After losing to Campbell in the Big South tournament semifinals, the Longwood women’s basketball team was left with the uncertainty of not knowing if they would receive a postseason tournament bid or not. Fortunately, they were granted an invitation to compete in the Women’s Basketball Invitational, ...
It’s a story that has played out many times throughout history: the underdog defying the odds to defeat an opponent thought to be superior. Last Saturday, the Longwood softball team faced that same challenge when they traveled to take on #16 Georgia. The odds were made steeper by the fact that Georgia ...
Following a 10-2 defeat at the hand of the 16th ranked Georgia Bulldogs the day before, no one gave Longwood much of a chance in the rematch. The Lancers proved everyone wrong and upset the Bulldogs by a score of 3-2. They did it with a combination of lockdown defense and efficient offense. In ...
On March 11, 2020, the Longwood Baseball team lost to UNC Central by a score of 14-5. Little did they know, that would be the last game they would play in the 2020 season. Shortly after this game was played, the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country harder than any home run. For months, the team wondered ...
After the Longwood women’s basketball team began their 2020-2021 campaign with an 0-4 start, things did not look good, but as the saying goes: it’s a marathon, not a sprint. Since then, they have won eight out of eleven games and are currently riding a three-game winning streak. They also currently ...
Last weekend, the Longwood baseball team held its annual Blue-White World Series at Buddy Bolding Stadium to conclude the fall practice section of their offseason program. The series pit two halves of the team led by captains against each other. It was the first game action the team had since the pandemic ...
When it was announced that Longwood would not be having fall sports, it left the Lancer faithful starved of the chance to cheer on their favorite teams. But as they say, every cloud has a silver lining. The NCAA announced that the 2020 women’s basketball season would begin on November 25. Head ...
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 ...
