On Nov. 12, three new inductees were added to the Longwood University Athletics Hall of Fame at a luncheon in Blackwell Hall. The day's first inductee was Darryl Case, '84, a member of the men's soccer team. He was the first, and to date only, four-time All-American in Longwood soccer history. Over ...
Until last week, former Penn State head coach Joe Paterno was seen as a legend of college football. He had won more games than any other coach and coached more games than almost anyone as well. Moreover, his program in University Park was seen as the last bastion of winning the right way — the Nittany ...
The Longwood Lancers men's basketball team dropped their home opener against Navy on Friday 78-70. In a back and forth battle that featured 22 lead changes, the Midshipmen used a 15-7 run to break a 63-63 tie with 5:30 remaining en route to their first victory of the season. Navy converted nine of 10 ...
The Longwood women's basketball team dropped their season opener Friday, Nov. 11, to nationally ranked Georgetown University 56-45. The Lancers trailed the number 11 Hoyas by six at the intermission, and cut the lead to as little as four in the second half, but would get no closer. Senior Brittanni ...
The turning of the leaves and shift in weather are sure signs of fall. Along with those signs of autumn comes another Longwood men's basketball season. Last year, the Lancers were ranked 13th in the nation for assists per game and 25th for points per game, ahead of all Final Four teams, including the ...
Yesterday, Director of Athletics Troy Austin announced that the Longwood women's lacrosse program will move from the National Lacrosse Conference (NLC) and join the Atlantic Sun Conference as an affiliate member. The move will come into effect starting with the 2013 season. The Lancers will be part ...
The Longwood Lancers women's basketball team opens play this Friday night, Nov. 11, on the road at Georgetown University of the Big East Conference. The schedule for the women's team includes nine home games and 21 away games. The first home game for the team is this coming Sunday, Nov. 13, against ...
Lancers, it's time to get up off the couch, put on your white and blue, get out of your residence halls and apartments and come support your school basketball teams. That's right, men and women's basketball are back in action starting this Friday night (Nov. 11), as the men take on Navy in Willett Hall ...
The turning of the leaves and shift in weather are sure signs of fall. Along with those signs of autumn comes another Longwood men's basketball season. Last year, the Lancers were ranked 13th in the nation for assists per game and 25th for points per game, ahead of all Final Four teams, including the ...
The Longwood women's rugby team took to the First Avenue field last Saturday, Nov. 5 needing a win against Mary Washington to earn a share of the Virginia Rugby Union (VRU) title. Mary Washington was undefeated while Longwood had one loss. From the very beginning, the Lancers dominated the game. ...
Over the weekend, the field hockey team traveled to Stanford, Calif. to compete in the Northern Pacific (NorPac) conference tournament where they finished third. Longwood finished 5-1 in the conference during the regular season earning them the top seed in the Eastern Division. The Lancers kicked off ...
The Longwood Lancers women's basketball team opens play this Friday night, Nov. 11, on the road at Georgetown University of the Big East Conference. The schedule for the women's team includes nine home games and 21 away games. The first home game for the team is this coming Sunday, Nov. 13, against ...
"Coffee with the Coach" Men's basketball head coach Mike Gillian will be at the Barnes & Noble Longwood Bookstore Café every Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. during the basketball season. Fans are welcome to come out to chat with Gillian about the team during that time and can also get a free cup of coffee. ...
Ben Maitland, Sports Editor (18-14) -Virginia Tech over Georgia Tech: I'll take the Hokies, although the Yellow Jackets will make it tough on them. Logan Thomas still has a lot of learning to do, but the Tech coaching staff has him ready to play on Saturday. -Stanford over Oregon: Andrew Luck can play ...
The Longwood women's golf team finished eighth at the Lady Paladin Invitational after shooting a final round score of 318 Sunday. The Lancers' total 54-hole score was 958 (317-323-318) at the tournament hosted by Furman University. The event was held at the Furman Golf Club in Greenville, S.C. Out of ...
Martinsville Speedway is now on my list of "Must Go Back To" racetracks. I've watched plenty of NASCAR races at Martinsville on television, but had never actually gone to the facility until Sunday morning. My buddy Kyle Pemberton (Longwood student and Theta Chi member) and I drove down to see the race ...
The Longwood University men's soccer team defeated Houston Baptist University last Friday night 2-1. The game was Senior Night for the men's team, and was held at the Athletics Complex in Farmville. Freshman Zach Crandall continued to play well, scoring the first goal for the Lancers in the 37th minute, ...
On Saturday afternoon, the Longwood Lancers field hockey team clinched the East Division title of the Northern Pacific Conference (NorPac) with a 2-0 victory over Appalachian State. It was Senior Night for the Lancers and the seniors came up big to reach their 11th win of the season. According to longwoodlancers.com, ...
As the 2011-12 men's basketball season draws near, head coach Mike Gillian, senior center Antwan Carter and redshirt-senior guard Durann Neil took some time to give their outlook for the season. Rotunda Contributor Eric Hobeck conducted the interviews: Gillian (on team's progression):"This is ...
On Monday, the Longwood University Athletics Department announced that SPORTSfever Television Network will produce two men's basketball home games this season. The two games set to be televised are against Canisius College on Nov. 15 and Seton Hall University on Dec. 23. Both games will be broadcasted ...
