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Field Hockey Routine Continues Lancers consistent win-loss-loss-win pattern still relevant after long weekend.

By Nick Conigliaro Sports Editor | October 2

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 ...

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Longwood Hosts Cross Country Invitational For the first time in seven years Longwood hosted a cross country meet in Farmville, VA.

By Josh Sheets Contributor | September 29

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 ...

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Women’s Soccer’s Road Streak Snapped Lancer’s eight straight road wins ended by 4-1 blowout to VCU.

By Ryan Quigley | September 29

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 ...

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Longwood Hosts Cross Country Invitational: For the first time in seven years Longwood hosted a cross country meet in Farmville, VA.

By Josh Sheets Contributor | September 25

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 ...

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Women’s Soccer’s Road Streak Snapped: Lancer’s eight straight road wins ended by 4-1 blowout to VCU.

By Ryan Quigley | September 25

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 ...

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Men’s Soccer Continues to Struggle

By KAYLAMARIE FRANKLIN LEAD COPY EDITOR @KAYLA_FRANK | September 18

The Longwood men’s soccer team (1-3-1) took on the University of North Carolina-Greensboro (UNCG) this past Saturday, Sept. 13, at the Athletics Complex in Farmville, VA. The game ended in a 2-2 tie, in which the Lancers played a well-contested match against the Spartans (0-4-1). It appeared as though ...

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Series Opener for Women’s Soccer

By ANTHONY RINALDI ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR | September 3

The women’s team started a four game home stand starting this weekend, playing Richmond in the annual G.A.M.E. and Western Carolina. In Richmond, a crowd of 1,450 supported the team, and it was a close game all the way to the end. Richmond got on the scoreboard first in the twelfth minute, but Longwood ...

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Men’s Soccer Kicks-Off Season with Win

By KAYLA FRANKLIN STAFF REPORTER | September 3

The Longwood Men’s Soccer team took on Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in Lexington, VA, this past Saturday, Aug. 30, with a satisfying 1-0 win over the Keydets. Despite the well-contested match-up on Patchin Field, the first half resulted in a stalemate with both teams showing zero on the score ...

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Field Hockey Splits Weekend Games: Lancers continue the season with an overall 1-1 record

By TRAVIS LYLES SPORTS STAFF WRITER | September 3

After coming off a 1-0 win against Holy Cross to start off their 2014 campaign, the Lancers fell in double-overtime to Umass Lowell 4-3 on Sunday to finish the weekend. The Lancers now sit at (1-1) on the season. In the season opener, after controlling the entire game, it wasn’t until the 43:47 mark ...

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Men’s Tennis Graduates Senior Captain Edward Becker Senior Edward Becker has played his last tennis match as a Longwood Lancer.

By Nick coNigliaro Sports Editor | April 23

Longwood’s men’s tennis team will be losing senior Captain, and team leader, Edward Becker; as he prepares to graduate after the Fall 2014 semester. Becker must wait to graduate till after the Fall 2014 semester, due to the differences between the U.S. and Australia’s (where Becker is from) school ...

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Lacrosse Loses First Big South Conference Game Saturday

By ANTHONY RINALDI ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR | April 23

The four game winning streak for the girls lacrosse came to an end this weekend when the team played Big South defending champions High Point University losing 17-7. The women’s overall record is now 7-8 and they are 4-1 in the Big South Conference play. Junior Kacey Norwood scored two goals, had ...

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Baseball Wins Series and Matches Losing Streak Record in Process

By Travis Lyles Sports Staff Reporter | April 23

On March 31, the Longwood men’s baseball team was an even 14-14 on the season. They then went on to lose 10 games in a row over a three week stretch and tie a school baseball record (10) for most consecutive losses. This past Saturday, the Lancers won the final two games of a three game tilt with ...

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Women’s Tennis Has to Say Goodbye to Two Seniors: Longwood’s women’s tennis graduates Sarah Moomau and Bethany Law

By Nick coNigliaro Sports Editor | April 16

Once Longwood’s women’s tennis team lost on Monday, Apr. 14, seniors Sarah Moomau and Bethany Law had played their last match as Lancers. It was a tough season for the two seniors to leave on, but they still loved every minute of it. “Our team has always been close … and we just have a blast ...

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Longwood’s Hot Streak Continues in Conference: Longwood lacrosse increases their win streak to four games after two big wins against Big South opponents Presbyterian and Campbell

By Nick coNigliaro Sports Editor | April 16

The Longwood University lacrosse team has been unbeatable since losing to the Richmond Spiders at the end of March. Since the loss to the Spiders, the Lancers have gone 4-0, accumulating 63 points scored while only allowing their opponents to score 30 combined goals. The Lancers’ hot streak couldn’t ...

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Softball Wins 30 games and Record First No-No since 2011

By Anthony Rinaldi Asst. Sports Editor | April 16

Softball had a busy week playing two short series against James Madison University and Hampton University while also having a three game series against the Campbell Fighting Camels, a Big South team. The team was very successful by winning five of the seven games, giving them a record of 30-9. This ...

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Longwood Athletics Upgrades to a New Lancer Logo

By Longwood AthLetics | April 9

The Lancers arrived in the Big South with a new purpose. Now they have a new look. A new logo unveiled Wednesday, April 9 reflects the progress Longwood University athletics have made since 2007: transitioning to Division I and entering the Big South Conference, in which the Lancers posted their first-ever ...

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Men’s and Women’s Golf Experience Mixed Results As the women’s golf team falls, the men earn first win since fall 2011

By Eric Hobeck | April 9

The men’s and women’s golf teams had two different sets of outcomes this past week, in their respective tournaments, with the regular season winding down. The women’s team played 54 holes at the par-72 River Landing Golf Club in Wilmington, N.C., on Saturday and Sunday in their final match of ...

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Softball Continues to Be a Force in the Big South Lancers continue winning streak to improve to 25-7

By Anthony Rinaldi | April 9

Longwood softball has won seven straight games since March 30. Five of those wins came this past week when they swept UVA, who plays in the Atlantic Coast Conference, at home. They then travelled down to Gardner-Webb, sweeping the three game series against the Runnin’ Bulldogs. After this week, the ...

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What’s Going On With Longwood Baseball? Is the Love of the Game Still Alive for Longwood’s Team?

By Travis Lyles | April 9

“How could you not be romantic about baseball?” asked the Oakland Athletics General Manager and Minority Owner Billy Beane in the baseball flick “Moneyball.” It is a phrase that possibly confuses some, but when really looked at, isn’t much of a brainteaser. “Romantic” is defined on dictionary.com ...

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Lucas Woodhouse Commits to Play for Stony Brook University

By Nick Congliaro | April 9

“I decided to play and commit to Stony Brook [University],” said sophomore guard Lucas Woodhouse. Woodhouse has been working on this decision since March 12 when it was announced that he would not be returning to Longwood University for his junior season. He has decided to take his career back ...

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