Skip to Content, Navigation, or Footer.
The Rotunda Online
The Rotunda
Thursday, May 29, 2025

Sports

5b8bdf6dc57fe137dfbd10617cfcc6ce
Sports

The G.A.M.E. rescheduled to spring

With the COVID-19 pandemic still going on, it came as no surprise that Longwood's beloved fall tradition, The G.A.M.E. (Greatest Athletic March Ever) would not be occurring at its normal August date. However, that did not make it any less painful. The G.A.M.E. has become a staple at Longwood so not ...


5b8bdf6dc57fe137dfbd10617cfcc6ce
Sports

The G.A.M.E. Rescheduled to Spring

With the COVID-19 pandemic still going on, it came as no surprise that Longwood’s beloved fall tradition, The G.A.M.E (Greatest Athletic March Ever) would not be occurring at its normal August date. However, that did not make it any less painful. The G.A.M.E. has become a staple at Longwood so not ...


COVID-19 and Sports
Sports

How sports junkies can get their fix during the pandemic

Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic began, society as we know it has been turned on its head. These unusual times have been especially difficult for sports fans. With all major sports postponed until further notice or cancelled, sports fans are now looking for scraps in what was once a cornucopia of sports ...


5f7177474314d2896cbb90818af6d49c
Sports

Jordan Cintron enters transfer portal

First reported by VerbalCommits.com, and further confirmed by Longwood athletics, men's basketball forward Jordan Cintron has entered the transfer portal.  Entering the portal is not a gurantee that Cintron will transfer out of the program, but the decision does allow him to seek other ...


4bb6fbf5ffb1b02ce3fe97d065c82ce7
Sports

All Big South Sports suspended until March 30

This past Friday, the Big South Conference extended their suspension of all competition and required athletics activities until March 30, “to mitigate the further spread of the COVID-19 virus,” according to an announcement from the conference. In the announcement, it is stated the decision was made ...




a2fa708f5333190f63c84e5020b3c59b
Sports

The boys and girls of fall conclude seasons

As the seasons change and the temperature drops, the Longwood men’s soccer, women’s soccer and field hockey have all put a finishing sentence on their season long stories. From the field hockey team winning its first MAC (Mid-American Conference) tournament game, to the women’s soccer team matching ...


d84af8b366c6fb3ffe0d05a880cf9801
Sports

Former men's basketball star gives back to campus community

After the men’s basketball team lost to DePaul in the second round of the College Basketball Invitational tournament back in March, it appeared that Damarion Geter’s time with Longwood athletics was over. However, that is not the case. Today, Geter has a job in the academic services department of ...


436ac0b7c0ac8188a7ea92a25a2954ce
Sports

Fall sports update: Men's soccer shines early

With the fall sports season in full swing, the Longwood men’s and women’s soccer, field hockey and cross-country teams have begun to establish a working ground to feed off of as all teams enter a long midseason stretch ahead of their all-important conference schedules. Here’s where they stand: Following ...


c498776f4fe65cf7e2b48dab4f81945e
Sports

Men’s soccer holds high potential in new campaign

After the Longwood men’s soccer squad took down the Bison from Howard University in their first match of the season, the confidence of having started their season on a high was reflected on the pitch. Veteran head coach John Atkinson said, “I think every coach in America is probably sort of happy ...


Michelle Meadows
Sports

Michelle Meadows chosen as new Athletics Director

Becoming the Athletic Director at Longwood University was not something Michelle Meadows, former interim athletics director, saw happening. For 13 years she worked alongside former Athletics Director Troy Austin as someone he could share ideas with to better the athletics program. “I had never honestly ...



The Setonian
Sports

Rouse has 34, Lancers win overtime thriller

The Longwood women’s basketball team after a losing streak of 15 games were able to earn a 85-79 win over the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs, the teams’ first victory since Nov. 27. “We have continued to teach and learn and you just want them to feel it, and today they got to feel it,” said ...


Kylie Dyer and family
Sports

The first family of Longwood

Formerly an all-female institution, Longwood College quickly established men’s athletic programs after becoming co-ed in 1976. Men’s sports rapidly grew before women’s sports even had the chance at any growth – including an established men’s soccer team before a women’s program. But, with ...


0e08b9d99b6a6a3b25c3a3dce9d663c3
Sports

Once staggered, now a model of consistency

Before becoming a standout in Willett Hall, Dayna Rouse was a three-sport athlete at The Ellis School in Pittsburgh, Pa. and now is a standout junior forward for the Longwood women’s basketball team. Rouse discovered her love for basketball freshman year of high school but didn’t play at the Amateur ...



4e3742abfad31fa9f5b3fa3203443ff1
Sports

WBB: Searching for the correct formula

In a season which currently sees the Longwood women’s basketball at a record of 1-16 (0-7 Big South), first-year Head Coach Rebecca Tillett is still experimenting to find the solidified lineup to bring the Lancers success.  The team has used a total of eight different starting lineups in their ...


849f27ecf4814e3d150fbba3ed1ed4aa
Sports

Results, straight from the heart

The use of heart monitors before, during and after athletic events is a trend sweeping the landscape in both college and professional athletics to better monitor the health and well-being of students both on and off the field, according to Director for Sports Medicine Carly Fullerton. Three different ...


e109dbf58c498d623de327af178e731c
Sports

The "Sinkhole" within sports

“I would say more than half of athletes suffer from some sort of depression or anxiety,” said Damarion Geter, graduate student on the Longwood men’s basketball team. College athletes are often seen as the ‘big men on campus,’ wearing their team’s apparel the day after a big game. Recruited ...


The Setonian
Sports

The "Sinkhole" Within Sports

“On November 5th, right after halftime against the Hawks, I had a panic attack. It came out of nowhere. I’d never had one before. I didn’t even know if they were real. But it was real — as real as a broken hand or a sprained ankle.” Those are the words of NBA champion and five time all-star, ...