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Longwood Men’s Soccer Wraps Challenging Season, Misses Big South Tournament

By Chris Matthey | December 3

The Longwood Lancers men’s soccer team saw its 2025 season come to a disappointing end, falling just short of the Big South tournament despite high preseason expectations. Ranked third in the Big South’s preseason poll, Longwood finished tied for sixth out of eight teams. The team ended the season ...

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Longwood Women’s Basketball Starts 2025–26 Campaign at 3–1

By Chris Matthey | November 15

To start the 2025-26 season, Longwood’s women’s basketball sits at a record of 3-1. The Lancers dominated the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 80-42 in one of their most comprehensive defensive performances against DI opposition in recent seasons. They forced 30 turnovers and grabbed 50 total rebounds ...

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Thomas Era Dawns for Longwood Men’s Basketball: Lancers Overwhelm Mary Baldwin in Season Opener

By Chris Matthey | November 6

Longwood men’s basketball has a familiar face in a new place for the 2025-26 home opener. First-year head coach Ronnie Thomas began his head coaching career with a dominant win over Mary Baldwin, where nearly every single player scored in a glass-cleaning and rim-rocking display the Joan Perry ...

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2025 Women’s Soccer Season Begins with Mixed Results in Non-Conference Play

By Chris Matthey | October 6

For the Longwood Lancers women’s soccer team, their non-conference games produced up-and-down results and performances. The Lancers won three of their four opening home matches to begin the campaign while scoring 12 goals in that stretch combined. However, a run of defeats and ties against tougher ...

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Longwood Softball Starts Conference Tournament As Second Seed: Will Take On USC Upstate Noon Thursday

By Chris Matthey | May 8

The Longwood Lancers softball team saved some of their best regular season conference play for the end, rattling off six wins in their final seven Big South games to earn the second seed going into this week’s tournament. They will face USC Upstate Thursday, May 8 at 12 p.m., a team they swept on ...

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Coach Ray Noe: A New Era for Longwood Baseball

By Amber Atkins | May 5

During the summer of 2024, Longwood University signed the fifth-ever head coach of Longwood Baseball, Ray Noe. Noe came from Virginia Military Institute (VMI), where he rose from assistant to lead assistant and recruiting coordinator before taking the role at Longwood. Noe replaced former head coach ...

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Longwood Men’s and Women’s Tennis Wrap Up Seasons

By Chris Matthey | May 2

The Longwood men’s and women’s tennis teams finished their seasons with seven regular season wins each. The men’s team won a number of close victories, including a 4-3 win over Presbyterian and a sudden death victory of the same score over the University of Richmond. The women’s team did not ...

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Bouncing Back: Elijah Tucker and His Journey Back to the Hardwood

By Jose Ramos Flores | April 30

On April 1st, Longwood Men’s Basketball forward Elijah Tucker elected to enter the transfer portal. However, two weeks later, on April 17, Longwood announced Tucker would return for his final year of eligibility. “What brought me back were the people. Coaching staff, professors, and the friends ...

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Ronnie Thomas Named Longwood MBB Head Coach as Aldrich Takes UVA Position

By Chris Matthey | April 11

Ronnie Thomas, an assistant coach on Griff Aldrich’s staff, has been named as the next head coach of Longwood men’s basketball. The architect of two NCAA tournament appearances and three consecutive 20-win seasons in seven years with Longwood, Aldrich accepted the associate head coach position at ...

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Longwood Women’s Basketball: A Historic Season in the Rear View

By Chris Matthey | April 7

The Longwood Lancers women’s basketball team fell short of winning the Big South tournament and securing a bid to the NCAA tournament. However, they still participated in the Women's National Invitational Tournament, their first time in the postseason since their only NCAA tournament appearance in ...

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Longwood women’s basketball loses Big South championship game in heartbreaking fashion

By Chris Matthey | March 11

Longwood women’s basketball lost in devastating fashion to High Point on March 9, 2025 in the Big South Championship game in Johnson City, Tennessee. A true underdog story, after finishing seventh in the Big South the season prior, the Lancers were agonizingly close to the NCAA tournament.  The ...

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Championship Bound: Longwood Women’s Basketball defeats in-state rival Radford in Big South Semifinal

By Chris Matthey | March 9

Longwood women’s basketball recorded a historic win in Freedom Hall Civic Center in Johnson City, Tennessee on Saturday, March 8, defeating Radford 73-65. Four players scored double figures in an close win to secure their spot in the Big South championship game against High Point.  The Longwood ...

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Longwood men’s basketball fights but falls short to Winthrop in Big South Quarterfinal

By Chris Matthey | March 8

Longwood men’s basketball battled back from deep adversity in their Big South Tournament quarterfinal game against Winthrop on March 8, but the initial deficit proved too big for the Lancers. Sophomore guard Colby Garland’s season-high 24 points were not enough to mount the improbable comeback.  The ...

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Longwood Women’s Basketball shuts down USC Upstate in Big South Quarterfinals

By Chris Matthey | March 7

The Longwood Lancers women’s basketball team rolled past USC Upstate on March 7 at the Freedom Hall Civic Center in Johnson City, Tennessee for their first Big South tournament win since their championship run in 2022. The Lancers held the Spartans to under 24% from the field in a smothering defensive ...

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Longwood Men’s Basketball Falls to Radford in Final Moments

By Chris Matthey | February 20

The Longwood Lancers men’s basketball team lost a tension-packed game against in-state rivals Radford on Saturday, February 8. A shot with just two seconds remaining gave the visiting Highlanders the victory stunning the sold out crowd.  Longwood men’s basketball entered the game after losing ...

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Dominant defense leads Longwood WBB to program’s best-ever Big South start

By Chris Matthey | January 31

With half of conference play in the books, Longwood women’s basketball has roared out of the gate to their best start since joining the Big South in 2012. With a 7-1 record entering February, the Lancers have already secured victories over last year’s regular season champions, High Point, and the ...

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Longwood Baseball’s Annual Spooky Slugfest Returns

By Amber Atkins | January 24

Longwood’s baseball team held their annual ‘Spooky Slugfest’ on Thursday, October 24 – putting on their silliest costumes for a scrimmage game at Buddy Bolding Stadium.  Partnering with the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), the team put together an event with plenty of activities ...

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