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Friday, July 11, 2025

Lancer Nation Reacts to Historic Men's Basketball Win Over TCU

   Longwood’s men’s basketball team took home a historic win for the program last Tuesday, beating Texas Christian University (TCU), 82-79. Not only was it first-year Head Coach Jayson Gee’s first win, but some called it the biggest win in program history, as it is the program’s first against a BCScaliber or Big 12 school.

   After a close game throughout, senior Tristan Carey scored a game-high 31 points and sophomore guard Lucas Woodhouse scored the game winning three-pointer with just 1.7 seconds to go to give LU the win. Thanks in no small part to scores of Longwood fans tweeting ESPN’s SportsCenter with the hashtag “#SCTop10,” Woodhouse’s shot made it to the No. 10 spot on the program’s “Top 10 Plays” for their 11:00 show. 

   Coordinator of Sports Programs Marissa Musumeci said, “I knew they were playing TCU last week, so I was planning on keeping track through the Internet game cast and/or Twitter updates from Longwood Lancers. However, at half time I found out that the game was on TV, so I was able to watch the second half. I was able to watch with a few other athletics department staff members, so the atmosphere was really exciting. We all were cheering them on the whole time. There were a lot of ups and downs toward the end, but when the three [pointer] was made right at the end of the game, we were all pumped!”

   Shortly after the news arrived to Longwood’s campus via radio, text message, social media and even the score bar on the bottom of the screen on ESPN, the whole Longwood community was full of reactions and had much to say about the big win.

   Senior Edward Becker said, “I was surprised. I saw the score down on the bar on ESPN, and I was quite shocked but then happy. It was good for the program to get recognized on the national scale against a big team. It was good for their new head coach to get his first win, and I’m happy for the guys on the team.” 

   Sophomore Wil Miles said, “A couple other students and I found out about Longwood beating TCU in the final seconds, and it was very exciting because it was our first major win [for] our program. So we decided to get on a campaign rally to get our play on SportsCenter. So Longwood came in at number 10 on the Top 10 on a national program. That was pretty cool!”

   Bryan Bristol, assistant director of Student Activities, said, “I think that it is really exciting that Longwood beat TCU because I think that means our program is getting better, and I think that there are only great things to come. I’m very excited to see what our new coach and new trajectory lands our program in the future.

   Junior Dan Elston of the tennis team said, “I was really ecstatic for the guys to win. I think they work hard day in and day out in Willett Hall, busting gut to get every ball. Their coach pushes them hard, and I am happy to see them get rewarded. Personally, I was following the scores live and was getting very into it. I was happy to see my boy Lucas Woodhouse score the game winning shot with less than two seconds left, which sums up the game really. Amazing performance, and they deserve to do well and deserve to win.”

   Junior Molly Monaghan and president of Lancer Lunatics said, “Before the basketball team hit the court Tuesday, I knew that something was going to happen. I knew that this team was not like past teams where, when they went up against big schools, it usually resulted in a loss. On Twitter, there was one minute left and we were neck and neck … Together we will make sure that every team has to face two opponents when they step on our court.”

    Junior Matt Tregoning and Lancer Lunatic Executive Vice President said, “I would have to say the biggest thing about winning against TCU was that it was a monumental change for our men’s basketball team this year. It is definitely something they will carry with them to keep the momentum going through the whole year.”

   Coming off with the momentum from the TCU game, the men’s basketball team won their second game of the season against Division II Mars Hill on Saturday, 88-70. The win brought the team to a 2-1 record for the start of their 2013-14 season and put them above .500 for the first time in three years.

   The Lancers’ next game will be Friday night at 7 p.m. against Brown.

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