Lipscomb University - Backlog Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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Talking to the referee, Head Coach Don Meyer and Assistant Coach Ralph Turner make sure things are in order before the opening tip-off of the championship game against Arkan- sas-Monticello. Wrapping themselves with the championship banner, the Bisons ex- hibit smiles and their awards. The team as a whole was awarded the Sportsmanship Trophy.

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Boxes, car trunks, and U-Hauls helped students begin the fall quarter by Moving In t was a time to roll out the red carpet and find curtains to match. Summer was over and fall quarter at Lipscomb had ar- rived. No one came without their hi-fi, state-of-the-art stereo sound system, nor did anyone forget those posters that had hung in bedrooms for the last ten years. Each room had to have that personal touch, even if that included no touch at all. Some students had déiffi- culty settling down and making those personal touches. While others were unloading boxes and stere- os upon arrival in the fall, some freshmen had to wait until rooms were available in the men’s dorm. “It’s normal for guys’ dorms to be overcrowded,’’ said Phil Manilla, Sewell Hall Head Resident and As- sistant Dean of Students. “We figure it out within the first week, once we see how many upperclassmen don’t come back.” Two years ago students were assigned three to a room in High Rise, and last year the ghetto houses were used. This year the basement of Johnson was used, since the decision was made the previous year to close it to dorm residents. “It went pretty smoothly. After moving in, one student gives his new bed a trial run. We got the quys placed in a few days,”’ said Manilla. He also said that Sewell began the fall quarter with 100% occupancy, but said it changes by spring quarter when students decide to leave or take a quarter off for a job or internship. He also said that it has been easier since Dr. Dennis Loyd, dean of students, au- thorized more off-campus housing, lowering the re- quired age from 23 to 22. The reason for making such accomodations for freshmen was the steady growth of enrollment. Fol- lowing a trend which began in 1985, Lipscomb’s ‘fall quarter undergraduate en- rollment grew slightly over last year’s. This fall’s roll bettered 1985’s mark by six to total 2,230. Similarly, the a3 figures in 1985 were barely above those of 1984, a year in which enrollment had dropped sharply. “It’s a good problem for us to have,”’ Steve David- son, director of admissions Said of the housing situa- tion. “We're excited about the total enrollment going up. Most other Christian schools are going down.” Of the 2,230 undergradu- ates, the freshman class unsurprisingly stood as the largest with a total of 646. Sophomores tallied 550, ju- niors 535, and seniors 435. “There’s something here at Lipscomb that’s unique,’’ Davidson said. “Students are searching for something different, other than the secularized univer- Sity. Lipscomb’s spirituality sth is the icing on the cake.” Moving In 15

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Dorothy might not have really seen the Emerald City and worn those ruby slippers, but the Bisons needed only to pinch themselves to realize the reality of The Dream in Kansas City 4.he Bisons entered the 49th NAIA National Tournament the eleventh seed and were crowned na- tional champions after five straight wins in Kansas City. “I don’t want these quys to ever forget who did this for them,” said Lipscomb Coach Don Meyer, whose team finished with a school record 35 wins and only four defeats. “None of them did it alone. Each one of their teammates is responsible for this title,’’ Meyer said. “You hated to see these guys lose any games this season because they’re such great people. It even hurts you to see them play badly. They deserved this championship,’’ Meyer said. Kansas City brought out the best in the Bisons, as they improved every game. It was an opportunity for the Bisons to showcase their team emphasis, and that is what they did. Anthony Jones and Chris Martello both came off the bench to spark the Bisons in their first two wins, over Minnesota-Duluth, 62-56, and Emporia (Kan.) State, 79-76. In the final three tourna- ment games, the Bisons used their depth and condi- tioning to wear down their opponents in the latter stages of the games and to coast to victory. The Bisons made it into the semi-finals with an 80- 64 win over Central Wash- ington. Lipscomb then be- came the only team in the toumament to score 100 points as they thrashed St. Thomas Aquinas 102-91 in a game not as close as the final score. For the first 20 minutes of the championship game, Meyer, the Bisons, and the fans were all in pain. The Bisons put in one of their worst first-halves of the year and went to the dress- ing room at halftime trailing Arkansa- Monticello by five. “Coach told us we would never play a first half that bad again,” Martello said. “He didn’t really give us any reasons for what we were doing; he just told us we were doing a terrible job and we couldn't play the same way in the second half.”’ The Bisons’ biggest ob- stacle to overcome was their poor perimeter shoot- ing. With outside shooters Jones, Greg Caudle and Richard Taylor struggling to find their range, the Bisons hit only 9 of 24 shots from the field for a 37.5 shooting percentage. They rebounded the sec- ond half to finish 25-of-51, 49 percent, from the field. The Bisons ended the sea- son shooting a blistering 58.8 percent, best in the na- tion for the second straight year.Continued ... With the Bisons behind at half-time of the championship game, the cheer- leaders have plenty to yell about. Caudle ... he’s on the breakaway ... gets a slam dunk! Well, it’s all over but the shouting, Jim. The fat lady is singing upstairs a little early ... it’s 61-46. Bob Jordan calling the championship game over the radio NAIA Championship 17