Fred Merkle and Steve Bartman. What do these two men have in common? They are both respective "goats" in the world of baseball. Now, "goat" used in this context is not an animal you see on a farm that makes a "bah" sound. "Goat," in this instance, is a word reserved for a player that makes one resoundingly ...
Longwood's women's soccer team tallied one win and one loss during play last week. The women's team lost at home 3-2 to Charleston Southern University (CSU) of the Big South Conference last Friday. They quickly rebounded, however, with a home victory over South Carolina State University on Sunday, 2-1. ...
Nearly five years after Longwood University made the jump from Division II to Division I athletics, the Lancers are still searching for a league to call their own. However, with the appointment of Brig. Gen. Patrick Finnegan as the 25th president of Longwood, coupled with the highly debatable NCAA tournament ...
In Jan. 2007, the Boise State Broncos took the college football world by storm with their overtime upset of Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl. Since then, it seems as if the Broncos are always in the hunt for the national title. However, since (and including) that 2006 season, Boise State has gone 63-5 with ...
The Longwood Lancers men's basketball schedule for 2011-12 was released last Wednesday, Sept. 14. Ninth-year head coach Mike Gillian has 31 games scheduled for his players. The first game is on Nov. 11 at home against Navy at 7 p.m. The 2011-12 slate includes a home game against Big East school Seton ...
Ben Maitland Sports Editor (6-2): -No. 3 Alabama over No. 14 Arkansas: Trent Richardson's brilliance cannot be stressed enough. Always expect him to break out for a lot of yards on the ground. He leads the Crimson Tide to a big win over the Razorbacks down South. -No. 8 Texas A&M over ...
Longwood's women's soccer team played two games this week against Big South Conference opponents. The first was a home game against Radford University on Sept. 16 when the Lancers lost by a score of 1-0. The Lancers then traveled to Lexington, Va. to play Virginia Military Institute (VMI) on Sept. 18. ...
Both men and women's golf had strong showings at their tournaments over the weekend. The men's team finished first out of 13 teams in the Bucknell Invitational played at the Bucknell Golf Club in Lewisburg, Pa. The Lancers were led by senior Austin Gray who was a tournament medalist shooting 68-71-69-208 ...
The Longwood Lancers men's soccer team defeated Towson University from the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) on Saturday, Sept. 17. The game was held at the Athletics Complex in Farmville. Lancer senior Chris Saul scored the only goal of the match in the39th minute. Senior goalkeeper Joel Helmick ...
On Thursday, Sept. 15, Longwood ended their five-game road trip with a 2-1 victory over Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). The Lancers then went on to lose a 3-1 contest to visiting University of Richmond on Sunday, Sept. 18. In the game at VCU, sophomore midfielder Stacey de Grandhomme scored ...
Ben Maitland, Sports Editor (4-0): -No. 3 LSU over No. 25 Mississippi State: It's a "battle in the Deep South" with the Tigers coming out on top. Look for the Tigers to have the upper hand on both sides of the ball. -No. 5 Florida State over No. 1 Oklahoma: The Seminoles get the best of the Sooners ...
The Longwood Lancers women's soccer team defeated Tennessee Tech University on Friday, Sept. 9 by a score of 2-1 in overtime. The game was held at the Athletics Complex in Farmville as part of Longwood's Wounded Warrior Weekend. Senior captain Kacie Oliver scored the game-winning goal on a penalty kick ...
The Lancers field hockey team lost at William & Mary on Friday Sept. 9 2-1 and lost at #9 ranked Duke on Sept. 11 1-0. Both games were hard fought, but Longwood came up a little short. Longwood was anchored by a strong defense in both games with junior goalkeeper Kaye Goulding recording 27 saves ...
The Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance (SCSA) is the new home for the women's club soccer team. The SCSA has some big name schools that Longwood will face this year. The teams include Duke University, East Carolina University, North Carolina State University and University of North Carolina ...
The men's soccer team scratched and clawed its way to a 3-3 tie against James Madison University on Saturday, Sept. 10. The game was held at the Athletics Complex in Farmville and ended after double-overtime. Sophomore Nick Surkamp scored one goal and also had one assist. Senior Lancers goalkeeper Joel ...
To say that Longwood's men's and women's soccer teams have come painfully close to victories this season is an understatement. Last Saturday, the men's team tied in-state rival James Madison 3-3 in double-overtime. The Lancers held a one goal lead with under ten minutes to play in regulation, but the ...
Two months ago, we weren't even sure if there was going to be a National Football League (NFL) season this year. The lockout seemed to never have an end and every time we were told progress was made the lockout continued. I couldn't image a fall without NFL football and I'm sure America ...
Ben Maitland: -South Carolina over Georgia: The Gamecocks feel like they have something to prove in the SEC and will do that with a win against a conference opponent. -Michigan over Notre Dame: Denard Robinson will have a big game passing as well as rushing. Two historic schools that were once on top ...
The women's soccer game against Appalachian State University (ASU) on Sept. 4 went back and forth for over 108 minutes, with both sides knocking on the door, but neither gaining the advantage that was needed to put home the go-ahead goal. Then, just like that, it was over. In a freaky sort of scenario, ...
"Goals win games." That was about all men's head soccer coach Jon Atkinson had to say following his team's loss Saturday night. The Lancers dropped a 1-0 nail biter against the Ospreys from the University of North Florida. North Florida freshman midfielder Mauricio Valderruten scored in the ...
