Nashville, TN- #22 FGCU (24-2, 11-0) heads on the road looking to win their 14th game in a row vs Lipscomb University (5-19, 2-9) Saturday afternoon at 2:30 PM from Allen Arena.
Overview:
Lipscomb has lost their last 5 ASUN Conference games in a row and Head Coach Lauren Sumski is trying to find the identity for this Bisons team in her 1st season leading the team. She is only 27 years old and is the youngest head coach in the country. Lipscomb has a starting lineup consisting of two freshman (Holcomb, Collier) along with three upper classmen (Kmec, Clark, Short).
FGCU beat Lipscomb at home on 1/4, 82-56 in a game where the Eagles had 4 players in double figures. Adderly led the bunch with 21 points and this was a game where FGCU blew the game open with 50 2nd half points.
Stats:
Lipscomb averages 62.8 points per game. The Bisons shoot 38.5% from the field and 30% from beyond the arc. Lipscomb averages 32.3 team rebounds per game. The Bisons dishes out 9.8 assists per game and on the defensive end of the ball average 5.3 steals and 2.3 blocks per game.
Players To Watch For:
5’9 FR G Jalyn Holcomb 13.7 ppg
5’11 JR F Taylor Clark 13.4 ppg
5’5 FR G Casey Collier 9.3 ppg
Possible Starting Lineups (FGCU):
G-Keri Jewett-Giles
G-Davion Wingate
G-Ashli O’Neal
F-Nasrin Ulel
F-Tytionia Adderly
Possible Starting Lineup (LU):
G-Carleigh Short
G-Jalyn Holcomb
G-Casey Collier
F-Taylor Clark
G-Emily Kmec
Prediction:
#22 FGCU 82 LU 60
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