2025–26 Lipscomb Bisons women's basketball team

2025–26 Lipscomb Bisons women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record10–19 (7–11 ASUN)
Head coach
  • Lauren Sumski (7th season)
Associate head coachChris Sumski
Assistant coaches
  • Sydney Shelton
  • Jacob Ogle
Home arenaAllen Arena
2025–26 ASUN women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Kentucky 15 – 3   .833 24 – 8   .750
Jacksonville † 13 – 5   .722 24 – 8   .750
Central Arkansas 13 – 5   .722 21 – 11   .656
Stetson 12 – 6   .667 20 – 11   .645
Florida Gulf Coast 11 – 7   .611 16 – 15   .516
North Alabama 11 – 7   .611 17 – 14   .548
West Georgia* 10 – 8   .556 18 – 13   .581
Austin Peay 8 – 10   .444 19 – 13   .594
Lipscomb 7 – 11   .389 10 – 20   .333
North Florida 4 – 14   .222 9 – 21   .300
Queens 4 – 14   .222 10 – 20   .333
Bellarmine 0 – 18   .000 2 – 30   .063
† 2026 ASUN tournament winner
* ineligible for the 2026 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
As of March 9, 2026

The 2025–26 Lipscomb Bisons women's basketball team represents Lipscomb University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bisons, led by seventh-year head coach Lauren Sumski, play their home games at Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

Previous season

The Bisons finished the 2024–25 season 20–12, 12–6 in ASUN play, to finish in third place.[1] They defeated North Alabama,[2] before falling to Central Arkansas in the semifinals of the ASUN tournament.[3] They received an at-large bid to the WNIT,[4] where they would be defeated by Western Illinois in the first round.[5]

Preseason

On October 17, 2025, the Atlantic Sun Conference released their preseason coaches and media polls. Lipscomb was picked to finish fourth in the coaches poll and third in the media poll.[6]

Preseason rankings

Preseason All-ASUN Team

Preseason All-ASUN Team
Player Year Position
Molly Heard Senior Guard

Source:[6]

Roster

2025–26 Lipscomb Bisons women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Elena Bertrand 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Virginia Academy Bristow, Virginia
G 3 Molly Heard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Pisgah High School Pisgah, Alabama
G 11 McKayla Miller 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Tulsa Cimarron, Kansas
G 13 Maris Zurliene 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Mater Dei Catholic High School Aviston, Illinois
G 14 Tess Wiczek 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Pius XI High School Greenfield, Wisconsin
G 15 Taylor Holt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr East Hickman High School Lyles, Tennessee
G 21 Olivia Vinson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Coffee County Central High School Manchester, Tennessee
G 22 Addison Melton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Central Magnet School Murfreesboro, Tennessee
G 24 Hope Counts 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Providence Academy Crystal, Minnesota
G 32 Taylor Bowen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Culver Academies Carmel, Indiana
G 33 Hannah Richardson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So St. Bonaventure Auckland, New Zealand
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 27, 2026

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2025*
6:00 pm, B1G+ 		at Indiana L 46–80  0–1
 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (7,503)
Bloomington, IN
November 6, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Sewanee W 105–46  1–1
 Allen Arena (637)
Nashville, TN
November 9, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Chattanooga L 56–59  1–2
 Allen Arena (757)
Nashville, TN
November 13, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Johnson W 74–49  2–2
 Allen Arena (717)
Nashville, TN
November 16, 2025*
4:00 pm 		at Mississippi Valley State L 68−72  2−3
 Harrison HPER Complex (181)
Itta Bena, MS
November 19, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Belmont
Battle of the Boulevard 		L 60−80  2−4
 Curb Event Center (4,132)
Nashville, TN
December 1, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Tennessee Tech L 55–68  2–5
 Hooper Eblen Center (597)
Cookeville, TN
December 4, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UT Martin L 60–63  2–6
 Allen Arena (447)
Nashville, TN
December 7, 2025*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Tennessee State W 63–55  3–6
 Allen Arena 
Nashville, TN
December 11, 2025*
10:00 am, B1G+ 		at Purdue L 45–88  3–7
 Mackey Arena (5,331)
West Lafayette, IN
December 18, 2025*
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Samford L 59–65  3–8
 Pete Hanna Center (417)
Homewood, AL
ASUN regular season
January 1, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at North Florida W 67−65  4−8
(1–0) 		UNF Arena (599)
Jacksonville, FL
January 3, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Jacksonville L 59–72  4–9
(1–1) 		Swisher Gymnasium (242)
Jacksonville, FL
January 8, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Stetson W 67–53  5–9
(2–1) 		Allen Arena (486)
Nashville, TN
January 10, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Florida Gulf Coast L 42–63  5–10
(2–2) 		Allen Arena (505)
Nashville, TN
January 15, 2026
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Eastern Kentucky L 60–69  5–11
(2–3) 		Baptist Health Arena (337)
Richmond, KY
January 17, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Austin Peay W 51–45  6–11
(3–3) 		F&M Bank Arena (678)
Clarksville, TN
January 22, 2026
10:00 am, ESPN+ 		at Stetson L 60–66  6–12
(3–4) 		Insight Credit Union Arena (726)
DeLand, FL
January 24, 2026
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		at Florida Gulf Coast W 53–44  7–12
(4–4) 		Alico Arena (2,063)
Fort Myers, FL
January 29, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Jacksonville L 54–72  7–13
(4–5) 		Allen Arena (449)
Nashville, TN
January 31, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		North Florida W 73–65  8–13
(5–5) 		Allen Arena (457)
Nashville, TN
February 4, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Kentucky L 55–61  8–14
(5–6) 		Allen Arena (794)
Nashville, TN
February 7, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Central Arkansas L 47–60  8–15
(5–7) 		Farris Center (711)
Conway, AR
February 12, 2026
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Bellarmine W 74–44  9–15
(6–7) 		Knights Hall (321)
Louisville, KY
February 14, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Queens L 66–70  9–16
(6–8) 		Allen Arena (477)
Nashville, TN
February 18, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		West Georgia L 65–66 OT 9–17
(6–9) 		Allen Arena (440)
Nashville, TN
February 21, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at North Alabama L 63–68  9–18
(6–10) 		CB&S Bank Arena (1,401)
Florence, AL
February 25, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Bellarmine W 87–42  10–18
(7–10) 		Allen Arena (307)
Nashville, TN
February 27, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Austin Peay L 43–48  10–19
(7–11) 		Allen Arena (511)
Nashville, TN
ASUN tournament
March 3, 2026
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		(9) vs. (8) Austin Peay
First Round 		UNF Arena 
Jacksonville, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball falls in ASUN Tournament opener against No. 3 Lipscomb". University of North Alabama Athletics. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
  3. ^ "UCA wins, advances to final". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
  4. ^ "WNIT tournament bracket, TV, schedule, times, where to watch". USA Today. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
  5. ^ "Marching On: Leathernecks take down Lipscomb in the WNIT". WGEM. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
  6. ^ a b c d "Eagles Top ASUN Women's Basketball Preseason Rankings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
  7. ^ "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Lipscomb University. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
  8. ^ "Lipscomb Bisons 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
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