After just one season in the Big South, Longwood is now in need of a new men’s basketball coach. Mike Gillian, the longest-tenured coach in school history at 10 years, resigned last Thursday. Gillian led the Lancers to a 93-214 record in his decade at the helm, including an 8-25 record in 2012- 13. ...
I remember where I was last Tuesday: Willett Hall. Do you remember where you were? It’s really a shame that last week’s game against Liberty didn’t receive a high-level of attention on a national scale. I’m not only saying that because I’m a Lancer, but because it really was an incredible ...
The men’s basketball team dropped an 89-79 decision to the University of Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks on Saturday. The game was part of thelast-everRamadaWorldwide BracketBusters tournament. The event featured 122 teams across the nation and is designed to give a glimpse into the upcoming NCAA Tournament. The ...
Last Friday, the baseball team played a non-conference doubleheader against the Fairfield Stags. That afternoon set was followed by a single game on Saturday. Playing at home, it was the Lancers’ second, third and fourth games of the season following a win against James Madison. Both games on Friday ...
Longtime Longwood Associate Women’s Soccer Coach Steve Brdarski is now the women’s soccer head coach at St. Bonaventure University, it was announced last week. SBU made the announcement last Monday. He has served in the associate head coach role since 2008, working with 20th-year head coach Todd ...
While the season hasn’t gone well so far for the Longwood men’s basketball team, the Lancers have given their fans reason to cheer over the past couple of weeks. A historic win over Winthrop on Feb. 9 saw the 14-game losing streak that was on everyone’s lips disappear in a flash. Although the ...
It was a long-awaited and much-anticipated moment for Longwood men's basketball, and it seemed as if it would take for- ever to arrive. But on Saturday, it did. Longwood took down Winthrop on the road 62-56 over the weekend, and in doing so, exorcised several demons that were preying on the minds of ...
What a time to be a fan of sports at Longwood. Aside from the women’s basketball losing streak, there are plenty of reasons for Lancer fans to be optimistic about the next few months of Longwood Athletics. For starters, the men’s basketball team recorded perhaps its biggest win in program history ...
After a 4-13 season as an Independent last year, the women’s lacrosse team will start their 2013 campaign this Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Athletics Complex against Howard. The team was picked third out of eight teams in the inaugural Big South preseason poll in late December, behind defending National ...
After another winning campaign in 2012, the Longwood softball team has opened its 2013 campaign. The Lancers took both games in a double- header on the road against the North Carolina Central Eagles on Tuesday. Sophomore Libby Morris got the start at pitcher in game one as the Lancers won 5-2. The offense ...
I’m sitting here on a Sunday night in a great mood, despite the fact that I spilled warm coffee all over my laptop about an hour ago. It still works fine, mind you, but I digress. A new semester is upon us, and after almost two months without a column to my name, it seems that I have a lot of items ...
Not many baseball coaches have won over 900 games, coached hundreds of student-athletes and had a stadium named after them. But not many coaches are Buddy Bolding. Since being named head baseball coach in 1978, Bolding has guided the Longwood program from its humble Division III beginnings into the ...
Do you love to grind – and not in the dancing or sensual kind of way? Long for an outlet to ollie all day long and just can't find the community awesome enough for you? Is a skateboard a constant means of transportation for you around campus? While Longwood ‘s Skate Krew has been around for two ...
The Longwood University softball team opened its season with losses at the University of South Carolina last week. The Lancers lost 5-1 in the first game and 9-2 in the second game. The first game of the day saw junior Kami Nuckols lead the Lancers going 2-for-6 with a double and two runs. Longwood ...
Those present at the Longwood versus Virginia Military Institute (VMI) baseball game last Wednesday night saw a preview of future Big South rivals going at it. Winning their third straight game and improving their record to 18-16, the Longwood men's baseball team beat future conference rival VMI 8-6, ...
Antwan Carter's list of accomplishments continues to grow at Longwood. Earlier this offseason, the senior center's all-time scoring record was recently supplemented with a third selection to the All-Independent team. He also garnered a second win of the Independent Player of the Year Award, as selected ...
It's that time again, folks. The weather is getting warmer by the day, but it is heating up even more in 16 cities across North America. Tonight, one of the great traditions of sports comes our way again as the 2012 NHL Playoffs start. From Vancouver and Miami to Boston and Los Angeles, pucks will be ...
On Wednesday, April 4, the Miami Heat beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 98-93 to extend their home win streak to 17 games, making it the longest home winning streak in the NBA this season. However, neither winning nor losing this game affected either of these teams' chances at the playoffs. Both teams ...
This past Sunday in Augusta, Ga., people witnessed one of the most thrilling finishes to the Masters. The tournament came down to two players, Bubba Watson and Louis Oosthuizen, who faced off in sudden death after finishing the day at 10-under. Both Watson and Oosthuizen came from behind throughout ...
The Longwood baseball team continued with its 2012 campaign this past week. The Lancers were defeated 6-0 at home by the William & Mary Tribe on April 4. The Lancers went on to take two out of three games on the road against North Carolina Central University. Longwood is now 17-16 overall (12-11 ...
