Longwood Men’s Basketball were crowned champions of the Big South Conference after a thumping win over UNC Asheville 85-59 in High Point, North Carolina. In a season where things looked rather bleak at times, including a 6-10 record in conference play, Longwood now looks forward to playing on the ...
Longwood men’s basketball tipped-off their opening game of the Big South Championships tournament on Thursday, March 8 and overpowered Winthrop 69-56 after an outstanding second half. When it mattered most, the Lancers showed their talent and poise in an intense matchup. Longwood entered High ...
Coming off a 4-13 record in 2021, the expectations for the New York Giants were low. So incredibly low that even projecting a sub-6-win season in 2022 labeled you an “optimist living in New York.” The firings of Head Coach Joe Judge, offensive coordinator Jason Garrett, and defensive coordinator ...
Longwood hosted Central Michigan for a bout on Friday. Just 36 seconds into the start of the game, Longwood had already scored a goal. In the end, Longwood finished 7-0 against Central Michigan. This is the Lancers second win in the Mid-American Conference (MAC). With only 6 games left in the season ...
Up until a few months ago, only serious college sports fans knew about the term NIL. Now, this term is more widespread and is guaranteed to continue commanding media attention. For decades, college athletes have not been allowed the opportunity to profit from their Name, Image and Likeness (NIL). ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Just after 4 p.m. on March 12, the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) announced the remainder of its winter and spring championships have been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its public health threats. This means that, currently, regular season and conference championships have ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
For the 2018 fiscal year, the total net income for Longwood athletics was reported as a surplus of $238,980, an increase from the previous year. The net income derives from the excess of total operating revenues over total operating expenses and of the revenue, almost two-thirds came from student fees, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
