Scenario time: the Longwood men’s basketball team can own as high as the number four seed and as low as the sixth seed in the Big South tournament, as the race has somewhat smoothed out as of late. The Lancers own some tiebreakers between the two other teams in contention for their spots, should it ...
Coming off of a 3-27 record last season, it appeared that the only place the Longwood women’s basketball program could go was up. This season, that is just what they’ve done. With a current record of 10-15, they’ve already more than tripled their win total from last season, and the future looks ...
Heading into the week, the women’s basketball team was coming off a tough overtime loss to Presbyterian, and looking to bounce back with a road trip to Boiling Springs, North Carolina, to take on the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs, a team that they had defeated in their conference opener by a score ...
For Longwood men’s basketball head coach Griff Aldrich, it’s not about how you start, it’s about how you finish – and his Lancers seem to be heating up when it matters most. The Lancers sit ninth in the conference at 6-9 with a chance to host their first Big South postseason game for the first ...
After the Longwood men’s basketball team came out sluggish in both halves Monday against Campbell, head coach Griff Aldrich reiterated what he said to the team before the game started – they needed to up the effort and play with a purpose. The Lancers did just that in both periods, fighting back ...
Following an impressive double-digit win over Tubby Smith's High Point Panthers on Jan. 25, Longwood was unable to replicate the same hot shooting performance this past Thursday night against Radford, falling to the Big South preseason favorite 67-55. Backed by a 21-point performance by All-Conference ...
Following an impressive double-digit win over Tubby Smith’s High Point Panthers on Jan. 25, Longwood was unable to replicate the same hot shooting performance this past Thursday night against Radford, falling to the Big South preseason favorite, 67-55. Backed by a 21-point performance by preseason ...
Editor's note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. As the men’s basketball team prepared for practice before their game against Radford, senior guard Shabooty Philips entered the court wearing a pair of Kobe Bryant sneakers with the words “R.I.P. Mamba” written ...
In her career at Ocean Lakes High School in Virginia Beach, Kyla McMakin scored nearly 2,000 points (1,990 to be exact) and grabbed over 1,000 rebounds, but there was only one problem, it was starting to get late in the recruiting process and she had yet to commit to a school to continue her playing ...
Coming off a tough loss to High Point two Saturday's ago, the Longwood women’s basketball team made a road trip to Rock Hill, SC, this past Tuesday, to take on the Winthrop Eagles, a team that, like Longwood, is trying to navigate the log jam that the Big South conference has been this season for ...
Lancers Drop Second Straight After Late Surge by High Point Nick Robinson Following a close loss to defending Big South champion Radford earlier this week, the women’s basketball team looked to stay above .500 against a High Point Panthers squad that was coming in with a record of 5-10. The ...
Before this season began, Longwood women’s basketball was selected 10th in the Preseason Big South Conference Standings. And from a possible voters perspective, the placement could be somewhat backed up, on paper that is, as this year’s iteration of the team featured seven newcomers who brought ...
The Longwood men’s basketball team welcomed unbeaten conference foe Presbyterian into Willett Hall on Jan. 16, their fifth conference game of the season, attempting to bounce back from a tight 83-80 loss at Hampton on Jan. 11. However, the Blue Hose had different ideas, as their scathing 19-4 start ...
Before their matchup last Wednesday night, the women’s basketball team was riding high on a two-game winning streak, and was smelling blood in the water before facing a winless Wofford Terrier squad. However, the Terriers’ 0-4 record was misleading because they had never lost a game by more than ...
When fans enter Willett Hall for a men’s basketball game, or any Division I men’s contest across the country, they will notice an extra line at the top of the arc. No, the 4-point shot has not been introduced to the game (even though we would love to see it), but the 3-point line has been ...
If anyone would have told Longwood women’s basketball head coach Rebecca Tillett that her team would be 2-2 after four games, it would definitely be something that would bring a smile to her face. While one week of play doesn’t constitute how the whole length of a season will turn out, the ...
Debuting their new-look, cursive lettering uniforms and a brand-new staff on the bench in Willett Hall, Longwood men’s basketball walked away with a 73-51 win over Division III Marymount University Tuesday night to officially tip-off the 2019-20 college basketball season. Second-year head coach Griff ...
The Longwood women’s basketball team made the two-hour drive up to Harrisonburg last Wednesday to take on the Colonial Athletic Association preseason favorite James Madison (JMU). From the opening tip, it seemed as though the Lancers were playing catch-up as the Dukes started the game on an 18-6 run. ...
With opening tip-off against James Madison University (JMU) less than a week away, the women’s basketball team has been holding their last few scrimmages to see where they stand as a team heading into the 2019-20 season. The team is looking to improve upon last years’ 3-27 campaign that saw only ...
Despite matching their highest Big South conference preseason ranking since joining the league in 2012, senior guard Shabooty Phillips, who burst onto the scene last season, is interested to know why the Longwood men’s basketball team was ranked at sixth place in the 2019-20 preseason poll. “I think ...
