The Longwood women's tennis team has had success at home, boasting a 4-1 record at the Lancer Courts. With wins over St. Joseph's, Chowan, Norfolk State and Bucknell, the Lancers have made it difficult for opponents to visit Farmville. The only thing missing from the list is a Big South Conference opponent. Longwood ...
During February, women’s tennis senior and captain, Malin Allgurin, won half of her singles and doubles matches (four singles, four doubles) from the No. 1 spot. Off the court, Allgurin earned similar success as she finished the fall semester with a 4.0 GPA--one of two on the team--positively contributing ...
The Arc and Stubbs RAs successfully put on LU Hearts Basketball, the first student vs. faculty basketball game in the Willet Gym. The not-so-serious event, helped spread awareness of the very serious issue of heart disease, and heart care, to the crowd in attendance Thursday night. While the Longwood ...
The weather finally seemed to be cooperating as Longwood finally got to host a match at the Lancer courts after dropping two matches against Big South Conference opponents Winthrop and UNC-Asheville, falling to 5-6 overall, 1-3 in the Big South. As they returned to the friendly confines of the Lancer ...
In the battle of Big South titans, the pre-season’s projected No. one and two seeds faced off in Farmville, Virginia for Tuesday night’s doubleheader. In the first game, Longwood (projected No. two) seemed as if the pre-season excitement was nothing more than excitement as they fell 13-2, enforcing ...
When faced with a series of blasts of snow as this past week has given Longwood, it is easy to forget that spring sports are in full swing. Coach Bruce Myers and his 3-1 women's tennis team had little time to enjoy the winter weather as they traveled to Annapolis, MD over the weekend to play the Naval ...
The softball season has officially begun for the Longwood Lancers. Recently, the team played in the Pirate Classic, a tournament hosted by East Carolina University (ECU) in Greenville, North Carolina from Feb. 6-8. The team played five games in the tournament where they posted a 2-3 record. Along with ...
Following their tight season opening win against opponent Villanova University (0-3). The week prior, Friday, Jan. 30. Longwood women’s tennis dominated the Bucknell Bison (0-2) from Pennsylvania on Saturday, Feb. 7, 6-1. Longwood (2-0) went undefeated in doubles and earned four out of five official ...
The Longwood women’s basketball team is on a three-game losing streak after facing UNC-Asheville, Gardner-Webb, and Radford on the road. The first of three away games saw the UNC-Asheville Bulldogs (7-18, 6-10) leave double overtime with an 88-77 victory against the Lancers (3-21, 3-12). Injuries ...
Imagine waking up at 7 a.m. to sprint full field, heading to practice knowing a big project was waiting back in the dorm, cheering on teammates during a game without entering. Now imagine doing all this and not earning any money for it. That is life of Division I walk-on athletes. The NCAA defines a ...
On Jan. 31, Las Vegas will be host to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 183 with the main event being a middleweight matchup between former UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva (6’2”, 185 lbs.) and the cocky, but seasoned veteran Nick Diaz (6’0”, 185 lbs.). People ...
Longwood Men’s Tennis opened their spring season with a 7-0 loss against the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (UNC), ranked seventh in the nation, on Friday, Jan. 16. New head coach Marty Perry expressed excitement prior to the match and considered UNC a quality team to measure against. "I'm ...
This past Friday, Longwood held its first Cross Country meet in seven years at the Longwood/Adidas Cross Country Invitational at the Longwood University Golf Course. The meet was a 5k (3.1 miles), rather than the usual 8k (5 miles). “It was really cool. It was really nice to have all the other athletes ...
The Longwood women’s soccer team has been impressive on the road so far this season with a perfect 3-0 record; with eight straight road wins feeding into last season. After two very impressive outings against Saint Francis and Howard last week, with an impressive performance from sophomore midfielder ...
After losing to Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in a 4-1 blowout and having their first overtime loss since the 2011 season against Coastal Carolina, the Lancers moved back into the win column with an impressive 2-0 shutout against the Winthrop Eagles. The Lancers have had a hard time getting ...
Longwood Field Hockey (4-7) has been on a roller coaster ride of different plays throughout this season; this past weekend wasn’t any different. Friday, Sept. 26, the Lancers lost to a (at the time) 1-5 Towson Tiger team, followed by an overtime win against the (at the time) 0-6 Vermont Catamounts ...
This past Friday, Longwood held its first Cross Country meet in seven years at the Longwood/Adidas Cross Country Invitational at the Longwood University Golf Course. The meet was a 5k (3.1 miles), rather than the usual 8k (5 miles). “It was really cool. It was really nice to have all the other athletes ...
The Longwood women’s soccer team has been impressive on the road so far this season with a perfect 3-0 record; with eight straight road wins feeding into last season. After two very impressive outings against Saint Francis and Howard last week, with an impressive performance from sophomore midfielder ...
This past Friday, Longwood held its first Cross Country meet in seven years at the Longwood/Adidas Cross Country Invitational at the Longwood University Golf Course. The meet was a 5k (3.1 miles), rather than the usual 8k (5 miles). “It was really cool. It was really nice to have all the other athletes ...
The Longwood women’s soccer team has been impressive on the road so far this season with a perfect 3-0 record; with eight straight road wins feeding into last season. After two very impressive outings against Saint Francis and Howard last week, with an impressive performance from sophomore midfielder ...
