As the women’s basketball team suited up to take on the Presbyterian Blue Hose in the opening round of the Hercules Tires Big South Championship, there was a feeling of optimism in the air. That feeling had been earned throughout the course of a season where the team improved greatly from their 3-27 ...
Coming off of a 3-27 record last season, it appeared that the only place the Longwood women’s basketball program could go was up. This season, that is just what they’ve done. With a current record of 10-15, they’ve already more than tripled their win total from last season, and the future looks ...
Heading into the week, the women’s basketball team was coming off a tough overtime loss to Presbyterian, and looking to bounce back with a road trip to Boiling Springs, North Carolina, to take on the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs, a team that they had defeated in their conference opener by a score ...
The women’s lacrosse team is coming off of a 2019 season where they dominated in conference play, going 5-1 in the Big South and winning their final five regular season games before losing to Winthrop by a score of 12-9 in the Big South Tournament semifinals. Head coach Elaine Jones laid out ...
Editor's note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. As the men’s basketball team prepared for practice before their game against Radford, senior guard Shabooty Philips entered the court wearing a pair of Kobe Bryant sneakers with the words “R.I.P. Mamba” written ...
Coming off a tough loss to High Point two Saturday's ago, the Longwood women’s basketball team made a road trip to Rock Hill, SC, this past Tuesday, to take on the Winthrop Eagles, a team that, like Longwood, is trying to navigate the log jam that the Big South conference has been this season for ...
Lancers Drop Second Straight After Late Surge by High Point Nick Robinson Following a close loss to defending Big South champion Radford earlier this week, the women’s basketball team looked to stay above .500 against a High Point Panthers squad that was coming in with a record of 5-10. The ...
Before their matchup last Wednesday night, the women’s basketball team was riding high on a two-game winning streak, and was smelling blood in the water before facing a winless Wofford Terrier squad. However, the Terriers’ 0-4 record was misleading because they had never lost a game by more than ...
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 ...
The Longwood women’s basketball team made the two-hour drive up to Harrisonburg last Wednesday to take on the Colonial Athletic Association preseason favorite James Madison (JMU). From the opening tip, it seemed as though the Lancers were playing catch-up as the Dukes started the game on an 18-6 run. ...
