	Allen Arena (124) Nashville, TN
January 18, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Queens	W 87-73	12-5 (5-1)	Curry Arena (211) Charlotte, NC
January 23, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Central Arkansas	L 69-71	12-6 (5-2)	Allen Arena (195) Nashville, TN
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		North Alabama	W 85-76	13-6 (6-2)	Allen Arena (158) Nashville, TN
January 30, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Florida Gulf Coast	L 50-63	13-7 (6-3)	Alico Arena (1,789) Fort Myers, FL
February 1, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Stetson	L 70-74	13-8 (6-4)	Insight Credit Union Arena (312) DeLand, FL
February 5, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		West Georgia	W 92-75	14-8 (7-4)	Allen Arena (154) Nashville, TN
February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Austin Peay	W 65-59	15-8 (8-4)	F&M Bank Arena (1,564) Clarksville, TN
February 13, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Bellarmine	L 79-86 ^OT	15-9 (8-5)	Allen Arena (278) Nashville, TN
February 15, 2025 1:30 pm, ESPN+		Queens	W 86-72	16-9 (9-5)	Allen Arena (278) Nashville, TN
February 20, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Alabama	W 61-58	17-9 (10-5)	CB&S Bank Arena (1,411) Florence, AL
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Austin Peay	W 66-64	18-9 (11-5)	Allen Arena (280) Nashville, TN
February 27, 2025 5:30 pm, ESPN+		at Bellarmine	W 76-71	19-9 (12-5)	Knights Hall (682) Louisville, KY
March 1, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Kentucky	L 76-83	19-10 (12-6)	Baptist Health Arena Richmond, KY
ASUN tournament
March 8, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+	(3)	(6) North Alabama Quarterfinals	W 73–64	20–10	Allen Arena (338) Nashville, TN
March 11, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	(3)	at (2) Central Arkansas Semifinals	L 65–70	20–11	Farris Center (1,369) Conway, AR
WNIT
March 20, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Western Illinois First Round	L 74–89	20–12	Western Hall Macomb, IL
*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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