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 ...
The Longwood Lancers women's soccer team picked up its seventh victory of the year on Sunday, defeating Francis Marion University on the road 3-0. The game was held in Florence, S.C. Longwood's three goals were scored by senior Mackenzie King, junior captain Lindsey Ottavio and redshirt freshman Stephanie ...
Longwood's women's soccer team fought hard to a 1-1 tie against Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) last Friday night. The game, played at the Athletics Complex in Farmville, went into double-overtime. Senior captain Kacie Oliver scored the lone goal for the Lancers in the 51st minute. Sophomore Kelsey ...
The Longwood men's golf team finished tied for 11th yesterday at the OBX Collegiate Invitational hosted by Old Dominion University. The team shot a final round 296 for a combined 54-hole score of 893 (298-299-296). Eighteen teams competed in the tournament that was won by the University of Georgia Bulldogs. ...
No other game or sport defines Americans quite like baseball does. Baseball brings out our greatest human traits: heroism, fallibility, determination and tenacity. It also brings out some of our worst traits, our demons. It's a humbling game, one that can bring a great deal of joy, sadness and anger ...
Longwood's women's soccer team fought hard to a 1-1 tie against Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) last Friday night. The game, played at the Athletics Complex in Farmville, went into double-overtime. Senior captain Kacie Oliver scored the lone goal for the Lancers in the 51st minute. Sophomore Kelsey ...
